Rhiannon Thompson is a Research Associate at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London.

She joined the School of Mental Health & Psychological Sciences to investigate the environmental determinants of mental health, particularly extreme heat.

Rhiannon previously worked at Imperial College London, where she completed her PhD evaluating the impacts of air pollution and noise exposure on adolescent psychological outcomes in the SCAMP cohort. She has also led research about young people's ecoanxiety, climate change distress, and environmental action.

Prior to this, she worked in community mental health support for a DDPO, having completed her BA in Psychology and Philosophy (University of Oxford) and MSc in Developmental Psychopathology (Durham University).

Research interests

• Environmental Epidemiology
• Longitudinal data analysis
• Public Mental Health
• Climate Change and Mental Health
• Public involvement
• Mixed Methods
• Systematic Reviews

Expertise and public engagement

Rhiannon has engaged with a number of media outlets, particularly around extreme temperature and mental health, and contributed to many science festivals and engagement events including New Scientist Live and Imperial Lates.