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Centre for Innovation in Mental Health

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Dr Alessio Bellato Ph.D., MSc, BSc, FHEA, PGCHE

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Autonomic and emotional dysregulation in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions.
  • Autonomic dysregulation and self-harm.
  • Effects of interventions aimed at improving autonomic regulation (e.g., yoga, slow-breathing, mindfulness) on psychological wellbeing and mental health.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Dr Becky Ward PGCE, PhD, FHEA, CPsychol

Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Psychological approaches to homelessness
  • Homeless prevention for young people
  • Developmental psychology

Email: r.j.ward@soton.ac.uk

Address: B44, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Dr Catherine Brignell

Senior Teaching Fellow

Email: c.brignell@soton.ac.uk

Address: B44, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Miss Charlotte Lee PhD

Senior Research Assistant

Research interests

  • Facial Recognition and Metacognition
  • Individual Differences in Eye Movements
  • Chronic Pain and Interpersonal Relationships

Email: charlotte.lee@soton.ac.uk

Address: B44, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Dr Cora Sargeant

Senior Teaching Fellow

Email: c.c.sargeant@soton.ac.uk

Address: B44, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

Dr Ellen Hedstrom PhD

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Parenting stress
  • Family Functioning
  • Asylum seekers and mental health

Email: e.hedstrom@soton.ac.uk

Address: B44, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

Mrs Emily Ellington

Research interests

  • Autism
  • Teaching and learning
  • Service development across education, health, and social care

Dr Emma Palmer-Cooper PhD, CPsychol, AFHEA

Lecturer B

Research interests

  • Metacognition in Psychosis and other serious mental health conditions
  • Creativity and Wellbeing
  • Student Mental Health

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: e.c.palmer-cooper@soton.ac.uk

Address: B44, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Dr Hanna Kovshoff

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • https://acorns-soton.org.uk
  • Developing and using novel and creative methodologies to access the views and voices of neurodivergent children and those with special educational needsUnderstanding educational experiences and the social and psychological factors that lead to successful and unsuccessful educational transitions for autistic children, children with disabilities, and those with special educational needsCo-production and participatory approaches to developing research questions and conducting research in practiceUnderstanding the wider family experience when one member of the family has additional needs – in particular I am interested in the sibling experience

Email: h.kovshoff@soton.ac.uk

Address: B44, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Mr Hongyi Sun Msc

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