Jacqueline Saad is a doctoral student in the Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. She is a psychologist and director of My Brain Map™ based in the eastern suburbs and north shore of Sydney. Jacqueline also consults at the Woolcock Institute for Medical research. Her research based on the international iSPOT- A study investigates the neurobiological pathways of the clinical subtypes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) using neuroimaging measures, to better understand the underlying pathophysiology of this highly prevalent neurodevelopmental condition.
Her main research interest involves the availability of brain-based biomarkers, which may further predicate ADHD pathophysiology, improve diagnostic accuracy, treatment prediction and therefore yield better clinical outcomes. She has published research papers and presented research posters at the Society of Biological Psychiatry Conference in Atlanta, USA, Westmead Hospital and Sydney Medical School.
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