Julie Ji

Dr Julie Ji is currently a Lecturer at the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth, UK. Julie was an inaugural Forrest Postdoctoral Fellow at the UWA School of Psychological Science, where she remains Adjunct Lecturer. An experimental psychologist conducting mechanism-focused research that aims to drive treatment innovation, Julie’s work integrates cognitive, affective, and decision science to identify modifiable cognitive targets that drive emotional and behavioural dysregulation in mental and physical health, including mood and anxiety disorders, self-harm, and vaccine hesitancy. Julie's research has been published in peer-reviewed papers in top ranking journals and has received coverage in the Australian Financial Review, ABC News and Channel 9 News. A passionate science communicator, Julie regularly contributes her knowledge through public science talk and panel discussions. Julie is also an invited Fellow of the Public Policy Institute of the University of Western Australia.