REACH is being led by a team of researchers and academics from the Social Epidemiology Research Group  at King's College London. We do research to improve knowledge and understanding of mental health.

Professor Craig Morgan
Principal Investigator
​Craig is a Professor of Social Epidemiology at King's College London, and is the principal investigator for the REACH study.
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Twitter: @MorganC_IoPPN

​Dr. Gemma Knowles
Study Co-ordinator
​Gemma is the REACH study coordinator. Gemma's role is to make sure all the different areas of the project are progressing well on a day-to-day basis. Gemma has been working on school-based research projects for about 6 years and her main research interests are in the roles of sport, exercise, and physical activity on young people’s physical and mental health.

Dr. Stephanie Beards 
Postdoctoral Researcher (National Children's Bureau)
Stephanie is a postdoctoral researcher at the National Children's Bureau who has ongoing involvement with the REACH study. She has both clinical (in an NHS early intervention service) and research experience of young adults with psychosis. As a research psychologist, Stephanie is interested in understanding how stress can negatively impact on mental health and uncovering important factors which may support mental health after exposure to stressful experiences.

Twitter: @StephBeards ​

Samantha Davis
Research Assistant
Sam is a research assistant on the REACH study. She collaborates with the team to collect data from adolescents aged 11-16 from 12 schools in south-east London. Her background is in criminology and her research interests revolve primarily around youth justice. Sam also takes the lead on organising King's College campus visits and careers fairs for students from participating REACH schools.

Rachel Blakey
PhD Student
PhD title: Family adversity and conduct disorder in adolescence: risk and resilience.
Rachel is a PhD student working within the REACH project. Her PhD focuses on the effects of family adversity on the development of conduct disorder. She helps facilitate data collection using a computerised battery of measures from the cohort of ~3,000 adolescents aged 11-16, as well as personal interview data from the nested sub-study of ~ 800 adolescents. Rachel also contributes to engagement work, including delivering mental health awareness talks in schools, developing and disseminating mental health teaching materials, and facilitating research workshops for adolescents.
Supervisors: Craig Morgan, Gemma Knowles

Katie Lowis
REACH Administrator
Katie Lowis is the Administrator for the Social Epidemiology Research Group and the Project Administrator for the REACH study.

​ Dr. Charlotte Gayer-Anderson
​Postdoctoral Researcher
Charlotte is a postdoctoral research fellow on the REACH project. Her main interest is understanding how various resilience factors (e.g. social support from family and friends) can be protective in mitigating the impact of various stressors and adversities on mental health.

Twitter: @C_GayerAnderson

Aisha Ofori
Research Assistant
Aisha is a research assistant on the REACH study. 
 Her research interests include ethnicity, young people’s mental health, and human trafficking. She is also interested in how data visualisation and graphic design can be used to increase public engagement in research. Aisha takes the lead on updating the REACH website and newsletters. She also contributes to developing mental health and wellbeing materials and delivering research and exam stress workshops as part of the engagement programme.

Daniel Stanyon
Research Assistant
Dan is a research assistant on the REACH project. With a background in philosophy and psychology, his interests include the development of obsession in adolescents and engaging young people in mental health education and awareness. Dan takes the lead on delivering mental health assemblies as part of the REACH engagement programme.

Monika Slusarczyk 
​Research Assistant
Monika has background in psychology and child and adolescent mental health. She gained her experience (of young people with behavioural or mental health problems)  in clinical and educational settings. She is involved in the data collection for the virtual reality part of the REACH project.