Dr Faith Matcham
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Research interests
- Mental Health
- Psychology
Biography
Dr Faith Matcham is a post-doctoral research associate in the Department of Psychological Medicine. She manages the major depressive disorder work-package of the Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapse- Central Nervous System (RADAR-CNS) study, coordinating an international multi-centre prospective cohort study examining the use of digital technology to measure symptoms and predict relapse in people with depression. RADAR-CNS is jointly led by King’s College London and Janssen Pharmaceutical NV, funded by the Innovate Medicines Initiative (a Public Private Partnership established between the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) and the European Union) and includes 22 organisations from across Europe and the US. It brings together experts from diverse fields including clinical research, engineering, computer science, information technology, data analytics and health services.
In addition to her research associate role, Dr Matcham is the research champion for Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) for the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre. This role focuses on ensuring the BRC is an inclusive work environment by enhancing D&I in research, education and public engagement.
Dr Matcham joined King’s in 2011.
Education and Training
2006-2009 BA in Psychology, University of Sussex (first class hons.)
2009-2011 MSc in Health Psychology, King’s College London (distinction)
2013-2017 Doctoral training in Health Psychology, British Psychological Society
2013-2017 PhD Psychological Medicine, King’s College London
Websites/social media
Individual:
https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/faith.matcham.html
Email: Faith.Matcham@kcl.ac.uk
Twitter: @faith_matcham
RADAR-CNS:
Twitter: @RADARCNS
Newsletter subscription: https://www.radar-cns.org/subscribe-our-newsletter
Research Interests
- Digital technology
- Mental/physical comorbidity
- Mobile Health
- Mental Health
- Epidemiology
Research Groups
Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapse -Central Nervous System (RADAR-CNS)
Expertise and Public Engagement
Contribution to chronic pain working group led by the Office of Health Economics.
News
King's exhibits research at 2023 London Design Biennale
The King’s pavilion 'Seeking Connection' will showcase creative, cross-disciplinary research into digital technologies from across the university.
App-based monitoring of thinking difficulties could help treatment of depression
New research with over 500 participants diagnosed with depression has shown that smartphone assessments of their thinking difficulties is linked to the...
News
King's exhibits research at 2023 London Design Biennale
The King’s pavilion 'Seeking Connection' will showcase creative, cross-disciplinary research into digital technologies from across the university.
App-based monitoring of thinking difficulties could help treatment of depression
New research with over 500 participants diagnosed with depression has shown that smartphone assessments of their thinking difficulties is linked to the...