Dr. Christina Perry

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Christina Perry is a Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Neuroscience at Macquarie University. She completed her PhD at the University of New South Wales, focusing on the role of opioids in striatopallidal circuitry associated with reward-seeking and relapse. Her postdoctoral research took place at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Melbourne, where she worked with prominent researchers Andrew Lawrence and Jee Hyun Kim. Dr. Perry's research primarily investigates addiction, particularly the mechanisms underlying relapse in substance use disorders. She has secured early career fellowships and research development awards to explore how chronic alcohol use interacts with cognitive aging and how exercise may mitigate relapse. Her teaching responsibilities include courses on Physiological Psychology and Biopsychology Learning, as well as supervision of Honours, Masters, and PhD candidates. Dr. Perry's ongoing research projects delve into the role of the zona incerta in extinction of conditioned fear responses and the effects of voluntary exercise on relapse behaviours. She collaborates with various institutions and has contributed to a diverse range of projects aimed at understanding motivated behaviour.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

2012-08-21 — Present

Macquarie University • Sydney, Australia

Teaching and research in the field of Behavioural Neuroscience.

Awards

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Alan Rembach Travel Scholarship

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Career Development Award

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Early Career Fellowship Award

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Young Investigator Award

Requirements for Macquarie University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:94
PTE
Listening
Required:58
Reading
Required:58
Writing
Required:58
Speaking
Required:58
Overall
Required:65
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from a recognised institution Minimum 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at a managerial/professional level
Application Checklist
  • Official Academic Transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Statement of Motivation
  • Evidence of Work Experience
Specialization Notes

Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).