Centre for Innovation in Mental Health

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Professor Margo Ononaiye Cert Ed, BSc, PhD, DClin Psy

Professorial Fellow-Education
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Professor Matthew Garner PhD

Prof Psychology &Affective Neuroscience

Research interests

  • Neuropsychological mechanisms and treatment targets in anxiety disorders. 
  • Psychopharmacology/experimental medicine (acute pharmacological challenge).
  • Psychophysiology (e.g. interoception, autonomic markers of emotion processing),

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Melanie Hodgkinson

Senior Teaching Fellow/Clinical Tutor
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Dr Miguel Garcia-Argibay

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • ADHD
  • Deep learning
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Professor Nick Maguire

Professorial Fellow-Enterprise
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Dr Pete Lawrence PhD, DClinPsych, MSc, MA (Cantab), AFBPsS, FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Children and young people's development in the face of adversity.
  • Prevention of common mental health problems in children and young people.
  • Parents' mental health.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr Richard Mutimer

Lecturer-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Professor Samuele Cortese M.D., Ph.D.

NIHR Research Professor

Research interests

  • Professor Cortese’s main research interests are around neurodevelopmental disorders, with a focus on ADHD, and sleep disorders. In his research, he uses advanced evidence synthesis methods, large datasets and RCTs to inform decision-making in clinical practice.
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Dr Sarah Chellappa MD, MPH, PhD.

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Stephanie Barker

Lecturer B

Research interests

  • Homelessness
  • Peer Support
  • Peer Mentoring
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