This selection of blog posts records and provides links to public discussions and content. Various aspects and achievements of my work as a researcher in evolutionary psychiatry are mentioned. Short-form content such as social media posts is excluded.

I was very pleased to be invited to present at the University of Munster for this workshop on the 5-6th of October. There were fascinating talks by other speakers, including on the ethics of treating antibiotics when it causes antibiotic resistance, the possibility of negative niche construction, whereby we build environments which negatively affect our health, among others. I presented 'On Fitness and Function', on my PhD work on stricter definitions of 'disorder' by utilisi

In March of 2026 I was invited to give a whole day of training in the York NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). I recorded the sessions, and they have now been uploaded onto the EPSIGUK YouTube channel. The day included an introductory session, then sessions on neurodiversity, low mood, anxiety and suicidality, and anorexia. It was a very enjoyable day - thanks to Roger Lakin and Taryn Tracey for the invitation and I am very glad that I was able to record

Our article which was previously pre-printed was accepted for publication in the British Journal of Psychiatry - an excellent journal! - and has been awarded Royal College of Psychiatrists Article of the Month for June 2026! https://www.cambridge.org/core/blog/2026/06/10/evolutionary-explanations-of-anxiety-offer-a-powerful-reframing/ Thanks again to co-first-author Tom Carpenter in particular, but also all the collaborators for help with the study. Proud of what we achieve