Simone Mizzi

Dr. Simone Mizzi is a Lecturer in Psychology at RMIT University's Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences. Her research focuses on mental health, autism spectrum disorder, neuroimaging, media literacy, and social anxiety, with a particular emphasis on clinical psychology and workplace well-being. She supervises research projects exploring international student well-being, clinical health psychology, and burnout prevention in health practitioners.

Her academic background includes a doctorate (implied by title 'Dr.') and she actively contributes to interdisciplinary research. Notable projects include participatory studies on autistic adults' pandemic experiences, scoping reviews on substance use in autism, and neuroimaging studies of amygdala subregions in emotion processing. Mizzi collaborates widely, evidenced by multiple co-authored papers and multidisciplinary approaches.

Mizzi's research outputs highlight innovative methodologies such as mixed methods participatory design and meta-analyses. She has explored media representation of autism, service-learning impacts on empathy, and the neurobiological underpinnings of social anxiety disorder. Her work bridges clinical practice and public health, addressing both individual and systemic challenges in mental health.

• Key Research Themes: Neuroimaging applications in mental health, autism representation in media, workplace mental health interventions
• Supervision Focus: International student well-being, clinical psychology, burnout prevention

While no awards are explicitly mentioned, her prolific publication record reflects sustained academic engagement. She maintains active research supervision roles and contributes to RMIT's academic community through teaching and mentorship.