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Psychological Interventions

Affiliates of the Institute of Mental Health with expertise in Psychological Interventions.

Humma Andleeb

PhD student,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Epidemiology | Neuroscience | Global Mental Health | Wellbeing | Psychosocial

Rebecca Appleton

Research Assistant, Division of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | °Â±ð±ô±ô²ú±ð¾±²Ô²µÌý


PhD Student, Division of Psychology and Language SciencesÌýÌý Ìý

Chris Barker

Emeritus Professor,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Psychosocial | Community Mental Health


Research Fellow

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Wellbeing

Angela Barrett

Research and Communications Officer,ÌýPsychoanalysis Unit

Other research interests include

Psychosocial | Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ Wellbeing

Jo Billings

Associate Clinical Professor/Consultant Clinical Psychologist,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

I have particular clinical and research interests in PTSD, trauma, resilience and the mental health and wellbeing of high-risk occupational groups. I have also published research related to the acceptability and impact of psychological interventions as well as qualitative research on a variety of topics.Ìý

Other research interests include

PsychosocialÌý´¥ WellbeingÌý´¥ Trauma and PTSD

Michael Bloomfield

Principal Clinical Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Dr Bloomfield's work seeks to understand the mechanisms underlying how exposure to risk factors for mental illness during childhood and adolescence alter adult brain and cognitive function to give rise to mental illnesses so that new treatment and preventative interventions can be developed.Ìý He has been awarded an Excellence Fellowship from ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, the British Medical Association's Margaret Temple Award for schizophrenia research, the British Association of Psychopharmaocology's BAP Award for Junior Clinical Psychopharmacologist of the Year and the Royal College of Psychiatrists Trainee of the Year award.Ìý In addition he has received young investigator awards from the European College of Neuropsychopharmocology, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and major international research societies.

Other research interests include

Serious Mental Illness | Pharmacology | NeuroscienceÌý´¥ Trauma

Associate Professor in Global Health, Institute for Global Health

Other research interests include

Global Mental Health | TraumaÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |ÌýPsychosocial

Alexandra Burton

Senior Research Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology andÌýHealth

I currently lead on the qualitative componentÌýof 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-beingÌýduring the covid-19 pandemic.

Other research interests include

Serious Mental Illness | Dementia | Psychosocial | Physical Health


Jennifer Cearns

Postdoctoral Research Fellow,ÌýDepartment of Anthropology

Other research interests include

Digital Health | Psychosocial | Wellbeing |Ìý Children and Young People's Mental Health

Brian Ching

Research Assistant,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiologyÌý´¥ÌýPhysical Health

Lorna Collins

Research Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology and Health

Other research interests include

Mood Disorders | Wellbeing | Global Mental Health | Epidemiology

Claudia Cooper

Professor of Psychiatry of Older Age,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

I am interested in the epidemiology of older people's mental health, happiness and wellbeing, and in the mental health of carers of people with dementia. Other research interests include elder abuse - its epidemiology and prevention; and the provision of quality and equality in dementia care.

Other research interests include

Dementia | EpidemiologyÌý´¥ CognitionÌý´¥ Qualitative Research

Ravi Das

Associate Professor,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

NeuroscienceÌý´¥ Pharmacology |ÌýSerious Mental Illness |ÌýSubstance Abuse

PhD student in mental health science (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº-Wellcome programme), Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Other research interests include

Mood Disorders | Cognition | Epidemiology | Neuroscience


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Associate Lecturer, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Cognition | Neurodevelopmental Conditions | Psychosocial |ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health

Guilherme Fiorini

PhD Candidate,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health

Stephen Fleming

Sir Henry Dale Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Dementia | Neuroscience |ÌýMood Disorders |ÌýCognitionÌý


Clinical Fellow, Division of Psychology and Language SciencesÌýÌý Ìý

Other research interests include

Mood Disorders | Psychosocial | Children and Young People's Mental Health | Suicide and Self-harm | Serious Mental IllnessÌý

Sabina Funk

Research Associate,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

CognitionÌý´¥ÌýDementia | Global Mental HealthÌý|ÌýMood Disorders |ÌýNeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýOlder Adult Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýWellbeing

Eriko Gavinio

PhD Student and Clinical Psychologist,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýCognition | Neuroscience | Psychosocial | Wellbeing

James Gilleen

Senior Lecturer,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Pharmacology | CognitionÌý| Neuroscience |ÌýWellbeing |ÌýSerious Mental IllnessÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health

Rebecca Gould

Associate Professor,ÌýDivision 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

Dementia | Older Adult Mental Health | Physical Health | Mood Disorders

Ishtar Govia

Visiting Research Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Advanced Studies

Other research interests include

Epidemiology | Global Mental Health | Physical Health | Wellbeing |ÌýDementia | Pychosocial | Health and Social Care |ÌýCognitionÌý´¥ Integrated Approaches | Multimorbidity


PhD Student, Institute of Cognitive NeuroscienceÌýÌý Ìý

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Mood Disorders

Lisa Marie Gruenwald

Clinical Trial Manager and PhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Serious Mental IllnessÌý´¥ÌýPharmacologyÌý´¥ÌýPsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýPhysical Health

Zoë Haime

PhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Cognition | Pharmacology | Serious Mental Illness | Eating Disorders

Dan Hayes

Senior Research Fellow,ÌýAnna Freud Centre

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Epidemiology | Global Mental Health | Psychosocial

Elisabeth Herbert

Lecturer,ÌýDepartmentÌýof Psychology and Human DevelopmentÌý

I am involved in several Knowledge Exchange projects at present and conducting research as part of the iRead EU 2020 Horizons project.

Vivian Hill

Programme Director Doctorate in Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology, IOE, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Faculty of Education and Society

Other research interests include

CognitionÌý´¥ Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ PsychosocialÌý´¥ Wellbeing


Georgie Hudson

PhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Epidemiology | Trauma | Serious Mental Illness | Psychological Interventions


Senior Research Fellow, Division of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Trauma | Mood Disorders


Research Assistant, Division of Psychology and Language SciencesÌý

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Global Mental Health | Health and Social Care | Mood Disorders | TraumaÌý

Professor of Social and Community Psychiatry,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

My main interests are in the clinical and social needs and the treatment outcomes of people with significant mental health problems such as psychosis and bipolar disorder. The areas in which I've worked most have been acute care and early psychosis. I have had a major role in several studies of crisis services, including evaluations of crisis resolution teams and of alternatives to standard inpatient care. My clinical work is as consultant psychiatrist in the Camden and Islington Early Intervention Service for psychosis.

Other research interests include

Serious Mental IllnessÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ Epidemiology | PsychosocialÌý´¥ Applied clinical research (development and testing of interventions)


Garrett Kidd

Research Assistant,ÌýDivision of PsychiatryÌýÌý Ìý

Other research interests include

Epidemiology | Global Mental Health | Health and Social Care | Mood Disorders | Older Adult Mental Health | Psychological Interventions | Psychosocial | Serious Mental Illness | Substance abuse | Suicide and Self-harm | Trauma | Wellbeing


Sunjeev Kamboj

Professor of Translational Clinical Psychology,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Neuroscience | Mood Disorders | CognitionÌý´¥ TraumaÌý´¥ÌýSubstance abuse

Associate Professor,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Epidemiology | Psychological Interventions | Anxiety-related disorders

Danielle Lamb

Senior Research Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology & Health

Danielle is currently a senior research fellow in the NIHR ARC (North Thames).ÌýHer work focuses on using mixed methods to evaluate the implementation of complex health services and interventions.Ìý Her previous work focussed on mental health services and interventions, particularly acute mental health services such as Crisis Resolution Teams and Acute Day Units.Ìý

Other research interests include

Physical HealthÌý´¥ÌýSerious Mental IllnessÌý|ÌýWellbeingÌý´¥ Occupational Psychology

Glyn Lewis

Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

I am interested in investigating the causes of psychiatric disorder, particularly depressive illness and psychosis. Causal factors that are potentially preventable could be especially useful but clues to aetiology also can improve our understanding of illness and help to devise treatments. I also carry out randomised controlled trials to evaluate treatments for depression in primary care. I aim to carry out research that has practical implications in improving clinical care of people with psychiatric disorder. I want to identify those advances in our neuroscientific understanding that could lead to practicable benefits for patients.

Other research interests include

Epidemiology | Pharmacology | Mood DisordersÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health


Michele Lim

Trainee Clinical Psychologist,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Mood Disorders | Children and Young People's Mental Health | Digital Health | Eating Disorders Ìý

Stuart Linke

Clinical Psychologist,ÌýInstitute of Digital Health

Other research interests include

Mood Disorders | Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Psychosocial

Division of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Cognition |ÌýPsychosocial Ìý

Maria Long

Trial Manager (NHS) and PhD student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Serious Mental Illness | Cognition | Psychosocial | Physical Health | Wellbeing | Epidemiology

Alexis An Yee Low

PhD Student,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology

Other research interests include

Neuroscience |ÌýMood Disorders

Millie Lowther

PhD Student,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Other research interests include

Neuroscience |ÌýCognitionÌý´¥ÌýMood Disorders

Natasha Lyons

Research Assistant and PhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

PsychosocialÌý´¥ Psychosis | Peer Support | Politics of mental health;

Natalie Marchant

Senior Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Dementia | Neuroscience | Older Adult Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýCognition

Peter Martin

Lecturer in Applied Statistics,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology and Health

I work with psychological therapists and academic psychologists to conduct randomized controlled trials of psychological therapies. These studies evaluate new interventions and estimate how effective they are. We also use mixed methods to investigate the therapy process and to find out why and how, not just if, therapies are successful.

I am a member of ChAPTRe, the Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research unit at the Anna Freud Centre and ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology |ÌýNeuroscience

Rosalind McAlpine

PhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Pharmacology | Mood Disorders| Serious Mental Illness | Psychosocial | Substance Abuse |ÌýWellbeing

Eamon McCrory

Professor of Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health|Trauma | Neuroscience | Mood Disorders | Psychological Interventions |Ìý

Jennifer McGowan

Lecturer,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

My research interests are focused primarily on health psychology. I am interested in projects into:

  • Public health (well-being, smoking, cancer, sexual well-being, lifespan ageing)
  • Positive psychology, resilience, and physical well-beingÌý
  • Sexual well-being in regards to abnormal sexuality

To date my research has explored the biopsychosocial well-being of adults ageing with HIV in relation to both age and time with diagnosed HIV, and project relating to cancer and smoking, and adolescent health and well-being.

Other research interests include

Epidemiology | Psychosocial | °Â±ð±ô±ô²ú±ð¾±²Ô²µÌý


Post-doctoral research associate, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Trauma | ÌýHealth and Social Care | CognitionÌý

Daisy McInnerney

PhD Candidate,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Global Mental HealthÌý| Psychosocial | Wellbeing | Older Adult Mental Health

Alison Ruth McKinlay

Research Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology andÌýHealth

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Global Mental Health | Older Adult Mental Health | Psychosocial


Senior Research Fellow, Division of Medicine

Other research interests include

Health and Social Care | Wellbeing | Occupational Health Psychology

Carlos Mena

PhD Student, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Other research interests include

CognitionÌý´¥ÌýMood DisordersÌý´¥ÌýNeuroscienceÌý´¥ PsychosocialÌý´¥ Anxiety

Nick Midgley

Professor of Psychological Therapies with Children and Young People,ÌýAnna Freud Centre

Nick Midgley'sÌýprimary research interest is in psychological therapies with children and young people, with a particular focus on the use of qualitative methods.ÌýHe hasÌýa strong commitment to examining the child's perspective on mental health and psychotherapy. Prof Midgley has been involved in theÌýadaptation of contemporary psychodynamic treatments, including mentalization-based treatments, for use with children and families

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýMood DisordersÌý|ÌýPsychosocial

Emily Midouhas

Associate Professor, IOE, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Faculty of Education and Society

I take a developmental psychopathologyÌýapproach to understanding:Ìý1) The effects of the social and built environmentÌýon the emotional and behavioural problems of children;Ìý2) TheÌýmental health of children with special educational needs across childhood and adolescence, particularly children with ADHD and autism; andÌý3) The role of biological factors in the association between life adversity and mental health across the lifecourse.ÌýI examine these topics usingÌýadvanced quantitative analyses of large-scale longitudinal cohort data.ÌýI am alsoÌýan active memberÌýof ChildÌýBehaviourÌýand Cognition (CuBiC) lab,Ìý.

Other research interests include

Epidemiology | Children and Young People's Mental Health | Cognition

Tom Milson

PhD Student,ÌýIOE, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Faculty of Education and Society

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health

Agnes Norbury

Research Fellow,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology

Other research interests include

Digital Health |ÌýMood DisordersÌý´¥ÌýNeuroscience

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Digital Health | Mood Disorders | Serious Mental IllnessÌý

Paula Oliveira

Honorary Researcher,ÌýAnna Freud Centre

Other research interests include

Neuroscience | Psychosocial | Children and Young People's Mental Health

Bonamy Oliver

Associate Professor, IOE, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Faculty of Education and Society

I am a developmental psychologist and behavioural geneticist,ÌýI have diverse research and applied experience, including in large cohort studies as well as working and collaborating with educational psychologists, child psychiatrists and practitioners. My research focuses on children’s socio-emotional development, psychological adjustment and mental health, with specific emphasis on the role of family, school and the connections between them. In particular, I consider genetic and environmental aetiology of individual differences in development and intervention response, as well as methods that facilitate detailed understanding of interpersonal relationships suitable for large-scale studies, to improve reach, scale and diversity in intervention research.

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýWellbeingÌý´¥ Behavioural genetics | Family processes


PhD Student, Queen Square Institute of Neurology

Other research interests include

ÌýNeuroscience | CognitionÌý´¥ Suicide and Self-harm | Machine learning methods in the context of neuroscience and mental healthÌý

Vasiliki Orgeta

Associate Professor,ÌýDivision 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 ofÌý 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 | Physical Health | Psychosocial | Older Adult Mental Health | Neuroscience | Epidemiology | Cognition | Mood Disorders | Dementia

Eiluned (Ellie) Pearce

Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Psychosocial | Loneliness


Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Department lead for Neuropsychiatry,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology

Other research interests include

Mood DisordersÌý´¥ÌýNeuroscience | Dementia | Psychological InterventionsÌý´¥ÌýCognition

Giulia Piazza

PhD Student,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Other research interests include

Mood Disorders | CognitionÌý´¥ Pharmacology | Neuroscience | Psychosocial


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Headquarters Administrator, UK Dementia Research Insitute

Other research interests include

Dementia | Neuroscience | Serious Mental Illness | Trauma | Children and Young People's Mental Health

Alexandra Pike

Postdoctoral Research Associate,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Other research interests include

Neuroscience | Mood Disorders | Cognition

Liam Pikett

Research Assistant,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Dementia | Cognition | PsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health

Alexandra Pitman

Clinical Associate Professor,ÌýDivision of PsychiatryÌý

I am interested in understanding risk factors for suicide attempt and in developing interventions to address them. I am currently working on the following areas:

  • Social and built environment influences on self-harm
  • Suicide attempt risk in vulnerable groups (people bereaved by suicide; people with cancer; LGBT youth; migrants; specific occupational groups; people who identify as lonely)
  • Suicide means restriction

Other research interests include

Epidemiology | Suicide and Self-harm | Mood Disorders | Children and Young People's Mental Health


Gary Price

Consultant NeuropsychiatristÌý,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

CognitionÌý´¥ÌýDementia | Ìý´¥ NeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýPharmacology

Jessica Rees

PhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Dementia | Older Adult Mental Health | Physical Health | Wellbeing

Philippa Renouf

Research Assistant,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Wellbeing | Older Adult Mental Health | DementiaÌý´¥ÌýCognition

Antonia Rich

Associate Professor in Medical Education, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Medical SchoolÌýÌý Ìý

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ Wellbeing | Psychosocial | Health and Social Care

Alvin Richards-Belle

PhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

EpidemiologyÌý´¥ÌýPhysical Health


Honorary Research Fellow, Division of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Serious Mental Illness | Trauma | Mood Disorders

Anna Roach

PhD Student,ÌýGOS Institute of Child Health

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýHealth and Social CareÌý| Physical HealthÌý´¥ÌýWellbeing

Oliver Robinson

ICN Group Leader,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience

We try to better understand anxiety disorders and 'normal' adaptive anxiety and how they relate. We use threat of shock, functional magnetic resonance imaging, computational psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychopharmacology techniques. We ultimately want to improve outcomes for sufferers of anxiety. For more details visit my lab website:

Other research interests include

Mood Disorders | Neuroscience | Pharmacology | Cognition

Jonathan Roiser

Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health,ÌýInstitute 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 HealthÌý´¥ÌýCognitionÌý´¥ÌýMood Disorders |ÌýNeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýPharmacology |ÌýPhysical Health

David Ruttenberg

PhD Student and ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Staff (Content Creator and PGTA),ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience

I am a passionately devoted scientist & PhD candidate within theÌý¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Institute of Education &ÌýCulture, Communication & Media Department's KnowledgeÌýLab and at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience's Developmental Diversity Lab & Cognition Emotion and Education Lab (CEE) within the Centre for Attention Learning and Memory (CALM) at the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at University of Cambridge (CBU).

Other research interests include

Cognition | Older Adult Mental Health | Wellbeing | Sensory, Anxiety and Attention

Jessica Satchell

Trial Manager / PhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Older Adult Mental Health | EpidemiologyÌý´¥ Older Adult Mental HealthÌý´¥ Wellbeing | Trauma | Crime Victims

Juliet Singer

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ Global Mental Health |ÌýNeuroscience | Psychosocial |ÌýWellbeing

Roz Shafran

Professor 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.Ìý

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýPhysical HealthÌý|ÌýDissemination and implementation | Eating disorders |ÌýOCD |ÌýPerfectionism |ÌýLoneliness


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Research Assistant, Division of Psychology and Language SciencesÌýÌý Ìý

Other research interests include

Global Mental Health | Digital Health | Serious Mental Illness

Aimee Spector

Professor of Old Age Psychology,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

My research broadlyÌýfocuses on the development and evaluation of psychosocial interventions and outcome measures for people with dementia. My recent research has taken a more global focus, for example I lead an MRC funded implementation trial of CST in Brazil, India and Tanzania. I work closely with colleagues from Hong Kong University and Peking University through formal strategic partnerships, with several joint projects adapting and evaluating psychosocial interventions for dementia (including digital interventions) and cultural adaptations of outcome measures.ÌýI have developed and published a range of outcome measures including measures of dementia knowledge, sense of competence, hope and resilience, and independence and engagement.

Other research interests include

CognitionÌý´¥ÌýDementia | Global Mental HealthÌý´¥ Psychosocial

Maarten Speekenbrink

Professor of Mathematical Psychology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Neuroscience | AI for mental healthÌý

Anahita Talwar

Student,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Other research interests include

Neuroscience | Computational Modelling | Mood DisordersÌý´¥ÌýCognition

Sahra Tekin

PhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Serious Mental Illness | Global Mental Health | Wellbeing

Simon To

Policy, Governance and Insight Manager, Students' Union ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health |ÌýWellbeing | Students

Vaso Totsika

Associate Professor in Intellectual Developmental Disability,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

My research often tries to describe complex developmental processes by drawing on population-based and/or longitudinal data. I am also interested in understanding how to better support people with intellectual disability, their families and carers through intervention evaluation.

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Epidemiology | Intellectual Disability and Autism


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PhD student, Division of PsychiatryÌýÌý Ìý

Other research interests include
Cognition | Dementia | Epidemiology | Health and Social CareÌý


MuhammadÌýWaqarÌýAshrafÌýBhattiÌý

Clinical Psychologist, Division of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Psychosocial | Wellbeing | Pharmacology | Neuroscience | Health and Social Care | Sexuality | Mood Disorders

Katey Warran

Research Fellow in Social Science (Assets for Resilient Communities in Mental Health [MARCH] Network),ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology andÌýHealth

Katey is an interdisciplinary researcher who draws upon the fields of sociology, psychology, performance science, and philosophy to examine complex arts interventions and how they impact upon mental health and wellbeing. More specifically, she is interested in how group arts engagement can support social cohesion and improve social relationships, exploring this from multiple perspectives. For example, using theories from sociology to understand collective emotions and how they cement social bonds, drawing upon social psychology to explore the benefits of shared group identities, and applying theories from the philosophy of religion to unpack the more tacit, experiential aspects of creativity that unite people through shared ineffable experiences.

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Psychosocial | Wellbeing | Arts and Mental Health


Senior Researcher at National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (Collaboration between Royal College of Psychiatrists and ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº),ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Mood Disorders |ÌýSerious Mental IllnessÌý´¥ Trauma |ÌýSuicide and Self-harm

Andrew Watson

Honorary Clinical Lecture, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Cognition | Serious Mental Illness | Trauma |ÌýDigital HealthÌý

Lucy Webster

Research Associate,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry

Other research interests include

Dementia | Older Adult Mental Health | Cognition | Epidemiology

Kaja Widuch

Data Manager,ÌýInstitute of Clinical Trials and Methodology

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental Health | Global Mental Health | Psychosocial | Serious Mental Illness | Wellbeing | Psychiatric Research

Jeanne Wolstencroft

Research Fellow, GOS Institute of Child Health

I have two main research interests; one is focused on understanding the impact of co-occurring mental health difficulties in children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders and/or rare genetic disorders. The other is how best to use technology to improve the identification of autism in children, and digital approaches to psycho-social intervention.

Other research interests include

Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ Digital Health |ÌýGlobal Mental Health |ÌýPsychosocialÌý


Hannah WrightÌýÌý Ìý

Research Assistant / PhD Student, Psychoanalysis UnitÌý

I have two main research interests; one is focused on understanding the impact of co-occurring mental health difficulties in children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders and/or rare genetic disorders. The other is how best to use technology to improve the identification of autism in children, and digital approaches to psycho-social intervention.

Other research interests include

Perinatal mental health


PhD student,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences

Other research interests include

Children and Young People'sÌýMental Health |ÌýHealth and Social CareÌý´¥ÌýMood DisordersÌý´¥ÌýGlobal Mental HealthÌý|ÌýWellbeingÌý´¥ Psychosocial

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