Rate My Professor Daniel Hermens

Daniel Hermens is Professor of Youth Mental Health and Neurobiology, Deputy Director, and Program Coordinator for the Mental Health and Neuroscience Postgraduate Programs at the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Thompson Institute. He earned a BSc from the University of Wollongong, a Graduate Diploma in Psychology and a PhD from the University of Sydney in 2006. A cognitive psychophysiologist specializing in the biological underpinnings of psychology, he leads the Youth Mental Health and Neurobiology research program, including the groundbreaking Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study (LABS). This world-first initiative tracks brain development during adolescence via regular brain imaging, psychological, and cognitive assessments to build a comprehensive data bank and identify early interventions for mental health disorders. His research encompasses neuroimaging studies on neurotransmitter dynamics and effects of glutamatergic agents like ketamine and alcohol, neurobiological factors in alcohol-induced impairments, and psychiatric and substance use disorders in youth, including depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and schizophrenia. Daniel has conducted large-scale longitudinal cohort studies with multimodal datasets integrating neuropsychological and neuroimaging approaches.