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Jess Williams

Dr Jess Williams

Postdoctoral researcher

Research interests

  • Computer science

Biography

Jess received her PhD in Psychology from the Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham, with a thesis about self-harm among LGBTQ+ youth using mixed methods. She currently works to design, deploy, and evaluate in-situ digital interventions with young people with mental health difficulties, such as severe anxiety, depression, and self-harmful thoughts and behaviours. Her current studies involve a high degree of co-design methodology, randomised control trials and qualitative interviewing. Jess is also an associate fellow at the Institute of Mental Health and the Self-Harm Research Group at the University of Nottingham.

Research interests

  • Mental health
  • Self-harm and suicide
  • In-situ interventions
  • LGBTQ+ populations
  • Co-design methodology
  • Qualitative methods
  • Public and patient involvement

More information

    Research

    Group working
    Human Centred Computing Research

    The group is concerned with the design, development and evaluation of human computer systems.

    News

    Cuddly 'Purrble' robot visits No. 10 as King's celebrates design exhibition

    Design-led research was presented to the Secretary of State for Culture at Downing Street, as the university celebrated the 'Seeking Connection' research...

    Purrble No.10 (1)

    Features

    London Design Biennale: Empowering young people to take control of their emotions

    Interview with Dr Jess Williams, Postdoctoral researcher for Purrble, on exhibiting at the London Design Biennale

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      Research

      Group working
      Human Centred Computing Research

      The group is concerned with the design, development and evaluation of human computer systems.

      News

      Cuddly 'Purrble' robot visits No. 10 as King's celebrates design exhibition

      Design-led research was presented to the Secretary of State for Culture at Downing Street, as the university celebrated the 'Seeking Connection' research...

      Purrble No.10 (1)

      Features

      London Design Biennale: Empowering young people to take control of their emotions

      Interview with Dr Jess Williams, Postdoctoral researcher for Purrble, on exhibiting at the London Design Biennale

      Seeking_Connection_Digital_Comms_website_image_1903x558px_pattern