About us
Our mission is to improve the lives and care of anyone affected by mental health problems.
We do this by developing and evaluating new interventions, understanding and mitigating risks to mental health, protecting mental wellbeing, and normalising common and expected human responses to adverse or changing circumstances.
Our leadership and delivery team
The strategic planning and day-to-day operations of the Institute of Mental Health Research at York (IMRY) is carried out by IMRY's Leadership and Delivery Team.
- Professor Lina Gega, Director
- Professor Cynthia Iglesias, Associate Director for the Sciences
- Professor Martin Webber, Associate Director for the Social Sciences
- Professor Matthew Ratcliffe, Associate Director for the Arts and Humanities
- Dr Scott Cairney, Faculty Lead for the Sciences
- Dr Ailbhe O'Loughlin, Faculty Lead for the Social Sciences
- Laura Beer, Institute Manager
- Dr Philip Kerrigan, Project Manager
We also have a steering group, as well as a number of research fellows, funded both internally and externally.
Our research fellows
- Claire Warrington, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, joint Hull York Medical School (HYMS) and York Law School
- Simona Manni, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, joint Hull York Medical School (HYMS), Health Sciences and Sociology
- Charlotte Kitchen, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, joint Hull York Medical School (HYMS), Health Sciences and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
- Aisling Ryan, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, joint Hull York Medical School (HYMS) and York Law School
- Aspasia Bizopoulou, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, joint Hull York Medical School (HYMS) and Economics and Related Studies