Director / Assistant Director
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Professor Tony Morrison – Director
Director
Tony Morrison is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester and is also Associate Director for Clinical Research at Greater Manchester West Mental Health Foundation Trust.
Dr Melissa Pyle
Assistant Director
Melissa Pyle is currently the assistant director (research) at the Psychosis Research Unit and an Honorary Research Associate at Manchester University.
Dr Samantha Bowe
Clinical Assistant Director
Samantha Bowe is the Clinical Assistant Director at the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU) and a Clinical Psychologist. She is also a joint Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) Training...
Staff
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Aqsa Choudary
Research Assistant
Aqsa Choudary has worked at the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU) since 2020. Her first role was as a Research Assistant on the STAR (Study of Trauma and Recovery) trial.
Carl Bateson
WebMaster & Trial Review Pannel
Carl Bateson has many years of experience of the mental health sector, including working to facilitate help and entertainment planning at psychiatric inpatient wards at Trafford General Hospital,
Dagmar Makara
Research Assistant
Dagmar Makara is a Research Assistant who works on numerous projects within PRU including designing studies, systematic reviews, data entry, transcribing and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative work.
Dr David Shiers
Honorary Research Consultant
David Shiers a former GP in Leek, North Staffordshire, became involved in the early intervention reform of the mid 90s after his daughter’s experience of a severe psychotic illness in her adolescence...
Dr Eleanor Longden
Postdoctoral Service User Research Manager
Dr Eleanor Longden is the Postdoctoral Service User Research Manager at PRU and the current chair of its Service User Reference Group (SURG).
Hannah Sowery
Research Assistant
Hannah Sowery is a Research Assistant working on the RAPID Trial, and is involved in liaison with clinical teams, recruitment, and assessment of trial participants. Hannah previously worked on the Culturally Adapted Family Intervention (CaFI) trial...
Heather Peel
Service User Researcher
Heather Peel started working for PRU in May 2016 as a Service User Researcher conducting semi-structured qualitative interviews for the Method of Levels (MOL), a feasibility randomised control trial.
Dr Kim Towey-Swift
Clinical Psychologist
Kim Towey-Swift is a clinical psychologist at the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU). Her role is to provide psychological therapy to people who are participating in research trials....
Dr Liz Murphy
Research Clinical Psychologist
Liz Murphy is a research clinical psychologist at The Psychosis Research Unit (PRU). Her role is to provide cognitive therapy to people who are participating in research trials.
Dr Rory Byrne
Postdoctoral User-Researcher
Rory Byrne is a postdoctoral user-researcher at The Psychosis Research Unit (PRU), currently involved as a co-applicant with the following ongoing clinical trials: FOCUS, COMPARE, PRODIGY, BART, and IFCBT.
Vicky Brooks
Research Clinical Psychologist
Vicky Brooks is a Cognitive Behaviour therapist specialising in CBT for psychosis. Having trained as a mental health nurse in 1996, Vicky worked in acute inpatient settings...
Wendy Jones
Service User Researcher
Following her A-levels, Wendy studied Pharmacology and Physiology (with Industrial Experience) at The University of Manchester. On her placement year she developed a keen interest in the causes...
Peter Panayi
Assistant Psychologist
Peter Panayi is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at The University of Manchester. His research focuses on the impact of complex trauma (difficult life experiences that are prolonged or repeated) among people with psychosis.
Gillian Macafee
Peer Support Worker
Gillian Macafee, a dedicated Service User researcher, has been an integral part of the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU) since 2018, when she assumed the role of Public and Patient Involvement Lead for the EYE2 study.
Emma De Paola
Research Assistant
Emma De Paola, a dedicated Research Assistant, plays a crucial role in the Talking with Voices II Trial, focusing on liaison, recruitment, and assessments.