Dr Aliza Werner-Seidler
Dr Aliza Werner-Seidler is a Scientia associate professor and clinical psychologist at the Black Dog Institute. She has a PhD from the University of New South Wales and has undergone post-doctoral training at Cambridge University. Aliza’s areas of research include the prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders in adolescence and young adults, as well investigating sleep disturbance as a contributing factor to mental illness. When Aliza is not working, you can find her escaping the city for the bush or beach, joyously listening to 90s trance music on the journey.
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