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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 7272
Email
bruce.russell@otago.ac.nz
Position
Dean, School of Pharmacy
Qualifications
BPharm(Hons) PhD
Research summary
Biomarkers that enable the prediction of a response to treatment for severe mental health disorders
Teaching
I teach clinical pharmacy to third and fourth year students.
Memberships
  • Member of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS)
  • Member of the College of Problems on Drug Dependence, USA
  • Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand
Clinical
The majority of my research is with patients so I regularly engage with service user groups and enjoy talking to carers and clinical staff whenever possible.

Research

My research focuses on investigating the psychopharmacology and underlying pathophysiology of the severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia with an emphasis on treatment-resistance. I aim to discover biomarkers that will enable the prediction of an individual's response to drug treatment. I also have an active interest in the psychopharmacology of both new and 'old' recreationally used drugs and the mechanisms underlying drug addiction.

Professor Bruce Russell on Google Scholar

Publications

Smith, A., Hariharan Nair, D., Smith, E. R., Wheeler, T. F., Smith, L. E., Russell, B. R., & Marra, C. A. (2025). University pharmacy clinic: Preventing errors and enhancing lives through expert medication management. Pharmacy, 13, 24. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy13010024 Journal - Research Article

Harrison, O. K., Köchli, L., Marino, S., Marlow, L., Finnegan, S. L., Ainsworth, B., … Russell, B. R., … Stephan, K. E. (2025). Gender differences in the association between anxiety and interoceptive insight. European Journal of Neuroscience, 61(1), e16672. doi: 10.1111/ejn.16672 Journal - Research Other

Shadli, S. M., Russell, B. R., Lodhia, V., Kirk, I. J., Glue, P., & McNaughton, N. (2025). Frontal localisation of a theory-based anxiety disorder biomarker: Goal conflict specific rhythmicity. Journal of Affective Disorders, 372, 287-295. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.12.007 Journal - Research Article

Gans, J., McLeod-Edwards, E., Gorman, F., Russell, B. R., & Harrison, O. K. (2024, August-September). SSRI effects on emotion recognition in anxiety. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Research Week (QRW) Mental Health Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Kemp, A. M., Glue, P., Russell, B. R., & Harrison, O. K. (2024, August-September). Amygdala connectivity during perception of emotional faces in individuals with treatment-refractory anxiety disorders. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Research Week (QRW) Mental Health Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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