LOUISE ARSENEAULT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Emeritus Professor of Developmental Epidemiology
Barbara Maughan's research focuses on psychosocial and biological risks for mental health problems in childhood and the long-term impact of early emotional/behavioural difficulties and early adverse experiences for health and wellbeing later in life. She has undertaken epidemiological and longitudinal studies of a range of child and adolescent difficulties, including conduct problems and antisocial behaviour, severe reading problems, and depression. She has studied individual, family, school and broader societal risk factors. She uses a combination of research strategies centring on epidemiological and longitudinal methods; she has also used natural experimental designs to highlight the impact of environmental risks.
Barbara came into research from a background in social work; she completed her PhD while working at the Institute of Psychiatry and has since worked in both the MRC Child Psychiatry Unit and the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King's College London. She has helped conduct the adult follow-up phases of epidemiological samples in inner London and the Isle of Wight and has also made extensive use of secondary analysis of data from the British birth cohort studies in conducting her research.
Job Titles:
- Research Assistant & PhD Candidate
Bridget's research examines experiences of loneliness and mental health in the workplace using qualitative and quantitative methods. She joined the team in July 2018 to review the mental health measures in British longitudinal studies and assist in the development of the Catalogue. Before joining the project, she completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at the University of Sydney and a Master of Science in Sociology at the University of Oxford. Previously, Bridget has worked in research focusing on workplace mental health and the Australian forensic mental health system at the University of New South Wales, the Mental Health Commission of NSW and the University of Oxford.
Job Titles:
- Research Placement Student
Daniel worked on the Catalogue from September 2022 to September 2023 as a placement student during his academic year and as a research assistant over the summer. During his time on the team, his role was to assist with the development of the Catalogue by surveying available mental health and wellbeing measures included in eligible studies, developing the web platform to attract users from a broad range of disciplines, monitoring analytics describing the Catalogue's use, and promoting the use of mental health measures through various online engagement activities. Daniel is now back at the University of Bath for the final year of his undergraduate degree in Psychology.
Elena joined the team in March 2022 to assist with the ongoing maintenance and expansion of the mental health measures, studies, and topics included in the Catalogue. Prior to joining the group, Elena completed her graduate studies in Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology at King's College London (MSc with distinction) and before then, her undergraduate studies in Biology and Psychology at the University of Central Florida (BSc cum laude). Her research interests include the development of mental health conditions following early life and/or complex trauma and the restoration of wellbeing through treatment.
Georgia worked on the Catalogue from September 2021 to September 2022 as a placement student during her academic year and as a research assistant over the summer. During her time on the team, Georgia added several new studies to the Catalogue, oversaw the expansion of the FAQ page, and led the addition of personality and temperament measures to the Catalogue. Georgia graduated with First Class Honours in undergraduate psychology from Cardiff University in July 2022.
Job Titles:
- Placement Research Assistant
Hannah is currently studying BSc Sport and Exercise Psychology at Loughborough University and has joined the team for her placement year. During the first two years of her degree, Hannah found an interest in the mental health field within Psychology. Her role within the team is to support the ongoing expansion of the Catalogue by updating studies and adding new studies through data review and documentation analysis. Hannah will also support the development of the Catalogue by ensuring consistency and accessibility while promoting mental health understanding through online engagement.
Lily worked on the Catalogue from 2020 to 2022. During her time on the team, Lily added new studies to the Catalogue, including ALSPAC, led the addition of information about physical health data, and added social care filters to the Catalogue. Before joining the team, Lily completed her Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, before completing her MSc in Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology at King's College London. Previously, she worked as a research assistant on projects focusing on children's behavioural and socio-emotional adjustment in relation to parenting and family relationships. Lily now works as a research assistant at the Centre for Maternal & Child Health Research at City University of London.
Malaika joined the team in June 2022 to assist with the expansion of the Catalogue to include new studies and improve its accessibility and usefulness to users beyond mental health researchers. Prior to joining the Catalogue, Malaika completed her Bachelor of Science in Global Health and Social Medicine (Neuroscience) at King's College London. She also works on the Transmission of experiences of Racism, Anxiety and Depression in families (TRADE) Project, studying the relationship between parent experiences of racism and child mental health. Her research interests include interspecies approaches to medicine, biotechnology and its effects on society, data science and the mental health of populations in low- and middle-income countries.
Job Titles:
- Placement Research Assistant
Maria Jose is currently studying Psychology with a Placement undergraduate degree at Cardiff University. She has joined the team during her placement year to aid the expansion and development of the Catalogue. Her role includes ensuring the accuracy of existing reviews of studies and their mental health measures, expanding the web platform to enhance its impact, and advancing the use of longitudinal mental health datasets across various disciplines. Maria Jose will also contribute to the continuation of the consistency, and accessibility reviews.