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Feifei BuSenior Research Fellow,听Institute of Epidemiology and听Health Feifei Bu is senior research fellow in statistics/epidemiology,听working with Dr Daisy Fancourt on a number of projects. She is the principal investigator of the NHS England funded project looking at patient activation measure and social prescribing, and a co-investigator of the EpiArts project examining the relationship between art & cultural engagement and behavioural & health outcomes using US cohort data. She also works on the COVID-19 Social Study investigating the psychological and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other research interests include Epidemiology | Psychosocial | Cognition | Older Adult Mental Health |
Alexandra BurtonSenior Research Fellow,听Institute of Epidemiology and听Health I currently lead on the qualitative component听of the Shaper-PND implementation trial to explore the experiences of new mothers with postnatal depression who take part in group singing sessions. I am also working on studies that explore the impact of social isolation on health and well-being听during the covid-19 pandemic. Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Psychological Interventions | Psychosocial | Dementia |
Christine CarterFull time PhD student,听Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Older Adult Mental Health | Dementia | Wellbeing | Global Mental Health | Psychosocial听触听Cognition |
Ping-Jen Chen听PhD Training Fellow,听Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include |
Brian ChingResearch Assistant,听Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health听触听Epidemiology听触听Psychological Interventions |
Anthony DavidProfessor of Mental Health, Director, 果冻影院 Institute of Mental Health I graduated in medicine from Glasgow University in 1980 and trained in neurology before entering psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital, London.听听I also have a Masters degree in Cognitive Neuropsychology.听听I was an honorary consultant at the Maudsley from 1990-2018 and was awarded a personal chair from the Institute of Psychiatry, King鈥檚 College London in 1996. I was Vice Dean for Academic Psychiatry at the IoPPN in 2013-8. Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness 触听Cognition听触听Epidemiology | Neuoscience |
Professor of Medical Statistics, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health听触 Cognition | Dementia | Digital Health | Epidemiology | Psychosocial |
Zsofia DemjenAssociate Professor of Applied Linguistics,听IOE, 果冻影院's Faculty of Education and Society I work at the intersections of language, mind and health(care), exploring (experiences of) mental/physical illness, healthcare, and medical research through linguistic analysis. My approach is data-driven and discourse analytic, focusing on any aspect of language that stands out in a given context. I've worked specifically on metaphor, im/politeness, personal pronouns, negation, narratives and humour. Other research interests include Mood Disorders听触听Serious Mental Illness | Language |
Saoirse FinnPhD Researcher,听Institute of Epidemiology and听Health Other research interests include Epidemiology | Older Adult Mental Health | Mood Disorders 触听Genetics |
Aikaterini FotopoulouProfessor,听Division of Psychology and Language Sciences Katerina鈥檚 research aims to understand the interface between mental and somatic health and ultimately advance the treatment of related health disorders, including听unawareness following stroke, functional motor and eating disorders. Katerina has published around 100 papers (see below for full list) and edited the volume Fotopoulou, A. Conway, M.A. Pfaff, D. From the Couch to the Lab: Trends in听Psychodynamic Neuroscience.听Oxford University Press, 2012. Her grant鈥檚 portfolio totals approximately 4.2 million EUR, including two ERC grants. Other research interests include Neuroscience | Cognition 触听Children and Young People's Mental Health | Serious Mental Illness |
Rebecca GouldAssociate Professor,听Division of Psychiatry My main research interests are in evaluating psychological interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness-based therapies for: i) older people with mental health conditions (including anxiety and depression); ii) people with neurodegenerative diseases (including dementia and motor neuron disease); iii) carers of people with neurodegenerative diseases; and iv) people with physical health conditions. Other research interests include examining the assessment of frailty in older people with mental health conditions, and evaluating psychological interventions for this population. Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | Older Adult Mental Health | Dementia | Mood Disorders |
Ishtar GoviaVisiting Research Fellow,听Institute of Advanced Studies Other research interests include Epidemiology | Global Mental Health | Dementia听触 Wellbeing | Psychological Interventions | Pychosocial | Health and Social Care 触听Cognition听触 Integrated Approaches | Multimorbidity |
Lisa Marie GruenwaldClinical Trial Manager and PhD Student,听Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness听触听Psychological Interventions听触听Psychosocial听触听Pharmacology |
Joseph HayesPrincipal Research Fellow,听Division of Psychiatry Research areas: Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness 触听Mood Disorders | Pharmacology听触听Epidemiology |
Spencer HayesAssociate Professor of Developmental Psychology,听Centre for Educational Neuroscience听 I am a researcher interested in sensorimotor learning and control in autistic and non-autistic individuals. I have published mainly in the area of imitation, imitation learning and motor control. I am currently working on projects looking into the contribution of the sensorimotor system in imitation, motor control, gait, exercise, and social interaction in autistic children and adults in the UK and Italy. I am currently working with Prof. Simon Bennett, Dr Joe Causer and Dr Richard Foster (RISES), Prof. Geoff Bird (Oxford), and Prof. Cristina Becchio and Dr Nathan Foster (Italian Institute of Technology). Other research interests include |
Marjan JahanshahiEmeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology and听Neuropsychology,听Queen Square Institute of Neurology Our current areas of research interest are: Other research interests include Mood Disorders | Older Adult Mental Health | Psychosocial | Dementia | Wellbeing听触听Cognition Naomi Jiehua Li-Horder听听 听Project officer (果冻影院) & counsellor (BACP registered) Other research interests include |
Aaron KandolaPhD Candidate,听Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Mood Disorders 触听Neuroscience | Epidemiology | Wellbeing听触听Children and Young People's Mental Health |
Alvina LaiAssociate Professor,听Institute of Health Informatics I have worked on a wide range of topics, ranging from evolution to health genomics. I am particularly interested in how we can use real-world data to tackle cancer and infectious diseases. I would also like to expand my research to include non-communicable diseases such as metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. 听 Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health听触听Epidemiology | Substance Abuse |
Danielle LambSenior Research Fellow,听Institute of Epidemiology & Health Danielle is currently a senior research fellow in the NIHR ARC (North Thames).听Her work focuses on using mixed methods to evaluate the implementation of complex health services and interventions.听 Her previous work focussed on mental health services and interventions, particularly acute mental health services such as Crisis Resolution Teams and Acute Day Units.听 Other research interests include Psychological Interventions听触听Serious Mental Illness | Wellbeing听触 Occupational psychology |
Naomi LaundersPhD Student,听Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Global Mental Health | Substance Abuse | Epidemiology |
Stuart LinkeClinical Psychologist,听Institute of Digital Health Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | Substance Abuse | Mood Disorders | Psychosocial |
Maria LongTrial Manager (NHS) and PhD student,听Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Psychological Interventions | Psychosocial | Cognition | Wellbeing | Epidemiology |
Vasiliki OrgetaAssociate Professor,听Division of Psychiatry Dr Vasiliki Orgeta is a research psychologist interested in emotional well-being in people with dementia and their family carers. Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of听 psychological and psychosocial interventions in dementia and mild cognitive impairment. She is also interested in how stress could be influencing risk of dementia and the effect of caregiving on caregivers physical and mental health. Other research interests include Wellbeing | Cognition听触 Psychosocial | Older Adult Mental Health | Neuroscience | Epidemiology | Psychological Interventions | Mood Disorders | Dementia |
David OsbornProfessor of Psychiatric Epidemiology,听Division of Psychiatry David's听main research听interests are the interface between physical and mental health, psychiatric epidemiology and the provision of effective and safe interventions for people with severe mental illnesses including psychosis.听He has published related work over the last 20 years in journals such as The British Medical Journal, British Journal of Psychiatry and Archives of General Psychiatry/JAMA Psychiatry. Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Pharmacology | Epidemiology | Mood Disorders |
Rachel PearsonResearch Assistant,听Great Ormond Street听Institute of Child Health I am currently working on a research project which will utilise linked family courts and healthcare data to examine women who become involved in care proceedings and have children placed into out-of-home care. In particular, we aim to identify opportunities for greater input in a healthcare setting to improve the health and wellbeing of mothers involved in recurrent care proceedings and to reduce child maltreatment. Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Substance Abuse 触听Epidemiology | Family Justice System |
George Ploubidis听Professor of Population Health and Statistics,听Centre for Longitudinal Studies George is a听multidisciplinary听quantitative social scientist and a longitudinal population surveys methodologist. His main research interests relate to socioeconomic and demographic determinants of health over the life course and the mechanisms that underlie generational differences in health and mortality. His methodological work in longitudinal surveys focusses on applications for handling missing data, causal inference and measurement error. Other research interests include Older Adult Mental Health | Epidemiology | Wellbeing | Social Statistics |
Lydia PooleResearch Fellow in Mixed Methods,听Institute of Health Informatics Lydia 's research focuses on the psychobiology of chronic disease. She is particularly interested in how depression is linked to physical illness and the biobehavioural pathways through which depression can explain disease onset and progression. Her ESRC funded fellowship comprised a body of work exploring the similarities and differences in depression across different physical illnesses. Lydia has a growing number of first-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored five book chapters. She has participated in several international conferences hand has received travel awards to present her work. Other research interests include |
Jessica ReesPhD Student,听Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | Older Adult Mental Health | Dementia | Wellbeing |
Alvin Richards-BellePhD Student,听Division of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include |
Anna RoachPhD Student,听GOS Institute of Child Health Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health听触听Health and Social Care听| Psychological Interventions | Wellbeing |
Jonathan RoiserProfessor of Neuroscience and Mental Health,听Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience Our aim is to understand the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying symptoms of mental illness, especially those relating to motivation. We utilise experimental techniques drawn from cognitive psychology, functional neuroimaging, psychopharmacology, and computational modelling, both in patient populations and healthy volunteers. Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health听触听Cognition听触听Mood Disorders 触听Neuroscience听触听Pharmacology听触听Psychological Interventions听 |
Elizabeth SampsonClinical Professor,听Division of Psychiatry My research focuses on key clinical issues for frail older people. My main areas of interest are:
Other research interests include Older Adult Mental Health | Dementia | Liaison Psychiatry | Neuroscience |
Roz ShafranProfessor of Translational Psychology, GOS Institute of Child Health My clinical research interests include development, evaluation, dissemination and implementation of evidence-based psychological treatments across the age range. I have particular expertise in obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and perfectionism. My current role is focused on understanding common mental health disorders in the context of chronic illness in children and young people.听 Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health听触听Psychological Interventions听触听Dissemination and implementation | Eating disorders 触听OCD 触听Perfectionism 触听Loneliness |
Karin ShmueliAssociate Professor in MRI,听Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering I am interested in developing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques to increase image contrast and resolution by exploiting new contrast mechanisms. The current goal of my research programme is to characterise frequency and susceptibility contrasts and to develop and translate MRI techniques exploiting these mechanisms to improve disease diagnosis and monitoring of therapies. Conventional MRI uses only the signal magnitude, but utilising the frequency (or phase) of the MRI signal has dramatically improved visualisation of tissue structure and can reveal tissue composition. During my previous post at the USA National Institutes of Health, I developed new methods to calculate tissue magnetic susceptibility maps from MRI frequency images. MRI tissue Susceptibility Mapping is an exciting technique and a rapidly growing research area. Together with my research group and collaborators, I now aim to unlock the potential of these MRI frequency and susceptibility methods to generate clinical MRI biomarkers of disease. Other research interests include Neuroscience | Dementia听触听Children and Young People's Mental Health听触听Cognition |
Hara TrouliProgramme Lead Performing Arts Medicine,听Division of Surgery & Interventional Science Other research interests include |
Keri WongAssistant Professor of Psychology,听IOE, 果冻影院's Faculty of Education and Society My research interests are in the听early assessments of childhood mental wellbeing, childhood paranoia/suspiciousness, antisocial and aggressive behaviours, and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (schizotypal personality disorder) across cultures.听 Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health听触Global Mental Health听触听Mood Disorders听触听Older Adult Mental Health听触听Psychosocial | Wellbeing |
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