Dr Leamy is a psychologist by background, having completed a BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology and an MSc in Occupational Psychology. Her PhD was in mental health research: ‘Community Psychiatric Nurses’ empowerment of people with Serious and Enduring Mental Health Problems’, supervised by Professor Phil Barker, (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne).

Dr Leamy has evaluated recruitment, training and promotion of pilots, older people's housing decisions, Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorders units in high-security prisons and hospitals, Schwartz Rounds, and Intentional Rounding and how to transform mental health care by implementing recovery-focused services.

PhD supervision

Mary offers PhD supervision in the following areas of mental health research:

• Mental health recovery
• Staff wellbeing
• Public and patient involvement

Enquiring about potential PhD supervision

If you are considering applying for one of our PhD programmes and are looking for potential supervisors, please complete our Microsoft Form.

Our Postgraduate Research (PGR) Team will contact potential supervisors on your behalf and will update you once they have received a response.

The form will ask you to provide:

• Details of your funding plans

• The names of supervisors you have identified as having expertise in your chosen research area.

• Your CV

• A short PhD research proposal.

If you have any issues completing the form, please contact the Postgraduate Research Team at: nmpc_pgr_enquiries@kcl.ac.uk.

Research profile