Personal
- Name
- Associate Professor Katrina Schmid
- Position(s)
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School - Optometry and Vision Science - IHBI Member
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Optometry - Vision - Discipline *
- Optometry and Ophthalmology
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 6150
- Fax
- +61 7 3138 6030
- k.schmid@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Qualifications
-
PhD (Queensland University of Technology), BAppSc(Opt)(Hons) (Queensland University of Technology)
- Keywords
-
Eye Growth, Myopia, Neurotransmitters, Ocular Pharmacology, Refractive Error, Retina, Sclera
Biography
Background
Dr Schmid is an Associate Professor in the School of Optometry at QUT. She obtained her undergraduate optometry degree, with first class honours, from QUT and was awarded a QUT Medal. For her PhD she was awarded an Australian Post-Graduate Research Award; the topic of her thesis was “Visual and retinal control of eye growth and refraction”. In 1993 she was the Winner of the AMP QLD Biomedical Research Awards in the predoctoral category for her work on myopia. In 1996 she was appointed Lecturer in the School. She was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2000 and to Associate Professor in 2004.
Dr Schmid is a grant reviewer for the ARC and NHMRC and paper reviewer for numerous journals including
- Vision Research
- Optometry & Vision Science
- Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics
- Clinical & Experimental Optometry.
She was awarded a Large ARC grant in 1999 to conduct research into Image Blur Analysis and Ocular Development using the chick animal model. More recently she was awarded an NHMRC grant to investigate the mechanisms by which GABA antagonists alter eye growth.
Dr Schmid has many published research papers in internationally refereed journals and regularly attends both national and international research conferences to present her work.
Dr Schmid has a keen interest in the paedology of teaching and learning and completed a Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education) in 1998. In 2005 she completed the Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics. Dr Schmid is also involved in the School’s continuing education programs for optometrists.
Dr Schmid’s teaching areas include
- ocular anatomy and physiology
- ocular pharmacology
- the aetiology and management of refractive errors
- some aspects of visual science, i.e. binocular vision and colour vision.
She also supervises students in the QUT Optometry Clinic, supervises final year student projects and postgraduate research projects.
Dr Schmid is highly involved in the optometric profession and has been awarded two QUT Scholarship in the Professions Grants to investigate issues of importance to Queensland optometry. She has been an OAA council member and member of the Optometrists Board of QLD (including Deputy Chair for three years). She is also involved in School, Faculty and University committees (currently serving on the University Animal Ethics Committee).
Research highlights
Teaching
Dr Schmid has a keen interest in the paedology of teaching and learning and completed a Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education) in 1998. In 2005 she completed the Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics. Dr Schmid is also involved in the School’s continuing education programs for optometrists.
Dr Schmid’s teaching areas include
- ocular anatomy and physiology
- ocular pharmacology
- the aetiology and management of refractive errors
- some aspects of visual science, i.e. binocular vision and colour vision.
She also supervises students in the QUT Optometry Clinic, supervises final year student projects and postgraduate research projects.
Associate Professor Schmid is current course co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Vision Science course.
Experience
Associate Professor Schmid is a registered optometrist and has worked in private optometric practice.
Publications
- Cheng D, Schmid KL, Woo GC, (2007) Myopia Prevalence in Chinese-Canadian Children in an Optometric Practice, Optometry and Vision Science p21-32
- Chen JC, Brown B, Schmid KL, (2006) Slow Flash Multifocal Electroretinogram in Myopia, Vision Research p2869-2876
- Chen JC, Brown B, Schmid KL, (2006) Retinal Adaptation Responses Revealed by Global Flash Multifocal Electroretinogram are Dependent on the Degree of Myopic Refractive Error, Vision Research p3413-3421
- Chen JC, Brown B, Schmid KL, (2006) Delayed mfERG Responses in Myopia, Vision Research p1221-1229
- Ting PW, Schmid KL, Lam CS, Edwards M, (2006) Objective Real-Time Measurement of Instrument Myopia in Microscopists under Different Viewing Conditions, Vision Research p2354-2362
- Schmid KL, Brinkworth DR, Wallace KM, Hess R, (2006) The Effect of Manipulations to Target Contrast on Emmetropization in Chick, Vision Research p1099-1107
- Hess R, Schmid KL, Dumoulin SO, Field DJ, Brinkworth DR, (2006) What Image Properties Regulate Eye Growth?, Current Biology p687-691
- Chen JC, Brown B, Schmid KL, (2006) Changes in Implicit Time of the Multifocal Electroretinogram Response Following Contrast Adaptation, Current Eye Research p549-556
- Chen JC, Brown B, Schmid KL, (2006) Evaluation of Inner Retinal Function in Myopia Using Oscillatory Potentials of the Multifocal Electroretinogram, Vision Research p4096-4103
- Bertrand EF, Fritsch C, Diether S, Lambrou G, Muller D, Schaeffel F, Schindler P, Schmid KL, van Oostrum J, Voshol H, (2006) Identification of Apolipoprotein A-1 as a 'Stop' Signal for Myopia, Molecular and Cellular Proteomics p2158-2166
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- Title
- The GABAergic System in Eye Growth Control and Myopia
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- 553003
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Myopia, Eye growth, Retina and visual function, GABAergic system, Retinal neurotransmitters
