معرفی
Professor Bonamy Oliver is a Professor of Developmental and Family Psychology at University College London's IOE - Faculty of Education and Society, leading the Mental Health, Wellbeing and Education Network. Her research focuses on children’s mental health, family relationships, and behavioral genetics. She developed the ESO observation tool, enabling remote parent-child interaction assessments, now used globally. She holds a prestigious 2023 ACAMH Impact Award and contributes to NICE guidelines. Academic roles include Associate Professor (2020-2024) and promoted to full Professor in 2024. She chairs IOE’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Network and directs NurtureLab.
Education: PhD in Psychology and Behavioural Genetics (King’s College London, 2006), postdoctoral training at King’s College, followed by faculty roles at Sussex and Goldsmiths. Collaborations span UCL’s Institute of Mental Health, ICH GOS Mental Health Strategic Initiative, and the Accessible Genetics Consortium.
Research interests include genetic influences on child development, intervention efficacy, and bridging academic-practitioner gaps. Recent work emphasizes mindful parenting, sibling dynamics, and resilience mechanisms. Articles (2024–2025) address parent-child relationships, polygenic scores in psychopathology, and cross-cultural studies of household chaos.
- Awards: ACAMH Impact Award (2023), NICE Guidelines contributor
- Leadership: Chair of IOE’s Mental Health Network, Director of NurtureLab
- Key Projects: ESO tool, CoTEDS children-of-twins study
Advising and grants include interdisciplinary collaborations on child mental health interventions. Labs/Teams: NurtureLab at UCL, cross-institutional mental health initiatives.
