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Associate Professor Caroline Moul is a psychologist at the University of Sydney's School of Psychology within the Faculty of Science. Her research focuses on psychopathology, developmental psychology, and the neurobiological underpinnings of child mental health. She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of New South Wales and has held postdoctoral roles at UNSW before joining Sydney in 2015. Moul has been recognized with awards such as the Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2020).
Her educational background includes a Natural Sciences degree from the University of Cambridge (2005) and postgraduate work at King’s College London. Her research explores mechanisms linking parenting, learning processes, and child conduct problems, with a focus on callous-unemotional traits, epigenetics, and computational models of psychopathology. She has led grants totaling over $2 million, including projects on antisocial learning and the cognitive mechanics of psychopathology.
Recent publications highlight her work on maternal-infant bonding, the role of uncertainty in mental health, and the effectiveness of father-inclusive parenting interventions. Moul’s articles bridge clinical, developmental, and neuroscientific perspectives, emphasizing translational research to improve mental health outcomes.
- Key Awards: Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2020)
- Grants: ARC Discovery Project (2021), Psychology Booster Grant (2021), Equity Prize (2021)
- Lab Focus: Integrates developmental, computational, and biological approaches to understand psychopathology and parenting interventions.
