A/ Professor Adam Clarke

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A/Prof. Adam Clarke is a Psychologist and lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia. After completing a masters in Psychology, Adam work for nearly 5 years as a psychologist in a Pediatric practice in Sydney, where he performed over 10 000 electrophysiological assessments on children with a broad range of behavioral disorders and learning disabilities. During this time he also completed a PhD at the University of Wollongong, in the EEG of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Following from this position, he worked for nearly 3 years in the public hospital system, implementing a comprehensive protocol for the treatment of suicidal patients before starting a 3 year Post Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Wollongong. This post doc was once again in the electrophysiology of ADHD. At the end of the Post Doc, he was offered a lectureship at the University. Adam is a recipient of the Australian Psychological Societies Early Career Researcher Award, and the Presidential Award of Merit from the International Society for Neuronal Regulation. Adam continues to research into electrophysiological abnormalities in children with behavioral disorders, with over 50 publications in these groups.