Professor Vera Morgan wins prestigious mental health award

Mental Health, Public Health and Dental Services (MHPHDS) epidemiologist, Professor Vera Morgan, has been awarded the prestigious '2020 Society for Mental Health Research Founders Medal'.

Vera (pictured) has been a psychiatric epidemiologist with MHPHDS for 12 years, and has a special interest in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

Her cross-disciplinary approach to the study of psychotic illnesses along with her strong desire to help unravel the complex nature of these disorders has resulted in improved patient outcomes.

The 'Society for Mental Health Research Founders Medal' recognises Vera’s excellence in research, the impact it has had, and her leadership and contribution to mental health research in Australia and New Zealand.

The awards are run by the Society for Mental Health Research, the peak national body for psychiatric and mental health research in Australia and New Zealand.

In addition to the work she does with MHPHDS, Professor Vera Morgan is Head of the Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Research in UWA’s School of Population and Global Health, and Director of the Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry in the UWA Division of Psychiatry.