Amelia Scott

Amelia Scott is a Research Fellow at Macquarie University's School of Psychological Sciences and part of the eCentreClinic. She holds a Postdoctoral Research Fellow role and is an invited lecturer at the University of Sydney's Master of Clinical Psychology program. Her research focuses on anxiety in health contexts, behavioral sleep treatments, placebo/nocebo effects, and clinical trial design.

Education:

• Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), Macquarie University (2014)
• Combined Master of Clinical Psychology and PhD, University of Sydney (2020)

Research Interests:

• Anxiety in chronic health conditions
• Insomnia and sleep health interventions
• Placebo mechanisms in clinical settings
• Optimizing clinical trial methodology

Key Projects:

• Targeting mechanisms underlying loneliness in chronic conditions (2024–2028)
• Perinatal Course for depression/anxiety in Australian women (2023–2025)

Teaching: Health and Neuropsychology modules for clinical psychology students.

Labs & Affiliations: Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, eCentreClinic.