Our top researchers
Dr Sharon Stevelink
Dr Sharon Stevelink is a Reader in Epidemiology and she is part of the Department of Psychological Medicine and the King’s Centre for Military Health Research.
Prof Neil Greenberg
Neil is an ex-military academic, occupational & forensic psychiatrist. He has led on Occupational Psychiatry for the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the World Psychiatric Association.
Dr Marie-Louise Sharp
Marie-Louise is a Senior Research Fellow at KCMHR. She is a mixed methods researcher in psychological medicine who researches mental health & wellbeing in the Armed Forces and Emergency Responders
Prof Dominic Murphy
Director - King's Centre for Military Health Research & Head of Research at Combat Stress
Charlotte Williamson
Charlotte is a PhD student at KCMHR. Her research interests include self-harm and suicidality, military mental health, and using digital technology in mental healthcare
Dr Rachael Gribble
Dr Rachael Gribble is a Lecturer in War & Psychiatry. Her research focuses on how occupation impacts and influences the well-being of families, including partners, children, parents and siblings.
Grace Williamson
Grace was formerly a Study Coordinator at the King's Centre for Military Health Research.
Dr Laura Rafferty
Laura is a Post-doctoral Research Associate at King's Centre for Military Health Research. Her research focuses on understanding and supporting the mental health of the Armed Forces community.
Bethany Croak
Bethany Croak is a PhD student and research assistant. Bethany’s PhD focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health, wellbeing and occupational outcomes of lower-paid NHS staff.
Anna Verey
Anna works as a Research Assistant and part of the ADVANCE Study team. She has an interest in mixed-methods, innovative data collection methods and the effective dissemination of study findings.
Sofia Franchini
Sofia works as a Research Assistant for the newest phase of the Health and Wellbeing Study. She has an interest in social epidemiology, epidemiology of aging and research methods.
Dr Gemma Archer
Gemma was formerly a Research Associate at KCMHR. She is an epidemiologist investigating the long-term mental and physical health of military service personnel exposed to chemical warfare agents.
Niamh Molloy
Niamh was formerly a Research Assistant at KCMHR. She has a background in Clinical Psychology with a particular interest in affective disorders and mental health research.
Laura Grover
Doctoral Researcher investigating social support and mental wellbeing in combat-exposed military personnel
Tamara Obradovic
Tamara is a PhD student researching the mental health outcomes of Military Sexual Trauma in UK female ex-service personnel. Tamara joined KCMHR in February 2023.
Ella Buckroyd
Ella was formerly a Research Project Support Officer at KCMHR working on the Health and Wellbeing Study. She has a specific interest in the mental health of those exposed to traumatic events.
Chloe Storer
Chloe is an Oral Historian and PhD student at KCMHR. Her research interests include memory, emotions and military history.
Dr Heidi Cramm
KCMHRCollaborator: Dr Cramm is an associate professor in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy at Queen's University
Dr Alexandria Smith
Alex holds a PhD in Epidemiology and Nursing. Her research focuses on mental health, self-injury, and substance use across diverse populations including veterans, people with HIV, and adolescents
Sarah Rabin
Sarah is a PhD student within the King's Centre for Military Health Research and is examining the health and wellbeing of UK LGBT+ serving and ex-serving military personnel in the post-LGBT+ ban era.
Shannon Hill
KCMHRCollaborator: Shannon Hill is a doctoral candidate at Queen's University in Canada. She completed a research exchange at KCMHR from May to July 2022.
Dr Glen Dighton
Dr. Glen Dighton was formerly a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the King's Centre for Military Health Research.
Gini Harrison
Formerly a KCMHR Collaborator: Dr Gini Harrison is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The Open University, UK. Her research primarily focuses mental health and wellbeing, and eHealth.
Dr Cerisse Gunasinghe
Formerly a KCMHR Collaborator: A postdoctoral researcher & Counselling Psychologist. She co-ordinates The HYPE Project, a recruitment, risk assessment, and resource platform for young adults.
Alice Wickersham
Formerly a Research Assistant at KCMHR. Alice is now working with the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre as a PhD Student.
Mark Tarn
Formerly a KCMHR Collaborator: Mark had a career in the British Army as a GP and then as a military psychiatrist, then joined the independent sector as a forensic psychiatrist and clinical director.
Derek Tracy
Formerly a KCMHR Collaborator: Derek's a Psychiatrist and Clinical Director at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. He's a member of the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs & editor of the BJPsych.
Dr Victoria Williamson
Postdoctoral Research Associate - King's College London Research Fellow - University of Oxford