Fiona Coutts

Dr. Fiona Coutts is a Researcher in the Department of Psychosis Studies at King’s College London, specializing in transdiagnostic machine learning applications for mental health. She holds affiliations with the Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health (AIM) lab and the Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Her work focuses on developing predictive models for treatment response and clinical outcomes in psychosis, depression, and bipolar disorder using multi-modal data (clinical, genetic, cognitive).

Education:

• MA in Natural Sciences (University of Cambridge, 2017)
• MSc in Genes, Environment & Development in Psychology & Psychiatry (KCL, 2018)
• MRes in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KCL, 2019)
• PhD in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KCL, 2023)

Research emphasizes early intervention, treatment personalization, and understanding neuropsychiatric comorbidity. Recent work highlights machine learning applications in predicting functional outcomes post-first-episode psychosis and analyzing proteomic biomarkers for antipsychotic response. She critiques methodological pitfalls in AI-driven psychiatric research, advocating for robust validation practices.

Lab affiliations include the AIM lab, which develops AI tools for diagnostic/prognostic mental health applications.