Our research team

Distinguished Professor Maree Teesson AC is Director of the Matilda Centre and a NHMRC Leadership Fellow at the University of Sydney. Maree is Chair of Australia’s Mental Health Think Tank and a member of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Council. Maree is a Former National Mental Health Commissioner (2018-2021), a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales.

Maree was announced as a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day 2018 Honours List, awarded a Westpac/Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence (Innovation), and awarded an Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers. Maree has made a major contribution to Australia’s health and medical research effort in the field of mental health and substance use. In particular, she is known nationally and internationally for her research on the comorbidity between mental health and substance use disorders.