Lincoln M. Tracy

Research Fellow and Freelance Writer

Monash University

Biography

Lincoln M. Tracy is a researcher in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. He is currently undertaking research relating to burn injuries in Australia and New Zealand. His research interests include oxytocin, pain, and heart rate variability.

Outside of research Lincoln has conducted interviews and written for Pain Research Forum, RELIEF, BrainPost, and the Australian Pain Society.

Lincoln is the Editor for the Australian Pain Society Newsletter and a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association.

Education

PhD in Psychology, 2017

Monash University
Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research (Neuroscience), 2013

The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours), 2013

Monash University

Recent Posts

Pupillary Responses Linked to Neuronal Activity in the Insula

Research summary for BrainPost

Aug 12, 2020

Racial Differences in Placebo Hypoalgesia

Research Summary

Jul 25, 2020

Improving Musculoskeletal Pain Care in Brazil Through Education: An Interview with Physiotherapist-Turned-Researcher Felipe Reis

Interview for RELIEF

Jul 17, 2020

Olfactory Support Cells, Not Primary Neurons, Are Targeted in COVID-19

Research summary for BrainPost

Jul 15, 2020

Looking to Toxins to Understand Pain: A Chat With Australian Pain Society 2020 Rising Star Samuel Robinson

Interview for Pain Research Forum

Jul 9, 2020

Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

More Publications

Epidemiology of burn injury in older adults: An Australian and New Zealand perspective

LM Tracy, Y Singer, R Schrale, J Gong, A Darton, F Wood, R Kurmis, D Edgar, H Cleland, BJ Gabbe

Autonomic nervous system activity in itch and pain

E Makovac, LM Tracy, J Koenig

PDF Project Project

Pain assessment following burn injury in Australia and New Zealand: Variation in prevalence and association on in-hospital outcomes

LM Tracy, H Cleland, P Cameron, BJ Gabbe

PDF Project Project DOI

The Social Threats of COVID-19 for People With Chronic Pain

K Karos, J McPharland, S Bunzli, H Devan, A Hirsh, F Kapos, E Keogh, D Moore, LM Tracy, C Ashton-James

PDF Project DOI

Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand 2018/19 Annual Report

LM Tracy, S Rosenblum, BJ Gabbe

Recent & Upcoming Talks

Does chemoprophylaxis prevent venous thromboembolism in burns patients? Findings from the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand

Oct 18, 2019

43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association

Project

Characteristics and Management of Burns in Older Adults

Oct 18, 2019

43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association

Project

An Update on BQIP: Driving Improved Burn Care Through Registry Data

Oct 16, 2019

43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association

Project

Projects

Writing

Freelance writing, interviews, and more.

Burn injuries

Investigating and reporting on burn injuries in Australia and New Zealand.

Heart rate variability

Understanding the role of heart rate variability in social and emotional processes.

Oxytocin

Examining how the oxytocin system impacts psychophysiological processes.

Pain

Approaching pain from a social and affective neuroscience perspective.