Professor Jeannette Milgrom

Jeannette Milgrom is Professor, Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne and Director of Clinical and Health Psychology, Austin Health, Melbourne. She has established a psychology hospital department that integrates clinical services, research and teaching. She was Chair of the National Executive of the College of Health Psychologists, Australian Psychological Society, 2002-2006 and convened the Doctor of Psychology (Health), University of Melbourne, 1999-2008.

Jeannette established the Parent‐Infant Research Institute in 2001 focusing on high-risk infants, postnatal depression, prematurity and developing psychological treatments (mothers, fathers and babies). Jeannette has had a major role in the beyondblue National Perinatal Depression Initiative since 2001. She is recipient of 61 research grants and author of 4 books, 13 chapters and 90 scientific articles.