Dr Alexis Cullen is a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow and Honorary Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London where she leads the Stress, Inflammation, and Psychosis Study. For past decade, Dr Cullen has been involved in a longitudinal investigation of children at elevated risk for schizophrenia, showing that these children differ from their typically-developing peers in terms of their cognitive abilities, brain structure, and biological response to psychosocial stress. Her current research extends this work by examining biological markers of stress and inflammation across the full spectrum illness, ranging from children at risk for psychosis through to adults with chronic schizophrenia.
Experience
2016–present
Honorary Lecturer , Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London
2015–present
Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London
2014–2016
Post-doctoral Researcher , Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London
2009–2014
PhD Student, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London
2007–2014
Research Worker , Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London
Education
2014
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, PhD in Developmental Psychopathology
2008
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, MSc in Forensic Mental Health Research
2006
University of Reading, UK, BSc Honours in Psychology and Biology