Meet the team

• 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.robertson6@nhs.net
• Julia Fountain, Lead Co-ordinator for Service User and Carer Involvement in Research - julia.fountain4@nhs.net
• Lucy Walsh, Co-ordinator for Service User and Carer Involvement in Research - lucy.walsh20@nhs.net
• Chloe Elsby-Pearson, Co-ordinator for Service User and Carer Involvement in Research - c.elsby-pearson@nhs.net

• 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.pandey1@nhs.net
• Joanna Pooley, Clinical Research Co-ordinator. E: joanna.pooley@nhs.net
• Dr Leanne Bogen-Johnston, Clinical Research Co-ordinator E: l.bogen-johnston1@nhs.net
• Rosalind Byles, CRN Research Assistant. E: r.byles@nhs.net

• Natalie Portwine, Clinical Research Team Leader - natalie.portwine@nhs.net
• Tamsin Eperson, Clinical Research Officer - t.eperson@nhs.net
• Elise Armsby, Clinical Research Office - e.armsby-wise@nhs.net
• Katy Seedhouse, Clinical Research Officer - katy.seedhouse@nhs.net
• Atsuko Fujisawa, Clinical Research Officer - atsuko.fujisawa1@nhs.net
• Sarah Edgar, Clinical Research Officer - sarah.edgar8@nhs.net
• Lynda Trumpess, Administrator - lynda.trumpess@nhs.net

General email monitored by the team: spft.DementiaResearchUnit@nhs.net

See more about the work of the Dementia Research Unit here

Melanie Thomas, Centre for Dementia Studies Business Manager - melanie.thomas13@nhs.net

Research Clinics Team

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

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

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

Immunopsychiatry Clinic    
Clinic Lead: Dr. Alessandro Colasanti    
Clinic Research Assistant: Zaynah Mahmood    
E: spft.immunopsychiatryclinic@nhs.net

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: spft.mhstclinic@nhs.net

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

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

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

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

• Ian Laskey, Research Support Team Manager - ian.laskey2@nhs.net
• Jane Shiers, Administrator - spft.researchadmin@nhs.net
• Paula Bellers, Research Communications Lead - spft.research@nhs.net