- Senior Research Fellow in autism research, The Kids Research Institute Australia
Dr Kandice Varcin (PhD, M.Psych) is a Senior Research Fellow at The Kids Research Institute Australia.
Her research spans experimental research, clinical trials and policy-relevant applied research in the field of autism. Her work predominantly focuses on supporting young children and their families. She is particularly interested in the evaluation and translation of evidence-based therapies and supports for autistic children and their families. Her research aims to bridge the research-to-practice gap, so that children and families can more readily access supports that they want and that are likely to benefit them.
Dr Varcin has specialist training and expertise in developmental and diagnostic assessments for very young children. Dr Varcin was involved in the development of Australia’s first National Practice Guideline for supporting autistic children and their families.
Experience
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2025–presentSenior Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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2020–2025Research Fellow, Griffith University
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2016–2020Research Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
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2013–2016Postdoctoral fellow, Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital
Education
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2013The University of New South Wales, Combined PhD / Master of Psychology (Clinical)
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2008The University of New South Wales, Bachelor of Psychology (Honours Class I)
Contact Kandice for
- General
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @KandiceJade
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- ORCID
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