By Professor Bronwyn Margaret Graham

Journal articles

Kaluve AM; Graham BM, 2025, 'The role of emotion dysregulation and rumination in predicting premenstrual symptom severity in premenstrual disorders and elevated anxiety or depression', Journal of Affective Disorders, 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.119705

Peters SAE; Graham BM; Berwanger O; Harris K; Woodward M; Hirst JE, 2025, 'Innovative design and modelling to improve sex and gender analysis in clinical trials', BMJ Clinical Research Ed, 391, pp. e085681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085681

Graham BM, 2025, 'Sex- and gender-responsive management of anxiety disorders: future pathways for research, education, policy and practice', Medical Journal of Australia, 223, pp. 372 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70038

Brooke M; Graham BM, 2025, 'Birth controlling your fears: The long-term effects of adolescent exposure to hormonal contraceptives on fear extinction in long-evans female rats', Hormones and Behavior, 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2025.105789

Caton R; Graham BM, 2025, 'Perceptions and Use of Extended-Duration Exposure Therapy Amongst Psychologists', Journal of Clinical Psychology, 81, pp. 262 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23767

Schweizer S; Graham B, 2025, 'Perinatal intrusions: A window into perinatal anxiety disorders', Science Advances, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt2170

Graham BM; Tannenbaum C; Witt A; Bennett-Brook K; Haupt S; Womersley K; Lamon S; Norton R, 2025, 'The power—and complexity—of policy to drive advances in women’s health', Science Advances, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt0576

Smits JAJ; Abramowitz JS; Anderson RA; Arch JJ; Badeja D; Barzilay S; Belanger AN; Borchert T; Bryant E; Burger AS; Dixon LJ; Dutcher CD; Fitzgerald HE; Graham BM; Haberkamp A; Hofmann SG; Hoyer J; Huppert JD; Johnson D; Kabha BQ; Kirk A; Margraf J; McEvoy PM; McSpadden B; Newby J; Otto MW; Papini S; Parsons EM; Pittig A; Pittig R; Rief W; Schaumburg S; Timpano KR; Waltemate L; Wannemüller A; Weise C, 2025, 'Exposure therapy consortium: Outcomes of the proof-of-principle study', Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102962

Golmohamadi S; Graham BM, 2025, 'Why are women more fatigued than men? The roles of stress, sleep, and repetitive negative thinking', Psychology Health and Medicine, 30, pp. 1485 - 1506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2490212

Greaves MD; Felmingham KL; Ney LJ; Nicholson EL; Li S; Vervliet B; Harrison BJ; Graham BM; Steward T, 2024, 'Using electrodermal activity to estimate fear learning differences in anxiety: A multiverse analysis', Behaviour Research and Therapy, 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2024.104598

Pestana JE; Graham BM, 2024, 'The impact of estrous cycle on anxiety-like behaviour during unlearned fear tests in female rats and mice: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105789

Smits JAJ; Abramowitz JS; Arch JJ; Papini S; Anderson RA; Dixon LJ; Graham BM; Hofmann SG; Hoyer J; Huppert JD; Jacquart J; Johnson D; McEvoy PM; McKay D; Newby J; Otto MW; Pittig A; Rief W; Rosenfield D; Timpano KR; Wannemüller A, 2024, 'Improving Exposure Therapy: Rationale and Design of an International Consortium', Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 47, pp. 433 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2024.02.008

Pestana JE; Kabir T; Graham BM, 2024, 'The effects of diazepam on fear extinction in nulliparous and primiparous female rats', Hormones and Behavior, 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105518

Haupt S; Carcel C; Halliday L; Billiards S; Carson L; Redman K; Lappan-Newton S; Aubrey KR; Bickendorf X; Bourke JE; Buchert M; Duarte JDG; Dasvarma A; Drake-Brockman TFE; Drysdale K; Dymock SCC; Eadie LN; Eckersley-Maslin M; Eissmann MF; Fazio J; Haire BG; Holder M; Kleppe N; Knight K; Mauclair J; Northcott C; Oliver BGGO; O'Mara TA; Pang K; Philpot S; Purves-Tyson TD; Stewart-Olsen J; Ursich L; Vukelic N; Yakou MH; Graham B; Lamon S; Huxley R; Thompson K; Bennett-Brook K; Jenkins C; Wainer Z; Woodward M; Chappell L; Norton R, 2024, 'Catalysing change in health and medical research policy: an Australian case study of deliberative democracy to reform sex and gender policy recommendations', Frontiers in Public Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1522213

Kershaw KA; Pestana JE; Brooke M; Saavedra Cardona L; Graham BM, 2023, 'Dissociable role of the basolateral complex of the amygdala in the acquisition and extinction of conditioned fear following reproductive experience in female rats', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2023.107863

Pestana JE; Graham BM, 2023, 'Reproductive experience alters the effects of diazepam and fluoxetine on anxiety-like behaviour, fear extinction, and corticosterone levels in female rats', Psychopharmacology, 240, pp. 2515 - 2528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-023-06446-z

Pestana JE; Kershaw KA; Graham BM, 2023, 'The impact of the ovarian cycle on anxiety, allopregnanolone, and corticotropin releasing hormone changes after motherhood in female rats and women', Translational Psychiatry, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-023-02480-9

Bryant EM; Richardson R; Graham BM, 2023, 'The relationship between salivary Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 and cortisol reactivity and psychological outcomes prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic', Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 13, pp. 100606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100606

Graham BM, 2023, 'Battle of the sexes: who is more variable, and does it really matter?', Lab Animal, 52, pp. 107 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41684-023-01164-7

Pestana J; Graham B, 2023, 'The impact of motherhood on anxiety symptoms over the menstrual cycle: A translational approach in female rats and women', PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 153, pp. S22 - S22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106183

Kaluve AM; Le JT; Graham BM, 2022, 'Female rodents are not more variable than male rodents: A meta-analysis of preclinical studies of fear and anxiety', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104962

Odgers K; Kershaw KA; Li SH; Graham BM, 2022, 'The relative efficacy and efficiency of single- and multi-session exposure therapies for specific phobia: A meta-analysis', Behaviour Research and Therapy, 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2022.104203

Pestana JE; Islam N; Van der Eyk NL; Graham BM, 2022, 'What Pre-clinical Rat Models Can Tell Us About Anxiety Across the Menstrual Cycle in Healthy and Clinically Anxious Humans', Current Psychiatry Reports, 24, pp. 697 - 707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11920-022-01376-7

Graham BM, 2022, 'The impact of hormonal contraceptives on anxiety treatments: From preclinical models to clinical settings', Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yfrne.2022.101030

Leung P; Li SH; Graham BM, 2022, 'The relationship between repetitive negative thinking, sleep disturbance, and subjective fatigue in women with Generalized Anxiety Disorder', British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61, pp. 666 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12356

Green SA; Graham BM, 2022, 'Correction to: Symptom fluctuation over the menstrual cycle in anxiety disorders, PTSD, and OCD: a systematic review (Archives of Women's Mental Health, (2022), 25, 1, (71-85), 10.1007/s00737-021-01187-4)', Archives of Women's Mental Health, 25, pp. 829 - 830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-022-01237-5

Ney LJ; Laing PAF; Steward T; Zuj DV; Dymond S; Harrison B; Graham B; Felmingham KL, 2022, 'Methodological implications of sample size and extinction gradient on the robustness of fear conditioning across different analytic strategies', Plos One, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268814

Green SA; Graham BM, 2022, 'Symptom fluctuation over the menstrual cycle in anxiety disorders, PTSD, and OCD: a systematic review', Archives of Women S Mental Health, 25, pp. 71 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-021-01187-4

Bryant EM; Richardson R; Graham BM, 2022, 'The Association Between Salivary FGF2 and Physiological and Psychological Components of the Human Stress Response', Chronic Stress, 6, pp. 24705470221114787, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/24705470221114787

Ney LJ; Matthews A; Nicholson E; Zuj D; Ken Hsu CM; Steward T; Graham B; Harrison B; Nichols D; Felmingham K, 2021, 'BDNF genotype Val66Met interacts with acute plasma BDNF levels to predict fear extinction and recall', Behaviour Research and Therapy, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103942

Ney LJ; Matthews A; Hsu CMK; Zuj DV; Nicholson E; Steward T; Nichols D; Graham B; Harrison B; Bruno R; Felmingham K, 2021, 'Cannabinoid polymorphisms interact with plasma endocannabinoid levels to predict fear extinction learning', Depression and Anxiety, 38, pp. 1087 - 1099, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.23170

Li SH; Graham BM, 2021, 'Mind's eye: The impact of spider presence and cognitive therapy on size estimation biases in spider phobia', Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102456

Li SH; Lloyd AR; Graham BM, 2021, 'Subjective sleep quality and characteristics across the menstrual cycle in women with and without Generalized Anxiety Disorder', Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110570

Harmon-Jones SK; Graham BM; King G; Richardson R, 2021, 'It's all about who you know: Memory retention of a rat's cagemates during infancy negatively predicts adulthood hippocampal FGF2', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 182, pp. 107448, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2021.107448

Li SH; Graham BM; Werner-Seidler A, 2021, 'Gender differences in adolescent sleep disturbance and treatment response to smartphone app–delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: Exploratory study', JMIR Formative Research, 5, pp. e22498, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/22498

Pestana JE; McCutcheon TB; Harmon-Jones SK; Richardson R; Graham BM, 2021, 'Maternal Experience Does Not Predict Fear Extinction and Anxiety-Like Behaviour in Primiparous Rats Post-weaning', Frontiers in Global Women S Health, 2, pp. 742337, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2021.742337

Graham BM; Weiner S; Li SH, 2020, 'Gender differences in avoidance and repetitive negative thinking following symptom provocation in men and women with spider phobia', British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, pp. 565 - 577, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12267

Li SH; Denson TF; Graham BM, 2020, 'Women With Generalized Anxiety Disorder Show Increased Repetitive Negative Thinking During the Luteal Phase of the Menstrual Cycle', Clinical Psychological Science, 8, pp. 1037 - 1045, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702620929635

Li SH; Graham BM, 2020, 'Progesterone levels predict reductions in behavioral avoidance following cognitive restructuring in women with spider phobia', Journal of Affective Disorders, 270, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.039

Tang S; Graham BM, 2020, 'Hormonal, reproductive, and behavioural predictors of fear extinction recall in female rats', Hormones and Behavior, 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104693

Li SH; Newby J; Graham BM, 2020, 'Day at the museum. A benchmarking and feasibility study for large group, one-session exposure treatment for spider phobia', Australian Psychologist, 55, pp. 121 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ap.12425

Li SH; Lloyd AR; Graham BM, 2020, 'Physical and mental fatigue across the menstrual cycle in women with and without generalised anxiety disorder', Hormones and Behavior, 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104667

Tang S; Graham BM, 2019, 'D-Cycloserine and estradiol enhance fear extinction in nulliparous but not primiparous female rats', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2019.107088

Graham BM; Richardson R, 2019, 'Fibroblast growth factor-2 enhancement of extinction recall depends on the success of within-session extinction training in rats: a re-analysis', Psychopharmacology, 236, pp. 227 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-018-5032-3

Tang S; Graham BM, 2019, 'Reproductive experience alters the involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in fear extinction, but not fear conditioning, in female Sprague Dawley rats', Psychopharmacology, 236, pp. 251 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-018-4956-y

White EC; Graham BM, 2018, 'Low estradiol is linked to increased skin conductance, but not subjective anxiety or affect, in response to an impromptu speech task', Psychoneuroendocrinology, 98, pp. 30 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.07.023

Graham BM, 2018, 'Sex hormones and gender vulnerabilities to anxiety disorders', Psychiatric Times, 35, pp. 12 - 13

Graham BM; Dong V; Richardson R, 2018, 'The impact of chronic fluoxetine on conditioned fear expression and hippocampal FGF2 in rats: Short- and long-term effects', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 155, pp. 344 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2018.09.004

Graham BM, 2018, 'Postnatal stress is associated with impaired fear conditioning and extinction, and heightened hippocampal fibroblast growth factor 2, in mother rats', Hormones and Behavior, 105, pp. 110 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.08.005

Graham BM; Scott E, 2018, 'Estradiol-induced enhancement of fear extinction in female rats: The role of NMDA receptor activation', Progress in Neuro Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 86, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.05.003

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