Academic qualifications
Oxford University, Department of Psychiatry, UK, DPhil Degree. Thesis: “Investigations of gene expression in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia: experimental and post-mortem studies.” Supervisor: Prof. Paul Harrison. Oct 2002 – Jan 2007
University of Toronto, Canada, BSc Degree (Honours), Specialist Psychology. Sept 1998 – June 2002
current affiliations & ROLES
The Lancet Digital Health, International Advisory Board Member
Chair, IEEE Standards Association Regulating AI in Digital Mental Health Global Forum
Addressing Socio-Technical Limitations of LLMs for Medical and Social Computing, Advisory Board Member
The Alan Turing Institute, previously Advisor & Visiting Researcher
Co-PI, Mental Health Award: Accelerating scalable digital mental health interventions, Wellcome Trust £5.3m
NIHR Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award, Co-Investigator (£1m)
Wysa, conversational AI for mental health and wellbeing, Advisor
The Lαβ, Co-Founder
Hip Hop Psych, Co-Founder
Co-Editor, Special Issue: “Neurotechnology for Health and Wellbeing: Ethics, Implementation, and Societal Impact”, Frontiers
Co-Editor, Special Issue: “Cybersecurity in Digital Mental Health”, Frontiers
Co-Editor, Special Issue: “Virtual Reality in Paediatrics”, Frontiers