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Dr. Emily Midouhas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at the UCL Institute of Education. She has been with UCL since completing her PhD in 2012, progressing from postdoc to lecturer and then to Associate Professor. Her work focuses on developmental psychology with particular attention to child mental health and behavioral problems.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD from the UCL Institute of Education (2012)
- MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2003)
- HEA Fellowship from University College London (2017)
Dr. Midouhas's research primarily examines why some children develop behavioral and mental health problems while others do not, with special focus on parenting practices and neighborhood environments. She takes a developmental psychopathology approach and has a keen interest in neurodivergent children. Her current research projects include CALMS (funded by ESRC), PUSH (funded by NIHR), M-WAY (funded by ESRC), and a project on measuring child wellbeing (funded by UCL Grand Challenges). She co-leads the Nurture Lab and Cubic Lab, investigating various aspects of child development and mental health.
Analysis of her recent publications shows a strong focus on the interplay between family dynamics, neighborhood environments, and child mental health outcomes. Her work frequently employs longitudinal data and examines bidirectional relationships between parental and child behaviors. There's a clear emphasis on understanding how environmental factors like household chaos and neighborhood greenspace impact child development and mental health.
Dr. Midouhas is actively involved in securing research funding for her projects. She currently leads or co-leads several funded research initiatives examining child mental health, parenting, and environmental factors. She serves as the Departmental Graduate Tutor, overseeing doctoral student admissions and progression.
Her teaching interests include developmental psychology and positive psychology at the undergraduate level. She is looking to recruit PhD students with strong quantitative skills who are interested in topics such as parenting and child behavior, mental health of neurodivergent children, and the built environment's impact on child behavior.
