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Biography
Leah Millard is a part-time PhD Psychology researcher within the Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences. Funded by the Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership, she is conducting an NIHR portfolio-adopted multisite feasibility trial exploring the potential benefits of perinatal compassion focused therapy for mothers with mental health difficulties, through both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Alongside her PhD, Leah works as a Project/Trial Manager on the PIPPA (Parenting Intervention for Parents with Psychosis in Adult mental health services) Trial in the Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) NHS Foundation Trust. Previously, she has worked as a Research Associate in The University of Manchester's and GMMH's Perinatal Mental Health and Parenting Research Unit, alongside the role of Finance Support Coordinator for the NIHR-funded BAY (Behavioural Activation for Young People with depression in specialist CAMHS) trial.
She is a recipient of the MRC DTP Flexible Training Supplement Award, where she is a Visiting Researcher with the Perinatal Pathways lab (led by Dr Catherine Monk) at the Columbia University Irving Medical Centre, New York, USA.
My group
Supervisors: Dr Anja Wittkowski, Dr Ming Wai Wan & Dr Debbie Smith
Qualifications
2019-2020 MSc Early Intervention in Psychosis - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London
Award: Distinction
Thesis Title: A retrospective cohort study of an NHS Joint Obstetric-Psychiatric (JOP) clinic: Can specialised antenatal care improve maternal and neonatal outcomes?
2015-2019 BSc (Hons) Psychology - Brunel University London
Award: First Class Honours
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Research Associate , Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
2024 → …
Areas of expertise
- BF Psychology
- Compassion focused therapy
- Perinatal mental health
- Psychosis
- Systematic review
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Pre-Existing Serious Mental Illness in the Prenatal Period
Millard, L. & Wittkowski, A., 21 Aug 2024, The Routledge International Handbook of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders. Wenzel, A. (ed.). Abingdon: Routledge, 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Compassion focused therapy for women in the perinatal period: a summary of the current literature
Millard, L. & Wittkowski, A., 19 Dec 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14, 1288797.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The effectiveness of compassion focused therapy with clinical populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Millard, L., Wan, M. W., Smith, D. & Wittkowski, A., 1 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 326, p. 168-192Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access
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(MCHP) : Manchester Centre for Health Psychology
Peters, S. (PI), Ulph, F. (PI), Arden Armitage, C. (Researcher), Borrelli, B. (Researcher), Bowen, A. (Researcher), Byrne-Davis, L. (Researcher), Edge, D. (Researcher), French, D. (Researcher), Hart, J. (Researcher), Todd, C. (Researcher), Skevington, S. (Researcher), Wearden, A. (Researcher), Cotterill, S. (Researcher), Brooks, J. (Researcher), Brown, L. (Researcher), Bull, E. (Researcher), Cordingley, L. (Researcher), Epton, T. (Researcher), Smith, D. (Researcher), Speer, S. (Researcher), Powell, R. (Researcher), Bartlett, K. (Researcher), Coupe, N. (Researcher), Shepherd, S. (Researcher), Dienes, K. (Researcher), Ghio, D. (Researcher), Hood, A. (Researcher), Lavallee, J. (Researcher), Rowland, C. (Researcher), Benton, J. (Researcher), Goldthorpe, J. (Researcher), McWilliams, L. (Researcher), Keyworth, C. (Researcher), Goulding, R. (Researcher), Loughran, M. (Researcher), Hawkes, R. (Researcher), Kapadi, A. (Researcher), Hurley, R. (Researcher), Leather, J. (Researcher), Musa, C. (Researcher), Angelakis, I. (Researcher), Reid, C. (Researcher), Mountain, D. (PGR student), Hooper, E. (PGR student), Gates, E. (PGR student), Lomas, F. (PGR student), Kaplan, G. (PGR student), Cross, H. (PGR student), Foote, H. (PGR student), Long, H. (PGR student), Reid, H. (PGR student), Sibasa, K. (PGR student), Hozhabrafkan, K. (PGR student), Al Abri, K. (PGR student), Lucas, L. (PGR student), Millard, L. (PGR student), Hulme, L. (PGR student), Dhanwani, M. (PGR student), Sonola-Jones, O. (PGR student), Sfakianaki, R. (PGR student), Broadbent, R. (Researcher), Crone, R. (PGR student), Husni, R. R. (PGR student), Mank, S. (PGR student), Booth, S. (PGR student), Hindmarch, S. (PGR student), Plant, S. (Researcher), Mace, S. (PGR student), Sehmbi, T. (PGR student), Macintyre, V. (PGR student), Vidayanti, V. (PGR student), Peterson, J. (Researcher), Woof, V. (PGR student), El-Khani, A. (Researcher), Devereux-Fitzgerald, A. (Researcher), Chisholm, A. (Researcher), Sawyer, C. (Researcher), Hope, H. (Researcher), Wilkes, J. (Researcher), Birtwell, K. (Researcher), Bakur, K. (PGR student), Stringer, G. (Researcher), Mohd Faudzi, F. N. B. (PGR student), Checketts, M. (Researcher), Tang, M. Y. (Researcher), Coupe, N. (Researcher), Crook, R. (Researcher), Hamnett, C. (Support team), Lyons, S. (Researcher), Longley, V. (Researcher), Hulme, L. (PGR student), Mountain, D. (PGR student), Talbot, H. (PGR student), Lucas, L. (PGR student), Ecob, C. (PGR student), Huggett, C. (PGR student), Hozhabrafkan, K. (PGR student), Hyder, S. (PGR student) & Lee, R. (Researcher)
1/09/10 → …
Project: Research
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PRIME-RU: Perinatal Mental Health and Parenting Research Unit (PRIME-RU)
Wittkowski, A. (PI), Gregg, L. (CoI), Wan, M. (CoI), Smith, D. (CoI), Lemetyinen, H. (Researcher), Reid, H. (Researcher) & Millard, L. (Researcher)
1/10/20 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
Prizes
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Medical Research Council DTP Flexible Training Supplement Award
Millard, L. (Recipient), Jun 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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The University of Manchester's Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP) Annual Conference
Millard, L. (Speaker)
20 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) Annual Congress
Millard, L. (Speaker)
Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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The University of Manchester's Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP) Annual Conference
Millard, L. (Poster presenter)
25 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) Annual Congress
Millard, L. (Speaker)
10 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Faculty of Perinatal Psychiatry
Millard, L. (Poster presenter)
3 Nov 2020Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Press/Media
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Compassion focused therapy: An overview
27/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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“A sensitivity to the suffering in our self”: A Brief Introduction to Perinatal Compassion Focused Therapy
23/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media