Adjunct Professor
Ross Young
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences
Biography
Background Emeritus Professor Ross Young, is a clinical psychologist with a research background in integrating genetic and environmental risks for mental illness. He is currently Chair of Trauma Rehabilitation at the Jamieson Trauma Institute. Professor Young was Executive Dean, Faculty of Health from 2013 until 2020 and Director of the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) from 2006 until joining the Faculty of Health in early 2013. Professor Young has research interests in the psychological and biological factors contributing to substance misuse, and major psychiatric illness, such as schizophrenia. He is part of a team that has identified several important risk genes for schizophrenia. He maintains a Visiting Clinical Appointment at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Alcohol and Drug Assessment Unit (ADAU) and has sat on a variety of health related Boards including the Gallipolli Medical Research Foundation. He is Chairman of the Board of Mantle Housing and Patron of the Association of Relatives and Families of the Mentally Ill (ARAFMI) Queensland. He is a past National President of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy. Professor Young has a visiting research appointment at the Alcohol Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. Professor Young has published over 200 refereed journal articles and book chapters.Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences
Keywords
Prevention and treatment of substance misuse, co-morbidity and psychosis, cognitive behaviour therapy, genetics of psychological functioning, post-traumatic stress disorder
Research field
Other psychology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology (University of Otago)
Master of Science (University of Otago)
Bachelor of Science (Hons) (University of Otago)
Publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Ross, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2001
- Details
- Regular Journal reviewer to Alcohol & Alcoholism, Drug and Alcohol Review, The Clinical Psychologist, Addiction, Psychology and Health, British Journal of Health Psychology, Addiction Research, Drug and Alcohol Review, Australian Journal of Psychology, Australian Psychologist, American Journal of Medical Genetics, The Lancet, Molecular Psychiatry, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Journal of Human Genetics, Neuropsychiatric Genetics.
- Type
- Advisor/Consultant for Community
- Reference year
- 2002
- Details
- Consultant appointed through competitive public tender to Queensland Health in Mental Health Education and Workforce Development (2002-2004), Quitline Smoking Cessation Service Evaluation (2003-2005), Skin Cancer Prevention Campaign Development and Evaluation (2005-2006).
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2001
- Details
- Member of 2006 NHMRC Psychiatry/Psychology Grant Review Panel (Panel 5).Chair, Queensland Cancer Fund Prevention and Early Detection Committee and Member of the Anti Cancer Council of Queensland (2002-2006).Representative on the National Committee for Alcohol and other Drug Education in Medical Schools (CADEMS) (1994-2003).Cliincal Research Leader, Department of Veterans Affairs War-related PTSD treatment program (1997-2004.) Appointed as Chair of HODSPA (The Australian Heads of Schools of Psychology Association for 2006-2007 but was unable to take office due to a new Senior university appointment as Executive Director of the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation at QUT. Served on Injury Prevention and Control Pty Ltd Board of the Motor Accident Insurance Commission (2006), the CSIRO e-Health Research Centre Research and Development Board (2006), Queensland Institutes of Health Board (2006)
- Type
- International Collaboration
- Reference year
- 2001
- Details
- The collaboration with Prof Ernest Noble's research team at UCLA has developed over 15 years. This collaboration has resulted in 23 publications including a publication in Nature Medicine (Impact Factor = 28.5, the second highest impact factor of any academic journal), the co-supervision of four PhD students, an international patent and a successful NH&MRC application. Professor Noble is an international research leader in addiction and has been past Chair of the US NIAAA of the NIH and a past US Presidential Advisor on Drugs and Alcohol. The collaboration with Professor Barry Jones's group at the University of Glasgow has developed over the last 10 years. This collaboration has resulted in 3 publications, 1 book chapter, 3 international conference symposia, reciprocal international PhD student exchange and advice.
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2001
- Details
- Invited address: Young, R.McD. & Lawford, B.R. (2004, June). D2 Antagonism is Greater in Antipsychotic Treated Schizophrenia Patients with the A1 Allele of the D2 Dopamine Receptor Gene (Part B): Antipsychotic Adverse Effects. CINP, Paris, France. An abstract published in The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2004, 7, Suppl, 121.Invited address: Young, R.McD., Lawford, B.R., Nutting A., & Noble, E.P. (2004, September). Advances in molecular genetics and applications in the prevention and treatment of substance misuse. Addictions 2004, published in Addictive Behaviors, 2004, 29, 1275-1294.Invited presentation: Young, R.McD., Lawford, B.R. & Noble, E.P. (2003, November). A pharmacogenetic approach to the treatment of opioid dependence. Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs National Conference, Adelaide, Australia. Invited workshop: Young, R.McD. & Mitchell, C. (2002, March). Motivational interviewing and smoking cessation in respiratory
- Type
- Visiting Professorships/Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2001
- Details
- Visiting Research Fellow, Alcohol Research Center, UCLA.Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Glasgow.Honorary Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland.
Selected research projects
- Title
- Very young adolescents and substance use: community and family vulnerabilities and healthy developmental transitions
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP130102015
- Start year
- 2013
- Keywords
- adolescent; alcohol and tobacco use; social influences
- Title
- Brief Telephone Interventions for Reducing Future Alcohol Use and Related Harm in Young People Accessing Emergency Departments
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1044046
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Alcohol Abuse; Brief Intervention; Emergency Medical Service; Telephone Counselling; Youth
- Title
- Dynamic Social Systems and Adolescent Alcohol/Tobacco use: A New Cusp Catastrophe Model
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP1095883
- Start year
- 2010
- Keywords
- Health Psychology; Heavy Drinking; Peer Influences; Adolescent; Family Influences; Tabocco Use
- Title
- Evaluation of Internet-Based Treatments for Comorbidity of Alcohol Disorders and Depressive Mood
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 553059
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- internet service delivery; clinical psychology; comorbidity of depression and alcohol dependence; randomised controlled trial
- Title
- Promoting Resilience In Employees Working In High-Stress Occupations.
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0883444
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Occupational Stress; Mental Health Promotion; Resilience
- Title
- Psychosocial Influences Determining Australians' Sun Safe Practices: An Examination of Attitudes, Norms, and Control Perceptions
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0991856
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Applied Social Psychology; Attitude Behaviour Relations; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Group Norms; Skin Cancer; Sun Safety
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Young Adults' Perceptions of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence: Explicating Alcohol Expectancies Relating to Sexual Aggression and Victimisation (2014)
- Binocular Rivalry and Visuospatial Ability in Individuals with Schizophrenia (2012)
- Drinking and driving in Vietnam: Perceptions and risk (2011)
- Neuropsychological Development in Children with Early and Continuously Treated Phenylketonuria: Association with Biochemical Markers (2011)
- Substance-related expectancies among men who have sex with men: Development of psychometric tools to predict unprotected sexual activity (2011)
- Under the carpet: The politics and trauma of patient harm (2011)
- Wellness education: An integrated theoretical framework for fostering Transformative Learning (2011)
- Alexithymia and Interpersonal functioning in Alcohol Use Disorders (2010)
- A psychosocial approach to understanding young Australians' mobile phone behaviour (2009)
- Understanding Impulsivity: molecular genetic and environmental influences (2008)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.