Miranda Wolpert

Miranda Wolpert MBE is professor of evidence-based practice and mental health at University College London. She was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 New Year Honours for her work on young people's mental health. She is Director of Mental Health at the Wellcome Trust.

Miranda Wolpert
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
University of Surrey
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity College London
Wellcome Trust

Early life and education

Wolpert is the daughter of developmental biologist Lewis Wolpert.[1] She studied history at the University of Cambridge.[2] She earned her master's degree in history at the University of Surrey, before starting a diploma in clinical psychology.[3][2] She worked in the North West Thames Regional Health Authority. Wolpert earned her Doctorate of Psychology (PSCYHD) at the University of Surrey in 1998.[2]

Research and career

In 2002 Wolpert co-founded the Child Outcomes Research Consortium, which collects and disseminates evidence that looks to improve young people's mental health.[4] Wolpert joined University College London in 2005.[2] Wolpert founded the Evidence-Based Practice Unit at University College London in 2006.[5][6] The centre is a collaboration between University College London and the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.[6]

She was appointed professor in evidence based research at University College London in 2016. Her research considers how to support and evaluate effective approaches to young people's mental health needs.[7] She leads the University College London Children's Policy Research Unit Mental Health strand, which advises the Government of the United Kingdom.[7] She uses large anonymised datasets to understand how age, gender, ethnicity and type/severity of condition impact the success of a mental health treatment.[8] After Jeremy Hunt claimed that Child and Young People's Mental Health Services as "the biggest single area of weakness in NHS provision at the moment", Wolpert called for research into whether all provision is effective.[9][10] She also called for more research into the impact of screen time on young people's mental health.[11]

She serves as national informatics lead for the NHS England Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.[3] Wolpert was awarded an MBE for services to youth mental health in the 2017 New Year Honours.[3][12] In March 2019 Wolpert was made head of the Wellcome Trust Priority Area in Mental Health.[5][13][14] In this capacity, she will invest over £200 million in initiatives that transform the lives of young people with mental health conditions.[15] She has written for the HuffPost.[16]

Selected publications

Wolpert, Miranda (2014). Guide to Using Outcomes and Feedback Tools with Children, Young People and Families. ISBN 9780957209664.

References
  1. Wolpert, Miranda (11 May 2020). "Thoroughly recommend - and not just because my dad is featured !!". Twitter.
  2. UCL (2018-01-29). "miranda-wolpert". UCL Psychology and Language Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  3. "CORC's Miranda Wolpert to be honoured with an MBE for services to child and youth mental health". www.corc.uk.net. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  4. "About CORC". www.corc.uk.net. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  5. AG, BIOCOM. "Miranda Wolpert joins Wellcome". european-biotechnology.com. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  6. UCL (2017-10-17). "About". Evidence Based Practice Unit. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  7. UCL (2018-02-05). "Professor Miranda Wolpert MBE". UCL Public Policy. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  8. "Personalising treatments for young people". MQ: Transforming Mental Health. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  9. "Miranda Wolpert: We must set realistic expectations for outcomes in child mental health". The BMJ. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  10. says, Cynthia Joyce (2019-03-14). "Strategies not accompanied by a mental health professional to address anxiety and depression in children and young people: a scoping review of range and a systematic review of effectiveness". Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  11. Guardian Staff (2017-01-06). "Screen time guidelines need to be built on evidence, not hype". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  12. "Miranda Wolpert's service to child and youth mental health is to be honoured with an MBE". www.annafreud.org. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  13. "Miranda Wolpert joins Wellcome to head our mental health priority area | Wellcome". wellcome.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  14. "BPS member takes up prestigious new role | BPS". www.bps.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  15. ymca175.com https://ymca175.com/speaker/miranda-wolpert/. Retrieved 2019-07-22. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. "Professor Miranda Wolpert". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
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