Emma is a research tutor on the course, and works as a clinical psychologist in a children and adolescent eating disorder team. Her research and clinical interests are in the overlap between eating disorders and neurodiversity, and she completed a PhD in this area funded by the Medical Research Council at King’s College London. As part of her PhD, Emma directly contributed to the development of the first specialist pathway for autistic people experiencing eating disorders (the PEACE pathway) and was awarded the King’s College London Outstanding Thesis award. In addition, she has more recently worked on the design, implementation and evaluation of a specialist ARFID service in a local NHS trust.
Emma’s research interests are around better understanding why neurodiverse people are more vulnerable to mental health difficulties, particularly eating disorders, and in translating these findings into clinical adaptations. She is specifically interested in using qualitative methods to amplify the voices of those with lived experience.
