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Welcome to the Mental Health Research Incubator
Explore opportunities and progress your mental health research career. Connect and collaborate with mental health researchers and professionals.
Application deadline: Midnight Tuesday 26 April 2022
Meet the team and get involved
Cathy Creswell
Eileen Kaner
Martin Webber
Liz Hughes
Vivienne Curtis
Shruti Garg
Kate Saunders
Ugochi Nwulu
National Institute of Health Research
Parisa Mansoori
Mental health TRC manager at NIHR
Daniel Freeman
Andrea Cipriani
Beatrice Shelley
Coordinator
Kaja Wawrzak
Administrator
Emma Cernis
Clinical psychology
Poppy Brown
Clinical psychology
Simon Hackett
Art therapy
Barney Dunn
Clinical psychology
Mao Fong Lim
Psychiatry
Claire Wilson
Psychiatry
Rachael Kelley
Nursing
Sarah McAllister
Nursing
Beth Casey
Social work
Do you want to share your research and experience within a supportive community of peers?
We are group of mental health researchers who are interested in sharing our experience, enthusiasm and advice with others. We're looking for new case study contributors, and people who are willing to share advice about schemes they have been part of. Early and mid-career researchers are especially welcome. Regular contributors have the chance to join our advisory group and help set the direction for new activities.
Meet the team and get involved
The incubator for mental health research is directed by Professor Cathy Creswell and a steering group of 10 senior academics who are based in a number of different UK universities. Cathy works closely with Bea Shelley and Kaja Wawrzak to coordinate activities. A team of Early Career Researchers advises on the activities and initiatives that the incubator takes forward.
Meet the team and get involved
Cathy Creswell
Eileen Kaner
Martin Webber
Liz Hughes
Vivienne Curtis
Shruti Garg
Kate Saunders
Ugochi Nwulu
National Institute of Health Research
Parisa Mansoori
Mental health TRC manager at NIHR
Daniel Freeman
Andrea Cipriani
Beatrice Shelley
Coordinator
Kaja Wawrzak
Administrator
Emma Cernis
Clinical psychology
Poppy Brown
Clinical psychology
Simon Hackett
Art therapy
Barney Dunn
Clinical psychology
Mao Fong Lim
Psychiatry
Claire Wilson
Psychiatry
Rachael Kelley
Nursing
Sarah McAllister
Nursing
Beth Casey
Social work
Do you want to share your research and experience within a supportive community of peers?
We are group of mental health researchers who are interested in sharing our experience, enthusiasm and advice with others. We're looking for new case study contributors, and people who are willing to share advice about schemes they have been part of. Early and mid-career researchers are especially welcome. Regular contributors have the chance to join our advisory group and help set the direction for new activities.
Professor Cathy Creswell
Cathy leads the Mental Health Research Incubator. She is a clinical psychologist by background and her research focuses on the development, maintenance and treatment of anxiety disorders in children and young people. She is based in the Department of Experimental Psychology and Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford.
Bea Shelley
Bea is Coordinator of the Mental Health Research Incubator. She is based in the Department of Experimental Psychology and Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford.
Kaja Wawrzak
Kaja is Administrator for the Mental Health Research Incubator. She is based in the Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford.
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