Biography
Dr Cerisse Gunasinghe is a postdoctoral researcher and Counselling Psychologist in the Department of Psychological Medicine, IoPPN at King’s College London and is project co-ordinator for the HYPE (improving the Health of Young PeoplE) Project. The HYPE Project is a web-based recruitment, risk assessment and resource platform for young adults (aged 16 and over) that will facilitate young people’s involvement in research and improve access to online and community-based social and health-related resources.
Cerisse’s work is underpinned by a holistic model of care, and an appreciation of the impact of societal and cultural practices on individual experiences. Cerisse’s research interests focus on reducing barriers to social and psychological support and educating community populations to help early identification and treatment of mental and physical health difficulties.
Cerisse’s clinical experience includes working within the Probation; National Affective Disorders; Primary and Secondary Care Mental Health and Sleep Disorders services.
Cerisse joined King’s as a placement student in 2002 and was employed as a Research Worker in 2004.
Doctorate in Counselling Psychology: University of East London
MSc in Health Psychology: Middlesex University
BSc in Psychology & Diploma in Occupational Studies: Middlesex University
Research interests
- Young adult mental health
- Health inequalities
- Interface between physical and mental health
- Sleep and affective disorders
- Culturally sensitive approaches to health services
- Accumulative stressors and mental health over the life course
Teaching
- MSc Affective Disorders and MSc Clinical Neuropsychiatry programmes: Introduction to Qualitative Research
- IMPARTS Mental Health Skills for Non-Mental Health Professionals: Persistent Physical Symptoms
- MSc Mental Health Studies – Research Project Supervisor
- BSc Psychology – Research Project Supervisor
Expertise and public engagement
Cerisse is a co-lead of the Health Inequalities Research Network (HERON), a public engagement network that promotes collaborative community approaches to knowledge dissemination, action and youth outreach. The range of engagement activities can be found on the Health Inequalities Research Network (HERON) website. Follow Heron on Twitter.
Cerisse has taken part in the following panel discussions:
- Our City Together: how culture, collaboration and creativity can support Londoners wellbeing
- Academic Class Ceiling
- Money on the Mind
- Mental Health Support: is anybody there?
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Woodhead, C., Gunasinghe, C., Kenrick, J. & Genn, H., 31 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Social Welfare & Family Law. 44, 1, p. 103-123 21 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2022.2028409
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Woodhead, C., Onwumere, J., Rhead, R., Bora-White, M., Chui, Z., Clifford, N., Connor, L., Gunasinghe, C., Harwood, H., Meriez, P., Mir, G., Jones Nielsen, J., Rafferty, A. M., Stanley, N., Peprah, D. & Hatch, S., 6 Jun 2021, In: Ethnicity and Health. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1936464
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Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2, Feb 2021, In: eLife. 10, p. 1-53 53 p., e58430. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58430
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Leightley, D., Rona, R. J., Shearer, J., Williamson, C., Gunasinghe, C., Simms, A., Fear, N. T., Goodwin, L. & Murphy, D., 2020, In: JMIR research protocols. 9, 10, e19720. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.2196/19720
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MCT Slof-Op ’t Landt & Eating Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, 1 May 2018, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 23, 9 Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2017.202
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Gunasinghe, C. M., Hatch, S. L. & Lawrence, J., 8 Oct 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Qualitative Health Research. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732318803094
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Hannon, E., Dempster, E., Burrage, J., Curtis, C., Gillespie, A., Dempster, D., Gunasinghe, C., Schalkwyk, L., Gaughran, F., Murray, R., Di Forti, M., Collier, D., Breen, G. & Mill, J., Oct 2017, In: European Neuropsychopharmacology. 27, p. S173-S173 Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Gunasinghe, C., Gazard, B., Harber-Aschan, L., MacCrimmon, S., Hotopf, M. & Hatch, S. L., 10 Nov 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Mental Health. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2018.1487541
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Huckins, L. M., Hatzikotoulas, K., Southam, L., Thornton, L. M., Steinberg, J., Aguilera-McKay, F., Treasure, J., Schmidt, U., Gunasinghe, C., Romero, A., Curtis, C., Rhodes, D., Moens, J., Kalsi, G., Dempster, D., Leung, R., Keohane, A., Burghardt, R., Ehrlich, S., Hebebrand, J. & 31 others, Hinney, A., Ludolph, A., Walton, E., Deloukas, P., Hofman, A., Palotie, A., Palta, P., van Rooij, F. J. A., Stirrups, K., Adan, R., Boni, C., Cone, R., Dedoussis, G., van Furth, E., Gonidakis, F., Gorwood, P., Hudson, J., Kaprio, J., Kas, M., Keski-Rahonen, A., Kiezebrink, K., Knudsen, G-P., Slof-Op 't Landt, M. C. T., Maj, M., Monteleone, A. M., Monteleone, P., Raevuori, A. H., Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Tozzi, F., Breen, G. & Eating Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, 2018, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 23, 5, p. 1169–1180 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2017.88
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Oh, G., Wang, S-C., Pal, M., Chen, Z. F., Khare, T., Tochigi, M., Ng, C., Yang, Y. A., Kwan, A., Kaminsky, Z. A., Mill, J., Gunasinghe, C., Tackett, J. L., Gottesman, I. I., Willemsen, G., de Geus, E. J. C., Vink, J. M., Slagboom, P. E., Wray, N. R., Heath, A. C. & 7 others, Montgomery, G. W., Turecki, G., Martin, N. G., Boomsma, D. I., McGuffin, P., Kustra, R. & Petronis, A., 1 Feb 2015, In: Biological psychiatry. 77, 3, p. 246-255 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.06.016