Meet the team
Here's who works in the Research and Development team and how to contact them.
- Professor Mark Hayward, Director
mark.hayward5 @nhs.net - Professor Clara Strauss, Assistant Director
clara.strauss @nhs.net - Dr Anna-Marie Bibby-Jones, Equality, Lead for Diversity and Inclusion in Research
anna-marie.bibby-jones @nhs.net - Taffy Bakasa, Research Manager
taffy.bakasa1 @nhs.net - Sarah Styles, Research Manager
sarah.styles11@nhs.net - Victoria Hare, Lead for Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex (ARC KSS)
victoria.hare4 @nhs.net
- 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 - spft.researchgovernance@
nhs.net - Matthew Smith, Research Governance Officer - spft.researchgovernance@
nhs.net - Craig Peachey, Business Manager (Research Finance) - c.
peachey @nhs.net
- Aparajita Pandey, Mental Health Clinical Research team lead. E: aparajita.
pandey @spft.nhs.uk - Joanna Pooley, Clinical Research Co-ordinator. E: joanna.
pooley @spft.nhs.uk - Dr Leanne Bogen-Johnston, Clinical Research Co-ordinator E: leanne.
bogen-johnston @spft.nhs.uk - Rosalind Byles, CRN Research Assistant. E: rosalind.byles2@
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 - 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
General email monitored by the team: spft.DementiaResearchUnit@
See more about the work of the Dementia Research Unit here
Melanie Thomas, Centre for Dementia Studies Business Manager - melanie.
Research Clinics Team
Evelin Vogel - Research Clinics Project Manager
E: evelin.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Clinic
Clinic Lead: Prof. Clara Strauss
Clinic Research Assistant: Julia Hickson
E: ocdclinic
Sussex Voices Clinic
Clinic Lead: Prof. Mark Hayward
Clinic Research Assistants: Hazel Ashment, Seafra Barrett
E: voices.
Immunopsychiatry Clinic
Clinic Lead: Dr. Alessandro Colasanti
Clinic Research Assistant: Zaynah Mahmood
E: Immunopsychiatryclinic
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
Sussex Partnership Research in Eating Disorders (SPIRED) Clinic
Clinic Lead: Dr. Amy Brown
Clinic Research Assistant: Cat Papastavrou-Brooks
E: SPIREDclinic
Neurodivergent Brain-Body Clinic (NBBC)
Clinic Leads: Dr Jessica Eccles, Prof. Hugo Critchley, Rebecca Simons
Clinic Research Assistant: Anna Watson
E: NBBC
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
- 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