Our research investigates factors which contribute to the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexual and gender minority individuals (LGBTQ+). We apply the findings to develop interventions to reduce distress in sexual and gender minorities. We also conduct research to increase our understanding about the development of sexual and gender minority identities. We use methods from experimental psychology, clinical and health psychology, genetics, biology and neuroscience.
Our collaborating organisations include Metro Centre, Schools Out, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Student Minds.
Team
Academics:
- Katharine Rimes
- Qazi Rahman
- Patrick Smith
IoPPN Academics outside of Psychology:
- Dr Stephani Hatch (Psychological Medicine)
- Dr Kimberley Goldsmith (Biostatistics)
- Dr Silia Vitoratou (Biostatistics)
PhD Students:
- Livia Bridge
- Ashley Brown
- Lovedeep Rai
- Anna-Sophia Warren
- Olakunle Oginni (SGDP)
Researcher Collaborators
- Dan Baker (University of Greenwich)
- Kai-Yuan Cheng (UCL)
- Dr David Frost (UCL)
- Dr David Hambrook (South London and Maudsley NHS Trust)
- Professor Shelley Craig (University of Toronto)
- Dr Dylan Kneale (UCL)
- Dr Daragh McDermott (Anglia Ruskin University)
- Dr Greg Ussher (Metro Charity)
- Dr Liadh Timmins (Columbia University)
- Amelia Foy
- Professor Ilan Meyer (UCLA)
Our Partners
Contact us
Dr Katharine Rimes
Reader in Clinical Psychology
Dr Qazi Rahman
Senior Lecturer