Dr Elysia Sokolenko

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2021 - ongoing	Research coordinator	University of Adelaide
  2020 - ongoing	Lecturer	University of Adelaide
  2020 - 2021	Research officer	University of Adelaide
  2020 - 2020	Tutor and course assistant	University of Adelaide

• Awards and Achievements

  Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
  2023	Award	Best Early Career Researcher Datablitz	The Australian Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience	Australia	-
  2020	Teaching Award	Special Commendation COVID-19 Emergency Teaching Response	University of Adelaide	Australia	-
  2019	Award	Annual Meeting Travel Award	International Behavioural Neuroscience Society	United States	-
  2016	Scholarship	Australian Postgraduate Award/Research Training Program Scholarship	University of Melbourne	Australia	-

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2016 - 2020	University of Melbourne	Australia	PhD (Neuroscience)
  2015 - 2015	University of Melbourne	Australia	Bachelor of Science (Hons)
  2010 - 2013	University of Queensland	Australia	Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)/Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science)

• Certifications

  Date	Title	Institution name	Country
  2020	ICH E6 GCP Training	Health Translation South Australia	Australia
  2019	Mental Health First Aid	Mental Health First Aid Australia	Australia

• Research Interests

  Basic Pharmacology Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology Biological Psychology Brain Central Nervous System Mental Health Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks Neurosciences Pathology Physiology Psychiatry Neuroscience, Behaviour and Brain Health

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2024	Ciobanu, L. G., Baryshnikova, N. V., Jawahar, M. C., Toben, C. G., Sokolenko, E., Arnet, V. K., . . . Clark, S. R. (2024). Pre-COVID life expectancy, mortality, and burden of diseases for adults 70 years and older in Australia: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 47, 101092-1-101092-14. DOI
  2023	Bennett, D., Nakamura, J., Vinnakota, C., Sokolenko, E., Nithianantharajah, J., van den Buuse, M., . . . Hill, R. (2023). Mouse Behavior on the Trial-Unique Nonmatching-toLocation (TUNL) Touchscreen Task Reflects a Mixture of Distinct Working Memory Codes and Response Biases. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(31), 5693-5709. DOI Scopus1
  2022	Miles, B., Yang, W., Dezsi, G., Sokolenko, E., Gomes, F. M. M., Jupp, B., . . . Jones, N. C. (2022). High sucrose diet does not impact spatial cognition in rats using advanced touchscreen technology. Behavioural Brain Research, 418, 10 pages. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2020	Hudson, M. R., Sokolenko, E., O'Brien, T. J., & Jones, N. C. (2020). NMDA receptors on parvalbumin-positive interneurons and pyramidal neurons both contribute to MK-801 induced gamma oscillatory disturbances: Complex relationships with behaviour. Neurobiology of Disease, 134, 1-13. DOI Scopus23 WoS18 Europe PMC14
  2020	Sokolenko, E., Nithianantharajah, J., & Jones, N. C. (2020). MK-801 impairs working memory on the Trial-Unique Nonmatch-to-Location test in mice, but this is not exclusively mediated by NMDA receptors on PV+ interneurons or forebrain pyramidal cells. Neuropharmacology, 171, 11 pages. DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC4
  2019	Sokolenko, E., Hudson, M. R., Nithianantharajah, J., & Jones, N. C. (2019). The mGluR₂⁄₃ agonist LY379268 reverses NMDA receptor antagonist effects on cortical gamma oscillations and phase coherence, but not working memory impairments, in mice. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 33(12), 1588-1599. DOI Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC11

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2023	Arthurs, E., Goldsworthy, M., Sokolenko, E., Schubert, K. O., Tan, K. T., Bol, D., & Clark, S. (2023). Frontal Alpha Asymmetry as a Biomarker of Symptoms, Cognition, and Function in Mood Disorders. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience. Adelaide.

Science and Scholarship Lead and contributing lecturer for Medical Studies 2A 2023

Course co-coordinator and contributing lecturer Essentials of Neuroscience (HLTH SC 1001) 2023

Contributing lecturer 2023: 

• Neurological Diseases (PATHOL 3200)
• The Neuroscience of Human Behaviour and Cognition (ANAT SC 2110)

Acting course co-coordinator and contributing lecturer 2022: 

• Foundations of Human Neuroanatomy (ANAT SC 2006)
• Essentials of Neuroscience (HLTH SC 1001)

Acting course co-coordinator and contributing lecturer 2021:

• Essentials of Neuroscience (HLTH SC 1001)
• Neurological Diseases (PATHOL 3200)

Contributing lecturer 2021:

• NURSING 1005, 2005, 2008
• HLTH SC 2104
• PATHOL 3101

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2023	Co-Supervisor	Neurophysiology of Cognitive Reserve and Working Memory in Ageing	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Victoria Louise Prowse

• Other Supervision Activities

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2022 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Theory of Mind in Autism Spectrum Disorder	The University of Adelaide	-	Other	Full Time	Wytse Gensemer
  2022 - 2023	Co-Supervisor	Frontal alpha asymmetry as a biomarker of symptoms, cognition, and function in mood disorders	The University of Adelaide	-	Honours	Full Time	Ethan Arthurs
  2021 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Polygenic risk for schizophrenia and brain function: an EEG study	University of Adelaide	-	Honours	Full Time	Thomas Eblinghaus
  2021 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Using biophysical models to predict patterns of TMS evoked EEG activity	University of Adelaide	-	Honours	Full Time	Jack Stevenson

• Committee Memberships

  Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
  2023 - ongoing	Member	Conference Local Organising Committee	The Australasian Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience	Australia
  2022 - ongoing	Member	Biological Psychiatry Australia Early Career Researcher Network	Biological Psychiatry Australia	Australia
  2022 - ongoing	Member	South Australia Neuroscience Alliance	South Australia Neuroscience Alliance	Australia
  2022 - ongoing	Member	Brain Bee Challenge South Australia Organising Committee	Australasian Neuroscience Society	Australia
  2021 - ongoing	Chair	Biological Psychiatry Australia Early Career Researcher Network	Biological Psychiatry Australia	Australia

• Position: Research Officer and Lecturer
• Email: elysia.sokolenko@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences, floor 6
• Org Unit: Medical Sciences