Lois joined King’s College London in January 2022 as a Research Assistant working in the Service User Research Enterprise division at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and the Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre. Her expertise includes qualitative methods, digital/remote treatment and mental health populations.

At King’s, Lois works on a variety of projects. Her primary work is a project evaluating the acceptability of remote cognitive remediation from the perspective of psychosis service users. Lois’ contributions to this study include creating digital inclusion resources, facilitating lived experience advisory panels, recruiting participants, interviewing, qualitative analysis, presenting findings, and writing for academic journal dissemination. She also supports a project on a further project studying the use of the Goal Attainment Scale to measure treatment success. She contributes to literature scopes, developing a categorising framework, facilitating PPI, and formulating research ideas. As a member of the Service User Research Enterprise, she supports the group's various initiatives, including developing an undergraduate psychology module on service user research and artistic endeavours. Lastly, Lois is the podcast editor for the QUAHRC podcast, helping with media production and dissemination.

Lois gained both her First Class grade BSc Psychology with Clinical and Health Psychology and Distinction grade MSc Clinical and Health Psychology degrees at Bangor University. Here she gained various skills and her passion for academia and research. She has varied prior working experiences, including public speaking mentor, research assistant, research consultant and media producer.

Research Interests

• Digital and remote intervention development
• Digital inclusion and literacy in clinical populations
• Clinical populations, specifically severe mental health, psychosis, mood, and anxiety disorders
• Qualitative research methods

Expertise and Public Engagement

Lois prioritises public engagement and raising awareness of mental health. She has written articles for local newspapers and a student support website. She has spoken and presented research at numerous conferences and groups. She regularly speaks on issues regarding anxiety, phobia and mental health services accessibility on national television and radio. Lastly, she volunteers with anxiety helpline ‘No Panic’, charity ‘Mind’ and is a qualified Mental Health First Aider.