Iris Lavi

Iris Lavi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. She is affiliated with the Centre for Health and Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport and the Centre for the Study of Violence. Her research focuses on mental health, trauma, child maltreatment, and adolescent well-being, with a particular emphasis on systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and longitudinal studies. She leads projects such as the ESRC-funded initiative exploring parental emotion regulation and maltreatment.

Her work addresses topics such as PTSD interventions, care-leavers' mental health, boredom's psychological impact, and the effects of political violence. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, including Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory, Research and Practice and European Journal of Psychotraumatology. Her current research includes a 2024 project on trauma-focused interventions and their social outcomes.

• Key research areas: Mental Health, Adolescence, Meta-Analysis, Child Maltreatment
• Recent projects: ESRC IAA (2025–2025) on parental emotion regulation
• Publications: Over 30 articles, including high-impact reviews on trauma and cyber IPV

Lavi collaborates internationally on studies spanning multiple countries, examining cultural differences in psychological responses to adversity. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being (SDG 3) and reducing inequalities (SDG 10).