Ingrid Obsuth

Ingrid Obsuth is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK. Her research focuses on adolescence, developmental psychopathology, and interpersonal relationships, with expertise in emotion regulation, aggression in high-risk adolescents, and mental health interventions. She is affiliated with the zIReN Network, Edinburgh Neuroscience, and the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Research (CAMHR) Centre.

Education:

• PhD in Clinical Psychology (2010), Simon Fraser University, Canada. Dissertation: Parent-Child Attachment, Affect Regulation, and Aggression in High-Risk Adolescents.

Dr. Obsuth investigates mechanisms such as emotional dysregulation, victimization, delinquency, and trauma, particularly in relation to ADHD and internalizing problems. Her work includes longitudinal studies, intervention evaluations, and transdiagnostic processes. She has contributed to understanding the role of attachment and affect regulation in adolescent aggression and mental health outcomes.

Recent Research Trends:

• Development of co-produced digital health interventions for ADHD-related emotion regulation.
• Application of counterfactual analysis tools to mental health data through lived experience expertise.
• Exploration of social communication and caregiver avoidance as mechanisms in aggressive behaviors.
• Analysis of future time perspective and its impact on adolescent mental health.

Scientific Awards:

• Post-doctoral research Fellow at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School (2009-2011).

Projects and Grants:

• Wellcome Trust Mental Health Prize (2023-2024).
• ESRC IAA EDI-24/25-P0042: Project SWELL (2025-2026).
• WTDP2: Wellcome Trust Mental Health Prize Phase 2 (2023).
• Collaborative projects with Medical Research Council and Economic and Social Research Council.

Labs and Teams:

• zIReN Network (Zurich Interpersonal Relationships and Emotions Network).
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Research (CAMHR) Centre at University of Edinburgh.
• Edinburgh Mental Health Network.