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Professor Kate Tchanturia is a leading academic and clinician at King’s College London and the National Eating Disorder Service at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. With over 25 years of experience, she specializes in the neuropsychological, cognitive, and emotional aspects of eating disorders, with a focus on autism spectrum disorders in women and cultural adaptations in mental health care.
- British Psychological Society Fellow (2014)
- Academy of Eating Disorders Fellow (2014)
- Higher Education Academy Fellow (2016)
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre affiliation
Her research explores cognitive remediation therapy, emotion regulation, and translational approaches to eating disorders. She has developed clinical pathways like the PEACE Pathway for autism and eating disorder comorbidity and authored 250+ peer-reviewed publications. Her work bridges gaps between neuroscience and clinical practice, emphasizing patient recovery journeys.
Recent articles highlight her focus on AI applications in anorexia nervosa, scoping reviews for ADHD/autism-ED comorbidity, and long-term cognitive studies in eating disorders. She has secured £8 million in grants, including £3 million as principal investigator.
- 2021 Distinguished Contribution Award, British Psychological Society
- 2020 Research Leadership Award, Academy of Eating Disorders
- 2013 Best Supervisor of the Year, King's College London
She supervises 32 PhD students, trains clinical psychology doctoral candidates, and leads international workshops. Her clinical team includes 24 psychologists, and she actively develops evidence-based clinical manuals and research-informed treatments.
