19th December — Elizabeth Thomas
Sparrho Advent Calendar
Elizabeth is a Ph.D. candidate at Monash University, Australia, specialising in the field of cognition in the theoretical model of schizotypy, which is a ‘continuum’ of personality traits, with schizophrenia at the extreme end.
Elizabeth was one of the co-winner of Sparrho’s Researcher Prize in April 2018 and convinced the jury to support her travel to the XXVI World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics in Glasgow, Scotland with £500 in travel bursary.
Science Communication at its finest: Although Elizabeth is pretty busy in her role as a mother of a 9 months old daughter, she finds time to volunteer as a STEM Professional in Schools with CSIRO and has been invited to give talks during high school events. And you know what? She actually wanted to be a fiction author and a graphic designer when she was younger. However, she decided that both those jobs were more hobbies… thank science!
Find out more about Elizabeth’s research here.
Want to win a £500 travel prize like Elizabeth did to present at a conference?
Check out the Sparrho Early Career Researcher Prize.
