‌Email: jerusaa.vasikaran@bristol.ac.uk

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jerusaa-vasikaran

I graduated from Imperial College London in MRes Experimental Neuroscience and BSc Biological Sciences. During my postgraduate degree, I completed two research projects in children and young people’s mental health at Imperial College London and Anna Freud. Following my studies, I worked as a Research Assistant and Administrator at Imperial College London and University College London on topics such as digital technologies to support mental health care, loneliness in adults with treatment-resistant depression, and mental health policy. My research in mental health has been enhanced by collaboration with people with lived experiences, including individuals from The McPin Foundation, as well as NHS England.

My current research interests builds upon my experience evaluating a mental health app for people accessing mental health services. I am fascinated by co-produced, evidence-based technologies that support accessible mental health care at scale, as well as intersectoral collaboration.