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Holly Crudgington is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford, working with Dr. Jack Andrews on adolescent mental health and social networks. Her research integrates epidemiological approaches and social network analysis to study mental health outcomes like self-harm and suicide in adolescents. She holds a PhD in Social Epidemiology from King’s College London, an MSc in Clinical Mental Health Sciences from University College London, and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Roehampton.
Dr. Crudgington’s research focuses on understanding how social networks influence mental health, particularly among marginalized youth. She has co-led the development of the first Core Outcome Set (COS) for childhood epilepsy research as part of the CASTLE programme. Her work emphasizes collaborative methodologies involving patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
Her publications span topics including bullying’s impact on self-harm, cross-cultural depressive symptom trajectories, and the role of peer networks in adolescent mental health. Recent studies highlight gender disparities in mental health outcomes and innovative interventions for pediatric epilepsy. She has contributed to randomized controlled trials assessing behavioral sleep interventions for children with epilepsy.
Key research areas include:
- Social network analysis in mental health
- Epidemiology of self-harm and suicide
- Childhood epilepsy outcomes and interventions
- Cross-cultural mental health comparisons
Her work bridges clinical and public health perspectives, with a focus on translating research into actionable policies and treatments for youth mental health challenges.
