My Expertise
My research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of implementing mental health interventions in low-resource settings.
Fields of Research (FoR)
Clinical psychology, Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy), Digital health, Implementation science and evaluation, Health equity, Health, Clinical and Counselling PsychologySEO tags
Biography
My research is multidisciplinary with a focus on implementation of psychological programs within resource-constrained settings. I am a mixed methods researcher and implementation scientist with training in clinical psychology. I work as a consultant for the World Health Organization and conduct research to inform global mental health policy and programming.
Stream 1: Global mental health & brief psychological programs
My first line of...view more
My research is multidisciplinary with a focus on implementation of psychological programs within resource-constrained settings. I am a mixed methods researcher and implementation scientist with training in clinical psychology. I work as a consultant for the World Health Organization and conduct research to inform global mental health policy and programming.
Stream 1: Global mental health & brief psychological programs
My first line of research focuses on implementing brief psychological interventions for adolescents and adults in LMICs and HICs, with particular attention to adversity-affected communities in India, Jordan, and Switzerland. Using mixed methods and implementation science methodologies, this work examines how scalable, evidence-based programs can be adapted to diverse sociocultural contexts, generating evidence that informs policy and practice at national and regional levels.
Stream 2: Workplace mental health in education settings
My second line of research investigates the implementation and evaluation of workplace mental health programs across educational settings. Drawing on implementation science frameworks and mixed methods, this work explores the conditions under which mental health initiatives are adopted, sustained, and scaled within schools and educational institutions, translating evidence into real-world organisational practice.
My Grants
2025-2026: Conceptualised a WHO commissioned and Wellcome Trust funded evaluation of how WHO's EASE (Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions) program can be implemented across varied organizational settings within humanitarian contexts (grant number 77448). Role CIA.
2024: UNSW Translational Impact Seed Funding: Managing Prolonged Grief in Bereaved Persons in a Low-Middle-Income Country setting. AUD $25,000. Role CIA.
2023: Swiss National Science Foundation: Visiting Researcher grant. Swiss Franc 11,000. Role CIA.
My Qualifications
BPsych (Hons); MPsychol (Clin); PhD (UNSW, Sydney)
My Awards
2024: Paper titled 'A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Predictors of Response to Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder'(http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000438) selected for Psychological Bulletin Editor's Choice.
2024: UNSW Science Early Career Impact Award
My Engagement
- Nov 2021 - present: Consultant for the World Health Organization (Geneva, HQ)