About
I am a Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Southampton and an Honorary Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham Malaysia. I am also Joint Editor of the Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology Advances and I co-lead the South East Asia Mental Health Consortium (SEAMHC).
My research is focused on understanding how the ability to regulate physiological arousal influences emotion regulation, behaviour and mental wellbeing, in children and young people. Before academia, I worked in private and public health services, responsible for diagnostic assessment and planning/delivering psychological interventions for children and young people.
For a full list of publications, see my Google Scholar page or my personal website.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Emotion regulation and dysregulation
- Psycho-physiology (e.g., heart rate variability)
- Neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., ADHD, autism)
- Non-pharmacological interventions to support mental health
- Global Mental Health
Research projects
Active projects
Completed projects
Publications
Teaching
I am Year 3 Lead and coordinator of Final Year empirical research projects within the BSc Psychology. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, with a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) from the University of Nottingham.
In 2025-26, I will teach:
*PSYC3085 Empirical Project (Y3 BSc Psychology)
*PSYC3053 Reframing Developmental Psychopathology (Y3 BSc Psychology)
*PSYC6160 Evidence synthesis (Master's level)
I have previously taught:
*Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MSc module)
*Childhood Clinical and Behavioural Disorders (MSc module)
*Quantitative Methods (MSc module)
*MSc Final Research project (MSc module)
*Conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses in R (workshop for PhD students and ECRs)
*Developmental Psychology (2nd year BSc Psychology)
*Biological Psychology (1st year BSc Psychology)