Co-applicants
Professor Kathryn Abel
Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Centre for Women’s Mental Health, School of Health Science, The University of Manchester; Hon Consultant Psychiatrist (GMMH)
Prof Abel provides expertise in schizophrenia, trial design and senior oversight of the trial.
Dr Lesley-Anne Carter (Lead Statistician)
Lecturer in Biostatistics, Centre for Biostatistics, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester
Dr Carter provides expertise in trial design and statistics, and supervises the statistics research assistant.
Professor Katherine Berry (Lead Supervisor)
Professor of Clinical Psychology, The University of Manchester and HCPC-registered Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Professor Berry’s main area of expertise is attachment theory and therapeutic relationships in people experiencing psychosis.
She currently works on the Manchester clinical psychology training programme, and as a clinical psychologist in mental health rehabilitation.
Professor Berry provides clinical expertise to our trial therapist as a lead supervisor and provides clinical assessment training to our site research assistant.
Professor Linda Davies
Professor of Health Economics Research, The University of Manchester
Professor Davis has experience in the economic evaluation of interventions for people with mental health problems and provides expertise in health economics.
Professor Anthony Morrison
Professor of Clinical Psychology, Division of Psychology & Mental Health, The University of Manchester and Director of Research, Development & Innovation, GMMH
In addition to providing expertise in trial design, Prof Morrison facilitates service access and provides expertise in trialling psychological interventions.
- Email: tony.morrison@gmmh.nhs.uk
Dr Shubulade Smith
Royal College of Psychiatrists President, 2022/23, and Consultant Psychiatrist, King’s College London
Dr Smith was appointed a CBE in 2019 for services to forensic psychiatric intensive care.
Her role in this project is to provide expertise in transcultural and forensic psychiatry, and mental health policy.
Dr Louisa Codjoe
Psychologist, King’s College London
Dr Codjoe’s role in this project is to provide expertise in transcultural psychology.
Professor Swaran Singh
Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick
Prof Singh’s expertise is in transcultural psychiatry.
Professor Richard Drake
Consultant Psychiatrist, Division of Psychology & Mental Health, The University of Manchester
Professor Drake’s role is trial design, liaison with clinical services, and providing expertise in culturally-adapted and other psychosocial intervention trials in schizophrenia.
He will provide input on the peer support component of the study.
Professor Gillian Doody
Dean of Medical Education, Professor in General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham
Prof Doody contributes expertise in trial design and her invaluable experience as a member of the AESOP team.
Dr Jonathan Evans (Site Lead, Bristol)
Consultant Senior Lecturer, Centre for Academic Mental Health, School of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol
As site lead in Bristol, Dr Evans provides expertise in psychosis and liaison with clinical services.
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