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Felicity Waite is a Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, affiliated with St John's College. She leads the Oxford Cognitive Approaches to Psychosis (O-CAP) group and holds a Wellcome Trust Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship. Her work focuses on developing accessible interventions for psychosis-related symptoms, sleep disorders, and self-concept issues. Key projects include gameChange (VR therapy for psychosis), SleepWell (sleep interventions for psychosis risk), and Feeling Safer (online treatment for persecutory delusions).
Education: BSc(Hons), DClinPsy, PGCert. Awards include the British Psychological Society May Davidson Award (2022). Research spans VR therapy implementation, sleep-cognition interactions, and paranoia mechanisms. She collaborates with NHS Trusts and institutions like OxfordVR and McPin Foundation, emphasizing patient-centered innovation.
- Current roles: Deputy Lead O-CAP, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Oxford Health NHS)
- Key contributions: Automated VR therapy for agoraphobia, Feeling Safe Programme
- Grants: NIHR Invention4Innovation, Wellcome Trust
Research priorities include positive self-belief interventions and sleep-targeted psychosis prevention. She leads the Mental Health in Development theme at the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, focusing on young populations.