Dr Madeleine Benton is a Chartered Psychologist and NIHR Advanced Fellow in Perinatal Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London.

Dr Benton leads innovative, interdisciplinary research at the intersection of maternal mental and physical health, with a strong commitment to reducing health inequalities through interdisciplinary collaboration. She is also the co-lead of the Women's Mental Health Module on the Mental Health Studies MSc.

Dr Benton currently holds an NIHR Advanced Fellowship for her project TANGO – a five-year program to co-design and evaluate a novel mother-infant intervention aimed at preventing type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes. This work brings together women, healthcare professionals, and policymakers to shape sustainable, family-centered healthcare solutions.

Dr Benton' has led on an international MRC-funded feasibility RCT in Malaysia, involving the testing of a digital diabetes prevention intervention for women with gestational diabetes. She has also held an NIHR Maudsley BRC Career Development Fellowship focused on perinatal mental health and gestational diabetes.

Dr Benton completed her PhD in Psychology at the University of Adelaide in 2020, where she developed expertise in mixed-methods research and clinical trial design in perinatal health. She is a passionate advocate for public engagement in science and actively collaborates with patient and public groups to ensure that women’s health research is inclusive, accessible, and impactful.