Dr Catherine Jones is a Lecturer of Developmental Psychopathology (Education) at the Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). She teaches on the Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology MSc and is a Senior Personal Tutor for the School of Mental Health & Psychological Science (MHaPS).

Catherine’s research mainly focuses on exploring parenting and family relationships in diverse family forms, and parents’ and children’s perspectives of family life. Recently Catherine has also been conducting research on the link between menstrual health conditions and mental health.

Before joining King’s, Catherine completed her ESRC-funded MPhil and PhD at the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge. Her PhD examined parenting and child outcomes in families with a primary caregiver father. After completing her PhD, Catherine was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cambridge and UCL exploring the experiences and wellbeing of parents and children in families formed through assisted reproduction.  

Research interests

• Mixed-methods research
• Single parenthood
• Fathering
• Child perspectives
• Assisted reproduction
• PMDD

Teaching 

• Module co-lead for Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology MSc (DPI: Perinatal Period and Infancy, Placements, and Dissertations)
• MSc project supervisor
• BSc project supervisor

Expertise and public engagement

• Catherine’s research has been quoted in newspapers including the Telegraph, the i newspaper, and BBC Worklife, and featured on the Child and Family Blog.
• KERN blog: Menstruation, Hormonal Contraception, and Mental Health: A Conversation
• Educational video about assisted reproduction, produced as part of a UCL IOE Impact Fellowship (2022)
• Catherine has created a resource for single fathers through surrogacy – please contact her to receive a copy.