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.
Staff
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Ann Parkes
PRU Administrator
In April 2013 Ann Parkes joined PRU and the number of trials carried out here have rapidly expanded since she joined the team. Ann has been involved in developing our admin systems
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,
Claudia Goncalves
Research Assistant
Cláudia Gonçalves is a Research Assistant working across multiple studies in the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU). She is currently part of the Let’s Talk study, where she is involved in liaison with clinical teams as well as...
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...
Emily Jones
Research Assistant
Emily Jones is a Research Assistant and joined the Psychosis Research Unit in August 2021. Emily currently works on the Let’s Talk trial, which aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a...
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).
Dr Heather Law
Research Trial Manager
Heather Law studied for a degree in psychology at The University of Manchester before moving to work at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in 2007.
Jonothan Orson
Trial Therapist
Jonothan is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and joined the Psychosis Research Unit in 2018. Jonothan currently works as a Research Care Coordinator on the iATTp trial (Investigation into Attention Training Technique for Psychosis)...
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.
Leah Orme
Research Assistant
Leah is a Research Assistant working at PRU on research that focuses on the impact of adverse life experiences and severe mental health problems.
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 Lydia Pearson
Research Associate / Trial Manager
Lydia Pearson is an Assistant Research Psychologist working on the Bipolar At Risk Trial: BART. Lydia has been involved with this trial since it started in April 2015, supporting with duties that include the...
Professor Paul French
Honorary Research Consultant
Paul French is currently the Clinical Lead for Early Intervention in Psychosis services across Greater Manchester, Mental Health Clinical Lead for Greater Manchester and East Cheshire Strategic Clinical Network...
Professor Peter Haddad
Consultant Psychiatrist
Peter Haddad is a Consultant in Community Psychiatry at The Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. He is also an Honorary Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manchester.
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.
Sophie Faulkner
Trial Therapist
Sophie is a therapist on the iATTp (investigation of Attention Training Technique for people with psychosis) trial, under the supervision of Dr Sophie Parker (PRU) and Professor Adrian Wells (UoM).
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...
Dr Sophie Parker
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Sophie Parker is a Clinical Psychologist working at the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU) at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Sophie completed an undergraduate psychology degree...
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.