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Meet the Student Support and Wellbeing Services team

Student Support and Wellbeing Services comprises a diverse group of experienced staff dedicated to supporting students throughout their time at UCL.

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For general enquiries, please get in touch with us through askUCL, our student enquiries system.

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Leadership team

Denise Long

Denise Long

Director of Student Support and Wellbeing Services

Barry Keane

Dr Barry Keane

Deputy Director of Student Support and Wellbeing Services (Counselling Services) and Psychodynamic and CBT Therapist

Mitesh Vagadia

Mitesh Vagadia

Deputy Director of Student Support and Wellbeing Services

Chilima Sianyeuka

Chilima Sianyeuka

Head of Student Support and Wellbeing Services (Disability, Neurodiversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing)

Louise Grimmett

Louise Grimmett

Head of Student Support and Wellbeing Services (Inclusion & Disability)

UCL Chaplain Reid Humble

Rev. Reid Humble

Chaplain and Interfaith Adviser 

Eloise McWilliam

Eloise McDay

Head of Student Support and Wellbeing Services (Events and Campaigns) (Parental Leave) 

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Catriona Hanks

Head of Study Abroad

Kate Jones

Kate Jones

Head of Student Support and Wellbeing Services (Enquiry and Case Systems)

Finola Gibson

Finola Gibson 

Head of Student Support and Wellbeing Services (Service Excellence)

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Adam Waddingham

Head of Student Support and Wellbeing Services (Strategy, Governance, and Projects)

 


Disability and Neurodiversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing, and Specialist Study Skills team

Contact the team using askUCL

Responsibilities

  • Delivers non-therapeutic face-to-face support and advice, enabling students to thrive through drop-ins and appointments.
  • Oversees implementation of reasonable adjustments, including mental health mentoring and study skills tutoring for students with specific learning differences.
  • Manages return to study and Student of Concern processes. 

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Kleo Kourmpi

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Manager (Mental Health and Wellbeing)

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Marta Skrzypiec

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Manager (Mental Health and Wellbeing)

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Jasper Hardcastle

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Manager (Mental Health and Wellbeing)

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Soukaina Amira

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Manager (Mental Health and Wellbeing)

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Student Support and Wellbeing Services Manager (Mental Health and Wellbeing)

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Belinda Bains

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Manager (Disability & Inclusion)

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Stacey Korsbrek

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Manager (Disability & Specific Learning Differences)

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Camilla B

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Coordinator

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Declan Cumberlidge-Myford

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Coordinator

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Vanessa K

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Coordinator

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Martin H

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Coordinator

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Analayah Reid

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Coordinator

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Ayuko Higginson

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Coordinator

Lucy Smith

Lucy Smith

Specific Learning Differences Coordinator

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Jack Champion

Student Support and Wellbeing Coordinator 

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Sophie Pillai

Mental Health Coordinator

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Stephanie Pena Garcia

Mental Health Coordinator 

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Sabrina Choi

Mental Health Coordinator 

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Andrea A 

Mental Health Coordinator

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Sharisse Hosein

Mental Health Coordinator 

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Jadwiga Poprawska-John

Mental Health Coordinator

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Anne Boateng

Mental Health Coordinator

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Louisa Kyeremateng

Mental Health Coordinator

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Leonora Bennett

Mental Health Coordinator

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Catherine White

Mental Health Coordinator

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Fiona Davison

Mental Health Coordinator

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Holly Pegrum

Mental Health Coordinator

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Feyisola Adebule

Mental Health Coordinator

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Jessica Lamb

Mental Health Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

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Floyd Waithaka Karomba

Mental Health Coordinator 

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Jack Carmenta

Disability Adviser

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Dr Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad

Disability Adviser

Cameron Smillie

Cameron Smillie

Disability Adviser

Maria

Maria Aliu

Disability Adviser (on Parental Leave)

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George Poon

Disability Adviser

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Sam Keyes

Disability Adviser

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Atya Ashraf

Disability Adviser

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Fozya Asad

Disability Adviser

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Grayce Pereira

Disability Adviser

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Jessica Huber

Disability Adviser

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Nnema Onwuemezi

Disability Adviser

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Samantha Scott

Wellbeing Adviser

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Dr Monika Bennett

Specialist Study Skills Tutor

Hannah

Hannah Tracey

Specific Learning Differences Study Skills Tutor

Monica Pellegrini

Monica Pellegrini

Specific Learning Differences Study Skills Tutor

Emily

Emily Smith 

Mental Health Mentor

Charlotte Vaughan

Charlotte Vaughan

Mental Health Mentor

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Nadia Drews

Mental Health Mentor

Sue

Sue Beecraft

Mental Health Mentor

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Ameen Rafiq

Specialist Mental Health Mentor

Cecilia Mok

Cecilia Mok 

Administrator

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Megan Driscoll

Administrator

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Sue Haines

Administrator

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Thomas Tsichtis

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Adviser

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Shaheina McGovern

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Adviser

 

 

 


Counselling Services team

Email: spcs-info@ucl.ac.uk

Responsibilities

  • Delivers therapeutic support through counselling (cognitive behavioural therapy and psychodynamic counselling).
  • Offers psychiatric consultation and group workshops. 

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Gopi Nandagopal

Senior Executive Officer

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Maxine Wilson

Senior Executive Officer

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Paddy Waters

Temporary Executive Officer

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Reem Al-Shamisi

Senior Executive Officer

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Nisha Salsabil

Senior Executive Officer

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Sara Tesfai

Mental Health Coordinator

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Sarah Oroja

Mental Health Coordinator

Charlotte Feinmann

Dr Charlotte Feinmann

Consultant Psychiatrist

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Ismail Bensassi

Consultant Psychiatrist

Liane Thakur

Liane Thakur

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

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Dr Kate Joseph

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

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Jamie Gething

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

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Niamh Mc Auliffe

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

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Said Aris Tarabi

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

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Emily Ballard

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

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Dr Jacob Maunders

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

Rachel Euba

Rachel Euba

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

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Dominic Dowling

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

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Dr Dashnye Daloye

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

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George Ramos

Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)

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Liz Oliver

Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)

 

Richard Harrison

Richard Harrison

Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)

Isabelle Hans

Isabelle Hans

Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)

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Sophia-Mando Meleagrou 

Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)

Fotini Roberts

Fotini Roberts

Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)

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Alloyla Morrison

Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)

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Farhana Moussa

Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)

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Lucy Nicholson

Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)

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Lynne Mark

Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)

 


Chaplaincy team

Chaplain and Interfaith Adviser email: chaplaincy@ucl.ac.uk

Catholic Chaplain: o.raw@ucl.ac.uk

Responsibilities

  • Delivers pastoral support and advice around religious or faith concerns.

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Olivia Coningham-Rolls

Catholic Chaplain

 

 


Study Abroad team 

Contact the team using askUCL 

Responsibilities

  • Manages outgoing international student mobility for undergraduates, including through Erasmus.
  • Manages short-term international student mobility opportunities.
  • Supports UCL students while studying abroad.
  • Supports incoming international students to adjust to life in the UK.

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Clare Herbert

Study Abroad Manager

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Ines Neidhardt

International Partnerships Coordinator

Leanne Yu

Leanne Yu

Global Experience Coordinator

Charlotte Odell

Charlotte Pike

International Partnerships Coordinator

Hollie Haigh

Hollie Haigh

Study Abroad Coordinator

Estelle Cossin

Estelle Cossin

European Partnerships and Projects Coordinator

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Monica Fonseca

Study Abroad Adviser

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Karina Omelianenko

European Programmes Coordinator

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Jennifer Chang

Study Abroad & International Student Support


Student Support and Enquiries team

Contact the team using askUCL 

Responsibilities

  • Delivers face-to-face administrative and enquiry support out of the Student Centre.
  • Manages the askUCL student enquiries system.

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Kerry Bivand

Operations Manager (Student Enquiries)

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Aki Nakano

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Manager (Student Enquiries)

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Thomas Allen

Student Support and Wellbeing Casework Manager

Darren Watts

Darren Watts

Student Support and Enquiries Coordinator

Teagan Hale

Teagan Hale

Student Support and Enquiries Coordinator

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Gemma Spencer

Student Support and Enquiries Officer

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Mira Osseiran

Student Support and Enquiries Officer

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Zhong Luo

Student Support and Enquiries Officer

Ameena Qureshi

Ameena Qureshi

Student Support and Enquiries Officer

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Stuart Andrews

Student Support and Enquiries Officer

Louise Bone

Louise Bone

Student Support and Enquiries Officer

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Flora Day

Student Support and Enquiries Officer

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Ibrahim Ali

Student Support and Enquiries Officer

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Anna Slivjancuka 

Student Support and Enquiries Officer

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Gemma Terry

Specialist Housing Advice Case Worker

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Georgia Mantle

Specialist Housing Caseworker

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Saskia May

Student Support and Enquiries Administrator

 

Strategy, Governance, and Projects

Email: ssw-governance@ucl.ac.uk

Responsibilities 

  • Manage Governance and Compliance duties across the Service 
  • Deliver continuous improvement programmes and projects
  • Lead and coordinate all staff processes, including induction and development
  • Lead the Serious Incident Review process 
  • Oversee the development of strategic plans and reviews
  • Coordinate engagement with external organisations, including returns, and public affairs

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Henry Johnston

Student Support Analyst

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Harper Taylor-Hanson

Student Support Project Officer

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Kendra Epstein

Student Support Project Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Business Partnership team

Email: ssw-businesspartners@ucl.ac.uk (staff only)

Responsibilities:

  • Supporting colleagues with complex student cases to ensure students receive holistic and well-coordinated support.
  • Support and advise about the enactment of student Summary of Reasonable Adjustment (SoRA) documents.
  • Promoting SSW services and ensuring colleagues have an excellent understanding of how best to signpost or refer students to these services.
  • Providing information on key SSW developments, initiatives, and changes.
  • Identifying local training needs in relation to students support and helping to implement appropriate solutions.

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Robert Clarke

Business Partner for the Built Environment (Bartlett) and Engineering Sciences

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Karen Thomas

Business Partner for Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Population Health Sciences

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Jonathan Doone

Business Partner for the Institute of Education and Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Katie Baillie

Katie Baillie

Business Partner for Social and Historical Sciences

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Giovanna Amorosi

Business Partner for Brain Sciences and UCL East

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Laura Smith

Business Partner for Arts and Humanities and Laws


Events and Campaigns team

Email: ssw-comms@ucl.ac.uk

Responsibilities

  • Contributes to the overall Student Support and Wellbeing Services (SSWS) service by promoting services, events and campaigns.
  • Ensures all UCL students benefit from a rich and diverse range of extracurricular and wellbeing services and experiences which build their sense of community and support positive mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.
  • Manages SSWS’ online information and resources.
  • Promotes awareness of SSWS' support services and healthy lifestyles.
  • Manages partnerships with external organisations.
  • Delivers continuous improvement projects.
  • Leads enhanced coordination of student inductions across UCL.
  • Leads support in halls of residence through Wardens and Student Residence Advisers (SRAs).

Emma Hughes

Emma Hughes

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Manager (Events and Campaigns) (Parental Leave)

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Helen Jenkins

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Manager (Events and Campaigns) (Maternity Cover)

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Sally Kettyle

Student Projects and Events Coordinator (Events and Campaigns) (Maternity Cover)

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Poppy Gilgunn

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Adviser (Peer-led Projects)

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Stephanie A

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Adviser (Events and Campaigns)

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Erin Shouler

Student Support and Wellbeing Services Adviser (Events and Campaigns)