Addiction research, GROW programme “I’m one of those people who genuinely enjoys going to work!” Darren Quelch
Addiction research, GROW programme, Post-doctoral Occupational Therapist to Full Time Researcher Catriona Connell Research Fellow
Post-doctoral "I get to sit on the boundary between research and practice" Loveday Newman Clinical psychologist
Post-doctoral “After my years of clinical training, I couldn’t deliver the care I wanted.” Dr Yu Fu Health Services Researcher
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
Pre-doctoral "Taking steps out of my comfort zone felt daunting but I knew involvement in research was something I wanted" Dr Emma Evans Clinical psychologist
PhD “I am a researcher of stories” Dr Joy Llewellyn-Beardsley Lived experience researcher/Health Scientist
“I’m inspired to pursue clinical research along with others who aspire for a more equitable society” Dr Ruchika Gajwani Clinical Psychologist
“By engaging in research, pharmacy staff can provide the evidence to make a real difference to the lives of people with mental ill-health” Dr Ian Maidment Clinical Pharmacist
“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 am a big believer that there is no such thing as a bad idea” Dr Abdullah Kraam Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
"A successful administrator contributes to research as well as enabling it" Verity Westgate Trial Coordinator/Chartered Librarian
“My earliest work experience in India was the driver for my research today” Professor Roshan das Nair Clinical Psychologist
"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
“I’m a sort of bridge between the clinical and academic organisations I work in” Dr Simon Hackett Art Therapist
Addiction research “Why not become a ‘boundary-spanner’?” Professor Eileen Kaner Professor of Public Health and Primary Care Research
“One doesn’t necessarily need to be a medical professional to contribute usefully to mental health research” Associate Professor Mara Violato Health Economist
"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
“The flexibility of research brings both challenges and benefits” Professor Cathy Creswell Clinical Psychologist
“The number of mental health presentations I see in general practice generated my interest in research” Dr Faraz Mughal General Practitioner (GP)
“I got started in nursing research as an undergraduate trainee nurse” Sarah McAllister Mental Health Nurse
PhD “I realised that my lived experience was a form of knowledge and expertise that could make a difference” Andrew C Grundy Lived Experience Researcher
“I became interested in examining whether the issues I saw were replicated in the broader literature” Dr Beth Casey Research Associate
“Physiotherapists have always championed the importance of keeping the body in mind for mental health” Dr Brendon Stubbs Physiotherapist
“With the right mentors and peers, the journey is not a lonely one” Domna Salonen Occupational Therapist
“People who do mental health research just start doing it - wherever they are” Professor Ben Hannigan Mental Health Nurse
“Research leads to other opportunities – for example strategic roles, later in your career” Professor Louise Howard Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist
“Mental health is tangled up in so many aspects of our society – that’s why it’s so interesting” Dr Vishal Bhavsar Psychiatrist
“A PhD is essentially a training degree to learn how to do research and solve problems in clinical practice” Dolly Sud Clinical Pharmacist