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Dr Hayley North, PhD

Research Fellow at NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia)
10 Years experience
1 Article written

About

Dr Hayley North has a decade of neuroscience research experience and runs Understand Your Brain, delivering keynotes on brain health and wellbeing.

Her research examines links between inflammation, neurogenesis and brain function in psychiatric disorders, translated into evidence-based strategies for stress and resilience.

She is a Research Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia and Conjoint Lecturer at UNSW, featured on Seven Network’s Sunrise, SXSW Sydney and TEDxSydney. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience from UNSW, awarded the Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses.

Experience

Founder

Understand Your Brain

May 2021 - Present

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neuroscience

UNSW

2017-2021

Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Commerce (Majoring in Neuroscience and Marketing)

UNSW

2013-2015

Articles

Core expertise

  • Workplace mental health
  • neuroscience of stress

Languages spoken

  • English

Awards adn recognition

  • UNSW Dean's Award for Outstanding PhD Theses — 2022
  • UNSW Science Award ("Understand Your Brain") — 2022

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