Background
Poulton, Richie Graham was born on September 4, 1962 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Son of Jill Hume.
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Poulton, Richie Graham was born on September 4, 1962 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Son of Jill Hume.
Postgraduate diploma in clinical psychology, University Oago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1988. Master of Science, University Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy, University New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1995.
Clinical psychologist Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety Disorders, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, 1990—1994. Senior clinical psychologist, at-risk specialist New South Wales Department Corrective Services, 1995. Senior research fellow, deputy director Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School Medicine, University Otago, 1995—1999, director Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, since 2000, research associate professor, 2003—2006, research professor, since 2006.
Member Suicide Prevention External Advisory Group, New Zealand Ministry of Health, 2005—2006, member Mental Health Research and and Development Strategy Steering Committee, 2004—2006. Board member New Zealand Health Research Council, 2005, chairman research policy advisory committee, 2006, chair grants assessment committee, 2006. Trustee Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Institute, New Zealand, 2007.
Board member Te Pou National Center for Mental Health Research and Workforce Development, New Zealand, 2006. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Australasian Epidemiological Association, International Society for Study of Behavioral Development, Australasian Society Psychiatric Research, Royal Society of New Zealand, International Society Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, New Zealand Association Scientists (Research award 2004), Pediatrics Society New Zealand.
Married Sandhya Ramrakha. 1 child Priyanka.