Annual Conference of the Association for Psychosocial Studies (APS)
12–13 June 2026
St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London, UK
Index of Authors
A list of all persons who contribute to the sessions of this conference. Please select a letter below to list all persons with the corresponding last name. Select the presentation in the right-hand column to access session and presentation details.
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| Author(s) | Organisation(s) | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Adlam, John | Independent Researcher, United Kingdom | Catastrophe and Climate Crisis Working Session 1 |
| Andjelkovic, Filip | University of Toronto, Canada | Ethics of Care and Judgement: Conspiracy or Ideology? |
| Arafati, Sadaf | Guftagu Therapy, India | Silence, Uncertainty, and Epistemic Mistrust |
| Arora, Manali | Rubaru Psychotherapy, India | Women, Oppression, and ‘Tough Tenderness’ |
| Baltag, Victoria | Queen's university Belfast, United Kingdom | Trust, Power, ‘Reform’, and Criminal ‘Justice’ |
| Baniasadi, Maryam | Independent Practice | Roundtable 2 Presenter |
| Benavides, Ruben | Chronnect, Mexico | ‘Illness’ and Identity |
| Bennett, Jill | UNSW, Australia; University of New South Wales, Australia | Roundtable 1 Chair Roundtable 1 Presenter Working Session 3 |
| Benzel, Susanne | Frankfurt Universitiy of Applied Sciences, Germany | Trust and Integrity in Online Encounters |
| Bhorkar, Shalini | St Mary's University, Twickenham London, United Kingdom | Power and Pedagogy |
| Biglarhasani, Fatemeh | University of Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of | Race, Culture, Stigma, and Identity |
| Black, Jack | Sheffield Hallam University | Symposium 3 Presenter |
| Blight, Daniel | University of Brighton | Race, Culture, Stigma, and Identity |
| Bose, Sarita | Clinical Nurse Specialist, United Kingdom | Working Session 1 |
| Bratich, Jack Z. | Rutgers University | Symposium 2 Discussant Symposium 2 Presenter |
| Busch, Katarina | Sigmund-Freud-Institut, Germany | AI and Relationships |
| Çelik, Deniz | Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Univerisity, Turkey (Türkiye) | Collective Trauma and Moral Injury |
| Chan, Vivian | Austen Riggs Center | Roundtable 2 Presenter |
| Charles, Marilyn | Austen Riggs Center, United States of America | Roundtable 2 Chair Symposium 1 Chair Symposium 1 Presenter |
| Claro, Juliette | st Marys university, United Kingdom | Supervision & Mentoring |
| Crociani-Windland, Lita | UWE, Bristol, UK; University of the West of England, United Kingdom | Roundtable 3 Chair Roundtable 3 Presenter Working Session 5 |
| Cruz De Carvalho, Nabila | University of Sheffield, United Kingdom | Trust and Integrity in Online Encounters |
| Cullen, Fin | ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY, United Kingdom | Care, Care-less-ness and Complexity in Children’s Services |
| Dashtipour, Parisa | The Open University, United Kingdom | Hierarchy and Marginalization: Reclaiming Identity |
| Devnani, Kirti | University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Supervision & Mentoring |
| Dudai, Orit | Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts, Israel | Collective Trauma and Moral Injury |
| Dunlop, Melissa | Independent / CANI-Net | Symposium 5 Presenter |
| Esmaeili, Sheyda | Committee on International Relations in Psychoanalytic Psychology, Iran, Islamic Republic of | Obedience, Betrayal, and the Ethics of Trust |
| Esmaili, Sheyda | Independent Practice | Roundtable 2 Presenter |
| Faramelli, Anthony | Goldsmiths, Department of Visual Cultures; Goldsmiths, University of London | Symposium 2 Discussant Symposium 2 Presenter Symposium 4 Discussant ‘Illness’ and Identity |
| Fielder, Tom | Birkbeck College, United Kingdom | Facing Loss: Building Community |
| Frants, Tomiris | University of Toronto, Canada | Race, Culture, Stigma, and Identity |
| Froggett, Lynn | Lancashire | Roundtable 1 Presenter |
| Froggett, Lynn Patricia | University of Lancashire, United Kingdom | AI and Relationships Working Session 3 |
| Frost, Elizabeth | UWE, Bristol, United Kingdom | Roundtable 3 Chair Roundtable 3 Presenter |
| Gabarrot, Fabrice | UNIVERSITE BOURGOGNE EUROPE, France | Ethics of Care and Judgement: Conspiracy or Ideology? |
| Gammon, Thi | UAL London College of Communication | Hierarchy and Marginalization: Reclaiming Identity |
| Garg, Mahima | GCAS College Dublin, India | Silence, Uncertainty, and Epistemic Mistrust |
| Giffney, Noreen | Ulster University, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Film Roundtable 1 Chair Roundtable 1 Presenter |
| Goswami, Dr. Lopamudra | Currently looking for full time positions post PhD completion | Hierarchy and Marginalization: Reclaiming Identity |
| Grant Glenaan, Kenneth | Queen Margaret university, United Kingdom | Facing Loss: Building Community |
| Gunaratnam, Yasmin | King's College London | Keynote Working Session 6 |
| Haliday, Héloïse | UNIVERSITE BOURGOGNE EUROPE, France | Ethics of Care and Judgement: Conspiracy or Ideology? |
| Harvey, Anna | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust | Roundtable 1 Presenter |
| Henwood, Karen | Cardiff University, United Kingdom | Facing Loss: Building Community |
| Hernandez, Ana | Independent Practice | Roundtable 2 Presenter |
| Hernández Vega, Ana Sofía | Independent, Mexico | Obedience, Betrayal, and the Ethics of Trust |
| Hughes, Anna | Tavistock and Portman NHS, United Kingdom | Catastrophe and Climate Crisis |
| Jacobs-Kayam, Angi | Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts, Israel | Collective Trauma and Moral Injury |
| Johanssen, Jacob | St. Mary's University, United Kingdom | Symposium 3 Chair Symposium 3 Presenter |
| Johnson, Oshéa | University of Essex, United Kingdom, Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom | Working Session 4 |
| Kannampuzha, Lima | Private Practice, India | Race, Culture, Stigma, and Identity |
| Kenning, Gail | UNSW; University of New South Wales, Australia | Roundtable 1 Presenter Working Session 3 |
| Khosravi, Sara | University of Essex, Iran, Islamic Republic of | Women, Oppression, and ‘Tough Tenderness’ |
| Klasson, Henrik | Region Skåne, Sweden | Rupture and Repair: Building Trust in Health Care Systems |
| Krüger, Steffen | University of Oslo, Norway | AI and Relationships Catastrophe and Climate Crisis Trust and Integrity in Online Encounters |
| Ladhani, Shaifila | Independent, India | Ethics of Care and Judgement: Conspiracy or Ideology? Silence, Uncertainty, and Epistemic Mistrust |
| Lane, Nicola | Independent | Symposium 5 |
| Lazaro, Virgina | Goldsmiths, Department of Visual Cultures | Symposium 2 Discussant Symposium 2 Presenter |
| Lenz, Tilia | Bournemouth University, United Kingdom | Supervision & Mentoring |
| Llewellyn, Ruth | Bournemouth University, United Kingdom | AI and Relationships |
| Lopez, Alex | Liberate Mental Health | Symposium 4 Presenter |
| Machado, Gustavo | Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Brazil; University of Essex, United Kingdom | Symposium 4 Chair |
| Madan, Ayushi | University of Leeds, United Kingdom | Power and Pedagogy |
| Magyarlaki, Anna Peter | Goldsmiths, University of London; The Psychoanalytic Hub for Online Liberatory Education (P-HOLE) | Working Session 7 Symposium 4 Presenter |
| Martinez, Estela | Chronnect, Mexico | ‘Illness’ and Identity |
| Massman, Jon | Liberate Mental Health; The Psychoanalytic Hub for Online Liberatory Education (P-HOLE) | Symposium 4 |
| Matheson, Calum Lister | University of Pittsburgh, United States of America; Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center | Authoritarianism and Social Domination |
| Methikalam, Bindu | Chestnut Hill College | Roundtable 2 Presenter |
| Mirón, María | Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico | Obedience, Betrayal, and the Ethics of Trust |
| Miron, Maria | UDEM | Roundtable 2 Presenter Symposium 1 Presenter |
| Morsy, Doaa | The university of West of England, United Kingdom | Working Session 2 |
| Mossop, Harriet | University of Essex; The Psychoanalytic Hub for Online Liberatory Education (P-HOLE); University of Essex, United Kingdom | Symposium 4 Presenter Working Session 7 |
| Nagaraj, Shilpa | The Green Oak Initiative, India | Rupture and Repair: Building Trust in Health Care Systems |
| Naghizade, Patia | Dane psychosocial studies, Iran, Islamic Republic of | Collective Trauma and Moral Injury |
| O'Byrne, Damian | St Mary's University, United Kingdom | Trust and Integrity in Online Encounters |
| O'Hehir, Lisa | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust | Roundtable 1 Presenter |
| O'Loughlin, Michael | Adelphi University, United States of America | Symposium 5 Chair |
| O'Loughlin, Michael | Adelphi University | Symposium 5 Presenter |
| Ogundayisi, Antonia | NHS Tavistock and Portman, United Kingdom | Care, Care-less-ness and Complexity in Children’s Services |
| Pennycooke, Earl | Psychotherapist, United Kingdom | Working Session 1 |
| Perunovic, Andrea | University of Belgrade, Serbia | Authoritarianism and Social Domination |
| Pinzon Arteaga, Iris Aleida | AI & Society Research Center, University at Albany, United States of America | AI and Relationships |
| Piotrowska, Agnieszka | University of Gdansk | Symposium 3 Presenter |
| Possati, Luca M. | University of Twente | Symposium 3 Presenter |
| Pulliam, Carla | Chrysalis Center | Roundtable 2 Presenter Symposium 1 Presenter |
| Punia, Vivek | Independent, India | Ethics of Care and Judgement: Conspiracy or Ideology? |
| Puntil, Donata | King’s College London | Symposium 5 Presenter |
| Puthanarakkal, Ranjini Krishnan | Sradha Culture Lab, India | Film 2 Women, Oppression, and ‘Tough Tenderness’ |
| Quintero, Claudia | Independent Practice | Roundtable 2 Presenter |
| Rawat, Devika | The Square Circle Clinic, NALSAR University of Law, India | Trust, Power, ‘Reform’, and Criminal ‘Justice’ |
| Redman, Peter | Open University, UK | Roundtable 3 Presenter |
| Rich-Tolsma, Matthew | ArtEZ University of the Arts, Netherlands, The | Obedience, Betrayal, and the Ethics of Trust |
| Rossi, Morgan | University Of Burgundy Europe, France | Rupture and Repair: Building Trust in Health Care Systems |
| Sammon, Beca | The University of Edinburgh; The Psychoanalytic Hub for Online Liberatory Education (P-HOLE) | ‘Illness’ and Identity Symposium 4 |
| Samota, Neena | St. Mary's University, United Kingdom | Trust, Power, ‘Reform’, and Criminal ‘Justice’ |
| Sánchez, Gustavo | King's College London, United Kingdom | Power and Pedagogy |
| Sanford, Anna | Adelphi University | Roundtable 2 Presenter |
| Sau, Andrea | St Mary's University Twickenham, United Kingdom | Ethics of Care and Judgement: Conspiracy or Ideology? |
| Scanlon, Dr Christopher | Psychosocial Consultant and Researcher, United Kingdom | Catastrophe and Climate Crisis Working Session 1 |
| Seal, Mike | st marys university, United Kingdom | Rupture and Repair: Building Trust in Health Care Systems |
| Shahbaz, Golnoosh | Family TLC, Canada | Collective Trauma and Moral Injury |
| Shepherd, Andrew | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom | Trust, Power, ‘Reform’, and Criminal ‘Justice’ |
| Sims, Louise | NICE, United Kingdom | Facing Loss: Building Community |
| Somaiya, Aryan | Guftagu Therapy, India | Silence, Uncertainty, and Epistemic Mistrust |
| Soreanu, Raluca | University of Essex | Symposium 4 Discussant |
| Straw, Odette | British Psychotherapy Foundation and Birkbeck, United Kingdom | Catastrophe and Climate Crisis |
| Toch, Flo | The Psychoanalytic Hub for Online Liberatory Education (P-HOLE) | Symposium 4 |
| Upfield, Helen | St Mary's University, United Kingdom | Power and Pedagogy |
| Van der Wielen, Julie | Ghent University | Authoritarianism and Social Domination |
| Veale, Viki | St Mary's University, United Kingdom, TACTYC: Together And Committed To Young Children, RCTN: Reception Class Teacher Network. BELMAS LEYE RIG, Alliance4Children | Care, Care-less-ness and Complexity in Children’s Services |
| Velarde Lazarte, Dr Monica | Socioanalyst, United Kingdom | Catastrophe and Climate Crisis |
| Voela, Angie | University of East London | Symposium 5 Presenter |
| Voelker, Amanda | University of Edinburgh | Hierarchy and Marginalization: Reclaiming Identity |
| Wang, Zihan | Goldsmiths, Department of Visual Cultures | Symposium 2 Discussant Symposium 2 Presenter |
| Willaa, Katrine Weiland | University College Absalon, Denmark | Care, Care-less-ness and Complexity in Children’s Services |
| Wilson, Rachel | Goldsmiths, United Kingdom | ‘Illness’ and Identity Symposium 2 Chair |
| Yates, Candida | University of Bournemouth, UK | Roundtable 3 Presenter Symposium 1 Discussant |
| Zokaeieh, ُُSheida | university of Essex, United Kingdom | Authoritarianism and Social Domination |
