Study Team - Virtual Reality and Eating Disorders
VR AND ED
Virtual Reality and Eating Disorders
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Study Team

Study team

Dr Helen Bould

Dr Helen Bould, NIHR Advanced Fellow, and Consultant Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Bristol

Laura Chapman, Senior Research Associate

Laura Chapman, Senior Research Associate

Dr Annabelle Hook, Foundation Year Doctor

Dr Lydia Shackshaft, Foundation Year Doctor

Dr Lydia Shackshaft, Foundation Year Doctor

Paul Moran, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Bristol

Prof Paul Moran, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Bristol

Marcus Munafo, Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Bristol

Prof Marcus Munafo, Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Bristol

Dr Anne Stewart, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, University of Oxford

Dr Anne Stewart, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, University of Oxford

Mentor: Prof Lucy Yardley, Professor of Health Psychology & NIHR Senior Investigator, University of Bristol

Tamsin Ford, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cambridge

Mentor: Prof Tamsin Ford, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cambridge

Mentor: Prof Lucy Biddle, Associate Professor in Qualitative Mental Health Research, University of Bristol

Mr James Downs, peer researcher, mental health writer and expert by experience in eating disorders

Collaborator: Mr James Downs, peer researcher, mental health writer and expert by experience in eating disorders

Prof Angela Attwood, Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Bristol

Collaborator: Prof Angela Attwood, Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Bristol

Prof Ian Penton-Voak, Professor of Evolutionary Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Bristol

Collaborator: Prof Ian Penton-Voak, Professor of Evolutionary Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Bristol

Prof Peter Blair, Professor of Epidemiology and Statistics and consultant methodologist for the Bristol Randomised Trial Collaboration (BRTC) Unit and the NIHR Research Design Services (RDS), University of Bristol

Collaborator: Prof Peter Blair, Professor of Epidemiology and Statistics and consultant methodologist for the Bristol Randomised Trial Collaboration (BRTC) Unit and the NIHR Research Design Services (RDS), University of Bristol

Collaborator: Beat the UK’s leading charity for people with eating disorders.

Prof Mel Slater, Distinguished Investigator in the Dept of Clinical Psychology at the University of Barcelona.

Collaborator: Prof Mel Slater, Distinguished Investigator in the Dept of Clinical Psychology at the University of Barcelona.

Clinician Advisory Group

A group of experienced clinicians from nearby NHS Trusts will help ensure that the interventions we design can fit into NHS services.

  • Mr Sam Clark-Stone (Lead Clinician, Eating Disorders Service, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Dr Trinisha Govender (Consultant Psychiatrist, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Dr Sonia Bues (Clinical Psychologist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Dr Gillian Combe (Consultant Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Dr Monica Potter (Consultant Psychiatrist, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)

PPI Group

Our PPI group of people with personal experience of eating disorders review all documents and feedback on the design process. Those who would like to be acknowledged by name are listed below:

  • Alys Grant
  • Abigail Reynolds
  • Rebecca Took

James Downs

Emily Rothwell

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