Contact

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
318 Scholarly works
25 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 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
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Dimensional adversity, brain-age, & mental health: Differences in male and female adolescents
    DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2026.101671
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Classification of major depressive disorder using vertex-wise brain sulcal depth, curvature, and thickness with a deep and a shallow learning model.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03273-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Longitudinal Associations Between Greenspace Exposure, Structural Brain Development, and Mental Health and Academic Performance During Early Adolescence
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.03.026
  • 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

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