Technology innovation for better mental health

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).

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

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.

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

Becky is MindTech's Senior Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Manager.

Professor Martin Orrell is Director of the Institute of Mental Health, a partnership between the University of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Head of the Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology at the University of Nottingham.

Jo is Partnerships Manager for MindTech where she focuses on building collaborations, supporting knowledge mobilisation and training activities, and increasing the reach and impact of digital mental health research.

Chris Hollis is the Director of NIHR HealthTech Research Centre Mental Health (MindTech)

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.

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

Dr Joanna Lockwood is a Senior Research Fellow within MindTech at the University of Nottingham. Her research focuses on how digital innovation, coproduction and creative methodologies can enhance understanding, assessment, communication and support relating to self-harm and suicide in children and young people.