Dr Juliana Onwumere
Reader in Clinical Psychology
Biography
Dr Juliana Onwumere is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Reader in Clinical Psychology at King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Research interests
- Health inequalities with a particular interest in racial and ethnic minority groups;
- Improving our understanding of the impact of mental health problems on families;
- Development, provision, and equity of access to evidence-based healthcare.
Expertise and public engagement
Juliana is the current chair of the South London Building Race Equity and Diversity (BREaD) in Research Network that includes several key stakeholders and partners including NIHR Maudsley BRC, our main local health partners, and community organisations.
Research
IoPPN Virtual Reality Lab
The IoPPN Virtual Reality Research Lab (VR Lab) is a world-leading multidisciplinary group dedicated to VR based research, assessment and treatments to improve mental health, enhance well-being and promote resilience.
UNIQUE Research Group
UNIQUE Research group carries out a range of sudies involving people who experience persistent, full-blown psychotic experiences but are not in need of care
Tackling Inequalities and Discrimination Experiences in health Services (TIDES)
TIDES study investigates how discrimination experienced by both patients and healthcare practitioners may generate and perpetuate inequalities in health service
Project status: Ongoing
Health Inequalities Research Group
Health Inequalities Research Group is focused on delivering interdisciplinary research on inequalities in mental health in marginalised communities and across health services with an emphasis on race at the intersection of other social identities.
News
£4.7m Wellcome Discovery Award for new research into Race Equity in Health and Social Care
Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King’s College London, in...
Launching the Improving Black Health Outcomes BioResource
King's College London, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) BioResource and Genomics England have launched a new collaborative research...
Researchers call for better integration of mental health and alcohol services among minority ethnic groups
New research shows the association between alcohol use and mental health differs across minority ethnic groups, and provides insight into people’s reasons for...
Experts discuss the impact of the Ukraine war on mental health care needs this Carers Week
Researchers and clinicians across several UK universities took part in a live discussion on Twitter Spaces to address family mental health and care needs...
Vaccine hesitancy linked to previous experiences of discrimination in healthcare staff
A new study from researchers at King’s has explored how COVID-19 related inequalities experienced by healthcare professionals from racial and ethnic minority...
Events
Exploring the experiences of carers from Black communities
For Black History Month, an online panel of experts will discuss and explore the experiences of carers from Black communities.
Please note: this event has passed.
Demystifying Impact
This event is an opportunity to hear from others on their journey toward research impact, with sessions on how to maximise your own impact.
Please note: this event has passed.
Harold Moody Lecture 2022
Professor Stephani Hatch on 'Accelerating the Pace of Change in Tackling Social and Mental Health Inequalities and Inequities
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Does the ethnicity of mental health research participants reflect the eligible population?
Dr Aikaterini Dima and Dr Juliana Onwumere explore how well the ethnicity of mental health research participants aligns with the local population served.
Brainwaves podcast series
Brainwaves is a podcast series exploring and explaining the latest in mental health and neurosciences research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology &...
Research
IoPPN Virtual Reality Lab
The IoPPN Virtual Reality Research Lab (VR Lab) is a world-leading multidisciplinary group dedicated to VR based research, assessment and treatments to improve mental health, enhance well-being and promote resilience.
UNIQUE Research Group
UNIQUE Research group carries out a range of sudies involving people who experience persistent, full-blown psychotic experiences but are not in need of care
Tackling Inequalities and Discrimination Experiences in health Services (TIDES)
TIDES study investigates how discrimination experienced by both patients and healthcare practitioners may generate and perpetuate inequalities in health service
Project status: Ongoing
Health Inequalities Research Group
Health Inequalities Research Group is focused on delivering interdisciplinary research on inequalities in mental health in marginalised communities and across health services with an emphasis on race at the intersection of other social identities.
News
£4.7m Wellcome Discovery Award for new research into Race Equity in Health and Social Care
Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King’s College London, in...
Launching the Improving Black Health Outcomes BioResource
King's College London, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) BioResource and Genomics England have launched a new collaborative research...
Researchers call for better integration of mental health and alcohol services among minority ethnic groups
New research shows the association between alcohol use and mental health differs across minority ethnic groups, and provides insight into people’s reasons for...
Experts discuss the impact of the Ukraine war on mental health care needs this Carers Week
Researchers and clinicians across several UK universities took part in a live discussion on Twitter Spaces to address family mental health and care needs...
Vaccine hesitancy linked to previous experiences of discrimination in healthcare staff
A new study from researchers at King’s has explored how COVID-19 related inequalities experienced by healthcare professionals from racial and ethnic minority...
Events
Exploring the experiences of carers from Black communities
For Black History Month, an online panel of experts will discuss and explore the experiences of carers from Black communities.
Please note: this event has passed.
Demystifying Impact
This event is an opportunity to hear from others on their journey toward research impact, with sessions on how to maximise your own impact.
Please note: this event has passed.
Harold Moody Lecture 2022
Professor Stephani Hatch on 'Accelerating the Pace of Change in Tackling Social and Mental Health Inequalities and Inequities
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Does the ethnicity of mental health research participants reflect the eligible population?
Dr Aikaterini Dima and Dr Juliana Onwumere explore how well the ethnicity of mental health research participants aligns with the local population served.
Brainwaves podcast series
Brainwaves is a podcast series exploring and explaining the latest in mental health and neurosciences research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology &...