Meet the team

• Professor Mark Hayward, Director - mark.hayward@spft.nhs.uk
• Professor Clara Strauss, Assistant Director - clara.strauss@spft.nhs.uk
• Dr Anna-Marie Bibby-Jones, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Research Lead - anna-marie.bibby-jones@spft.nhs.uk
• Taffy Bakasa, Research Manager - taffy.bakasa@spft.nhs.uk
• Sarah Styles, Research Manager - sarah.styles@spft.nhs.uk
• Victoria Hare, Lead for Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex (ARC KSS) - victoria.hare@spft.nhs.uk

• Sam Robertson, Lead for Service User and Carer Involvement in Research - sam.robertson@spft.nhs.uk
• Julia Fountain, Lead Co-ordinator for Service User and Carer Involvement in Research - julia.fountain@spft.nhs.uk
• Lucy Walsh, Co-ordinator for Service User and Carer Involvement in Research - lucy.walsh@spft.nhs.uk
• Chloe Elsby-Pearson, Co-ordinator for Service User and Carer Involvement in Research - chloe.elsby-pearson@spft.nhs.uk

• Yvette Wagner, Lead Research Governance and Officer - researchgovernance@spft.nhs.uk
• Matthew Smith, Research Governance Officer - researchgovernance@spft.nhs.uk
• Craig Peachey, Business Manager (Research Finance) - craig.peachey@spft.nhs.uk

• Aparajita Pandey, Mental Health Clinical Research team lead. E: aparajita.pandey@spft.nhs.uk
   
• Joanna Pooley, Clinical Research Officer. E: joanna.pooley@spft.nhs.uk
• Dr Leanne Bogen-Johnston. E: leanne.bogen-johnston@spft.nhs.uk
• Rosalind Byles, Clinical Research Officer. E: rosalind.byles2@spft.nhs.uk
• Emily Budden, Clinical Research Officer. E: Emily.budden@spft.nhs.uk

• Natalie Portwine, Clinical Research Team Leader - natalie.portwine@spft.nhs.uk
• Tamsin Eperson, Clinical Research Officer - tamsin.eperson@spft.nhs.uk
• Elise Armsby, Clinical Research Office - elise.armsby@spft.nhs.uk (maternity leave)
• Katy Seedhouse, Clinical Research Officer - katy.seedhouse@spft.nhs.uk
• Atsuko Fujisawa, Clinical Research Officer - Atsuko.Fujisawa@spft.nhs.uk
• Sarah Edgar, Clinical Research Officer - sarah.edgar@spft.nhs.uk
• Lynda Trumpess, Administrator - lynda.trumpess@spft.nhs.uk

Melanie Thomas, Centre for Dementia Studies Business Manager - melanie.thomas3@spft.nhs.uk

Research Clinics Team

Evelin Vogel - Research Clinics Project Manager
E: evelin.vogel@spft.nhs.uk

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Clinic    
Clinic Lead: Prof. Clara Strauss    
Clinic Research Assistant: Julia Hickson    
E: ocdclinic@spft.nhs.uk

Sussex Voices Clinic    
Clinic Lead: Prof. Mark Hayward    
Clinic Research Assistants: Hazel Ashment, Seafra Barrett    
E: voices.clinic@spft.nhs.uk

Immunopsychiatry Clinic    
Clinic Lead: Dr. Alessandro Colasanti    
Clinic Research Assistant: Azeezat Aminu    
E: Immunopsychiatryclinic@spft.nhs.uk 

Mental Health Support Teams in Schools Clinic (MHST)    
Clinic Lead: Dr. Mary John, Dr. Clare Dixon, Dr. Faith Orchard    
Clinic Research Assistant: Emilia Robinson
E: MHSTClinic@spft.nhs.uk

Sussex Partnership Research in Eating Disorders (SPIRED) Clinic    
Clinic Lead: Dr. Amy Brown    
Clinic Research Assistant: Cat Papastavrou-Brooks    
E: SPIREDclinic@spft.nhs.uk 

Neurodivergent Brain-Body Clinic (NBBC)    
Clinic Leads: Dr Jessica Eccles, Prof. Hugo Critchley, Rebecca Simons
Clinic Research Assistant: Anna Watson    
E: NBBC@spft.nhs.uk 

Sussex Psychosis (Paranoia) Experiences and Recovery (SuPER) Clinic    
Clinic Lead: Prof. Kathy Greenwood    
Clinic Research Assistant: Silvia Tiraboschi    
E: SuPERclinic@spft.nhs.uk 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic    
Clinic Lead: Dr. Nick Grey    
Clinic Research Assistant: Silvia Tiraboschi    
E: PTSDClinic@spft.nhs.uk 

• Ian Laskey, Research Support Team Manager - ian.laskey@spft.nhs.uk 
• Jane Shiers, Administrator - researchadmin@spft.nhs.uk
• Paula Bellers, Research Communications Lead - research@spft.nhs.uk