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Welcome! I’m a research psychologist researching how technology affects health, with a particular focus on video games and young people. I develop creative methods to collect detailed behavioral data from digital media platforms (e.g., Xbox, TikTok), and use this data to develop new strategies for parents and users to build healthy relationships with technology. A broader goal of my work is to make psychological research more trustworthy and causally-oriented as part of the science reform movement. These efforts extend to developing guidelines for minimizing bias in industry collaborations. I’m a Huo Family Foundation Early Career Fellow and Imperial College Research Fellow at Imperial’s Dyson School of Design Engineering). Feel free to contact me about anything related to technology, mental health, disordered play, or similar topics - or perhaps if you just need a recommendation for your next game.

Deliberate designer & empirical philosopher of playful & engaging things

I lead the Mood Instability Research team in the Division of Psychiatry, Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London and I also work as a Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in the West London Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, where I am the Clinical Lead for the 16-25 Young Adult Partnership model. RESEARCH My research takes an experimental medicine and cognitive phenotyping approach to investigate the processes that underlie emotional dysregulation and mood instability across mental disorders. I focus on young people vulnerable to mood instability with the aim of developing innovative early interventions. A special interest of my work is how mental imagery-based cognition, such as episodic future simulation, may contribute to mood instability and self-harm behaviour in young people.

I’m a developmental psychologist researching associations between digital media use and (mental) well-being in young people, currently focusing on gaming. I am particularly interested in understanding how these associations interact with the familial and peer systems that young people are embedded within. My work also investigates how early-life risk and resilience factors shape longer-term outcomes in broad areas like health, wealth and social relationships. In general, I want to understand how to best promote adaptive development, and how to mitigate the effects of early adversity, both offline and in digital spaces where young people increasingly grow up. I am committed to open and transparent science, and I preregister my studies and share materials, data and code where possible. I am always keen to connect with researchers, students, practitioners, and families who share these interests, so please do feel free to get in touch.

Hello, I'm a research assistant investigating video gaming and adolescent mental health and how family dynamics might influence digital well-being. My previous research experience has involved investigating child mental health outcomes across topics including self-esteem, body image and eating behaviours. In my free time, I love playing music, reading and hiking!