Matthew Gullo
Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research
The University of Queensland
Australia
Biography
Matthew is a NHMRC Early Career Fellow (Clinical) who conducts research on impulsivity and substance use. His research focuses on the cognitive and neuropsychological mechanisms that convey risk for substance abuse and how they can best be targeted in treatment. Matthew is a clinical psychologist and maintains part-time clinical practice at the Alcohol and Drug Assessment Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Research Interest
Addiction and substance abuse; Cognitive and neuropsychological mechanisms of risk in impulse-control problems; Mechanisms of change in psychotherapy (e.g., coping strategies, self-efficacy); The role of personality/temperament in the aetiology and treatment of psychological disorders; and Adolescence as a developmental period of risk
Publications
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Zimmerman David, Ownsworth Tamara, O'DonovanN Analise, Roberts Jacqueline and Gullo Matthew J (2017) Associations between executive functions and mental health outcomes for adults with autism spectrum disorder. Psychiatry Research, 253: 360-363.
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Gullo Matthew J., Loxton Natalie J., Price Therese, Voisey Joanne, Young Ross McD. and Connor Jason P (2017) A laboratory model of impulsivity and alcohol use in late adolescence. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 97: 52-63
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Papinczak Zoe E., Connor Jason P., Harnett Paul and Gullo Matthew J (2018) A biosocial cognitive model of cannabis use in emerging adulthood. Addictive Behaviors 76: 229-235.
