Dr Kadra-Scalzo is a Chartered and Coaching Psychologist. She is also a Lecturer, the Lead of the ReWORK lab and the Deputy Lead of the MSc in Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology. She is a mixed methods researcher with a particular interest in mental health recovery; return to work; and career development and progression.

She has received several awards and grants to support her work such as the Early Career Researcher Award by NIHR Maudsley BRC; a UKRI Violence and Abuse Mental Health Network, and Cassel Hospital Charitable Trust.

Dr Kadra-Scalzo particularly enjoys supporting research staff in their personal and professional development and consequently leads a number of workshops and programmes such as “Supercharge your career by understanding who you are” and Thrive. She is also a member of the Research Innovation Committee, Chair of the Career Development subgroup and co-lead for the INKLUDE to Thrive programme. She has previously project managed a KCL-wide Research Culture Task and Finish Group Project on Career Mapping and Progression for researchers and is a post-doc career educator.

Research Interests

• Evidence-based interventions to support recovery and return to work
• Leadership, career development and progression
• Finding and maintaining purpose and meaning at work

Teaching

Dr Kadra-Scalzo leads the Dissertation and Managing Mental Capital and Wellbeing in the Workplace modules on the MSc in Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology.

Supervision

Dr Kadra-Scalzo currently accepts PhD students.