Meet the keynote speakers

Associate Professor Blake Johnson

Neuroimaging of speech articulatory motor control in the human brain

Blake Johnson is an Associate Professor of Cognitive Science at Macquarie University. His research program uses electrophysiological measures of human brain activity (EEG and MEG) to study the development and function of neural mechanisms associated with perception and motor function. His current work focusses on neuromotor control of speech in the developing human brain.

Professor Frances Martin

Behavioural Addictions?

Professor Frances Martin joined the University of Newcastle In 2012 as the senior Psychology academic on the Ourimbah campus. She is currently the Assistant Dean Research Training in the Faculty of Science. In her time at the University of Newcastle she has conducted research investigating the cognitive processes which may be involved in behavioural addictions, particularly related to social media, smart phones, and the internet. She also conducts research investigating the interactions between attention and emotion.

Professor Olivier Piguet

Lost in translation! – Social cognition disturbance in frontotemporal dementia

Olivier is an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Sydney. A clinical neuropsychologist with over 20 years clinical experience in the field of ageing and neurodegeneration, he is the co-director of FRONTIER, the frontotemporal dementia clinical research group. Olivier trained in Geneva and Melbourne and completed his PhD at the University of Sydney, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT. His research program investigates early clinical markers of frontotemporal dementia, prediction of disease progression and relations to brain abnormalities. He is particularly interested in social cognition, memory and executive function. He has published over 220 peer-reviewed journal articles on these topics.

Events

Conference dinner

• The conference dinner will be held at LevelOne @ Harbourfront on Tuesday November 26, between 6:30 and 9:30 pm.
• The dinner includes a gourmet 3 course meal and 3 hour drinks package.

Catered poster session

• A poster session event will be held at the conference venue in the afternoon and early evening of Monday November 25.
• This event is catered, with canapés and beverages included in the delegate registration, and all delegates are invited to attend.
• For those purchasing student day passes, please ensure that you purchase for Monday 25 in order to attend this event.

Early & Mid Career Researcher event

• This event will be held at the conference venue during the last session of the Tuesday November 26.
• Join our panel members, including emerging and established EMCRs, as they share their thoughts, experiences, and advice, on topical career related issues.
• Our accomplished EMCR panel members include: Dr Genevieve Steiner, Dr Edwin Lim, Dr Briony Larance, Dr Diana Karamacoska, and Dr Jeremy Lum.
• All student and EMCR delegates are encouraged to attend.

Sponsorship and Exhibitions

We are seeking corporate partners who may wish to sponsor this event in 2019. The ASP is a non‐profit professional scientific society and any funds provided will only be used to assist the society in meeting the costs for the 2019 annual conference. Benefits of sponsorship include the chance to advertise your products, services, and/or organisation to the majority of psychophysiology researchers in Australia, as well as other international delegates. Please contact Prof Robert Barry or Mr Jack Fogarty for more information regarding sponsorship opportunities for ASP2019 and to organise your company’s sponsorship package today!