Welcome to this website! We are part of the Cognition in Emotional Disorders and Resilience (CEDAR) group at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. Below is a little bit of information about everyone involved in our study. If you would like to know more about our research and this study, please click on the menu buttons on the left side of this page.
Dr Colette Hirsch is a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and BRC/U associate. She is also an Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, where she set up and runs the first dedicated Generalised Anxiety Disorder service in the UK. She is the director of the Cognition in Emotional Disorders and Resilience (CEDAR) group and her experimental research is mainly focused on cognitive processes that maintain anxiety disorders.
Dr Charlotte Krahé is a Post-doctoral Research Psychologist in the Cognition in Emotional Disorders and Resilience group. She holds a BSc in Psychology (2009) and an MSc in Psychiatry (2010) from Cardiff University. She completed her PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience at the Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, in 2014.
Jessica Whyte is a Research Assistant in the Cognition in Emotional Disorders and Resilience group at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of St. Andrews (2015).
Hannah Krzyzanowski is a Research Assistant in the Cognition in Emotional Disorders and Resilience group at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. She holds a BSc in Psychology from Birmingham University (2016) and an MSc in Psychiatric Research from King's College London (2018).
Emma Drinkwater-James is a professional actress who studied at Rose Bruford College. She is the voice behind our study and recorded all the computerised tasks. She is thrilled to be a part of the program.