Keerthi Kottampally
PhD Student
Bsc (Hons), GradDipPsych(Adv)
keerthi.kottampally@thekids.org.au
she/her/hers
Keerthi is a PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr Amy Finlay-Jones, Associate Professor Jenny Downs and Professor Andrew Whitehouse at The Kids Research Institute Australia, and Dr Donna Bayliss at the University of Western Australia. Her research interests centre around optimising neurodevelopment early in life to improve outcomes for children and families. Keerthi’s PhD is focusing on the vulnerabilities of sleep problems and emotional dysregulation in infancy. She is also working as a research assistant for Mums Minds Matter.
Keerthi is currently a student in the Masters of Clinical Neuropsychology and Doctor of Philosophy program at The University of Western Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Anatomy and Developmental Biology and a Graduate Diploma with First Class Honours in Psychology.
Projects
Early Irritability as a Transdiagnostic Neurodevelopmental Vulnerability to Later Mental Health Problems
Irritability is a common trait seen in children. While expressions of irritability are part of normal development, servere irritability is a known indicator of child and adolescent mental health problems.
Infant and Early Childhood Sleep
Self-regulatory difficulties in infants (difficulty soothing and sleeping) tells us that the infant may be at risk of developing a range of physical and mental health difficulties in later life.
September 2022
Mums Minds Matter
December 2020
Published research
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Early Irritability as a Transdiagnostic Neurodevelopmental Vulnerability to Later Mental Health Problems
Irritability is a transdiagnostic indicator of child and adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems that is measurable from early life. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the strength of the association between irritability measured from 0 to 5 years and later internalizing and externalizing problems, to identify mediators and moderators of these relationships, and to explore whether the strength of the association varied according to irritability operationalization.
Education and Qualifications
- Provisional registration (Psychologist) - AHPRA
- Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Anatomy and Developmental Biology – Monash University
- Graduate Diploma with First Class Honours in Psychology – Deakin University