Susie Chandler

Susie Chandler is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Programme Manager of the RE-STAR initiative at King’s College London’s Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. She joined King’s College in 2013 after roles at UCL’s Institute of Child Health and Institute of Education. Her research focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly autism and ADHD, with an emphasis on mental health outcomes and resilience in adolescents. She leads the UKRI MRC-funded RE-STAR programme, which integrates neurodivergent youth into translational research. Her work spans epidemiology, longitudinal analysis, and participatory methodologies.

Education & Affiliations:

• King’s College London (2013–present): Research Fellow & Programme Manager
• UCL Institute of Child Health (prior to 2013): Research roles

Research Interests:

Dr. Chandler’s research examines developmental trajectories of autistic individuals, co-occurring mental health conditions, and emotional regulation. She investigates how school environments and institutional deprivation impact neurodivergent youth, with a focus on participatory research models. Key themes include:

• ADHD and autism comorbidity
• Longitudinal psychiatric stability
• Emotion regulation interventions
• Autism arising from institutional deprivation

Articles Trends: Recent work emphasizes validation of self-report measures for mental health, qualitative analysis of neurodivergent youth experiences, and comparative studies of autism etiology. Collaborations with the Experimental Psychopathology and Neuro-Development (ExPAND) group underpin much of this research.

Awards & Grants: Currently leading the RE-STAR programme (UKRI MRC-funded), with no listed individual awards.

Advising & Grants: Manages interdisciplinary grants focusing on participatory translational science. Co-developed methodologies for neurodivergent youth involvement in research design.

Labs & Teams: Core member of the ExPAND Group, collaborating on projects like ‘My Emotions and Me’ within RE-STAR. Involved in the BASIS cohort studies on infant development.