Alyna Turner joined the
Heart Research Centre in January 2010. She 
studied psychology at the University
of Newcastle and worked clinically
as a registered psychologist for 11 years for the Hunter New England Health
service, including three years with the community cardiac and respiratory
rehabilitation team, and six years with the Liaison Psychiatry Department at
the John Hunter
Hospital, Newcastle.
She completed her PhD at the University of Newcastle in 2006, investigating changes in visual perception following coronary bypass surgery using neuropsychological and functional imaging tools.
Since 2004 Dr Turner has also worked with the Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research at the University of Newcastle on projects looking at screening and treatment of depression in patients with cardiovascular disease. Through this work she has coordinated evaluating group cognitive behaviour therapy programs for people with depression who have heart disease or have had a stroke. She is also investigating electronic screening of depression symptoms in these patient populations. Her role in the Heart Research Centre will allow her to expand on this work as well as being involved in other projects that will ultimately lead to an improvement in the psychological and health outcomes of people with cardiovascular disease.
Dr Alyna Turner, PhD, BSc(Psyc)(Hons), MAPS
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