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Meet the CHAMP research team — a group of academics, clinicians, and PhD students at Manchester Metropolitan University dedicated to understanding and improving child, adolescent and family mental health.

Research Team

Professor Rebecca Pearson and Research Group Co-lead
Professor of Developmental Psychology and Epidemiology, School of Psychology

Professor Jonathan Hill and Research Group Co-lead
Professor, School of Psychology

Megan Chambers
PHD student
School of Psychology

Heidi Emes
PHD student
School of Psychology

Sophie Chatwin
PHD student
School of Psychology

Paige Munnik
PHD student
School of Psychology

Cassidy Pickerill
Research Associate
School of Psychology

Dr Evelyn Mary-Ann Antony
Research Associate
School of Psychology

Dr Nicola Wright
Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology

Dr Zarah Eve
Research Associate
School of Psychology

Dr Elizabeth Braithwaite
PhD Psychiatry, BSc Neuroscience
School of Psychology

Dr Ekaterina Ostashchenko
Lecturer
School of Psychology

Dr Jen McGahan
Senior Lecturer, PhD, CPsychol, SFHEA, School of Psychology

Dr Annabel McAreavey
School of Psychology

Dr Claire Agius
Research Associate
School of Psychology

Dr Julia Wolska-Lamey
Lecturer
School of Psychology

Evelyn Gutierrez Malave
Programme Support Tutor
School of Psychology