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MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH CAREERS

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Jack Pollard
“I never had plans to pursue a career as a researcher”
Jack Pollard
Health Economist
Dr Stella Chan
“I couldn’t wait to start my research career as I simply love the process of thinking”
Dr Stella Chan
Academic Clinical Psychologist
Professor Martin Webber
“I beat my own path towards research”
Professor Martin Webber
Social worker
Dr Amy O’Donnell
Addiction research
“I come at mental health research with a public policy hat”
Dr Amy O’Donnell
Health services researcher
Dr Sheri Oduola
“It’s a tough balancing act but I’m proud of what I do”
Dr Sheri Oduola
Mental Health Nurse
Dr Emma Černis
“Clinically-applicable research is nothing like my undergrad research experiences”
Dr Emma Černis
Clinical Psychologist
Professor Alan Simpson
“Early on, I saw directly how research can make a difference in clinical settings”
Professor Alan Simpson
Mental Health Nurse
Liam Spencer
“Public mental health is a fast-developing area”
Liam Spencer
PhD Student
Dr Pamela Jacobsen
“Take the failures and try again anyway”
Dr Pamela Jacobsen
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Ruth McGovern
Addiction research
“Developing research agency and independence”
Dr Ruth McGovern
Social worker
Poppy Brown
“It’s possible to do a lot more with research”
Poppy Brown
Clinical psychology PhD student
Professor Sam Cartwright-Hatton
“Independent but not alone”
Professor Sam Cartwright-Hatton
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Gary Lamph
“I'm an unlikely researcher”
Dr Gary Lamph
Mental Health Nurse
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