Lauren McPhail is a Research Assistant in the Centre for Global Mental Health at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London. She completed her MSc in Global Mental Health at King's College London and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

She has worked under the guidance of Professor Charlotte Hanlon and Professor Melanie Abas on mental health research in low- and middle-income countries, primarily with African partnerships.

Her areas of interest include mental health and homelessness, severe mental illness, depression and anxiety. Lauren is also involved in the King's Global Health Institute.