Dr. Anna Chiumento

Biography

Anna Chiumento is a Lecturer in Global Mental Health and Society at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science. She specializes in empirical ethics within the realm of global mental health, focusing on the intersection of healthcare delivery, qualitative research methodologies, and the lived experience of mental health. Prior to her current post, she was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Liverpool, where she developed and tested mental health interventions through public health implementation science. Her research interests encompass a variety of themes, including primary and community mental health care, the ethical dimensions of mental health research, and the impact of migration and forced displacement on mental health. Chiumento actively engages with a range of stakeholders, including NGOs and policy bodies, to promote ethical standards in mental health research. She also contributes to teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, engaging students in critical discussions around global mental health issues and research ethics. In addition to her academic pursuits, she is involved in various external roles, including serving on the Steering Committee for the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research and chairing the Ethics Advisory Board for a project focused on innovating prevention science in mental health.

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