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Who writes for the Mental Elf?

We have an ever-expanding team of people who contribute to the site. The group includes senior clinicians and researchers, health and social care professionals, academics, service users, students, information scientists and carers.

We’re adding to our network of writers all the time, so find out more if you’re interested in getting involved yourself.

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Esha Abrol, General and Older Adult Psychiatry Registrar, Barnet Enfield & Haringey Mental Health Trust
Clive Adams, Chair of Mental Health Services Research and Co-ordinating Editor of the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group, University of Nottingham
Sally Adams, Associate Professor, University of Birmingham
Vishal Aggarwal, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Leeds
Yasmin Ahmadzadeh, Postdoctoral Research Associate, King’s College London
Sophia Ahmed, Assistant Psychologist, National Problem Gambling Clinic, Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Janine Aitken, MSc student, University of Stirling
Syeda Akther, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of Oxford
Lia Ali, Consultant Psychiatrist, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Eva Alisic, Psychologist and Research Fellow, Monash University
Ahmed Al-Shihabi, Medicine Student, University College London
Ariadna Albajara Saenz, Postdoctoral Researcher, Wiener-Anspach Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge
Alexandra Allam, Postdoctoral Researcher & Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, United States
Rachel Allan, Practice Leader, The Royal Mencap Society
Rob Allison, Senior Lecturer, University of York
Lucía Almazán Sánchez, Medical Student, King’s College London
Murtada Alsaif, Pharmacist
Hanzla Amir, Senior House Officer, Oxleas NHS Trust
Ian Anderson, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Manchester
Jo Anderson, Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge
Ole A. Andreassen, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Oslo
Kinga Antal, MSc Student, Kings College London
Alexis An Yee Low, MB-PhD Student, University College London
Becky Appleton, Senior Research Fellow, University College London
Steve Appleton, Managing Director, Contact Consulting
Briana Applewhite, MSc Clinical Mental Health Student, King’s College London
Sophie Archer, Assistant Psychologist, CAMHS, Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Trust (RDASH)
Golnar Aref-Adib, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow, University College London and Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Alejandro Arguelles Bullon, MSc Clinical Mental Health Student, UCL
Mahmoud Arif, Student Wellbeing Officer, Dubai
Rosario Aronica, Medical Doctor / Senior Trainee Doctor / Researcher, NHS Oxford Trust / University of Milan, Spain / University of Oxford
Athina Aruldass, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Stanley Centre for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT
Louise Arseneault, ESRC Mental Health Leadership Fellow and Professor of Developmental Psychology, King’s College London
Jessica Armitage, PhD Student, University of Bristol
Andie Ashdown, MSc Student, University College London
Emma Ashworth, Chartered Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University
Chloe Aspey, Research Assistant and PhD Student, Cardiff University
Henry Aughterson, PhD Student, University College London
Tuba Saygin Avsar, Health Economics Research Fellow, University College London
Camilla Babbage, Research Fellow, University of Nottingham
Douglas Badenoch, Director of Minervation Ltd
Eleanor Bailey, Research Assistant / PhD Candidate, Orygen, Australia
Megan Bailey, PhD Researcher, University of Bath
Jemma Baker, Research Assistant, University of Oxford
John Baker, Chair of Mental Health Nursing, University of Leeds
Ioannis Bakolis, Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Kings College London
Piumee Bandara, Consultant, World Health Organization
Michelle Banfield, Associate Professor, Australian National University
Jason Bantjes, Chief Specialist Scientist, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
Lucy Barrass, Evidence Synthesis Analyst, Newcastle University and NIHR
Joe Barnby, Research Assistant, University College London
Kirsten Barnicot, Senior Lecturer, City, University of London
Jack Barton, PhD Student, University of Manchester
Aslihan Baser, Research Assistant, University of Cambridge
Bibire Baykeens, Medical Student, Univesity of Plymouth
Luke Bayliss, PhD Student / Research Officer, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Andy Bell, Deputy Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health
Imogen Bell, Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Psychologist, Orygen and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dhea Bengardi, Assistant Psychologist, Southend-Essex-Thurrock CAMHS
Jonny Benjamin, Mental Health Campaigner, Film Producer, Public Speaker, Writer and Vlogger
Laura Bennett, Research Assistant for the Learning Disability Mortality Review Programme (LeDeR), University of Bristol
Vanessa Bennett, Research Assistant, University of Oxford
Clara Belessiotis, Core Trainee in Psychiatry, East London Foundation Trust
India Bellairs-Walsh, Research Assistant, Orygen, Australia
Francesca Bentivegna, PhD Student, University College London
Hollie Berrigan, Lived Experience Lead, Beam Consultancy
Natalie Berry, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of Manchester and Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS
Kathryn Berzins, Research Fellow in Mental Health, University of Leeds
Victoria Betton, Director of mHabitat
Vishal Bhavsar, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellow in Epidemiology, King’s College London
Kam Bhui, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
Camilla Biggs, Assistant Psychologist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Catherine Bird, Research Assistant, King’s College London
Molly Bird, Research Associate, University College London
Jo Billings, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Associate Clinical Professor, University College London
Jonathan Bisson, Psychiatrist, Cardiff University
Melissa Black, Clinical Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist, Black Dog Institute
Jessica Bone, Research Fellow in Epidemiology, University College London
Anya Borrisova, Junior Doctor, NHS
Lisa Bortolotti, Professor of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
Robyn Bosworth, Assistant Psychologist, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
George Bougas, MSc Student, King’s College London
Helen Bould, Wellcome Trust Doctoral Training Fellow, University of Oxford
Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Founder and Director, National Problem Gambling Clinic
Lucy Bowes, Associate Professor in Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
Marlee Bower, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Matilda Centre for Research for Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Australia
Hannah Bowers, Research Fellow, Southampton University
Ella Bradley, MSc Student, University of Glasgow
Simon Bradstreet, Research Fellow, University of Glasgow
Rachel Brand, Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Josefien Breedvelt, Research Officer, Mental Health Foundation
Gerome Breen, Psychiatric Geneticist, King’s College London
Alana Breen, Psychological Therapist-in-Training, Centre for Psychological Therapies, University of Edinburgh
Lauren Breen, Associate Professor, Curtin University, Australia
Isabella Brereton, Learning Support Staff and Research Assistant
Simon Brett, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner & MSci Student, University of Reading
Amy Broadbent, Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, University of Essex
Danielle Brocklebank, MPhil Student in Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Philip Brooks, Psychiatry CT1 Doctor, South London and the Maudsley
Matthew Broome, Chair in Psychiatry and Youth Mental Health, and Director of the Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham / Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Ellie Brown, Research Fellow, Orygen and Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Mark Brown, Development Director, Social Spider CIC
Poppy Brown, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Sue Brown, Senior Research Fellow, MindTech Medtech Co-operative, University of Nottingham
Stefan Brugger, NIHR Academic Clinical Research Fellow, University College London
Martin Brunet, GP, Binscombe Medical Centre
Kjetil Gundro Brurberg, Researcher in the Division of Primary Care and Clinical Procedures, Norwegian Knowledge Center for Health Services in Public Health, Norway
Megan Buoey, Junior Doctor (F2), South Yorkshire Deanery
Jennifer Burgess, Academic Clinical Fellow in General Adult Psychiatry, Newcastle
Lisa Burscheidt, Assistant Librarian, North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Georgie Buswell, Assistant Psychologist and Research Assistant, North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Mary Butler, Senior Lecturer/Consultant Adult Psychiatrist, University College Cork
Richard Byng, GP and Professor in Primary Care Research, University of Plymouth
Peter Byrne, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Royal London Hospital
Sadhbh Byrne, Research Assistant, Orygen, Australia
Alastair Canaway, Research Fellow, University of Warwick
Ayana Cant, Research Assistant, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Krysia Canvin, Independent Health Services Researcher, University of Leeds
Sophie Carlisle, Evaluation researcher, Health Innovation East Midlands, Nottingham University Hospitals
Victoria Carlisle, PhD Student at the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, University of Bristol
Sarah Carr, Associate Professor of Mental Health Research, Middlesex University / Independent Consultant, Sarah Carr and Associates Ltd
Zoe Catchpole, Peer Impact and Engagement Officer, McPin Foundation
Laura Caven, Policy Manager, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
Brant Cebulla, Development Director, Vitamin D Council
Emma Cernis, Research Assistant, University of Oxford
Iain Chalmers, Coordinator, James Lind Initiative
Justin Chan, PhD Student, University College London
Justin Chapman, Research Fellow, Griffith University
Sarah Chapman, Knowledge Broker, UK Cochrane Centre
Kate Chartres, Nurse Consultant, Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wears NHS Foundation Trust
Natasha Chilman, PhD Student, King’s College London
Lucy Chilton, Assistant Psychologist, Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
Athena Chow, PhD Student, University of Oxford
Paul Christiansen, Lecturer, University of Liverpool
Andrea Cipriani, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Oxford / Editor in Chief of BMJ Mental Health
Alison Clarke, Research Assistant, Orygen, Australia
Gerard Clarke, Professor of Neurobehavioural Science, University College Cork
Natasha Clarke, PhD Student, University of Liverpool
Philippa Clery, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, University College London
Vanessa Coeli, CAMHS Clinician, Hackney NHS Trust
Alys Cole-King, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board / the Royal College of Psychiatrists Spokesperson on Suicide and Self harm / the Clinical Director of Connecting with People
Oonagh Coleman, KCL
Elizabeth Collier, Lecturer in Mental Health, University of Derby
Lorna Collins, Researcher and Member of the MARCH Network
Jennifer Collom, Research Assistant, King’s College London
Dean Connolly, Student, University College London
Skye Constantine, PhD candidate at University of Queensland, Australia and Freelance Consultant at Constantly Learning and Lived Experience Led Homelessness Collective
Nicola Coop, Assistant Psychologist
Mick Cooper, Professor of Counselling at the School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde
Emma Corcoran, Research Assistant, University College London
Fabiana Corsi-Zuelli, PhD Student in Neuroscience (Immunopsychiatry), University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Brazil
Samuele Cortese, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Southampton / Honorary Consultant Child Psychiatrist, Solent NHS Trust
Nia Coupe, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Chester
Elana Covshoff, Programme Manager, SHRINE
Marie Crabbe, Research Assistant, Oxford Health Foundation NHS Trust
Jake Crawshaw, PhD Candidate at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London
Byron Creese, Research Psychologist, University of Exeter
Daisy Crick, PhD Student, University of Bristol
Ioana Cristea, Associate Professor, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania / Research Fellow, University of Pisa, Italy
Ioana Crivatu, Research Assistant, Middlesex Univerity
Jazz Croft, PhD Candidate at the Centre for Academic Mental Health, University of Bristol
Rebecca Crook, Research Assistant, University of Manchester
Lauren Cross, Research Assistant, University of Cambridge
Grace Crowley, Academic Clinical Fellow and Core Psychiatry Trainee, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Alina Cuhraja, ST6 General Adult Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Laura Culshaw, Assistant Psychologist, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital / Research Associate, University of Westminster
Beth Cumber, PhD Student / CAMHS Mental Health Nurse, University of Warwick / Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Trust
Ian Cummins, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
Emily Currell, MSc Student, University College London
Daisy Cutting, Student, University of Oxford
Simon D’Alfonso, Lecturer in Digital Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Siobhan D’Almeida, MSc Mental Health Studies Student, King’s College London
David Daley, Professor of Psychological Intervention and Behaviour Change, University of Nottingham
Tim Dalgleish, Programme Leader, University of Cambridge
Christian Dalton-Locke, PhD Student, University College London
Jennifer Dam, Researcher and Project Manager, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Jermaine Dambi, Senior Lecturer, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Aster Daniels, Research Nurse, King’s College Hospital
Sasha Danilina, PhD Student, University College London
Ruth Darby, Therapist-in-Training, Centre for Psychological Therapies, University of Edinburgh
Trish Darcy, Research Associate, University of York
Suzanne Dash, Graduate-Entry Medicine Student, University of Oxford
Subodh Dave, Dean-Elect, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Geoff Davies, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of Surrey
Jessica Davies, Psychology Graduate, Kings College London
Kelly Davies, Lecturer in Mental Health, University of York
Ellie Davis, Supply Teaching Assistant, Harford Manor
John M Davis, Professor of Psychiatry and Research Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, United States
Alice Dawson, Forensic Psychologist in Training, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service
Emily Day, Research Programme Administrator for the iCATS project, University of Oxford
Jennifer de Bayer, Research Coordinator at the Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford
Derek de Beurs, Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Caroline De Brun, Knowledge and Evidence Manager, Public Health England Knowledge and Library Services
Angharad de Cates, Psychiatry Registrar and Honorary Research Fellow, Warwick Medical School
Franco de Crescenzo, DPhil Candidate, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford / Honorary Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Melanie de Lange, Wellcome Trust-funded PhD Student, University of Bristol
Lindsay Dewa, Research Fellow, Imperial College London
Helen Dodd, Professor of Child Psychology, University of Reading
Clare Dolan, Research Assistant, University of Edinburgh
Jill Domoney, Clinical Psychologist and Researcher at the Section of Women’s Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Ailsa Donnelly, Lay Chair of the PRIMER group
Nicholas Donnelly, Clinical Lecturer in General Adult Psychiatry, University of Bristol
Muna Dubad, PhD Student, University of Warwick
Jay Duckworth, PhD Student, University of Liverpool
Brendan Dunlop, Clinical Psychologist in Training, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Rina Dutta, Professor of Psychiatry and Academic Capacity Development / Consultant Psychiatrist, King’s College London and The Maudsley Hospital
Snigdha Dutta, Project Associate, Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning, University of Cambridge
Sharon Eager, Research Assistant, University College London
Katie East, Associate Professor in Public Health at Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Sammy Eden, PhD Student, University of Bath
Shantal Edirappuli, Academic Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, University of Bristol and Avon & Wiltshire Partnership NHS Mental Health Trust
Sarah Egan, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University, Australia
Thalia Eley, Professor of Developmental Behavioural Genetics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London
Tyler Elliot, MSc Student, University College London
Edel Ennis, Lecturer in Psychology, Ulster University
M. David Enoch, Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Edzard Ernst, Emeritus Professor, University of Exeter
Ivan Ezquerra-Romano, PhD Student, University College London
Michelle Eskinazi, MSc Student, University College London / Core Psychiatry Trainee, Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Norah Essali, Medical Student, University of Kalamoon, Syria
Pete Etchells, Senior Lecturer in Biological Psychology, Bath Spa University
Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health
Melisa Eyuboglu, MSc Student, King’s College London
Sophie Fairweather, PhD Candidate, University of Bristol
Alison Faulkner, Surviver Researcher and Trainer in Mental Health
Mina Fazel, Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Oxford / Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ana Julia Ferreira, PhD Student, University of Bath
Jodie Ferris, Assistant Psychologist, Homerton NHS University Trust
Matt Field, Professor of Psychology, University of Liverpool
Chris Fielding, Academy Lead, Forwards Centre, Bolton Impact Trust
Caroline Fiennes, Director, Giving Evidence
Saoirse Finn, Network Co-ordinator, Arts Health Early Career Research Network
Katie Finning, PhD Student, School of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter
Zoë Firth, Research Assistant at the CAMHS Digital Lab, King’s College London
Terry Flemming, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Elaine C. Flores, Senior Research Fellow in Planetary Health (LSHTM, UK) & Lecturer and Coordinator Doctorate in Public Health (UPCH, Peru)
Meg Fluharty, Research Assistant at the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, University of Bristol
Andrés Fonseca, Consultant Psychiatrist / CEO, Health eLiving Partnership / Honorary Lecturer, University College London
Tamsin Ford, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Alexander Foster, Research Worker in Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Una Foye, Research Officer, Mental Health Foundation
Holly Fraser, Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol
Robbie Fraser, Social Worker (Mental Health), London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Eleana Frisira, Junior Doctor, NHS
Suzi Gage, Lecturer in Psychology and Epidemiology, University of Liverpool
Nuria Gardia, MSc Student, University of Birmingham
Tanya Garg, Human Capital Consulting Analyst, Deloitte India
Linda Gask, Emerita Professor of Primary Care Psychiatry, University of Manchester
Rena Gatzounis, Health Psychologist, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Darya Gaysina, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Sussex
Lina Gega, Reader in Mental Health, University of York and Hull York Medical School
Svenja Sophie Geissler, Research Associate, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LMU University Hospital
Clare Gerada, GP, NHS
Rachel Gibbons, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, Group Analyst, Organisational Consultant, Independent Researcher
Clarissa Giebel, Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
Bethany Gill, Research Associate, Lancaster Associate
Patricia Gillen, Head of Research and Development for Nurses, Midwives and AHPs, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) / Lecturer, Ulster University
Maria Giorgalli, Student, MSc in Clinical Mental Health Sciences, University College London
Laura Godfrey-Isaacs, Artist, Midwife and Birth Activist
Pattie Gonsalves, Project Director, It’s Ok To Talk, Sangath, India
Guy Goodwin, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
Sophie Graham, Medical Student, Newcastle University
Jake Grange, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Talking Therapies Service, part of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Anjana Greedharee, Trainee in Clinical and Developmental Psychology, APEIM and Rangers Foundation Trust Special Needs School, Mauritius
Amy Green, Academic Clinical Lecturer, University of Bristol
Bethany Green, Social Worker in community mental health services, East London
Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green, Post-Doctoral Fellow, ARC South London, NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s College London
Sarah Gregory, Doctoral Candidate and Study Coordinator, University of Edinburgh
Ellen Grimas, PhD Student, Imperial College London
Alice Grishkov, Mental Health Social Worker / Care Coordinator, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
David Gunnell, MB, ChB, DSc, FMedSci Professor of Epidemiology, University of Bristol
Xiaolin Gui, MSc Students at the University of Glasgow
Carolina Guzman Holst, DPhil Student, University of Oxford
Peter Haddad, Senior Consultant in Psychiatry, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar / Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Qatar
Jonas Hagenberg, PhD Student, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Germany
Elizabeth Hall, MSc Student, King’s College London
David Hallford, Clinical Psychologist and Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University, Australia
Ian Hamilton, Associate Professor in Addiction, University of York
Xinwei Samantha Han, Clinical Research Coordinator, New York State Psychiatric Institute, US
Laura Hankey, Research Assistant, University of Oxford
Terry Hanley, Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology, University of Manchester
Ben Hannigan, Reader in Mental Health Nursing, School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University
Lina Hansson, Postdoctoral Researcher, Karolinska Institutet
Keir Harding, Occupational Therapist, Cynnwys (together), at the personality disorder service, Cardiff
Emily Hards, Lecturer and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Bath
Laurie Hare-Duke, Research Fellow, the Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham
Catherine Harmer, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Oxford
Amanda Harris, Psychologist and Director of the Australian Child & Adolescent Trauma, Loss & Grief Network
Judith Harrison, Welsh Clinical Academic Training Fellow, Cardiff University
Camille Hart, Psychiatric Trainee Doctor, Queen’s University, Belfast
Suzan Hassan, PhD Student, University College London
Helge Hasselmann, Research Masters Student in Clinical and Cognitive Neurosciences, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Simon Hatcher, Full Professor of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Canada
Joseph Hayes, Clinical Training Fellow, Division of Psychiatry, University College London
Laura Hemming, PhD Student, University of Manchester
Jill Hemmington, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader PG Cert (AMHP) at the School of Social Work, Care and Community, University of Central Lancashire
Georgia Herring, Research Assistant, University of Bath
Paul Heron, Research Fellow at Closing the Gap Network, University of York
Sarah Hetrick, Associate Professor in Youth Mental Health, University of Auckland, Australia
Jessamy Hibberd, Chartered Clinical Psychologist
Emily Hielscher, PhD Candidate, University of Queensland, Australia
Nina Higson-Sweeney, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford
Beth Hindhaugh, Research Assistant, University of Oxford
Kerrie-Anne Ho, PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales, Australia
Chris Hollis, Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Nottingham / Consultant in Developmental Neuropsychiatry, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Mark Horowitz, Training Psychiatrist / PhD Student, King’s College London
Maxine Howard, PhD Student, University College London
Dochka Hristova, Project Coordinator, National Elf Service
Samei Huda, Consultant Psychiatrist, Pennine Care
Charlotte Huggett, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Liz Hughes, Professor of Mental Health, University of Huddersfield and South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Tyler Hughes, Senior Assistant Psychologist and Research Assistant, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Zill-e-Huma, Lecturer & Doctoral Fellow, Global Institute of Human Development, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Pakistan
Neil Humphrey, Professor of Psychology of Education and Head of the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester
Xanthe Hunt, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Lucy Hyam, PhD Student, King’s College London
Jane Iles, Clinical Psychologist, CAMHS / Research Associate, Imperial College London
Annie Irvine, Research Associate, ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health, King’s College London
Marta Isibor, Clinical Psychologist Assistant Practitioner, NHS Lothian
Udita Iyengar, Project Manager in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Jenna Jacob, Researcher, Anna Freud
Pamela Jacobsen, Clinical Psychologist and NIHR Research Fellow, King’s College London
Benjamin Janaway, Psychiatry Trainee and Science Communicator
Alex Jarram, PhD Student, University College London
Sameer Jauhar, Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
Sam Jee, Research Associate, University of Manchester
Annie Jeffery, Senior Research Fellow, UCL
Karin Jervert, Expert by Experience at Mad of America, fine artist and author
Pia Jeppesen, MD, Senior Researcher, and Associate Clinical Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Harmony Jiang, Clinical Studies Officer, North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT)
Sonia Johnson, Professor of Social and Community Psychiatry and Director of the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit, University College London
Susie Johnson, Graduate, University of Bristol
Mandy Johnstone, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Edinburgh
Andrew Jones, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Liverpool
Ian Jones, Professor of Perinatal Psychiatry, Cardiff University / Director of the Welsh National Centre for Mental Health
Jonathan Jones, PhD Psychology Student, University of Exeter
Mona Jones, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, AnDY Research Clinic, University of Reading
Elisha Joshi, PhD student, University of Bristol
Dan Joyce, Clinical Lecturer at Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London / Junior Doctor in general adult psychiatry
Joe Judge, Clinical Psychologist, Hamilton Psychological Therapies Team, Lanarkshire
Bani Kahai, Doctor, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Melisa Kanber, Doctor, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Shubhangi Karmakar, Medical and MSc Student, Trinity College Dublin
Muzaffer Kaser, Psychiatrist and Clinical Lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Dafni Katsampa, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Anjuli Kaul, Administrator, Violence and Abuse Mental Health Network
Katerina Kavalidou, Postdoctoral Researcher, National Suicide Research Foundation in Ireland
Linda Kaye, Associate Head in Psychology, Edge Hill University
Andrew Kaye Kauffman, Tutor of Therapeutic and Expressive Writing
Eleanor Kennedy, PhD Student at Bristol Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, University of Bristol
Patrick Kennedy-Williams, BPS Chartered and HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist / Co-director of Psychology Oxford
Jacqueline Kent-Marvick, PhD Student and T32 Pre-Doctoral Fellow, University of Utah, United States
Suzy Ker, Consultant in Working Age Adult Psychiatry, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Jack Kerwin, Medical Student
Roxanne Keynejad, Clinical Research Training Fellow in the Section of Women’s Mental Health, King’s College London
Md Mostaured Khan, PhD Student, University of Bristol
Nagina Khan, MRC Research Training Fellow at the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester
Karel Kieslich, PhD Student, University College London
Natalia Kika, PhD Researcher, University of Bath
Francesca Kingston, Assistant Psychologist, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Olivia Kirtley, Research Assistant, University of Glasgow
Charlotte Kitchen, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of York
Martin Knapp, Professor of Health and Social Care Policy, London School of Economics (LSE)
Peter Knapp, Reader in Health Sciences, University of York
Pooky Knightsmith, Speaker, Lecturer, Trainer, Author and Vice Chair of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition
Dee Knipe, Vice Chancellor’s Elizabeth Blackwell Research Fellow, University of Bristol
Sarah Knowles, Research Fellow, NIHR School for Primary Care Research
Will Koehler, Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania / Owner of Journey to a Trauma Informed Life, LLC
Magdalena Skowronska, Clinical Practitioner, Camden and Islington NHS Trust, North Camden Crisis Resolution Team
Marissa Kube-Clare, Trainee Psychiatrist, Oxleas NHS Trust
Stanley Kutcher, Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health and the Director WHO Collaborating Care in Mental Health Policy and Training, Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre, Canada
Carla Kundert, Clinical Research Associate, Chicago Health Disparities Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology, United States
Theophanis Kyriacou, MSc Student, University College London
Elli Kypraiou, MSc Student, University College London
Rebecca Lacey, Reader in Social and Lifecourse Epidemiology, St George’s, University of London
Asha Ladwa, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Exeter
Melanie Lafanechere, Research Associate, University of Birmingham
Emmeline Lagunes Cordoba, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist
Jennifer Laidlaw, PGY-5 Resident in Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada
Olga Lainidi, Research Officer, University of Macedonia, Greece
Paris Lalousis, Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health, King’s College London
Joseph Lam, MSc Graduate in Clinical Mental Health Science, University College London
Danielle Lamb, Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Applied Health Research, University College London
Nicky Lambert, Director of Teaching and Learning Mental Health, Social Work and Integrative Medicine, Middlesex University
Alex Langford, Psychiatrist in Oxford
Antigone Lanitis, Counselling Psychologist & Team Lead, Mindler
Sophie Large, Caseworker, Age UK
Tim Larsen, PhD Student, University of Bristol
Louise La Sala, Research Fellow at Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Julie Lasselin, Associate Professor, Karolinska Institutet / Stockholm University
Jennifer Lau, University Lecturer, University of Oxford / Director of the Researching Emotional Disorders and Development (REDD) lab
Sharon Lawn, Professor, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Australia
Keith Laws, Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology, University of Hertfordshire
Kirsten Lawson, Consultant Psychiatrist, Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership NHS Trust
Huong Le, Children and Young People’s Mental Health researcher, Centre for Mental Health
Caroline Leah, Senior Lecturer and Social Worker, Manchester Metropolitan University
Clair Le Boutillier, Qualitative Research Fellow, King’s College London
Laura Lee, Research Assistant, University of Oxford
William Lee, Clinical Associate Professor (Reader) in Psychiatry, University of Plymouth
Simon Leigh, Health Economist, Lifecode® Solutions and Nexus Clinical Analytics / Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
Daniel Leightly, Research Fellow, King’s College London
Douglas Levinson, Director of the Stanford University Program on the Genetics of Brain Function in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, United States
Gemma Lewis, University College London
Glyn Lewis, Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry, University College London
Philippa Lilford, Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Michelle Lim, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and Head of the Social Health and Wellbeing Laboratory, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Caitlin Lloyd, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Columbia Center for Eating Disorders, Columbia University, US
Lisa Lloyd, Clinical Psychologist, NHS
Bryn Lloyd-Evans, Senior Lecturer, University College London
Maria Loades, Reader, University of Bath
Jo Lockwood, Research Fellow, University of Nottingham
Yanakan Logeswaran, PhD Student, King’s College London
Millie Lowther, PhD Student and Research Assistant, University College London
Poppy Ellis Logan, Associate Mental Health Worker (Adult ADHD Clinic), NHS Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust / MSc Student, King’s College London
Shania Lorenz, MSc Clinical Mental Health Sciences Student, University College London
Karina Lovell, Director of Research and Professor of Mental Health, University of Manchester
Colleen Loo, Professor of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
Patty Lozano-Casal, Programme Manager, See Me
Raluca Lucacel, PhD Student, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Isabel Luetkenherm, Masters Student, University College London
Maartje Luijten, Assistant Professor at the Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
Melanie Luximon, BSc Psychology Student, University of Bath
Charlie Lynch, Trauma-Informed Care Specialist Support Worker, Look Ahead
Jingni Ma, PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
James MacCabe, Reader in the Epidemiology of Psychosis at the Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Christina McClure, Account Manager, VectorBuilder
Sam McKay, Research Assistant – Suicide Prevention, Orygen and The University of Melbourne, Australia
Steven MacDonald-Hart, Psychologist, NHS
Liam Mackay, Assistant Psychologist, NHS Lanarkshire
Jude Madani, MSc Student, University College London
Lucy Maddox, NHS Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer and BSA Media Fellow
Ailbhe Madigan, Relief Social Care Worker, Peter McVerry Trust
Sarah Man, Staff Nurse, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit
Sammy Man, Clinical Psychologist
Farhana Mann, Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow, University College London / Specialist Registrar (ST6) in General Adult Psychiatry in North London
Warren Mansell, Reader in Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester
Rosie Mansfield, Research Fellow, University College London
Elena Marcus, Research Assistant, National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and University College London
Flo Martin, PhD Student, University of Bristol
Joanna Martin, PhD Student, Cardiff University
Steven Marwaha, Reader at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick
Lisa Marzano, Associate Professor in Psychology, Middlesex University
Filip Marzecki, Health Analyst, Office for National Statistics; PhD Student, King’s College London
Hazel Marzetti, Research Associate, University of Edinburgh
Katie Masters, PhD Candidate, University of Birmingham
Maryam Matter, Neuroscience & Mental Health Specialist / Freelance Speaker, Coach & Writer
Dona Matthews, Developmental Psychologist
Timothy Matthews, Postdoctoral Researcher, King’s College London
Olivia Maynard, Research Associate at the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, University of Bristol
Rosalind McAlpline, PhD Student, University College London
Edel Mc Glanaghy, Clinical Psychologist, NHS Forth Valley / Research Fellow, Edinburgh Napier University
Rose McCabe, Professor of Clinical Communication, City University London
Heather McClelland, Research Assistant and PhD Student, University of Glasgow
Sarah McDonald, Clinical Psychologist
Iain McDougall, Specialist Trainee in General Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Carla McEnery, Provisional Psychologist and PhD Candidate at the Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Cara McErlain, Associate Psychologist and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Pneuma Healthcare
Paula McFadden, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Ulster University
Ian McGeoghegan, Mental Health Practitioner, Trafford CAMHS
John McGowan, Director and Academic Director of the Clinical Psychology Training Scheme, Salomons Centre for Applied Psychology
Andrew McIntosh, Professor of Biological Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh
Harley McIntosh, MSc Student, King’s College London
Phoebe McKenna-Plumley, PhD Student, Queen’s University Belfast
Kwame McKenzie, CEO of Wellesley Institute
Alison McKinlay, Psychologist and Post-doctoral Researcher, the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Kate McLaughlin, Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Washington, United States
Sally McManus, Research Director, National Centre for Social Research
Peter McMurray, Psychiatry Core Trainee, Southern Trust in Northern Ireland
Nick Meader, Research Fellow, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York
Robert Meadows, Professor of Sociology, University of Surrey
Carlos Mena, PhD Student, University College London
Richard Meiser-Stedman, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of East Anglia
Wezi Mhango, Doctoral Researcher, University of Sussex / Lecturer in Psychology, University of Malawi, Malawi
Pascal Immanuel Michael, PhD Student, University of Greenwich
Yuri Milaneschi, Senior Researcher, Department of Psychiatry of Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
Chris Miller, Research Assistant, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Kathryn Mitchell, Core Psychiatry Trainee, Belfast Trust, Northern Ireland
Masuma Pervin Mishu, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of York
Layla Mofrad, Senior Psychological Therapist, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Emma Molyneaux – Postdoctoral Researcher in the Section of Women’s Mental Health, King’s College London / Mental Health Policy Research Unit
Mark Monaghan, Lecturer in Criminology and Social Policy, University of Loughborough
Joanna Moncrieff, Professor of Social and Critical Psychiatry, University College London / Consultant Psychiatrist, North East London NHS Foundation Trust
David Mongan, ST6 Psychiatry registrar, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Mallory Moore, Master of Social Work, Advanced Year Student, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, United States
Stephen Moore, Inpatient Psychiatrist, Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital
Paul Morrison, Psychiatrist and Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
Nuala Morse, Lecturer in Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Michelle Moulds, Professor and PLuS Alliance Fellow, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia
Claire Mokrysz, PhD Student, University College London
Jonathan Monk-Cunliffe, Academic Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Amy Morgan, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Australia
John Moriarty, Research Fellow, University of Belfast
Amelia Mullet, PWP, Vita Health Group
Marcus Munafò, Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Bristol
Jennifer Murphy, PhD Candidate, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Susannah Murphy, Lecturer, University of Oxford
Nuala Murray, Medical Doctor and Psychiatrist in Training, College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
Julian Mutz, King’s Prize Research Fellow, King’s College London
Holly Myers, PhD Student, University of York
Nikki Nabavi, Medical Student, University of Manchester
Monisha Nahar, MSc Student, University College London
Akshay Nair, Wolfson Clinical Research Fellow, University College London
Akansha Mahesh Naraindas, MSc Student, King’s College London
Monisha Narayanan, Research Associate at Campell Review Southasia
Rasanat Fatima Nawaz, PhD Student, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Laura Naysmith, Research Associate, King’s College London
Josephine Neale, Trainee Psychiatrist in North London
Ross Nedoma, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University College London
Ashlee Negrone, Lived Experience Researcher, Black Dog Institute, Australia
Natalie Nelissen, Research Fellow, mHabitat
Rosalyn Nelson, Assistant Psychologist, North Wilts Memory Service, Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Jill Newby, Senior Lecturer, MRFF/NHMRC Career Development Fellow and Research Director of the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression, St Vincent’s Hospital, Australia
Nicola Newhouse, Researcher, Health Experiences Research Group, University of Oxford
Sarah Nicholson, MSc Student, King’s College London
Claire Niedzwiedz, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health, University of Edinburgh
Timothy Nguyen, Trainee Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Hilary Norman, Lecturer in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
Peter Norton, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Monash University, Australia / Director of the Monash FEAR Clinic
Aileen O’Brien, Reader in Psychiatry and Education & Dean for Students, St George’s University of London
Elly O’Brien, Information Scientist, London
Brittany Oldale, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Talking Theraies Service
Siobhan O’Neill, Professor of Mental Health Sciences, Ulster University
Elena Opie, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, NHS
Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Consultant in Public Health in Bradford & Airedale and Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds
Emanuele Osimo, Academic Clinical Psychiatrist, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Chris O’Sullivan, Mental Health Foundation
Oluwaseun Oluwaranti, Specialty Doctor, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Juliana Onwumere, Senior Lecturer, King’s College London / Consultant Clinical Psychologist, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Sami Ouanes, Clinical Fellow in Advanced General Adult Psychiatry, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Alison Osborne, Senior Research Assistant, Northumbria University
Michael Ostacher, Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Dennis Ougrin, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust / Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Jennifer Rose Oulton, Assistant Psychologist in Learning Disabilities Service, CAMHS Wirral
Gozde Ozakinci, Health Psychologist and Lecturer in Health Psychology, University of St Andrews
Prianka Padmanathan, PhD Clinical Fellow, University of Bristol
Geoff Page, Research Fellow, University of York
Danae Palate, Therapist in Training, Centre for Psychological Therapies
Laurence Palfreyman, Assistant Psychologist in South London
Edward Palmer, Academic Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry and PhD candidate, University of Birmingham
Harry Palmer, Programme Coordinator, Mental Health Research Programme, Veterans and their Families (UK), Centre for Mental Health
Gaj Panagoda, Paediatric Rehabilitation Specialist and General Paediatrician, Institute for Urban Indigenous Health and Superkid Rehab
Carmine Pariante, Professor of Biological Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Georgie Parker, PhD Student, University College London & Anna Freud
Jennie Parker, Senior Researcher, the McPin Foundation
Nadine Parker, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oslo, Norway
Sophie Paul, Assistant Psychologist, NHS
Steven Parkes, Research Assistant, King’s College London
Francesca Payne, Clinical Psychologist, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Felicity Pearce, CT3 Psychiatry Trainee, NHS
Emily Peckham, Closing the Gap Network+ Coordinator, University of York
Siofra Peeren, Research Associate, Kings College London
Christopher Pell, In-patient General Adult Psychiatrist at the Susan Carnegie Centre in Angus, Scotland for NHS Tayside
Tamara Pemovska, Research Fellow, UCL
Zephyr Percy, MSc Student, King’s College London
Elvira Perez Vallejos, Associate Professor Digital Tech for Mental Health, University of Nottingham
Alex Perkins, PhD Student, Queen Mary University London / KCL
Ava Phillips, PhD Student, King’s College London
Giulia Piazza, PhD Student, University College London
Joseph Pierre, Health Sciences Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Alexandra Pike, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University College London
Sophia Pillai, Psychiatrist, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust
Serap Pinar, Biomedical and Molecular Science Research (MSc), King’s College London
Vanessa Pinfold, Co-Founder & Research Director, McPin Foundation
Alexandra Pitman, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University College London / Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Rudiger Pittrof, Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Rosa Pitts, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Lancashire Care NHS / Lancaster University
Belinda Platt, Post-Doc, LMU University Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Holly Platt, Student, University of Bath
Lydia Poole, Research Fellow in Mixed Methods at the Institute of Health Informatics, University College London
Rob Poole, Professor of Social Psychiatry, Bangor University
Bryony Porter, Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England
Inês Pote, Research Officer, Early Intervention Foundation
Alice Potter, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Lucinda Powell, Education and Mental Health Consultant
Amy Price, Trustee, ThinkWell
Christine Purdon, Professor, University of Waterloom, United States
Lucy Purnell, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Trust
Nida Rahman, Assistant Psychologist, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Divyangana Rakesh, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Paul Ramchandani, LEGO Professor of Play in Education, University of Cambridge
Anusha V Ramji, MSc Student, King’s College London
Monika Raniti, Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Adolescent Health and Centre for Research Excellence (Driving global investment in adolescent health), Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
Matt Ravenhall, Final year Biology student, University of York
Susan Rasmussen, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde
Wajeeha Raza, PhD Student, University of York
Tessa Reardon, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford
Rachel Reid-McCann, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oxford
Jennifer Reif, PhD Candidate, Ulm University
Stefan Rennick-Egglestone, Digital Research Specialist, University of Nottingham
Laoise Renwick, Lecturer, University of Manchester
Shirley Reynolds, Director of the Charlie Waller Institute and Professor of Evidence Based Psychological Therapies, University of Reading
Cara Richardson, PhD Student, University of Glasgow
Thomas Richardson, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Solent NHS Trust
Martin Køster Rimvall, MD, PhD at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Gentofte, Denmark & Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Region Zealand, Roskilde, Denmark
Jodi Rintelman, Pharmacist and Medical Writer
Pauline Rivart, Research Assistant, National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, University of Manchester
Tessa Roberts, Global Mental Health Researcher, King’s College London
Jo Robinson, Associate Professor, Orygen, Australia
Susie Robinson, PhD student/researcher and registered physiotherapist, University of Bristol
Jack Rogers, Associate Professor Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Birmingham
Jonathan Roiser, Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health; Deputy Director, UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London
Liana Romaniuk, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
Abi Rose, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Liverpool
Diana Rose, Professor of User-Led Research and Head of Section and Co-director Service User Research Enterprise (SURE), King’s College London
Nora Rosenberg, Junior Doctor, Medical University of Vienna
Rachel Rowan-Olive, Mental Health Service User/Survivor, Illustrator, and graduate student, Birkbeck, University of London
Sarah Rowe, Associate Professor and Deputy Director on the MSc Clinical Mental Health Sciences and MSc Mental Health Sciences Research, University College London
Tobias Rowland, Academic Clinical Fellow, University of Warwick
Alex Ruck Keene, Barrister specialising in mental capacity and mental health law / Wellcome Research Fellow, King’s College London
James Rucker, NIHR Clinician Scientist Fellow, King’s College London
Susie Rudge, Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Abby (Abigail) Russell, Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Kirsten Russell, PhD Student, Strathclyde University
Amanda Sabo, Research Assistant, University of Melbourne, Australia
Katharine Sacks-Jones, Director, Agenda
Emma Saddleton, Research Worker and part-time MSc Student at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Mary Sadid, Policy Officer, NSUN
Aws Sadik, PhD Fellow and Specialty Trainee in General Psychiatry, University of Bristol
Pooja Saini, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University
Tatiana Salisbury, Lecturer in Global Mental Health at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Paul Salkovskis, Director of the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Oxford Centre for Cognitive Therapy, University of Oxford
Christopher Sampson, Economist, Office of Health Economics
Liz Sampson, Clinical Professor, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department
João Santos, Research Associate and Data Manager, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester
Leela Sathyaputri, Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Iowa, United States
Martyna Sawicka, Data Collection Coordinator, Arizona Twin Project, Arizona State University, United States
Gemma Sawyer, PhD Student, University of Bristol, UK
Jessica Scaife, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
Heike Schroder, Lecturer in Human Resource Management, Queen’s University Management School
Ava Schulz, Postdoctoral Researcher, OPTIMAX Project
Joseph Schwartz, Associate Professor, Florida State University, United States
Susanne Schweizer, Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow in the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Group, University College London
Hannah Rachel Scott, PhD Student, University College London
Stephen Schueller, Associate Professor of Psychological Science, University of California, United States
Lucas Shelemy, PhD Researcher, University of Reading
Andrew Shepherd, Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Manchester / Higher Trainee in Forensic Psychiatry
Hilary Shepherd, Researcher, Department of Health and Social Care
Luke Sheridan-Rains, Research Associate in the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit, University College London
Krupa Sheth, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Coventry & Warwick Partnership Foundation Trust
Mirim Shin, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
Lottie Shipp, SEMH Teaching Assistant
Natalie Shoham, Clinical Training Fellow, University College London
Meenakshi Shukla, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, India
Magenta Simmons, Senior Research Fellow, Orygen and Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Lucy Simons, Research Fellow at NIHR MindTech Healthcare Technology Cooperative, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham
Megan Skelton, PhD Student in the Emotional Development Intervention and Treatment Lab (EDIT Lab), King’s College London
Nora Skjerdingstad, PhD (DPhil) Student, University of Oxford.
Jude Smit, PhD Student and Psychotherapist
Mark Smith, IAPT Clinician, Steps2Change / Independent Psychotherapist Trainer
Francesca Solmi, Research Associate, Division of Psychiatry, University College London
Marco Solmi, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Neurosciences Department, University of Padua, Italy
Andrew Sommerlad, PhD Fellow, University College London
Camille Souama, Postdoctoral Researcher and Psychologist, Leiden University, the Netherlands
Gilda Spaducci, PhD Student, IoPPN, King’s College London
Sophie Stammers, Research Fellow on Project PERFECT, University of Birmingham
Aggelos Stamos, MSc Clinical Sciences Student, University College London
Lorna Staines, Lecturer, Department of Health Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Emily Stapley, Research Fellow in the Evidence Based Practice Unit, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and University College London
Eloise Stark, PhD Student, University of Oxford
Penelope Zoe Stavrou, Junior Doctor, NHS
Thomas Steare, Research Assistant, University College London
Sarah Steeg, Presidential Fellow, University of Manchester
Charlotte Steel, Assistant Psychologist, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
David Steele, Junior Doctor with an interest in psychology, psychiatry and public health
Andrew Steptoe, Professor of Psychology and Epidemiology, University College London
Annie Stevenson, Assistant Psychologist, NELFT
Sarah Stock, PhD student, UCL
Kevin Stone, Associate Head of Department for Law, UWE Bristol
Becci Strawbridge, Mental Health Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Caroline Struthers, Education and Training Manager for the EQUATOR Network
Stefanie Sturm, PhD Student, University of Barcelona, Spain
Shuichi Suetani, Psychiatrist, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research & Queensland Brain Institute, Australia
Shuwen Su, MSc Masters Student, University of Glasgow
Emma Sullivan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of York
Sarah Sullivan, Associate Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology, University of Bristol
Harry Sumnall, Professor in Substance Use at the Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University
Irene Sutcliffe, Lived Experience Expert
Rebecca Syed, Researcher, King’s College London
Rachel Symons, Mental Health Nurse, Teacher and Speaker
Edward Sykes, Senior Press Manager and Head of Mental Health & Neuroscience, Science Media Centre
Danny Taggart, Academic Director for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Essex
Hosana Tagomori, MSc Student, University of Oxford
Olufemi Talabi, Core Psychiatry Trainee, East of England Deanery
Amelia Talbot, DPhil Researcher, University of Oxford
Catherine Talbot, Lecturer in Psychology, Bournemouth University
Katherine Tallent, Mental Health Recovery Worker, Rethink Mental Illness
Shivangi Talwar, PhD Student, University College London
Marcus Tan, Academic Clinical Fellow, University of Plymouth
Gemma Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Public Health (UoBristol); Reader (UoBath)
Eve Taylor, Research Fellow at University College London
Lawson Taylor, MSc student, King’s College London
Sahra Tekin, PhD Student, University College London
Jon Paul Teo, Consultant Psychiatrist, Statewide Transcultural Mental Health Centre
Garry Tew, Professor of Clinical Exercise Science, Northumbria University
Su-Gwan Tham, Research Associate, National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety and Mental Health (NCISH), University of Manchester
Christine Thirkell, Freelance consultant and Public speaker at Lived Experience Led Homelessness Collective
Andrew Thompson, Clinical Health Psychologist, University of Sheffield and Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Georgina Thompson, Assistant Psychologist, NHS
Sam Thompson, CBT Therapist/Registered Nurse Mental Health, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Rupert Thurston, Junior Doctor working in General Adult Psychiatry in the West Midlands
Delyse Tien, PhD Student, Monash University
Isabeau Tindall, Research Fellow, Curtin University, Australia
Liesbeth Tip, Clinical and Counselling Psychologist, Mindler UK
Caroline Tomes, Public Health Specialty Registrar currently working in Cambridge
André Tomlin, Founder and Managing Director, Minervation Ltd and the National Elf Service Ltd
Anneka Tomlinson, Clinician and Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
Emiliana Tonini, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney, Australia
John Torous, Director of the Digital Psychiatry Division at the Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, United States
Caroline Touzeau, Clinical Research Coordinator, Columbia Center for Eating Disorders, Columbia University, US
Ellen Townsend, Professor of Psychology, University of Nottingham
Solomon Towuru, Lecturer in Mental Health, University of Derby
Derek Tracy, Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Clinical Director for crisis, inpatient, and rehabilitation services, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
David Trickey, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Specialist Trauma and Maltreatment Service, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
Sam Trowell, Masters Student, University of St. Andrews
Isabela Troya, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Public Health, University College Cork & National Suicide Research Foundation
Ruby Tsang, Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol
Stella Tsoli, PhD student at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, University College London
Remco Tuijt, PhD Student, University College London
Jessica Tunmore, Senior Research Assistant and Patient and Public Involvement Lead, Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
David Turgoose, Clinical Psychologist in the Attachment and Trauma Team, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Alison Turner, Head of the Evidence Analysis team within the Strategy Unit, NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
Lauren Turner, Research Assistant, Queen Mary University
Sally Turner, Researcher, University of Bristol
Alan Underwoord, Specialist Clinical Psychologist
Raphael Underwood, PhD Candidate at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
Noortje Uphoff, Research Fellow, Cochrane Common Mental Disorder, University of York
Rachel Upthegrove, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Birmingham
Seline Uran, PhD Researcher, University of Bath
Syed Usman Hamdani, Founding Director and Assistant Professor, Global Institute of Human Development, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Kyla Vaillancourt, Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, University of Oxford and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Wouter van Ballegooijen, Lecturer / Assistnt Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
Eline van Bree, PhD Student, GGZ Rivierduinen Eating Disorders
Tim Johan van der Es, PhD Student, King’s College London & A*STAR Singapore
Mira Vasileva, Clinical Psychologist, The University of Melbourne & Psychiatric Clinic Lueneburg, Australia
Ana Veic, Research Assistant, Middlesex University
Silke Verekeen, PhD Student Researcher, University of York
Verity Wainwright, Lecturer, University of Manchester
Joanne Wadsworth, MSc Student, King’s College London
Syeda Wajeeha Zafar, Research Fellow, Global Institute of Human Development, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Charlotte Walker, Lived Experience Consultant and Service-User Researcher
Chenel Walker, MSc Clinical Mental Health Student, King’s College London
Emma Wallace, Doctoral Researcher, Ulster University
Joanne Wallace, Graduate Entry Medical Student, University of Warwick
Hannah Wallace, BSc Student, University of Oxford
Annabel Walsh, Senior Postdoctoral Research Project Manager, King’s College London
Kathryn Walsh, Research Associate, University of Birmingham
Florian Walter, Lecturer, University of Manchester
Michael Walton, PhD Student, Manchester Metropolitan University
Jingyi Wang, Research Associate, University College London
Lilli Waples, MRes Student, University of Bristol
Fiona Warner-Gale, Joint Director, Associate Development Solutions Ltd
Andrew Watson, Clinical Research Fellow in Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh
Sarah Watts, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Clinical Lead, Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust South Staffordshire IAPT teams
Marianne Webb, Research Assistant at Orygena and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Jasmin Wertz, PhD Student, Kings College London
Céline Wessa, MD, PhD Student, University of Antwerp
Simon Wessely, Chair of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences (IoPPN), King’s College London
Karen Wetherall, Researcher at the Suicidal Behaviour Research Lab, University of Glasgow
Beccy White, PhD Student, University of Manchester
Danny Whiting, Forensic Psychiatrist and NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow with the Forensic Psychiatry Research Group, University of Oxford
Alice Wickersham, PhD Student, NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre
Michael Wigelsworth, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester
Rebecca Wilkinson, CT2 Psychiatry, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Lucy Willetts, Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Accredited CBT Therapist
Jess Williams, PhD Researcher, University of Birmingham & University of Nottingham
Oleta Williams, Newcastle University
Bethany Williamson, MSc Student, King’s College London
Grace Williamson, Research Coordinator, King’s College London
Micheal J. Wilson, Researcher at Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne
Sarsha Wilson, Research Assistant, NIHR Oxford Cognitive Health Clinical Research Facility
Gemma Wilson-Menzfeld, Health Psychologist and Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University
Emma Wincup, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, School of Law, University of Leeds
Danielle Windget, PhD Student, University of Exeter
Isaac Winterburn, Research Assistant, University of Cambridge
Millie Witcher, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS
Katrina Witt, Research Fellow with the Centre for Suicide Research, University of Oxford
Jeanne Wolstencroft, Research Fellow, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Stephen Wood, Professor of Adolescent Brain Development and Mental Health, University of Birmingham
Gloria Wong, Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong, China
Talen Wright, PhD Student, University College London
Til Wykes, Professor, King’s College London
Emma Yapp, Research Assistant in the Section of Women’s Mental Health in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Vanessa Yim, Research Assistant at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Xinyang Yu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King’s College London
Aneta Zarska, PhD Student, City University London
Francesca Zecchinato, Research Fellow, University of Southampton
Margherita Zenoni, MSc Clinical Mental Health Student, University College London; Honorary Assistant Researcher at North East London NHS Foundation Trust; Intern at World Health Organization (WHO) – Mental Health, Disability and Human Rights
Tiago Zortea, Post-doctoral researcher in the Suicidal Behaviour Research Lab, University of Glasgow
Fabio Zucchelli, Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc student

Groups who have blogged

In addition to the individuals who blog for us, we sometimes publish blogs written by groups of people. These are often written as part of a training session or introduction to blogging; sometimes by students, sometimes by health professionals or academics. Here are some of the groups who have written Mental Elf blogs: