Dr Sabrina Sghirripa

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2023 - ongoing	Adjunct Research Fellow	University of South Australia
  2023 - ongoing	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
  2022 - 2023	Human Performance Scientist	Defence Science and Technology Organisation
  2021 - 2022	Casual Teaching Academic	University of South Australia
  2019 - 2022	Casual Teaching Academic	University of Adelaide

• Language Competencies

  Language	Competency
  English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2019 - 2022	University of Adelaide	Australia	Doctor of Philosophy
  2018 - 2018	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours)
  2015 - 2017	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Psychological Science

• Research Interests

  Neuroscience, Behaviour and Brain Health Biological Psychology Brain Cognitive Science Developmental Psychology and Ageing Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks Neurosciences Physiology Psychology Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2025	Sghirripa, S., Bhalerao, G., Griffanti, L., Gillis, G., Mackay, C., Voets, N., . . . Jenkinson, M. (2025). Evaluating Traditional, Deep Learning and Subfield Methods for Automatically Segmenting the Hippocampus From MRI. Human Brain Mapping, 46(5), e70200-1-e70200-20. DOI
  2024	Williams, E. E. R., Sghirripa, S., Rogasch, N. C., Hordacre, B., & Attrill, S. (2024). Non-invasive brain stimulation in the treatment of post-stroke aphasia: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(17), 3802-3826. DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC1
  2023	Merkin, A., Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Smith, A. E., Hordacre, B., Harris, R., . . . Goldsworthy, M. (2023). Do age-related differences in aperiodic neural activity explain differences in resting EEG alpha?. Neurobiology of Aging, 121, 78-87. DOI Scopus46 WoS6 Europe PMC46
  2022	Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Rogasch, N. C., Semmler, J. G., & Goldsworthy, M. R. (2022). Does predictive cueing of presentation time modulate alpha power and facilitate visual working memory performance in younger and older adults?. Brain and Cognition, 159, 105861-1-105861-10. DOI
  2021	Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Merkin, A., Rogasch, N. C., Semmler, J. G., & Goldsworthy, M. R. (2021). Load-dependent modulation of alpha oscillations during working memory encoding and retention in young and older adults. Psychophysiology, 58(2), 1-15. DOI Scopus14 WoS8 Europe PMC9
  2021	Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Merkin, A., Rogasch, N. C., Ridding, M. C., Semmler, J. G., & Goldsworthy, M. R. (2021). The role of alpha power in the suppression of anticipated distractors during verbal working memory. Brain Topography: journal of functional neurophysiology, 34(1), 102-109. DOI Scopus8 WoS3 Europe PMC5

• Preprint

  Year	Citation
  2025	Graetz, L., Goldsworthy, M., Pope, K., Sghirripa, S., Sayed, T., O’Loughlin, R., & Shekhawat, G. S. (2025). A scoping review on electroencephalography for objective measures of tinnitus with potential for clinical application. DOI
  2023	Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Semmler, J., Sutton, R., Williams, E. E. R., & Goldsworthy, M. (2023). Age-Related Differences in Alpha Power for Distractor Inhibition During Visual Working Memory. DOI
  2022	Sghirripa, S., Semmler, J., & Goldsworthy, M. (2022). Age-Related Changes in Visual Working Memory Consolidation. DOI

University of Adelaide:

Tutor, Marker and Lab Demonstrator for ANAT SC 1120 : Human Anatomy and Physiology IA (2020, 2021, 2022)

Tutor, Marker and Lab Demonstrator for ANAT SC 1130: Human Anatomy and Physiology IB (2020, 2021)

Tutor, Marker and Practical Demonstrator for HLTH SC 3201: Human Motor Behaviour and Learning (2019, 2020, 2021)

Placement Supervisor for HLTH SC 3009A: Research Placement Part 1 (2020, 2021)

Placement Supervisor for HLTH SC 3009B: Research Placement Part 2  (2020, 2021)

UniSA:

Tutor and Practical Demonstrator for HLTH 2026: Motor Control and Learning (2021, 2022)

Online Tutor and Marker for UOHLTH 1055: Lifespan Growth and Motor Development (2021, 2022)

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

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2024	Co-Supervisor	Using Explainable Machine Learning to Explore Risk Signatures for Parkinson's Disease in Integrated Medical Imaging and Clinical Data	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ankush Gajanan Arudkar
  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
  2024 - 2024	Co-Supervisor	White Matter Tract Integrity in Sub-clinical Autism and Anxiety	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Bill Kazis
  2024 - ongoing	Co-Supervisor	Exploring Aperiodic EEG Activity and Cognitive Function in Major Psychoses	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Velouria Indigo Phoenix Wild
  2021 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Age Differences in Distractor Inhibition During Visual Working Memory	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Health and Medical Science (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Rebecca Sutton
  2021 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	The Influence of Cognitive Reserve on Age-Related Changes in Neural Noise	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Health and Medical Science (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Emilia Ek
  2020 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	How Brain Oscillations Shape Working Memory Capacity	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Health and Medical Science (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Jay Manion

• Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
• Phone: 83133320
• Email: sabrina.sghirripa@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: Lot 14
• Building: Australian Institute for Machine Learning Building, floor First Floor
• Room: 1.27.06
• Org Unit: School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences