Centre for Innovation in Mental Health

Our people

Learn about our researchers and their expertise. Explore research interests, publications, contact details and more.

Professor Lyn Ellett

Professor of Psychology & Mental Health

Research interests

  • My research interests are mainly in the area of psychosis.
  • My current work focuses on:
  • 1.    Paranoia in the general population

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Lyn

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

Professorial Fellow-Education
Connect with Margo

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

Connect with Matthew

Dr Melanie Hodgkinson

Senior Teaching Fellow/Clinical Tutor
Connect with Melanie

Dr Miguel Garcia-Argibay

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • ADHD
  • Deep learning
Connect with Miguel

Dr Monica Sood PhD

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Attachment and psychosis
  • Cognitive and attachment-based mechanisms associated with the maintenance of paranoia
  • The impact of attachment security priming on psychotic-type experiences
Connect with Monica

Professor Nick Maguire

Professorial Fellow-Enterprise
Connect with Nick

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

Connect with Pete

Mr Richard Mutimer

Lecturer-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Connect with Richard

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.
Connect with Samuele