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James Graham Scott

Honorary Professor and Consultant Psychiatrist, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

James is a Consultant Child and Youth Psychiatrist and Professor who holds a conjoint position with the University of Queensland Child Health Research Centre and the Child and Youth Mental Health Service at the Queensland Children's Hospital. He conducts clinical and epidemiological research into mental illness afflicting children and adolescents. He leads a programme of research which encompasses prevention of adverse childhood experiences, clinical trials and studies of the immune basis of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Experience

  • 2019–present
    Honorary Professor , The University of Queensland
  • 2023–present
    Research Psychiatrist, Child Health Research Centre
  • 2016–2022
    Director of Early Psychosis , Metro North Mental Health Service
  • 2019–2022
    Head of Mental Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
  • 2010–2019
    Associate professor, The University of Queensland
  • 2010–2019
    Consultant Psychiatrist, Metro North Mental Health Service
  • 2007–2010
    Consultant Psychiatrist, Royal Children's Hospital
  • 2003–2006
    Director of Inpatient Services, Mater Child and Youth Mental Health Service