Dr Karyn Ayre
NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow
Biography
Karyn is an NIHR (National Institute of Health Research) Doctoral Research Fellow in the Section of Women's Mental Health. Her research interests are maternal and infant mental health. She studied Medicine at the University of Oxford. She subsequently trained on the Academic Foundation Programme and completed an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship. After gaining membership to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, she became a Higher Trainee in General Adult Psychiatry, working in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Her PhD Fellowship is supervised by Professor Louise Howard.
Research Interests
- Maternal mental health
- Infant mental health
- Self-harm
- Suicide
Teaching
Karyn is a marker for the Women’s Mental Health module of the MBBS intercalated BSc.
Expertise and Public Engagement
Karyn enjoys entering essay competitions and recently won second prize in the Duncan Macmillan competition run by the Institute of Mental Health Nottingham.
Features
Words don't come easy: the challenge of identifying perinatal self-harm in healthcare records
Dr Karyn Ayre discusses a new study investigating the value of a novel way to research self-harm in an extremely vulnerable group – pregnant women and new...
Mental disorders are common for new parents – you don't have to go through it alone
Many new mothers experience mental disorders, and this can be an extremely distressing and stigmatising experience.
Features
Words don't come easy: the challenge of identifying perinatal self-harm in healthcare records
Dr Karyn Ayre discusses a new study investigating the value of a novel way to research self-harm in an extremely vulnerable group – pregnant women and new...
Mental disorders are common for new parents – you don't have to go through it alone
Many new mothers experience mental disorders, and this can be an extremely distressing and stigmatising experience.