Mental Health Team

Meet the team

Miranda Wolpert
Director of Mental Health
Wellcome
Professor Miranda Wolpert MBE is the Director of Mental Health at Wellcome.
Connect with Miranda:
- LinkedIn

Yvette Addo
Executive Assistant
Hollie Stephens
Interim Executive assistant

Evidence

The Evidence team aims to fund research that is most likely to make a difference in mental health. They are particularly focused on understanding the mechanisms behind symptoms of, and interventions for, anxiety, depression and psychosis. They look to better understand ‘what works for whom and why?’.

Catherine Sebastian
Head of Evidence
Connect with Catherine:
- LinkedIn
Camilla Iannone
Research Lead
Winnie Wefelmeyer
Research Lead
Saz Ahmed
Senior Research Manager
Caitlín Hastings
Senior Research Manager
Kathryn Steventon
Senior Research Manager
Kim Donoghue
Research Lead
Lucie Daniel-Watanabe
Research Manager
Cristina Doherty
Project Officer

Innovation

The Innovation team advances translational science and innovative interventions that improve the early identification and treatment of mental health conditions, helping ensure promising discoveries translate into real-world benefit.

Maqsood (Max) Ahmed
Head of Mental Health Innovation
Tayla McCloud
Research Lead
Elena Netsi
Research Lead
Rhea Newman
Research Lead
Connect with Rhea:
- LinkedIn
Lotte Coppieters
Implementation Lead
Min Lee
Senior Business Analyst
Grace Ryan
Senior Research Manager
Anjuli Sharma
Research Manager
Nancy Hagan
Research Manager
Ben Plimpton
Research Manager
Amy Hansell
Project Manager
Kazia Mckevitt-Golab
Project Officer

Field Building and Lived Experience

The Field Building and Lived Experience team strengthens the mental health science ecosystem and ensures lived experience shapes everything the Mental Health team does. The team strengthens the mental health science ecosystem to become more collaborative, connected and focused, and positioned to make meaningful progress. At the same time, they embed lived experience throughout the Mental Health team's work, from the research and programmes they fund to the development of the wider mental health science landscape.