Teaching
UCL
I regularly teach epidemiology and statistics on the UCL MSc in Clinical Mental Health Sciences and MSc in Mental Health Sciences Research. I am co-deputy lead of the MSc module Epidemiology Research Methods in Mental Health (PSBS0013) and teach statistics on the Core Principals of Mental Health Research MSc module (PSBS0002).
I am also a committee member for the UCL Clinical Data Science Technology Platform training where I have co-designed and taught on a series of workshops on using primary care databases for research at UCL.
Other universities
I guest lecture on the MSc in Mental Health Research at the University of Sussex where I teach medical records research.
Workshops
In 2023 I co-designed and taught on a one-day workshop on using R for epidemiological research in collaboration with MQ and DATAMIND. Recordings of the day can be found here. In 2025, I returned to the event to present a lecture on data harmonisation.
Examining research students
I have acted as an external examiner for PhD theses at other universities in the UK, and as upgrade examiner for PhD students at UCL. I am always open to offers to examine PhD theses on topics of epidemiology, data science, mental health and physical health.
Supervision
I am open to new PhD students who wish to work with electronic health records and have an interest in the interplay of physical and mental health. Please email me if you’d like to discuss opportunities.
Current students
PhD supervision:
Anna Tsaligopoulou: Employing Machine Learning (ML) to Better Predict the Development of Mental Health Problems in Adolescence: A biosocial approach. January 2025 – present: secondary supervisor
Yehudit Bauernfreund: Investigating inequalities in delirium detection and outcomes for people with severe mental illness: understanding current practice, clinical challenges and opportunities for change. September 2025 - present: external supervisor (Queen Marys University London)
Oliver Kelsey: Dementia care for people with serious mental illness. September 2025 - present: external supervisor (Queen Marys University London)
PhD thesis committee:
Alua Yeskendir: Ethnic and migration variation and impact of acculturation and socioeconomic deprivation on the incidence of severe mental illness, self-harm, and suicide. May 2024 – present:
MSc supervision
Umut Sadet: Systematic review of the relationship between heart failure and mental health and the impact on heart failure treatment and mortality. January 2026 – present: primary supervisor
Aisling O’Neill: The physical health of people with personality disorder: A systematic review. January 2026 – present: primary supervisor
Past students
PhD thesis committee:
Alvin Richards-Belle: Cardiometabolic safety and effectiveness of frequently prescribed antipsychotics in severe mental illness. January 2023 – December 2025
MSc supervision:
Thea Nelson: Variations in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Support and Educational Outcomes by Local and Unitary Authority: A Longitudinal Ecological Study. January 2025-September 2025: Secondary supervisor
Hanzhang Wang: Common Mental Disorders, Self-harm and Suicide: A cohort study using England primary care data. January 2024-September 2024: Secondary supervisor.
Shruti Menon: Risk factors of Suicide and Self-harm in people with Autism-Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in England: A cohort study in primary care. January 2024-September 2024: Secondary supervisor:
Yehudit Bauernfreund: Risk and mortality of hospital delirium in people with pre-existing severe mental illness: a data linkage study. January 2023-September 2023: Secondary supervisor
Leiah Kirsh: Chronic Comorbidity and Multimorbidity in Patients with Severe Mental Illness: A 10-year Follow-Up of Disease Burden. January 2021-September 2021: Secondary supervisor:
BSc supervision:
Jasmine Little: The Relationship between Depression and Coronary Heart Disease through a Biopsychosocial Approach: An Umbrella Systematic Review. October 2023-August 2024: Primary supervisor
Clinical Academic Foundation year one rotation supervision:
Ella Burchill: The temporal relationship between severe mental illness and neurological conditions in a UK primary care cohort. August 2023-November 2023: Secondary supervisor
Mentorship
I currently mentor one PhD student in UCL, and one through the HDR UK mentorship programme. I have a mentor myself through the HDR UK programme. I am always open to discussing mentorship opportunities and other ways of collaborative working.