Michaela Filipcikova
Dr Michaela Filipcikova, Research Fellow, The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University
Michaela completed her PhD at UNSW Sydney in 2023, focusing on social disinhibition in individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. During her research, she five published studies and contributed to five others, presenting her work at various national and international conferences. Since 2018, Michaela has been part of the NeuroBITE project at the University of Sydney, serving as the acting project manager in 2024. In November 2024, Michaela joined the Hopkins Centre, primarily to work on the 2024 Aus-InSCI Translation Project, while also contributing to other projects.
Outside of her research work, Michaela enjoys spending time in nature, capturing wildlife through photography, reading, and chasing her daughter around.
Publications
Cassel, A., Kelly, M., Wilson, E., Filipčíková, M., & McDonald, Skye (2024). SIFT IT: A feasibility and preliminary efficacy randomised controlled trial of a social cognition group treatment program for people with acquired brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 1-31.
Filipčíková, M., Balleine, B., Kumfor, F., & McDonald, S. (2023). Action control and selection in social disinhibition following severe TBI: A Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer and outcome devaluation study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 45(9), 825-839.
Filipčíková, M. & McDonald, S. (2023). Inhibitory control impairment in social disinhibition following severe traumatic brain injury: An experimental study using social and non-social Go/No-Go task. Neuropsychology, 37(8), 895-906.
Quang, H., Wearne, T., Filipčíková, M., Pham, N., Nguyen, N., & McDonald, S. (2023). A biopsycho-social framework for apathy following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: A systematic review of neurobiological, environmental and individual factors. Neuropsychology Review. Advance online publication.
Filipčíková, M., Quang, H., Cassel, A., Darke, L., Wilson, E., Wearne, T., Rosenberg, H., & McDonald, S. (2022). Exploring neuropsychological underpinnings of poor communication after traumatic brain injury: The role of apathy, disinhibition and social cognition. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. Advance online publication.
Filipčíková, M., Wearne, T., & McDonald, S. (2022). Disinhibited and angry: Investigating the relationship between social disinhibition and the components of aggression following severe TBI. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. Advance online publication.
Filipčíková, M., & Francis, H. M. (2022). Social cognition in female adults with Anorexia Nervosa: A systematic review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 132, 197-210.
