Psych: Tamara May

Biography

Tamara completed her undergraduate degrees (BA, BSc) at Melbourne University with majors in English and Cultural Studies, Computer Science, and Meteorology. After working in the IT industry for several years, Tamara decided on a career change and completed a Graduate Diploma in Psychology and then a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology at Monash University. Her 4th year research study examined olfactory functioning in children with high-functioning autism and Asperger’s Disorder, and confirmed her interest in neurodevelopmental disorders. Tamara is currently completing her PhD, The Kids Focus Study, under the supervision of Prof. Kim Cornish and Assoc. Prof. Nicole Rinehart. The Kids Focus study (http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/research/teams/dngdl/kidsfocus/) aims to better understand the profiles of females with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and Fragile X syndrome. The study has a clinical focus, examining how inattentive behaviours and anxiety can impact on academic achievement in both boys and girls with and without ASDs.

Publications and conference presentations

May, T., Cornish, K., & Rinehart, N. J. (2011, December). Autistic symptoms, anxiety and attention: Gender profiles in children with ASDs. Paper presented at the meeting of Australian Psychological Society Women in Psychology Conference, Wollongong, New South Wales.

May, T., Cornish, K., & Rinehart, N. J. (2011, November). Autistic symptoms, anxiety and attention: Gender profiles in children with ASDs. Paper presented at the meeting of Autism Victoria Research Forum, Preston, Victoria.

May, T., Rinehart, N. J., & Cornish, K. (2011, October). Academic functioning and anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Does gender matter? Symposium presented at the meeting of Australian Psychological Society Conference, Canberra, ACT.

May, T., Rinehart, N. J., & Cornish, K. (2011, September). Clinical symptoms and academic functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Does sex matter? Paper presented at the meeting of Asia Pacific Autism Conference, Perth, Western Austalia.

May, T., Brewer, W., Rinehart, N., Enticott, P., Brereton, A., & Tonge, B. (2010). Differential Olfactory Identification in Children with Autism and Asperger’s Disorder: A Comparative and Longitudinal Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s10803-010-1101-0

May, T., Brewer, W.J., Enticott, P., Rinehart, N.J., Brereton, A., Tonge, B. Differential olfactory identification in children with autism and Asperger’s disorder: a comparative and longitudinal study. Oral presentation at the Autism Victoria Research Forum, Preston Victoria, November 10th, 2009

Brewer, W.J., May, T., Rinehart, N.J., Enticott, P., Brereton, A., & Tonge , B. (2009) Smell identification in autism and asperger’s disorder: diagnostic implications of lateralised deficits. Oral presentation at the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research, Canberra, December 2-4, 2009.

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