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