We are a group of researchers in this project at the University of Edinburgh
Principal Investigator
Professor Heather Whalley
Heather is Personal Chair of Neuroscience and Mental Health. She is also the chief scientist for Generation Scotland, a research project you can take part in too.
Research Fellow
Dr Zhuoni Xiao
Zhuoni is a researcher interested in adolescent mental health. You will meet Zhuoni if you have any questions about the project.
Co-Investigator
Dr Aja Murray
Aja is a co-investigator on the project, advising on topics like mental health and using smartphones to collect information about mental health.
Co-Investigator
Dr Liana Romaniuk
Liana is a psychiatry consultant and senior clinical lecturer in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Youth Engagement Lead
Sarah Robertson
Sarah's main role is to work with young people, remove barriers to participation and find ways to involve young people in the design of health research, including the Loneliness Project.
Research Support Officer
Liz Kirby
My role includes administration, participant communication and engagement, supporting with ethics applications and research data access requests, as well as any other tasks that the projects or team might need support with.
