Sarah Koerner

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-koerner-87006a182

I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Aberdeen (2016 - 2020), where I discovered my interest in mental health. Subsequently, I completed an MSc in Applied Clinical Psychology at the University of Bath (2020-2021), during which I acted as a research assistant in the Neuroimaging and Brain Stimulation (Neurostim) research group. My dissertation investigated (sub)cortical maturational trajectories in children and adolescents with Conduct Disorder.

Following my postgraduate studies, I worked in a community mental health service (NHS), managing a caseload of individuals diagnosed with moderate to severe mental health conditions. This experience highlighted the limitations of traditional mental health support and sparked my interest in digital health interventions. I am motivated to integrate my background with computer science to explore the possibilities of how technology can be used to improve (mental) health care.