Centre for Innovation in Mental Health
Centre for Innovation in Mental Health

Our people

Learn about our researchers and their expertise. Explore research interests, publications, contact details and more.

Dr Alessio Bellato Ph.D., MSc, BSc, FHEA, PGCHE

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Emotion regulation & dysregulationAutonomic arousalInterventions for improving self-regulationHRV-biofeedbackADHD & autismDigital interventions

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Alessio

Email: A.Bellato@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Becky Ward PGCE, PhD, FHEA, CPsychol

Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Psychological approaches to homelessness
  • Homeless prevention for young people
  • Developmental psychology
Connect with Becky

Email: R.J.Ward@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Catherine Brignell

Senior Teaching Fellow
Connect with Catherine

Email: C.Brignell@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2764

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Miss Charlotte Lee PhD

Senior Research Assistant

Research interests

  • Facial Recognition and Metacognition
  • Individual Differences in Eye Movements
  • Chronic Pain and Interpersonal Relationships
Connect with Charlotte

Email: Charlotte.Lee@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Cora Sargeant

Senior Teaching Fellow
Connect with Cora

Email: C.C.Sargeant@soton.ac.uk

Dr Ellen Hedstrom PhD

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Parenting stress
  • Family Functioning
  • Asylum seekers and mental health
Connect with Ellen

Email: E.Hedstrom@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2380 596698

Mrs Emily Ellington

Research interests

  • Autism
  • Teaching and learning
  • Service development across education, health, and social care
Connect with Emily

Email: ele1u21@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Emma Palmer-Cooper PhD, CPsychol, AFHEA

Lecturer B

Research interests

  • Metacognition in Psychosis and other serious mental health conditions
  • Creativity and Wellbeing
  • Student Mental Health

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Emma

Email: E.C.Palmer-Cooper@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 1895

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Dr Hanna Kovshoff

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • https://acorns-soton.org.uk
  • Developing and using novel and creative methodologies to access the views and voices of neurodivergent children and those with special educational needsUnderstanding educational experiences and the social and psychological factors that lead to successful and unsuccessful educational transitions for autistic children, children with disabilities, and those with special educational needsCo-production and participatory approaches to developing research questions and conducting research in practiceUnderstanding the wider family experience when one member of the family has additional needs – in particular I am interested in the sibling experience
Connect with Hanna

Email: H.Kovshoff@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4593

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Mr Hongyi Sun Msc

Connect with Hongyi

Email: Hongyi.Sun@soton.ac.uk

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