Our Doctoral students
We have a range of international and home students undertaking a variety of research at PhD and MD level. Find out more about our current research students and recent graduates:
Current
Name TURKIYA ALMASKARI
Degree PhD
Title Understanding barriers to recognition and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders
Supervisor 1 Dr Craig Melville (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Dr Diane Willis (School of Medicine, University of Glasgow)
Funding Ministry of Health, Oman
Start year 2013
Intended finish year 2016
Name JANI BHAUTESH
Degree PhD
Title Exploring the potential role for allostatic load markers in risk assessment of patients presenting with depressive symptoms
Supervisor 1
Supervisor 2 Dr Jonathan Cavanagh (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Funding
Start year
Intended finish year 2016
Name CHRISTINE COCKER
Degree PhD
Title Examining the role of the social worker in the early screening and assessment of the mental health needs of looked after children
Supervisor 1 Dr Helen Minnis (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Dr Helen Sweeting (MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow)
Funding Self funded
Start year 2009
Intended finish year 2015
Name MATTHEW JAMIESON
Degree PhD
Title Rehabilitation of memory using multimodel reminders
Supervisor 1 Professor Jonathan Evans (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Steve Brewster (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 3 Dr Marlyn McGee-Lennon (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow) ~
Funding MRC Doctoral Training Programme
Start year 2012
Intended finish year 2016
Name EVERETT JULYAN
Degree MD
Title Defining the impact of maternal depression and serotonin reuptake on neonatal neural development
Supervisor 1 Dr Jonathan Cavanagh (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Funding Self funded
Start year 2008
Intended finish year 2015
Name OLIVIA KIRTLEY
Degree PhD
Title A psychophysiological investigation of self-harm and suicide behaviour
Supervisor 1 Professor Rory O'Connor (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Ronan O'Carroll (Psychology, University of Stirling)
Funding Professor O'Connors dowry
Start year 2013
Intended finish year 2015
Name EVE MARIE KOCOVSKA
Degree PhD
Title Gene-Environment Interaction in Autism: A population study of risk factors for Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Faroe Islands
Supervisor 1 Dr Helen Minnis (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Christopher Gillberg (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Funding Self funded
Start year 2010
Intended finish year 2014
Name RAJEEV KRISHNADAS
Degree PhD
Title Defining the impact of TNFA blockade on neuroimaging markers
Supervisor 1 Dr Jonathan Cavanagh (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Iain Mcinnes (Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow)
Funding Wyeth Research UK and Sackler Institute
Start year 2009
Intended finish year 2013
Name JESSICA WAINMAN-LEFLEY
Degree PhD
Title The allostatic load model as a predictor of outcome following head injury
Supervisor 1 Professor Tom McMillan (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Dr Jonathan Cavanagh (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 3 Professor Jill Pell (Public Health, University of Glasgow)
Funding CSO Studentship
Start year 2012
Intended finish year 2016
Name CARRIE-ANNE MCCLAY
Degree PhD
Title The impact of online websites to offer treatment for anorexia and bulimia
Supervisor 1 Professor Chris Williams (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Ulrike Schmidt (Institute of Psychiatry)
Funding Helen Pollock Bequest
Start year 2008
Intended finish year 2014
Name ARLENE MARIE MCGARTY
Degree PhD
Title Examining the impact of physical activity on the health and wellbeing of individuals with developmental disabilities
Supervisor 1 Dr Craig Melville (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Victoria Penpraze (School of Life Sciences, University of Glasgow)
Funding Equally Well Fund, Scottish Government
Start year 2012
Intended finish year 2016
Name PAMELA MACMAHON
Degree PhD
Title An exploration of the attributions, beliefs and experiences of family carers supporting a relative with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour
Supervisor 1 Professor Andrew Jahoda (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Dr Craig Melville (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Funding Departmental
Start year 2012
Intended finish year 2018
Name LOUISE JANE MARRYAT
Degree PhD
Title Promoting resilience, reducing risk: Can parenting moderate the effects of maternal mental health issues on child socio-emotional development
Supervisor 1 Dr Lucy Thompson (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Dr Helen Minnis (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 3 Professor Phil Wilson (Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen)
Funding Grant
Start year 2011
Intended finish year 2017
Name JULIE LANGAN-MARTIN
Degree MD
Title Patterns and predictors of physical health comorbidity and mortality in major mental illness
Supervisor 1 Dr Daniel Smith (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Stewart Mercer (General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow)
Funding Mason Medical Research Fellowship
Start year 2013
Intended finish year 2016
Name DANIEL MARTIN
Degree MD
Title Towards improving cardiometabolic outcomes in bipolar disorder
Supervisor 1 Dr Daniel Smith (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Jill Pell (Public Health, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 3 Professor John Petrie (Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow)
Funding University of Glasgow
Start year 2013
Intended finish year 2016
Name GABRIELA CRUZ SAN MARTIN
Degree PhD
Title Cognitive rehabilitation: can EEG neurofeedback improve daily performance of executive functioning
Supervisor 1 Professor Jonathan Evans (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Dr Kerry Kilborn (School of Psychology, University of Glasgow)
Funding Chilean Government Scholarship
Start year 2010
Intended finish year 2014
Name JACLYN MILLER
Degree PhD
Title Social Problem-Solving and Self-Harm
Supervisor 1 Professor Rory O'Connor (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Funding ESRC
Start year 2013
Intended finish year 2014
Name RACHEL PRITCHETT
Degree PhD
Title Evaluation of RCT of the New Orleans Intervention for infant mental health
Supervisor 1 Dr Helen Minnis (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Chris Gillberg (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Funding Weir Account
Start year 2011
Intended finish year 2015
Name VICTORIA LOUISE SMILLIE
Degree PhD
Title "Choosing one's own place"? Migration histories of people with learning disabilities
Supervisor 1 Professor Sally-Ann Cooper (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Chris Philo (School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow)
Funding Kevin Smith Scholarship
Start year 2012
Intended finish year 2016
Name KANCHANA SRISIWAT
Degree PhD
Title Predictors of manic symptoms in young adulthood and identification of the bipolar prodrome
Supervisor 1 Dr Daniel Smith (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Dr Jim Lewsey (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Funding Royal Thai Scholarship
Start year 2013
Intended finish year 2017
Name PARISUTH SUMRANSUB
Degree PhD
Title Development of culturally and linguistically appropriate tests for neuropsychological assessment of cognition in Thailand
Supervisor 1 Professor Jonathan Evans (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Funding Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Start year 2013
Intended finish year 2017
Name CAITLIN FRANCES TAYLOR
Degree PhD
Title The study will examine the impact of the personalisation agenda upon the mental health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and their families
Supervisor 1 Professor Sally-Ann Cooper (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Chris Philo (School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow)
Funding NHS
Start year 2012
Intended finish year 2018
Name ALISON TYRE
Degree PhD
Title Cross-talk between the immune system and the central nervous system (CNS) as mediator for the development and neuropsychiatric disorders
Supervisor 1 Dr Jonathan Cavanagh (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Funding
Start year
Intended finish year 2015
Name MENGYI ZHENG
Degree PhD
Title Evaluation and treatment of low mood in Chinese speaking international students studying in the west of Scotland
Supervisor 1 Professor Chris Williams (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Funding Self funded
Start year 2012
Intended finish year 2016
Name SATU MARIA-ELENA BAYLAN
Degree PhD
Title Imaging the effects of cognitive rehabilitation interventions; Developing paradigms for the assessment and rehabilitation of prospective memory
Supervisor 1 Professor Jonathan Evans (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Tom McMillan (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Year of award 2013
Name KAREN DEAKIN
Degree PhD
Title Growing up with stigma: development processes that contribute to individual differences in vulnerability and resilience in children with intellectual disabilities
Supervisor 1 Professor Andrew Jahoda (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Sally-Ann Cooper (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Name LEANNE HARRIS
Degree PhD
Title Examining the efficacy of the TAKE 5 weight loss intervention for adults with developmental disabilities
Supervisor 1 Dr Craig Melville (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Dr Catherine Hankey (School of Medicine, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 3 Heather Murray, (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Year of award 2016
Name CHRIS HARVEY
Degree PhD
Title Exploring the neurobiological basis of arousal
Supervisor 1 Dr Jonathan Cavanagh (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Year of award 2012
Name AMANDA MUIR
Degree PhD
Title Prospective study of the mental ill-health of adults with intellectual disabilities: underlying mechanisms and outcomes
Supervisor 1 Professor Sally-Ann Cooper (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Andrew Jahoda (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Year of award 2013
Name ABDUL MUMUNI
Degree PhD
Title Optimising MRS measurement in Depression in the context of inflammatory disease
Supervisor 2 Dr Jonathan Cavanagh (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Submitted 2013
Name LAURA NICHOLSON
Degree MD
Title The Health and Support Needs of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Living in Rural Areas
Supervisor 1 Professor Sally-Ann Cooper (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Year of award 2012
Name AHMED SAEED AL SALMAN
Degree PhD
Title The Saudi Arabian adaptation of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination - Revised (ACE-R)
Supervisor 1 Professor Jonathan Evans (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Supervisor 2 Professor Keith Millar (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Year of award: 2013
Name RUNGRUT SUTTIWAROTAMAKUN
Degree PhD
Title Impact of peripheral inflammation on the brain in a murine model of rheumatoid arthritis
Supervisor 1 Dr Jonathan Cavanagh (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Year of award 2012
Name MARK TAYLOR
Degree MD
Title Assessing the use and effectiveness of antipsychotic medication
Supervisor 1 Dr Jonathan Cavanagh (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Year of award 2013
Name CAROLYN THOMSON
Degree PhD
Title Exploring the neurobiological basis of arousal
Supervisor 1 Dr Jonathan Cavanagh (Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow)
Submitted 2013