Pathway Journey
My PhD project investigated the relationship and prediction of neuropsychology in antipsychotic response and treatment resistance in schizophrenia and first-episode psychosis. A large majority of my findings came from the STRATA – Schizophrenia: Treatment Resistance and Therapeutic Advances group, with my PhD supervised by Prof James H MacCabe and Dr Eugenia Kravariti.
Biography
I graduated my bachelors degree in the first cohort of the Psychology BSc at King’s in 2018 and proceeded onto the MRC-DTP’s 0+3.5 pathway the same year. During my undergraduate degree I was a research assistant to a number of projects from the lab of Dr Geoff Bird, and received a couple second-authorships on a body of work relating to a sub-clinical condition called alexithymia. My PhD project concerns the relationship between cognitive performance in antipsychotic response in psychosis, predominately schizophrenia, and is supervised by Prof James H MacCabe and Dr Eugenia Kravariti. In my first two years I collected data from first-episode psychosis patients using NHS services as well as worked as an honorary assistant psychologist in the NHS SLaM PICuP outpatient service for psychosis. I also worked as a seminar leader in my second year for the Psychiatric Research MSc at King’s. I chose the DTP in order to develop my independent skills as a researcher in data collection and analysis, as well as gain additional training in research ethics, Good Clinical Practise, phlebotomy and MRI safety. I chose the MRC because of its high quality network with other researchers and support for PhD and post-doctoral students.
I chose the DTP with the MRC because of the wide range of scientific experts within the network as well as the quality of training. Regular meet-ups and socials were arranged by the committee, and there was regular opportunities to engage in research acitivies. The annual Symposium events are also brilliant opportunities to present on your current (and usually early) findings as well as see what other range of PhD projects are taking place throughout the MRC DTP programme. Having now completed my PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology I am looking towards a role in Data/Research Science in the healthcare or pharmacology sector.
Publications
Millgate, E., Geary, H., Catmur, C., & Bird, G. (2019). No effect of age on emotion recognition after accounting for cognitive factors and depression. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72(11), 2690-2704.
Murphy, J., Millgate, E., Geary, H., Ichijo, E., Coll, M. P., Brewer, R., … & Bird, G. (2018). Knowledge of resting heart rate mediates the relationship between intelligence and the heartbeat counting task. Biological Psychology, 133, 1-3.
Murphy, J., Geary, H., Millgate, E., Catmur, C., & Bird, G. (2018). Direct and indirect effects of age on interoceptive accuracy and awareness across the adult lifespan. Psychonomic bulletin & review, 25(3), 1193-1202.
Murphy, J., Geary, H., Millgate, E., Catmur, C., & Bird, G. (2018). Direct and indirect effects of age on interoceptive accuracy and awareness across the adult lifespan. Psychonomic bulletin & review, 25(3), 1193-1202.
Murphy, J., Millgate, E., Geary, H., Ichijo, E., Coll, M. P., Brewer, R., Catmur, C., & Bird, G. (2018). Knowledge of resting heart rate mediates the relationship between intelligence and the heartbeat counting task. Biological psychology, 133, 1-3.
Murphy, J., Geary, H., Millgate, E., Catmur, C., & Bird, G. (2018). Processing speed and fluid intelligence contribute towards decline in facial emotion recognition ability across the adult lifespan. Journal of Vision, 18(10), 570-570.
Murphy, J., Millgate, E., Geary, H., Catmur, C., & Bird, G. (2019). No effect of age on emotion recognition after accounting for cognitive factors and depression. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72(11), 2690-2704.
Griffiths, K., Millgate, E., Egerton, A., & MacCabe, J. H. (2021). Demographic and clinical variables associated with response to clozapine in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 1-11.
Millgate, E., Hide, O., Lawrie, S.M., Murray, R.M., MacCabe, J.H., & Kravariti, E. (in prep). Neuropsychological differences between treatment-resistant and treatment-responsive schizophrenia: a meta-analysis.
Millgate, E., Kravariti, E., Egerton, A., Howes, O., Murray, R.M., Kassoumeri, L., Donocik, J., Lewis, S., Drake, R., Lawrie, S.M., STRATA Consortium., & MacCabe, J.H. (in prep) . Cognitive function and antipsychotic response in schizophrenia: evidence from the STRATA study.
Awards
Experimental Psychology Society’s (EPS) Undergraduate Research Bursary scheme
British Psychological Society’s (BPS) Undergraduate Research Assistantship scholarship
Social Media
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