Cathy Cresswell
Professor, University of Oxford
Cathy a Professor of Clinical Developmental Psychology at the University of Oxford. She qualified as a clinical psychologist at University College London and then stayed there to complete a PhD on the development of anxious cognitions in children alongside clinical work in local services. Since then, she has worked in clinical academic roles with a focus on the development, prevention, and treatment of common mental health problems in children. Cathy has held an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship, an NIHR Research Professorship and is now an NIHR Senior Investigator and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. She moved to the University of Oxford in 2019 where she leads The Oxford Psychological Interventions for Children and adolescents (TOPIC) research group.
