Research interests
Clinical and cognitive neuropsychology
Neuropsychiatric disorders (particularly schizophrenia, OCD and Parkinsons disease)
Models of working memory
Cognition across the lifespan
Cognitive remediation and enhancement
Parenting and mental illness
Teaching interests
Psychological Assessment; Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, Abnormal Behaviour
Units taught
Unit Chair HPS979 Psychological Assessment
Unit Chair HPS715/426 Issues in Psychological Assessment
Dr Byrne also contributes to teaching across several Doctoral, Masters and undergraduate units including HPS905, HPS908, HPS914, HPS714, HPS779, HPS395
She supervises fourth year, Masters, Doctoral and PhD students
Conferences
Byrne LK, McCabe, M., & Mellor, D. (2011). Does practice make perfect? ASPR conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Byrne LK, Tye S,McGillivray, J, Berk, M, Stokes, M, Rogers, M. (2011). A systematic review of deep brain stimulation. ASPR, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Byrne LK and Bird K (2010) Neuropsychological profiles in schizophrenia: sex differences. Australiasian Schizophrenia Conference, Sydney, NSW.
Byrne LK and Hyde C (2009). Central Executive Functioning in Schizotypy. 5th Australian Cognitive Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Research Forum, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW.
Byrne LK, Redoblado, M., Lucas, S., Fitzgerald, D, & Brennan, J. (2006). Preserved versus compromised intellectual functioning in first-episode psychosis: patterns and stability over time of cognitive functioning. Australasian Schizophrenia Conference. Fremantle, W.A.
Publications
S Thomas, N Ryan, L Byrne, C Hendrieckx, V White
(2024), Vol. 49, pp. 45-55, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, C1
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Rates of Violence During First-Episode Psychosis (FEP)
Sarah Youn, Belinda Guadagno, Linda Byrne, Amity Watson, Sean Murrihy, Sue Cotton
(2024), pp. 1-14, Schizophrenia Bulletin, Oxford, Eng., C1
A Barton, M Do, J Sheen, L Byrne
(2024), Vol. 28, pp. 1-20, Virtual Reality, Berlin, Germany, C1
Samantha Russell, David Skvarc, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, David Camfield, Linda Byrne, Alyna Turner, Melanie Ashton, Michael Berk, Seetal Dodd, Gin Malhi, Sue Cotton, Ashley Bush, Olivia Dean
(2023), Vol. 21, pp. 320-331, Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, Seoul, Korea, C1-1
C Wilson, S Bowden, L Vannier, L Byrne, L Weiss
(2023), pp. 1-12, Psychological Assessment, Washington, D.C., C1
The cross-cultural generalizability of cognitive ability measures: A systematic literature review.
C Wilson, S Bowden, L Byrne, N Joshua, W Marx, L Weiss
(2023), Vol. 98, pp. 1-16, Intelligence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Sangeetha Thomas, Linda Byrne, Nicholas Ryan, Christel Hendrieckx, Victoria White
(2023), Vol. 19, pp. 1181-1191, World Journal of Pediatrics, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
J Lum, L Byrne, P Barhoun, C Hyde, A Hill, P Enticott, G Clark
(2023), Vol. 58, pp. 2838-2852, European Journal of Neuroscience, C1
Unmet supportive care needs of families of children with chronic illness: A systematic review
Sangeetha Thomas, Nicholas Ryan, Linda Byrne, Christel Hendrieckx, Victoria White
(2023), Vol. 32, pp. 7101-7124, Journal of Clinical Nursing, London, Eng., C1
Anuradhi Jayasinghe, Anna Wrobel, Kate Filia, Linda Byrne, Glenn Melvin, Sean Murrihy, Carl Moller, Lesley Berk, Michael Berk, Sue Cotton
(2023), pp. 1-20, Psychological Medicine, Cambridge, Eng., C1
S Thomas, V White, N Ryan, L Byrne
(2022), Vol. 63, pp. e72-e81, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, United States, C1
G Karambelas, K Filia, L Byrne, K Allott, A Jayasinghe, S Cotton
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Psychiatry, England, C1
A Jayasinghe, A Wrobel, K Filia, L Byrne, G Melvin, L Berk, M Berk, S Cotton
(2022), Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, London, Eng., C1
N Sloan, L Byrne, P Enticott, J Lum
(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 115-138, Neuropsychology Review, United States, C1
D Skvarc, A Penny, T Harries, C Wilson, N Joshua, L Byrne
(2021), Vol. 15, pp. 509-525, Journal of Children and Media, C1
T Cartmill, D Skvarc, R Bittar, J McGillivray, M Berk, L Byrne
(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 385-401, Neuropsychology Review, United States, C1
Assessing cerebellar-cortical connectivity using concurrent TMS-EEG: a feasibility study
L Fernandez, M Biabani, M Do, G Opie, A Hill, M Barham, W Teo, L Byrne, N Rogasch, P Enticott
(2021), Vol. 125, pp. 1768-1787, Journal of neurophysiology, United States, C1
D Skvarc, M Talbot, T Harries, C Wilson, N Joshua, L Byrne
(2021), Vol. 12, Frontiers in Psychology, Switzerland, C1
L Fernandez, N Rogasch, M Do, G Clark, B Major, W Teo, L Byrne, P Enticott
(2020), Vol. 19, pp. 309-335, Cerebellum, United States, C1
A Barton, J Sheen, L Byrne
(2020), Vol. 11, Frontiers in Psychology, Switzerland, C1
O Dean, K Gray, S Dodd, K Villagonzalo, E Brown, B Tonge, M Berk, L Byrne
(2019), Vol. 44, pp. 474-480, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, C1
D Skvarc, M Berk, L Byrne, O Dean, S Dodd, M Lewis, A Marriott, E Moore, G Morris, R Page, L Gray
(2018), Vol. 84, pp. 116-133, Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
L Fernandez, B Major, W-P Teo, L Byrne, P Enticott
(2018), Vol. 86, pp. 176-206, Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cognitive impairment during pregnancy: A meta-analysis
S Davies, J Lum, H Skouteris, L Byrne, M Hayden
(2018), Vol. 208, pp. 35-40, Medical Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
M Do, M Kirkovski, C Davies, S Bekkali, L Byrne, P Enticott
(2018), Vol. 12, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Switzerland, C1
L Fernandez, B Major, W Teo, L Byrne, P Enticott
(2018), Vol. 17, pp. 540-549, Cerebellum, United States, C1
the effect of n-acetylcysteine (nac) on human cognition - a systematic review
D Skvarc, O Dean, L Byrne, L Gray, S Lane, M Lewis, B Fernandes, M Berk, A Marriott
(2017), Vol. 78, pp. 44-56, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Cao, T Shen, H Li, C Wu, M McCabe, D Mellor, L Byrne, J Zhang, J Huang, D Peng, Y Xu
(2017), Vol. 29, pp. 154-160, Shanghai archives of psychiatry, [Shanghai, China], C1
The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief lacks measurement invariance across three countries
S Liu, D Mellor, M Ling, J Saiz, E Vinet, X Xu, S Renati, L Byrne
(2017), Vol. 258, pp. 544-550, Psychiatry Research, Ireland, C1
M Do, L Byrne, A Pearce
(2016), Vol. 258, pp. 24-27, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Netherlands, C1
S Xiao, M Lewis, D Mellor, M McCabe, L Byrne, T Wang, J Wang, M Zhu, Y Cheng, C Yang, S Dong
(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 131-136, Journal of Mental Health, England, C1
Y Kim, B Morath, C Hu, L Byrne, S Sutor, M Frye, S Tye
(2016), Vol. 306, pp. 170-177, Behavioural Brain Research, Netherlands, C1
Q Zeng, W Wang, Y Fang, D Mellor, M Mc Cabe, L Byrne, S Zuo, Y Xu
(2016), Vol. 241, pp. 55-60, Psychiatry research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Skvarc, O Dean, L Byrne, L Gray, K Ives, S Lane, M Lewis, C Osborne, R Page, D Stupart, A Turner, M Berk, A Marriott
(2016), Vol. 17, Trials, England, C1
D Mellor, M Lewis, M Mc Cabe, L Byrne, T Wang, J Wang, M Zhu, Y Cheng, C Yang, S Dong, S Xiao
(2016), Vol. 28, pp. 1345-1353, Psychological assessment, Washington, D.C., C1
The use of the SDQ with Chinese adolescents in the clinical context
D Mellor, W Cheng, M McCabe, M Ling, Y Liu, Z Zhao, J Fan, M You, F Zhang, J Sun, L Byrne, Y Xu
(2016), Vol. 246, pp. 520-526, Psychiatry research, Clare, Ireland, C1
Hoarding in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Understanding the comorbidity
F Lynch, J McGillivray, R Moulding, L Byrne
(2015), Vol. 4, pp. 37-46, Journal of obsessive compulsive and related disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Peng, T Shen, L Byrne, C Zhang, Y Huang, X Yu, J Zhao, M McCabe, D Mellor, Y Fang
(2015), Vol. 31, pp. 22-30, Neuroscience bulletin, Berlin, Germany, C1
D Mann, L Riddell, K Lim, L Byrne, C Nowson, M Rigo, E Szymlek-Gay, A Booth
(2015), Vol. 3, pp. 1-12, JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Toronto, Ont., C1
L Byrne, L Pan, M McCabe, D Mellor, Y Xu
(2015), Vol. 27, pp. 296-306, Shanghai archives of psychiatry, Shanghai, China, C1
C Prado, D Mellor, L Byrne, C Wilson, X Xu, H Liu
(2014), Vol. 38, pp. 420-428, Motivation and emotion, New York, N. Y., C1
A Mealey, G Abbott, L Byrne, J McGillivray
(2014), Vol. 219, pp. 380-385, Psychiatry Research, Ireland, C1
A Gogos, Y Wu, A Williams, L Byrne
(2014), Vol. 39, pp. 2288-2300, Neurochemical research, New York, NY, C1
K Lomagno, F Hu, L Riddell, A Booth, E Szymlek-Gay, C Nowson, L Byrne
(2014), Vol. 6, pp. 5117-5141, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Schizotypal traits are associated with poorer identity from dynamic stimuli
G Abbott, L Byrne
(2013), Vol. 207, pp. 40-44, Psychiatry research, Shannon, Ireland, C1
L Byrne, D Peng, M McCabe, D Mellor, J Zhang, T Zhang, J Huang, Y Xu
(2013), Vol. 23, pp. 580-596, Neuropsychological rehabilitation, Abingdon, England, C1
Facial emotion recognition: a cross-cultural comparison of Chinese, Chinese living in Australian, and Anglo-Australians
C Prado, D Mellor, L Byrne, C Wilson, X Xu, H Liu
(2013), pp. 1-9, Motivation and Emotion, New York, NY, C1
Schizotypy and subjective wellbeing in university students
G Abbott, L Byrne
(2012), Vol. 196, pp. 154-156, Psychiatry research, Shannon, Ireland, C1
Diminished subjective wellbeing in schizotypy is more than just negative affect
G Abbott, M Do, L Byrne
(2012), Vol. 52, pp. 914-918, Personality and individual differences, Kidlington, England, C1
Parental status and childhood obesity in Australia
L Byrne, K Cook, H Skouteris, M Do
(2011), Vol. 6, pp. 415-418, International journal of pediatric obesity, Oxford, England, C1
Parents with psychosis : a pilot study examining self-report measures related to family functioning
K Plant, L Byrne, J Barkla, D McLean, J Hearle, J McGrath
(2002), Vol. 1, pp. 3-11, Australian e-journal for the advancement of mental health, Bedford Park, S. Aust., C1-1
Working with parents with a serious mental illness: what do service providers think?
L Byrne, J Hearle, K Plant, J Barkla, L Jenner, J McGrath
(2000), Vol. 53, pp. 21-26, Australian social work, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Promotion of best- practice and innovation in cross-cultural mental health research
A/Prof Linda Byrne, Prof Marita Mc Cabe, Prof David Mellor
DIISR Australia-China Science and Research Fund - Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development
- 2012: $20,585
Other Public Sector Funding
Evaluation of the Eating Disorder Medicare Benefit Schedule Items.
Prof Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Prof Genevieve Pepin, Prof Peter Butterworth, A/Prof Jaclyn Broadbent, A/Prof Linda Byrne, Dr Hannah Jarman
Department of Health & Aged Care (Dept of Finance) Commonwealth
- 2023: $709,939
Industry and Other Funding
Mobile 'App' to improve intakes of bioavailable iron and zinc in premenopausal women and the impact on cognition, mood and fatigue
Prof Lynn Riddell, A/Prof Alison Booth, A/Prof Ewa Szymlek-Gay, A/Prof Linda Byrne, Prof Caryl Nowson
MLA Grant - Research - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited
- 2017: $46,000
- 2016: $89,000
- 2015: $89,000
- 2014: $168,000
- 2013: $50,000
Australian 5G Innovation Initiative - Round 1 Interchange: VR and AI soft skills training streamed at low latencies.
A/Prof Linda Byrne, Ms Vicki Kavadas, Prof Robin Ram Mohan Doss
Liminal VR Pty Ltd
- 2022: $81,000
Other Funding Sources
The Post-Anaesthesia N-Acetyl-Cysteine Cognitive Evaluation trial (PANACEA) - David Skvarc scholarship
A/Prof Linda Byrne, Mr David Robert Skvarc
Mental Health CRC
- 2016: $19,106
Supervisions
Adam Barton
Thesis entitled: Expanding Virtual Reality: Regulating Attentional States and Affective Well-Being
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Declan Bourke
Thesis entitled: Predictors and moderators of treatment efficacy for childhood disruptive behaviours
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Michael Do
Thesis entitled: Multisite Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Safety, Feasibility, Tolerability, and Electro-Neurophysiology
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Shujuan (Tina) Liu
Thesis entitled: Validation of Schizotypal Measures: Can they be used cross-culturally?
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
David Robert Skvarc
Thesis entitled: The Post-Anaesthesia N-Acetyl-Cysteine Cognitive Evaluation (PANACEA) trial
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Kate Louise Argentino
Thesis entitled: Analysis of Perception and Production Deficits of Affect in Schizophrenia
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Ye Sul Kim
Thesis entitled: Antidepressant mechanisms of deep brain stimulation for treatment resistant depression
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Alicia Papas
Thesis entitled: Social cognition, neurocognition and symptomatology in first episode psychosis
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Katherine Jane Jackowski
Thesis entitled: Staff Perceptions of Risk of Assault in Psychiatric Settings
Doctor of Psychology (Forensic), School of Psychology
Jerome Caspersz
Thesis entitled: Improving social functioning in schizophrenia through socia cognitive remediation
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Gavin Ross Abbott
Thesis entitled: Schizotypy and Diminished Subjective Wellbeing: Social Cognition and Affect
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Jacqueline Yamada
Thesis entitled: Unique Neuropsychological Profiles in ADHD Subtype Presentations
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Gaynor Hobbs
Thesis entitled: Dangerous sexual offenders: Judicial decision-making and professional practice
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Luke Leonard Hockey
Thesis entitled: An Exploration of the Relationship between Psychopathy and the MMPI-2
Doctor of Psychology (Forensic), School of Psychology
Anuradhi Chathurika Jayasinghe
Thesis entitled: Psychological Functioning of Siblings of People with Mental Illness
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
George Karambelas
Thesis entitled: A Comparison between Caregivers of Individuals with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Bipolar Disorders
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Lara Fernandez
Thesis entitled: Non-invasive cerebellar stimulation and cerebellar involvement in neurodevelopmental disorders
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Sasha Davies
Thesis entitled: Behavioural and psychophysiological indices of cognitive differences during pregnancy
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Nicole Sloan
Thesis entitled: Improving working memory functioning in schizophrenia
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Rachel Kabbani
Thesis entitled: Towards a Clearer Understanding of Craving for Alcohol and Hazardous Drinking; The role of Personality, Affect, Attentional Processes, and Mindfulness
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Christine Brown
Thesis entitled: Autism spectrum disorder, essential fatty acids and infant feeding
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Laura Smith
Thesis entitled: Behaviour problems and cognitive skills in adolescents with Down syndrome
Doctor of Psychology (Health), School of Psychology
Anna Devlin
Thesis entitled: Investigating Fitness to Drive in Older Drivers with Cognitive Impairment
Doctor of Psychology (Health), School of Psychology
Annabelle Chow Yong Ling
Thesis entitled: Social Support and Schizophrenia: Comparison between Singapore and China
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Laura Younis
Thesis entitled: Cognitive Functioning in Adolescents with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Doctor of Psychology (Health), School of Psychology