Ingrid Obsuth

Ingrid Obsuth is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh's School of Health in Social Science. Her work integrates clinical practice with research focused on developmental psychopathology, forensic psychology, and criminological intersections. She holds a PhD from Simon Fraser University (2010) and completed postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School (2012) and the University of Cambridge (2017).

Education:

• PhD in Clinical Psychology, Simon Fraser University (2010)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Harvard Medical School (2012)
• Research Associate, University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology (2017)

Research Interests: Adolescents' behavioral problems (aggression, delinquency), victimization (online/offline), attachment dynamics, and the development of evidence-based interventions. Current projects include studying school exclusion, teacher-student relationships in residential care, and polyvictimization in youth.

Grants & Advising:

• ESRC Grant: Political Economies of School Exclusion (2019–2023)
• Open to PhD supervision in forensic/developmental psychology and psychology-criminology intersections

Labs & Collaborations: Leads the Learning Together initiative (https://www.ccgsj.crim.cam.ac.uk/LT/) bridging criminal justice and higher education, and collaborates on polyvictimization research.