Research Assistant on the AdStAC study, which is co-developing and implementing advanced statements for Black African and Caribbean people who have previously been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Also, a research assistant on the RECOLLECT 2 study; a study exploring how Recovery Colleges benefit the people who attend them as well as their cost-effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• MRes in Clinical Psychology, University of Birmingham
• MSc in Psychology (Conversion), University of Nottingham
• MBiolSci in Biological Sciences with honours in Biochemistry, University of Liverpool

Research Interests

• Social determinants of mental health
• Mental health and wellbeing education that includes social determinants of mental health and cross-cultural differences
• Family and community cohesion within marginalised groups

Key Publications

Simpson, A.J., Meaden, A. & Fox, A. Developing a Dynamic Understanding of Risk Factors for People Admitted to Long-term High Dependency Units. J. Psychosoc. Rehabil. Ment. Health (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-023-00388-7

Babatunde, A., Keene, A. R., Simpson, A., Gilbert, S., Stephenson, L., Chua, K-C., Owen, G., Simpson, A. J., Smith, S., & Henderson, C. (2023). Advance Statements for Black African and Caribbean people (AdStAC): protocol for an implementation study. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1), [344]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04825-6