Graham Walker

Dr Graham Walker is a Clinical Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Glasgow, with a 60/40 clinical-academic split. He holds an honorary Clinical Lecturer role in the Undergraduate Medical School. He graduated from the University of Aberdeen (MBChB 2015) with an intercalated BScMedSci in 2013, and completed his Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) in 2019. His research focuses on child and adolescent forensic psychiatry, clozapine use in youth, and prenatal substance exposure's impact on criminality. His work spans neurodevelopmental health trajectories, clinical practice barriers, and outcome measure validity in forensic settings.

Education:

• MBChB, University of Aberdeen (2015)
• Intercalated BScMedSci, University of Aberdeen (2013)
• MRC Psych (2019)

Research Interests: Child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, neurodevelopmental conditions, clozapine utilization barriers, and longitudinal health outcomes. Current projects include a PhD application on prenatal substance exposure and criminal behavior associations.

Teaching & Mentorship: Involved in clinical teaching, training, and mentoring of medical students through the University of Glasgow's Medical School. Contributed to reflective practice groups for psychiatry registrars in forensic services.

Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes systematic reviews (outcome measures in forensic settings, neurodevelopmental health trajectories) and clinical practice evaluations (clozapine barriers, ECG-guided CVAD placement). Early-career focus on diabetes management and stroke-associated delirium also featured in prior studies.