Speaker
Ruchika Gajwani
Senior Research Fellow/Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow
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Biography
Dr Ruchika Gajwani is a Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Psychology and Co-Director of the Centre for Developmental Adversity and Resilience (CeDAR) at the University of Glasgow. She is also an Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist within Specialist Children's Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, with a particular interest in Cognitive Analytic Therapy.
Committed to early intervention and prevention, Dr Gajwani leads complex clinical trials in adolescent mental health for some of the most vulnerable and excluded children and young people. As an MQ Fellow, her current work focuses on community trials for young people with features of Borderline Personality Disorder through the BRIDGE project. For the past two decades, her research has centred on understanding risk and resilience among marginalised and clinical high-risk children and young people, drawing on genetic, longitudinal, and qualitative approaches to explore how developmental adversity and neurodevelopmental conditions shape health outcomes.
Through partnership and collaboration, she and her team are building a research portfolio focused on innovative solutions, scaling up proven treatments, and ensuring they reach those who need them most.