Meet the Team

Dr. Delgadillo is a Clinical Psychology Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist at RDASH NHS Foundation Trust, where he leads a clinical research team. Specializing in depression, anxiety, and addiction, his work focuses on improving treatment outcomes using precision medicine. He has pioneered personalised care technologies in NHS psychological services, including the IAPT outcome feedback system, which has been shown to enhance depression treatment. His research integrates advanced diagnostic and prognostic tools to better tailor mental healthcare for patients.

Dr. Vikki Laker is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate for Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Trust and the University of Sheffield. Vikki is the trial manager of UpLift, so she has been involved throughout the design and set up of the study. Vikki was also part of the team of creators for one of the interventions being used in the trial, and will help deliver this intervention.

Heather Rice is the Assistant Director of Research for Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Trust who are Sponsors of the Uplift Trial. Heather has managerial responsibility for the Grounded Research Team in RDaSH to work with partners, to have oversight on governance and to ensure smooth delivery.

Laura is a Clinical Studies Officer at Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust and was previously a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner at Rotherham IAPT. She has been involved in designing and developing one of the interventions for the trial.

Amy works as a Clinical Studies Officer for the Grounded Research Team within Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Trust. She also works as a Clinical Educator. Her role in UpLift has been to co-design and deliver one of the interventions for the trial.

Ben is a Clinical Psychologist from Sheffield and he completed his doctorate research on burnout in mental health professionals and some of the findings have fed into the design of one of the interventions, which he will be helping to deliver.

Nicole is a second year student studying on the Doctorate of Clinical Psychology in Sheffield. Her role is to help support the research team, data collection and facilitate some of the interventions. She will also be conducting her dissertation on the outcomes of the UpLift trial.

Sarah works as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner for Rotherham IAPT and has recently joined the Grounded Research Team at Rotherham, Doncaster & South Humber NHS Trust as a Clinical Studies Officer. She will be delivering one of the interventions for the UpLift trial.

Oliver is a clinical studies officer for the grounded research team within the RDaSH NHS Foundation Trust. Oliver also works as a psychological well-being practitioner within the Rotherham IAPT service and will be helping deliver interventions as part of the UpLift trial.

Jeannie has been working with the Grounded Research Team for just under 3 years. She has over 16 years’ experience in research governance, study set up, performance management and study coordination. She is also an NIHR Good Clinical Practice (GCP) trainer. Her main areas of responsibility are managing RDaSH research governance processes and supporting the research delivery team. She is currently studying towards a Master’s in Health Research.

Poppy is an Assistant Psychologist for Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust and has recently joined the Grounded Research team as a Bank member of staff. Poppy’s role in the trial is to deliver one of the interventions for the UpLift trial.