Psychiatry starts with people and their experiences, which clinicians weigh alongside history and circumstances to inform diagnosis and treatment. My research asks what brain measures can add to that picture: why conditions develop differently from one person to the next, how to make diagnoses more precise, and whether a particular treatment is likely to help.

I study these questions across obsessive-compulsive, anxiety and mood disorders, working with researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience around the world. The broader aim is to move beyond the “average patient” towards precision psychiatry, using what is unique about each person to better understand their needs and guide their care.