I am a cognitive neuroscientist interested in how our life experiences shape our brains. I investigate how these life experiences may convey risk or protection against the ageing process. I also study how becoming a parent shapes our brains in the short and long term. I am highly interdisciplinary in my approach, and use multiple neuroimaging methods (fMRI, PET, EEG, optical imaging) together with cognitive, behavioural, and psychosocial measures, to understand brain-behaviour relationships. I currently lead the Cognitive Neuroimaging program at Monash Biomedical Imaging, and work closely with my colleagues from engineering, physics, radiography, epidemiology, philosophy and social science to understand the multiple facets of the human brain and its interaction with the world. I am a recognised advocate for diversity and accessibility in STEM, and an advocate for early career researchers in neuroscience.Please contact me if you are interested in starting a PhD project in any of the following areas: simultaneous MRI-PET, neuroimaging of cognitive reserve, post-partum phantom kicks, and the neuroscience of parenthood.