Dr Katherine Young is a research psychologist with 15 years of experience spanning both academia and industry. She has led studies using a range of quantitative research methodologies, including systematic reviews and meta-analysis, randomised controlled trials, experimental paradigms and advanced statistical analysis.
Katherine is also a Visiting Lecturer at King’s College London, where she previously led a research laboratory examining mechanisms of psychological interventions for common mental health conditions in young people, gaining funding for her research from MQ Mental Health Research and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. In her previous role in industry as a Principal Scientist at Amwell, Katherine conducted research examining the effectiveness of digital psychological interventions for anxiety and depression. This included leading the research strategy to build an evidence base for novel interventions for children and young people and designing randomised controlled trials to align with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) regulatory standards.
Katherine has a doctorate in Psychiatry from the University of Oxford, funded by a studentship from the Medical Research Council, during which she led studies on postnatal depression, parenting and caregiving behaviour.
At CEI, Katherine manages a portfolio of pilot and efficacy trials, and consults on a range of projects providing quantitative data analytics support.