Technology innovation for better mental health

Professor Maddie Groom is a Professor of Applied Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and is co-lead of the Children and Young People’s theme.

Camilla is a Research Fellow with MindTech, focusing on projects using mental health digital interventions with young people that have elements of coproduction.

Priya is a Research Associate with MindTech currently working on SPARX (a serious game for young people experiencing mild to moderate depression) and CaTS-App (a tool to understand and support young people who self-harm).

Orii McDermott, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Mental Health and a visiting researcher for the Doctoral Programme in Music Therapy, Aalborg University.

Michael Craven, PhD, is Principal Research Fellow and MindTech Technology theme lead. He has contributed over 30 years to research and teaching in the areas of healthcare technology assessment, electronic engineering and computer science.

Jake is the Industry Engagement Manager for MindTech and the NIHR MH-TRC Mission.

Jen is our Deputy Director and oversees all of our activities and projects. Jen works closely with our Director, Chris, to develop the overall MindTech strategy and ensure that we are responding to the latest changes in the digital technology landscape. 

Professor Elvira Perez Vallejos is Professor of Digital Technology for Mental Health and Digital Technologies at Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Mental Health and Technology theme (Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology, Faculty of Medicine).

Richard is Professor of Psychiatry and Community Mental Health at the University of Nottingham and leads our Adult Mental Health and Mood Disorder theme. 

Jenny is Research Operations Manager for MindTech and is responsible for the day-to-day management of MindTech projects and finance.

Aislinn is a Responsible Ai Transitional Assistant Professor and MindTech’s Emerging Technologies Lead.

Professor Ellen Townsend leads the Self-Harm Research Group (SHRG) within the School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham.