Pre-doctoral My fellowship reignited the love of learning and practice I enjoyed early on in my career as a social worker Rachel Murphy Social worker
"My lived experience allows me to have deeper and more relatable collaborations" Dr Blandine French Psychology/ Lived experience
"Knowing how best to sequence treatment strategies was really challenging in practice without relevant evidence to draw on" Dr Maria Loades Clinical psychologist
Funding "After working with my first child who had selective mutism in 2010, I knew that this was the area of research I wanted to pursue." Gino Hipolito Speech and Language Therapist
PhD “I am a researcher of stories” Dr Joy Llewellyn-Beardsley Lived experience researcher/Health Scientist
"I am not pursuing a career as a professional researcher, rather a professional who researches" Hannah Macfarlane Clinical Pharmacist
“My overriding motivation is to represent the voice of the marginalised and fight for social justice” Anonymous case study Lived Experience Researcher
"A successful administrator contributes to research as well as enabling it" Verity Westgate Trial Coordinator/Chartered Librarian
"My aim is to work towards blurring the line between being a psychological researcher & being a lived experience researcher" Bethan Burnside Lived Experience Researcher/Neuroscientist
“Physiotherapists have always championed the importance of keeping the body in mind for mental health” Dr Brendon Stubbs Physiotherapist
“My move from clinical practice into research sort of happened by accident, but I’m really glad it did!” Dr Rachael Kelley Mental Health Nurse
“I got started in nursing research as an undergraduate trainee nurse” Sarah McAllister Mental Health Nurse
“With the right mentors and peers, the journey is not a lonely one” Domna Salonen Occupational Therapist
“My earliest work experience in India was the driver for my research today” Professor Roshan das Nair Clinical Psychologist
“Early on, I saw directly how research can make a difference in clinical settings” Professor Alan Simpson Mental Health Nurse
“People who do mental health research just start doing it - wherever they are” Professor Ben Hannigan Mental Health Nurse
