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Meet the Team

The Postgraduate Studies (PGS) team of over 100 staff come from clinical and/or academic research backgrounds.

The Postgraduate Studies (PGS) team comprises of over 100 staff members. The majority of our experienced PGS Leadership Team and teaching staff come from clinical and/or academic research backgrounds. Some members of the PGS Leadership Team also hold UCL-employed positions or have prior experience of working with the university.

Professor Eamon McCrory

Director of Education and Training

Professor of Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology, UCL Co-Director, Developmental Risk & Resilience Unit Co-Director, UK Trauma Council Director, UKRI Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme

Nafisa Wagley

Head of Operations, Education and Training

Contact: Nafisa.Wagley@annafreud.org

Dr Rachel Hiller

Head of Postgraduate Studies

Contact: Rachel.Hiller@annafreud.org

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Fahmina Begum

Senior Education Manager, Workforce Development Programmes

Contact: Fahmina.Begum@annafreud.org

Maria Olkiewicz

Senior Education Manager, Academic Research Programmes

Contact: Maria.Olkiewicz@annafreud.org

Dr Alejandra Perez

Programme Director, MSc Early Child Development and Clinical Applications

Contact: Alejandra.Perez@annafreud.org

Dr Dominika Dykiert

Deputy Programme Director, MSc Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice

Contact: Dominika.Dykiert@annafreud.org

Dr Elena Panagiotopoulou

Deputy Programme Director, MSc Early Child Development and Clinical Applications

Contact: Elena.Panagiotopoulou@annafreud.org

Freena Tailor

Programme Director, Pg Cert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services and PG Dip Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

Contact: Freena.Tailor@annafreud.org

Dr Gili Orbach

Programme Director, MSc Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice

Contact: Gili.Orbach@annafreud.org

Lauren McCabe

Deputy Programme Director, Pg Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Contact: Lauren.mccabe@annafreud.org

Dr Lili Ly

Programme Director, Pg Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Contact: Lili.Ly@annafreud.org

Professor Nick Midgley

Academic Course Director, DPsych in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Contact: Nick.Midgley@annafreud.org

Dr Niko Steinbeis

Programme Director, MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology

Contact: N.Steinbeis@ucl.ac.uk

Paige Clarke

Deputy Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice

Contact: Paige.clarke@annafreud.org

Dr Patrick Luyten

Programme Director, MPhil/PhD in Psychoanalytic Studies

Contact: P.Luyten@ucl.ac.uk

Dr Russell Hurn

Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP IAPT Therapy

Contact: Russell.Hurn@annafreud.org

Sonya Godley

Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice / MSc

Contact: Sonya.Godley@annafreud.org

Stuart Lansdell

Deputy Programme Director, Pg Cert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

Contact: Stuart.lansdell@annafreud.org

Dr Vanessa Puetz

Programme Director, PG Dip Child and Adolescent Psychology and Neuroscience in Practice/ Senior Course Tutor, Postgraduate Studies / Deputy Programme Director, MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology

Contact: Vanessa.Puetz@annafreud.org

Vicki Curry

Programme Director, Pg Cert CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice / MSc/Pg Dip CBT for Children and Young People

Programme Director, UCL/AFC Postgraduate Certificate in Child Wellbeing Practice (CWP) Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Psychology and CBT Lead – Islington Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAMHS).

Vacant - TBC

Education and Workforce EDI Academic Lead

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Programme Teams

Maria Olkiewicz

Senior Education Manager, Academic Research Programmes

Contact: Maria.Olkiewicz@annafreud.org

Dr Gili Orbach

Programme Director, MSc Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice

Contact: Gili.Orbach@annafreud.org

Dr Dominika Dykiert

Deputy Programme Director, MSc Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice

Contact: Dominika.Dykiert@annafreud.org

Linda Larbi

Programme Officer

Contact: Linda.larbi@annafreud.org

Dr Alejandra Perez

Programme Director, MSc Early Child Development and Clinical Applications

Contact: Alejandra.Perez@annafreud.org

Dr Elena Panagiotopoulou

Deputy Programme Director, MSc Early Child Development and Clinical Applications

Contact: Elena.Panagiotopoulou@annafreud.org

Zara Abraamian

Education Officer

Contact: Zara.Abraamian@annafreud.org

Dr Niko Steinbeis

Programme Director, MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology

Contact: N.Steinbeis@ucl.ac.uk

Dr Vanessa Puetz

Programme Director, PG Dip Child and Adolescent Psychology and Neuroscience in Practice/ Senior Course Tutor, Postgraduate Studies / Deputy Programme Director, MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology

Contact: Vanessa.Puetz@annafreud.org

Dr Helena Rutherford

Deputy Director (Yale)

Contact: Please contact via Programme Officer

Linda Larbi

Programme Officer

Contact: Linda.larbi@annafreud.org

Professor Nick Midgley

Academic Course Director, DPsych in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Contact: Nick.Midgley@annafreud.org

Elizabeth Murphy

Clinical Course Director

Contact:elizabethmurphy@bpf-psychotherapy.org.uk

Dagan Dahar

Programme Officer

Contact: Dagan.dahar@annafreud.org

Dr Patrick Luyten

Programme Director, MPhil/PhD in Psychoanalytic Studies

Contact: P.Luyten@ucl.ac.uk

Helen King

Programme Administrator

Contact: Helen.G.King@ucl.ac.uk

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Fahmina Begum

Senior Education Manager, Workforce Development Programmes

Contact: Fahmina.Begum@annafreud.org

Dr Russell Hurn

Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP IAPT Therapy

Contact: Russell.Hurn@annafreud.org

Dr Emily Durling

Dr Emily Durling

Modality Lead, 0-5s

Contact: Emily.Durling@annafreud.org

Dr Roslyn Law

Dr Roslyn Law

Modality Lead, I-PTA

Contact: Roslyn.Law@annafreud.org

Dr Sarah Towner

Modality Lead, ASCLD

Contact: Sarah.towner@annafreud.org

Jasmine Karamoko

Programme Officer

Contact: Jasmine.karamoko@annafreud.org

Lucy Matthews

Programme Officer

Contact: Lucy.Matthews@annafreud.org

Emily Hicks

Programme Officer

Contact: Emily.Hicks@annafreud.org

Jessica Tang

Education Officer

Contact: Jessica.Tang@annafreud.org

Dr Lili Ly

Programme Director, Pg Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Contact: Lili.Ly@annafreud.org

Lauren McCabe

Deputy Programme Director, Pg Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Contact: Lauren.mccabe@annafreud.org

Dagan Dahar

Programme Officer

Contact: Dagan.dahar@annafreud.org

Jessica Tang

Education Officer

Contact: Jessica.Tang@annafreud.org

Sonya Godley

Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice / MSc

Contact: Sonya.Godley@annafreud.org

Paige Clarke

Deputy Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice

Contact: Paige.clarke@annafreud.org

Victoria Popo-Ola

Education Officer

Contact: Victoria.popo-ola@annafreud.org

Vicki Curry

Programme Director, Pg Cert CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice / MSc/Pg Dip CBT for Children and Young People

Programme Director, UCL/AFC Postgraduate Certificate in Child Wellbeing Practice (CWP) Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Psychology and CBT Lead – Islington Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAMHS).

Jasmine Karamoko

Programme Officer

Contact: Jasmine.karamoko@annafreud.org

Freena Tailor

Programme Director, Pg Cert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services and PG Dip Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

Contact: Freena.Tailor@annafreud.org

Stuart Lansdell

Deputy Programme Director, Pg Cert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

Contact: Stuart.lansdell@annafreud.org

Emily Hicks

Programme Officer

Contact: Emily.Hicks@annafreud.org

Freena Tailor

Programme Director, Pg Cert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services and PG Dip Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

Contact: Freena.Tailor@annafreud.org

Programme Officer

Contact: swp.admin@annafreud.org

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Nafisa Wagley

Head of Operations, Education and Training

Contact: Nafisa.Wagley@annafreud.org

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Fahmina Begum

Senior Education Manager, Workforce Development Programmes

Contact: Fahmina.Begum@annafreud.org

Dr Vanessa Puetz

Programme Director, PG Dip Child and Adolescent Psychology and Neuroscience in Practice/ Senior Course Tutor, Postgraduate Studies / Deputy Programme Director, MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology

Contact: Vanessa.Puetz@annafreud.org

Elena Trevisanello

Education Support Officer

Contact: Elena.Trevisanello@annafreud.org

Neelam Dongha

Science Communication and Media Writer

Contact: Neelam.Dongha@annafreud.org

Lauren Shum

Senior Programme Officer

Contact: Lauren.Shum@annafreud.org

Dr Lasana Harris

Education and Workforce EDI Academic Lead

Contact: lasana.harris@annafreud.org

Maria Olkiewicz

Senior Education Manager, Academic Research Programmes

Contact: Maria.Olkiewicz@annafreud.org

Dr Rachel Hiller

Head of Postgraduate Studies

Contact: Rachel.Hiller@annafreud.org

Alison Chew

Librarian

Contact: library@annafreud.org

Gurnam Bubber

Librarian

Contact: library@annafreud.org