Meet the Team
The Postgraduate Studies (PGS) team of over 100 staff come from clinical and/or academic research backgrounds.
The Postgraduate Studies (PGS) team comprises of over 100 staff members. The majority of our experienced PGS Leadership Team and teaching staff come from clinical and/or academic research backgrounds. Some members of the PGS Leadership Team also hold UCL-employed positions or have prior experience of working with the university.
Professor Eamon McCrory
Director of Education and Training
Professor of Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology, UCL Co-Director, Developmental Risk & Resilience Unit Co-Director, UK Trauma Council Director, UKRI Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme
Nafisa Wagley
Head of Operations, Education and Training
Contact: Nafisa.Wagley@annafreud.org
Dr Rachel Hiller
Head of Postgraduate Studies
Contact: Rachel.Hiller@annafreud.org

Fahmina Begum
Senior Education Manager, Workforce Development Programmes
Contact: Fahmina.Begum@annafreud.org
Maria Olkiewicz
Senior Education Manager, Academic Research Programmes
Contact: Maria.Olkiewicz@annafreud.org
Dr Alejandra Perez
Programme Director, MSc Early Child Development and Clinical Applications
Contact: Alejandra.Perez@annafreud.org
Dr Dominika Dykiert
Deputy Programme Director, MSc Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice
Contact: Dominika.Dykiert@annafreud.org
Dr Elena Panagiotopoulou
Deputy Programme Director, MSc Early Child Development and Clinical Applications
Contact: Elena.Panagiotopoulou@annafreud.org
Freena Tailor
Programme Director, Pg Cert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services and PG Dip Senior Wellbeing Practitioner
Contact: Freena.Tailor@annafreud.org
Dr Gili Orbach
Programme Director, MSc Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice
Contact: Gili.Orbach@annafreud.org
Lauren McCabe
Deputy Programme Director, Pg Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner
Contact: Lauren.mccabe@annafreud.org
Dr Lili Ly
Programme Director, Pg Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner
Contact: Lili.Ly@annafreud.org
Professor Nick Midgley
Academic Course Director, DPsych in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Contact: Nick.Midgley@annafreud.org
Dr Niko Steinbeis
Programme Director, MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology
Contact: N.Steinbeis@ucl.ac.uk
Paige Clarke
Deputy Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice
Contact: Paige.clarke@annafreud.org
Dr Patrick Luyten
Programme Director, MPhil/PhD in Psychoanalytic Studies
Contact: P.Luyten@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Russell Hurn
Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP IAPT Therapy
Contact: Russell.Hurn@annafreud.org
Sonya Godley
Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice / MSc
Contact: Sonya.Godley@annafreud.org
Stuart Lansdell
Deputy Programme Director, Pg Cert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
Contact: Stuart.lansdell@annafreud.org
Dr Vanessa Puetz
Programme Director, PG Dip Child and Adolescent Psychology and Neuroscience in Practice/ Senior Course Tutor, Postgraduate Studies / Deputy Programme Director, MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology
Contact: Vanessa.Puetz@annafreud.org
Vicki Curry
Programme Director, Pg Cert CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice / MSc/Pg Dip CBT for Children and Young People
Programme Director, UCL/AFC Postgraduate Certificate in Child Wellbeing Practice (CWP) Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Psychology and CBT Lead – Islington Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAMHS).
Vacant - TBC
Education and Workforce EDI Academic Lead
TBC
Programme Teams
Maria Olkiewicz
Senior Education Manager, Academic Research Programmes
Contact: Maria.Olkiewicz@annafreud.org
Dr Gili Orbach
Programme Director, MSc Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice
Contact: Gili.Orbach@annafreud.org
Dr Dominika Dykiert
Deputy Programme Director, MSc Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice
Contact: Dominika.Dykiert@annafreud.org
Linda Larbi
Programme Officer
Contact: Linda.larbi@annafreud.org
Dr Alejandra Perez
Programme Director, MSc Early Child Development and Clinical Applications
Contact: Alejandra.Perez@annafreud.org
Dr Elena Panagiotopoulou
Deputy Programme Director, MSc Early Child Development and Clinical Applications
Contact: Elena.Panagiotopoulou@annafreud.org
Zara Abraamian
Education Officer
Contact: Zara.Abraamian@annafreud.org
Dr Niko Steinbeis
Programme Director, MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology
Contact: N.Steinbeis@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Vanessa Puetz
Programme Director, PG Dip Child and Adolescent Psychology and Neuroscience in Practice/ Senior Course Tutor, Postgraduate Studies / Deputy Programme Director, MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology
Contact: Vanessa.Puetz@annafreud.org
Dr Helena Rutherford
Deputy Director (Yale)
Contact: Please contact via Programme Officer
Linda Larbi
Programme Officer
Contact: Linda.larbi@annafreud.org
Professor Nick Midgley
Academic Course Director, DPsych in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Contact: Nick.Midgley@annafreud.org
Elizabeth Murphy
Clinical Course Director
Contact:elizabethmurphy@bpf-psychotherapy.org.uk
Dagan Dahar
Programme Officer
Contact: Dagan.dahar@annafreud.org
Dr Patrick Luyten
Programme Director, MPhil/PhD in Psychoanalytic Studies
Contact: P.Luyten@ucl.ac.uk
Helen King
Programme Administrator
Contact: Helen.G.King@ucl.ac.uk

Fahmina Begum
Senior Education Manager, Workforce Development Programmes
Contact: Fahmina.Begum@annafreud.org
Dr Russell Hurn
Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP IAPT Therapy
Contact: Russell.Hurn@annafreud.org

Dr Emily Durling
Modality Lead, 0-5s
Contact: Emily.Durling@annafreud.org

Dr Roslyn Law
Modality Lead, I-PTA
Contact: Roslyn.Law@annafreud.org
Dr Sarah Towner
Modality Lead, ASCLD
Contact: Sarah.towner@annafreud.org
Jasmine Karamoko
Programme Officer
Contact: Jasmine.karamoko@annafreud.org
Lucy Matthews
Programme Officer
Contact: Lucy.Matthews@annafreud.org
Emily Hicks
Programme Officer
Contact: Emily.Hicks@annafreud.org
Jessica Tang
Education Officer
Contact: Jessica.Tang@annafreud.org
Dr Lili Ly
Programme Director, Pg Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner
Contact: Lili.Ly@annafreud.org
Lauren McCabe
Deputy Programme Director, Pg Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner
Contact: Lauren.mccabe@annafreud.org
Dagan Dahar
Programme Officer
Contact: Dagan.dahar@annafreud.org
Jessica Tang
Education Officer
Contact: Jessica.Tang@annafreud.org
Sonya Godley
Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice / MSc
Contact: Sonya.Godley@annafreud.org
Paige Clarke
Deputy Programme Director, Pg Dip CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice
Contact: Paige.clarke@annafreud.org
Victoria Popo-Ola
Education Officer
Contact: Victoria.popo-ola@annafreud.org
Vicki Curry
Programme Director, Pg Cert CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice / MSc/Pg Dip CBT for Children and Young People
Programme Director, UCL/AFC Postgraduate Certificate in Child Wellbeing Practice (CWP) Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Psychology and CBT Lead – Islington Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAMHS).
Jasmine Karamoko
Programme Officer
Contact: Jasmine.karamoko@annafreud.org
Freena Tailor
Programme Director, Pg Cert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services and PG Dip Senior Wellbeing Practitioner
Contact: Freena.Tailor@annafreud.org
Stuart Lansdell
Deputy Programme Director, Pg Cert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
Contact: Stuart.lansdell@annafreud.org
Emily Hicks
Programme Officer
Contact: Emily.Hicks@annafreud.org
Freena Tailor
Programme Director, Pg Cert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services and PG Dip Senior Wellbeing Practitioner
Contact: Freena.Tailor@annafreud.org
Programme Officer
Contact: swp.admin@annafreud.org
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Nafisa Wagley
Head of Operations, Education and Training
Contact: Nafisa.Wagley@annafreud.org

Fahmina Begum
Senior Education Manager, Workforce Development Programmes
Contact: Fahmina.Begum@annafreud.org
Dr Vanessa Puetz
Programme Director, PG Dip Child and Adolescent Psychology and Neuroscience in Practice/ Senior Course Tutor, Postgraduate Studies / Deputy Programme Director, MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology
Contact: Vanessa.Puetz@annafreud.org
Elena Trevisanello
Education Support Officer
Contact: Elena.Trevisanello@annafreud.org
Neelam Dongha
Science Communication and Media Writer
Contact: Neelam.Dongha@annafreud.org
Lauren Shum
Senior Programme Officer
Contact: Lauren.Shum@annafreud.org
Dr Lasana Harris
Education and Workforce EDI Academic Lead
Contact: lasana.harris@annafreud.org
Maria Olkiewicz
Senior Education Manager, Academic Research Programmes
Contact: Maria.Olkiewicz@annafreud.org
Dr Rachel Hiller
Head of Postgraduate Studies
Contact: Rachel.Hiller@annafreud.org
Alison Chew
Librarian
Contact: library@annafreud.org
Gurnam Bubber
Librarian
Contact: library@annafreud.org