Older Adult Mental Health
Ignacia AzocarFull-time PhD Student, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Mood Disorders | Global Mental Health | PsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýDementia |
Feifei BuSenior Research Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology andÌýHealth Feifei Bu is senior research fellow in statistics/epidemiology,Ìýworking with Dr Daisy Fancourt on a number of projects. She is the principal investigator of the NHS England funded project looking at patient activation measure and social prescribing, and a co-investigator of the EpiArts project examining the relationship between art & cultural engagement and behavioural & health outcomes using US cohort data. She also works on the COVID-19 Social Study investigating the psychological and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other research interests include Psychosocial | Physical Health ´¥ÌýCognitionÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology Academic Foundation Doctor, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Dementia | Epidemiology | NeuroscienceÌý| ÌýSerious Mental Illness |
Marc Aurel BuscheProgramme Leader at the UK DRI and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Queen Square,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Other research interests include Neuroscience | CognitionÌý´¥ÌýDementia |
ÌýChristine CarterFull time PhD student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Physical Health | Wellbeing | Global Mental Health | PsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýCognitionÌý´¥ÌýDementia |
Justin ChanPhD student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Wellbeing ´¥ÌýCognitionÌý´¥ÌýDementia George ChapmanHonorary research fellow, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Dementia | Neuroscience | Pharmacology | Serious Mental Illness |
Ping-Jen ChenÌýPhD Training Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Epidemiology | Physical HealthÌý´¥ÌýDementia Academic Clinical, Fellow in Primary Care and Population Health Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health | Epidemiology | Global Mental Health | Health and Social Care | Wellbeing | Trauma | Suicide and Self-harm | Serious Mental Illness | Digital Health | Mood DisordersÌý| Psychosocial |
Saoirse FinnPhD Researcher,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology andÌýHealth Other research interests include Physical Health | Mood Disorders ´¥ÌýEpidemiologyÌý| Genetics PhD Candidate, Division of Psychology and Language SciencesÌýÌý ÌýÌý Ìý Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology | Serious Mental Illness ´¥ÌýTrauma | WellbeingÌý |
Sabina FunkResearch Associate,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include CognitionÌý´¥ÌýDementia | Global Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýMood Disorders ´¥ÌýNeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýPsychological InterventionsÌý| Wellbeing |
Sergi Costafreda GonzalezAssociate Professor,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Mood Disorders | DementiaÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Rebecca GouldAssociate 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 Psychological Interventions | DementiaÌý| Physical Health | Mood Disorders |
Laura GroverResearch Assistant,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Other research interests include Dementia | Mood Disorders | Epidemiology | Neuroscience SpR / Academic Clinical Fellow, Division of PsychiatryÌýÌý Ìý Other research interests include Garrett KiddResearch 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 |
Marjan JahanshahiEmeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology andÌýNeuropsychology,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Our current areas of research interest are: Other research interests include Mood Disorders | Dementia | Psychosocial | Physical Health | WellbeingÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Gill LivingstonProfessor of Psychiatry of Older People,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry I lead the Lancet standing committee on dementia prevention, intervention and care. Other research interests include Epidemiology | Dementia | PsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Natalie MarchantSenior Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | Neuroscience | DementiaÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Daisy McInnerneyPhD Candidate,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | Psychosocial | Wellbeing | Global Mental Health |
Alison Ruth McKinlayResearch Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology andÌýHealth Other research interests include Psychological Interventions ´¥ÌýGlobal Mental Health | PsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |
Research Fellow in Population Mental Health, Centre for Longitudinal StudiesÌýÌý Ìý Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health ´¥ÌýEpidemiologyÌý| Mood Disorders | GlobalÌýMental Health | Wellbeing |
Vasiliki OrgetaAssociate 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 | Cognition | Neuroscience | Epidemiology | Psychological Interventions | Mood Disorders | Dementia |
Georgia PavlopoulouLecturer,ÌýAnna Freud Centre I have developed academic, NHS and third sector collaborations both nationally and internationally.Ìý ÌýI am passionate about working with marginalized groups, service users, scholar activists and Trusts to facilitate service transformation and advance mental health practice through better cross agency collaboration, translational research and better service user participation. Other research interests include Global Mental Health | Wellbeing | Children and Young People's Mental Health |
George PloubidisÌýProfessor of Population Health and Statistics,ÌýCentre for Longitudinal Studies George is aÌýmultidisciplinaryÌýquantitative social scientist and a longitudinal population surveys methodologist. His main research interests relate to socioeconomic and demographic determinants of health over the life course and the mechanisms that underlie generational differences in health and mortality. His methodological work in longitudinal surveys focusses on applications for handling missing data, causal inference and measurement error. Other research interests include EpidemiologyÌý| Physical Health | Wellbeing | Social Statistics Honorary Senior Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health | ÌýGlobal Mental Health | ÌýSuicide and Self-harm |
Jessica ReesPhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | Dementia | Physical Health | Wellbeing |
Philippa RenoufResearch Assistant,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Wellbeing | Dementia | Psychological InterventionsÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
David RuttenbergPhD Student and °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Staff (Content Creator and PGTA),ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience I am a passionately devoted scientist & PhD candidate within theÌý°×С½ãÂÛ̳'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 Psychological Interventions | Cognition | Wellbeing | Sensory, Anxiety and Attention |
Elizabeth SampsonClinical Professor,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry My research focuses on key clinical issues for frail older people. My main areas of interest are:
Other research interests include DementiaÌý| Physical Health | Liaison Psychiatry | Neuroscience |
Jessica SatchellTrial Manager / PhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | EpidemiologyÌý| Global Mental HealthÌý| WellbeingÌý| Trauma | Crime Victims |
Gabrielle SheehanClinical Research Assistant,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Other research interests include Mood Disorders ´¥ÌýNeuroscience | Anxiety and depression in older adults and Parkinson's disease |
Andrew SommerladPrincipal Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Dr Sommerlad uses multiple methodologies including observational research using longitudinal cohorts and routinely collected electronic health records, qualitative research, systematic review and meta-analysis to examine clinically relevant outcomes in dementia and cognition for older people. Other research interests include Dementia | Neuroscience ´¥ÌýEpidemiologyÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Jean StaffordPostdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Psychiatry My research is broadly focused on dementia and the mental health of older people. In my PhD, I investigated the incidence of very late-onset psychotic disorders in Swedish register, while during my postdoctoral fellowship I examined associations between psychiatric disorders and subsequent dementia. Other research interests include |
Lucy WebsterResearch Associate,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Dementia | Epidemiology | Psychological Interventions ´¥ÌýCognition |
Jennifer WenbornSenior Clinical Research Associate - Occupational Therapist,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Psychosocial | Dementia | WellbeingÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Emily WestResearch Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Dementia | PsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Keri WongAssistant Professor of Psychology,ÌýIOE, °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s Faculty of Education and Society My research interests are in theÌýearly assessments of childhood mental wellbeing, childhood paranoia/suspiciousness, antisocial and aggressive behaviours, and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (schizotypal personality disorder) across cultures.Ìý Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýGlobal Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýMood DisordersÌý´¥ÌýPhysical HealthÌý| Psychosocial | Wellbeing PhD student, Queen Square Institute of NeurologyÌýÌý Ìý Other research interests include Dementia | Cognition | | Neuroscience | | Trauma | Mood DisordersÌý |
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