School of Psychology
University of Queensland
4072. Qld.

BA, PhD Qld

Teaching and training of postgraduate clinical neuropsychology students.

Director of Clinical Neuropsychology Postgraduate Degree Programs.

Member of Staff on School of Psychology Clinic, and Behavioural Research and Therapy Centre (BRTC).

I am a Registered Psychologist and Registered Supervisor with the Psychologists Board of Queensland

The general theme of my research interests lie within the broad field of Neuropsychology with specific emphasis on the cerebral correlates of cognitive and motor functions and applications of such research to Clinical Neuropsychology, particularly its use in the assessment, diagnosis, rehabilitation and evaluation of treatment outcome.

Murray, S. J., McFarland, K., and Geffen, G. (in press) The Effects of Task Complexity and Practice on Dual-Task Interference in Visuopatial Working Memory. Brain Impairment.

Mooney, B., Walmsley, C., & McFarland, K. (in press). Factor Analysis of the Self-Report Dysexecutive (DEX-S) Questionnaire. Applied Neuropsychology.

Ridgway L., & McFarland, K. (in press). Apnoea diving: Long term neurocognitive sequelae of repeated hypoxaemia. The Clinical Neuropsychologist.

Ownsworth, T. & McFarland, K. (2004). Investigation of psychological and neuropsychological outcome following a group rehabilitation program. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 15, 535-562.

De Monte, V.E., Geffen, G.M., May, C.R., McFarland, K., Heath, P., & Neralic, M. (2005). The acute effects of minor traumatic brain injury on finger-tapping with and without word repetition. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 27,224-239.

Kwapil, K.J., Geffen, G.M., McFarland, K., & De Monte, V.E. (2003). Verbal recall after mild traumatic brain injury: Sensitivity of the Rapid Screen of Concussion. Brain Impairment, 4, 155-167.

Medland, S. Geffen, G. and McFarland, K. (2002). Lateralization of speech production using verbal/manual dual tasks: meta-analysis of sex differences and practice effects”. Neuropsychologia. 40, 1233-1239

Ownsworth, T., McFarland, K. & Young, R. (2002). The investigation of factors underlying deficits in self-awareness and self-regulation. Brain Injury. 16, 291-309.

McFarland, K., Jackson, L., & Geffen, G. (2001). Post-traumatic Amnesia: Consistency-of- and Duration-to-recovery following traumatic brain impairment. The Clinical Neuropsychologist,15, 50-68.

Ownsworth, T., McFarland, K. & Young (2000). Self-awareness and psychological functioning following acquired brain injury (ABI): An evaluation of a group support program. Neuropsychological rehabilitation. 10, 465-484.

Troy, L., McFarland, K., Kelly, B. J., Walpole, E.T., Wyld, D. & Thomson, D. (2000). Cisplatin-based therapy: A neurological and neuropsychological review. Psycho-Oncology. 9, 29-39.

Murray, R. McGill, J., Tunstall. J. & McFarland, K. (1999). Speed of Scanning of short term memory in early treated Phenylketonuria. In B. Murdoch, D. Theodoros, & E. Ward (Eds.), Brain Impairment and Rehabilitation: A National Perspective (pp. 91-95), Brisbane: Australian Academic Press.

Illustrative range of recent Conference Papers with published abstracts:

McFarland, K., Mooney, B., & Walmsley, C. J. (2004). Measures of impulsivity: Approaches and Clinical Usefulness.
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research:Abstracts 2004

Walmsley, C. J., Young, R. MCD., K. McFarland, K., Mooney, B., & Lawford, B. (2004). Dysexecutive Symptoms and Impulsivity in Opiate Users.
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research:Abstracts 2004

Radel, M. S. & McFarland, K. (2004). Affective Working Memory – What Do You Feel About It?
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research:Abstracts 2004

Ormiston-Mason, V. and McFarland, K. (2004). Assessment of Affective Prosodic Memory: Implications for Neuropsychology.
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research:Abstracts 2004

Jones, T. J. Halford G. S. & McFarland, K. (2004). Executive Functions and Relational Complexity. ASSBI conference, Brisbane. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 10(4, S2), 33.

Jones, T. J. Halford G. S. & McFarland, K & J. McGill. (2004). Executive Function and Relational Processing Deficits in Children with PKU. ASSBI conference, Brisbane. Brisbane. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 10(4, S2), 41.

Fogarty, D. & McFarland K. (2004). The assessment of phonological and semantic memory processes: Neuropsychological comparisons of brain injury patients and healthy controls. ASSBI/INS conference, Brisbane. Brisbane. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 10(4, S2), 50-51.

Radel, M. S. & McFarland, K. (2002) Is the right brain left behind in dual task research? Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research.
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research:Abstracts 2002

McFarland K. (2002).
Concurrent-task assessment of brain functioning: where to from here?
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research:Abstracts 2002

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