Biography
I am the Research Training and Capacity Development co-lead at the BRC and a Senior Clinical Lecturer / Clinician Scientist Fellow of the Health Foundation in partnership with the Academy of Medical Sciences.
My current 5-year research programme is e-HOST-IT: Electronic health records to predict HOspitalised Suicide attempts: Targeting Information Technology solutions.
I am Principal Investigator of a new 3-year research grant from the MRC and MRF for a project entitled: Social media, Smartphone use and Self-harm in Young People (3S-YP study)
In 2012 I founded the SUicide, self-harM and Mortality InTerest group (SUMMIT) at King’s Health Partners.
I have sub-specialised in Liaison and Occupational Psychiatry. Since 2009 I have worked as a Consultant Psychiatrist for the National Affective Disorders Service at the Maudsley Hospital, providing a specialist clinic for health care professionals with mood disorders.
- Suicidal behaviour and self-harm
- Social media and mental health
- Causes of premature mortality
- Mental and physical co-morbidities
- Use of datasets for clinical research and data science
Bioresource
Bioresource collects biological samples such as blood and saliva for molecular analysis which are linked to electronic medical records of people who have agreed to participate in research.
