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Psychologist at Imperial College London with PhD in digital mental healthcare

Profile Summary

I am a psychologist specialising in digital solutions for mental healthcare. I recently obtained my PhD from Imperial College London – this project explored the use of virtual reality exposure therapy for treating social anxiety in people who stutter. I am a highly skilled writer and am first author on several peer-reviewed papers. I have worked independently and with other academics to write literature reviews, on topics both within and outside of my area of expertise. I am also well-versed in liaising with clients and stakeholders to gather expert insights and produce recommendations. For my PhD I developed collaborative relationships with speech therapists, stuttering experts and people who stutter to help guide the design and development of my novel social anxiety treatment. I have a strong background in experimental psychology, and the use of rigorous scientific methods. Over nine years working in world-leading academic institutions, I have designed and conducted many experiments, to answer a range of research questions. This includes a randomised controlled pilot trial which I conducted for my PhD. I am also experienced in using a variety of statistical methods, including multilevel models. I am particularly interested in applying academic insights to policy-making. Working with the Open Innovation Team within the UK Government, I provided academic consultancy to policy teams across government. As part of this role, I liaised with clients to define policy project goals, conducted interviews with relevant academics, reviewed relevant literature, and synthesised findings in a report that presented clear evidence-informed policy recommendations. This position was funded by the Imperial Policy Forum.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ★ Clinical Psychology
• ★ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Cognitive Science
• ☆ E-Health & Telemedicine
• ☆ Anxiety Disorders
• ☆ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Graduate Teaching Assisstant

Imperial College London

January 2019 - August 2022

PhD placement policy advisor

Open Innovation Team

January 2022 - March 2022

Classroom assistant

St. George's RC school

September 2016 - October 2018

Education

PhD (Dyson School of Design Engineering)

Imperial College London

November 2018 - Present

MSci (Experimental Psychology)

University College London

September 2014 - June 2018

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

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Ian Chard, Nejra van Zalk, Lorenzo Picinali (2023). Virtual reality exposure therapy for reducing social anxiety associated with stuttering: The role of outcome expectancy, therapeutic alliance, presence and social presence .

Ian Chard, Nejra van Zalk, Lorenzo Picinali (2022). Virtual reality exposure therapy for reducing social anxiety in stuttering: A randomized controlled pilot trial .

Ian Chard, Nejra van Zalk(2021). Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for treating social anxiety: A scoping review of treatment designs and adaptation to stuttering . Center for Open Science