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Email

swhittle@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Tasmania
ORCID

0000-0003-3145-1528

Prof Sarah Whittle

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

322 Scholarly works
25 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Decomposing neuroanatomical heterogeneity in depression: insights from an ENIGMA major depressive disorder working group study in 5146 individuals.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41398-026-04189-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Early Relational Health and its Impact on the Developing Brain: A Scoping Review
    DOI: 10.1007/s10567-025-00545-3
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mapping What Works to Strengthen the Relational Ecology of Early Child Development: A Systematic Scoping Review
    DOI: 10.1007/s10567-026-00558-6
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Scientific Progress in Mapping the Relational Ecology of Early Child Development: A Systematic Scoping Review
    DOI: 10.1007/s10567-025-00522-w
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Impact of Female Sex Hormones on Neurodevelopment
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Neural Mechanisms of Anxiety Across Development and Sex
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Neurodevelopmental Risk Factors for Depression From Childhood to Early Adulthood
Sarah Whittle

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2008
Fellow of the Australian Research Council (FARC)
2003
Australian Postgraduate Award

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mapping the Influence of Infant–Parent Relational Quality on Life Course Relationships: A Scoping Review of Prospective Cohort Studies
    DOI: 10.1007/s10567-025-00527-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Population Perspectives on Nurturing Relational Health from Early Life: A Systematic Review Series
    DOI: 10.1007/s10567-026-00565-7
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Opportunities to Improve the Implementation of Relational Health Interventions for Children and Families: A Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review
    DOI: 10.1007/s10567-026-00567-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Preconception Predictors of Next Generation Early Relational Health: A Living Review of Prospective Cohort Studies
    DOI: 10.1007/s10567-025-00554-2
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Pubertal and Brain Development, and Internalizing Problems in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Investigation
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.12.010
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Linking Estradiol Timing and Tempo, Brain Development, and Mental Health Problems in Adolescent Females
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.10.006

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Internal Research Grant

    Creation and Validation of an English Version of an Empathy and Theory of Mind Measurement Tool for Adolescents: EmpaToM-Y-Engl
  • 2023

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Impact of Early Relational Health on Neurodevelopment

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