Samuel J. Hockey

Samuel J. Hockey is a Lived Experience Researcher and Program Lead in the Youth Mental Health and Technology Team at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre, where he co-facilitates the Centre's Lived Experience Working Group. His research examines artificial empathy in conversational AI and what happens when simulated understanding meets real distress, alongside how lived experience is embedded in mental health research practice. Samuel has co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications, including in The Lancet Psychiatry and the Medical Journal of Australia, and holds Chief or Associate Investigator roles on grants funded through the MRFF, NHMRC, and the Wellcome Trust. Before moving into research, Samuel was a National Mental Health Commissioner and advised the Australian Government Department of Health and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.