Lucy Matson
I completed both my Honours (2019) and PhD in Clinical Psychology (2024) in the Forensic and Clinical Cognition Lab. My PhD thesis work focused on examining, and investigating the mechanisms behind, disgust memory enhancement (relative to fear) through the use of stimuli (e.g., images) and experiences (e.g., asking participants to reflect on a traumatic experience). This research has clinical implications regarding how the various emotional reactions to traumatic events should be uniquely targeted in PTSD treatment. More broadly, I am interested in the interplay between emotion, memory, and psycholopathology (with a primary focus on trauma and posttraumatic stress). I currently work as a Clinical Psychologist at the Department for Child Protection. I also continue to work with the Forensic and Clinical Cognition Lab as a postdoctoral researcher. In my spare time I love travelling and spending time with my friends, family and beloved pet spoodle, Theodore.