Dr Mark Kennedy is a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health and a researcher on the English and Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study at King's College, London.

He is the Programme Lead on the Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health Distance Learning MSc.

His postdoctoral research has focused on the developmental outcomes of extreme early adversity, including ADHD/neurodevelopmental disorders, attachment and mental health. Alongside this, he has specialised in mixed methods approaches to research methodology. Previously, his doctoral research aimed to look at various aspects of attachment theory and its application, including; issues of measuring attachment, attachment theory and the non-nuclear family, the application of attachment theory to fathers and single parents.

Before joining KCL, Mark taught qualitative research methods at postgraduate level at the University of Southampton and has taught on various modules at undergraduate level.

Research interests

• Early adversity/ institutional deprivation
• ADHD/ neurodevelopmental disorders
• Mental health
• Attachment theory
• Mixed methods research
• Mindfulness
• Education/ pedagogy

Teaching

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Child Development
• Mindfulness; Neuroscience and Application

Wider Engagement

Recent examples of broader engagement include:

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/exploring-autism-era-study 

https://www.nationalelfservice.net/populations-and-settings/parenting/adoption-adoptees-parent-era/

https://corambaaf.org.uk/events/national-adoption-week-english-and-romanian-adoptees-study-era