Children & Young People's Wellbeing @ Exeter
We aim to advance research and understanding into the physical and mental wellbeing of Children and Young People (from prenatal to 25 years of age).
Our interdisciplinary approach includes psychological, psychiatric, social, cultural, physiological, and genetic research. We aim to connect investigators from intersecting fields, to promote the work being done at Exeter and to facilitate collaborative research with impact on policy and implementation.
Network leads
Steering group
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Barker | Associate Professor in Paediatric Physiology and Health | |
| Doretta Caramaschi | Lecturer, Psychology | |
| Helen Dodd | Professor of Child Psychology, College of Medicine & Health/ChYMe | |
| Thomas El-Hoss | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | |
| Anke Karl | Associate Professor, CEDAR/MDC/Psychology | |
| Kristin Liabo | Senior Research Fellow PenARC | |
| Darren Moore | Senior Lecturer, School of Education | |
| Ravi Poorun | Paediatric Clinical Lecturer, College of Medicine & Health/IHR/ChYMe | |
| Felicity Thomas | Associate Professor of Culture and Health Inequalities, The Wellcome Centre and Department of Health and Community Sciences | |
| Rosie Fox | PhD Student | |
| Angeliki Kallitsoglou | Senior Lecturer in Education and Psychology. | |
| Will Shield | Child and Educational Psychologist, Senior Lecturer, and Joint Programme Director for the Doctorate in Educational, Child and Community Psychology programme | |
| Kate Townsend | Lecturer in Normative Political Theory |
Ed Watkins
CEDAR/MDC/Psychology
Professor of Experimental and Applied Clinical Psychology
Ed is a Professor of Experimental and Applied Clinical Psychology, and currently works as a researcher, teacher, clinical trainer and clinical practitioner within the Mood Disorders Centre. Ed’s research interests include approaches to depression, cognition and emotion. Treatment and prevention of depression. Ruminative thinking. New approaches to trial design and methodology, e.g MOST, SMART designs. Prevention of depression and anxiety in young people. Digital interventions e,g internet treatment, mobile apps.
Ed leads a £4m MRC grant on improving university student mental health across 6 Universities (Exeter, Oxford, Newcastle, Cardiff, Southampton, Kings College London), a 4m € Horizon 2020 grant to develop a self-help wellbeing app for young people (aged 16-24) across UK, Germany, Spain, Belgium, and a US NIMH grant for rumination-focused CBT for teenagers (age 13-17) with a history of depression.
Vashti Berry
College of Medicine & Health/ChYMe
Associate Professor in Prevention Science
Vashti is an Associate Professor in Prevention Science, working in the prevention and early intervention of children's psychosocial health difficulties. She is the Director of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Research Collaboration (ChYMe).
Members
Browse our Members' Booklet to get to know some of our members.
