Student Support and Wellbeing comprises a diverse group of experienced staff dedicated to supporting students throughout their time at UCL.
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Leadership team
Denise Long
Director of Student Support and Wellbeing
Dr Barry Keane
Deputy Director of Student Support and Wellbeing (Student Psychological and Counselling Services) and Psychodynamic and CBT Therapist
Mitesh Vagadia
Deputy Director of Student Support and Wellbeing (Acting) and Hall Warden
Chilima Sianyeuka
Head of Student Support and Wellbeing (Disability, Mental Health and Wellbeing)
Louise Grimmett
Head of Student Support and Wellbeing (Inclusion & Disability) (Parental Leave)
Fiona Kolontari
Head of Student Support and Wellbeing (Inclusion & Disability) (Maternity Cover)
Dr Sonia Greenidge
Head of Service (Student Psychological and Counselling Services) and CBT Therapist
Eloise McDay
Head of Student Support and Wellbeing (Development, Campaigns and Projects) (Acting)
Catriona Hanks
Head of Study Abroad and International Student Support
Kate Jones
Head of Student Enquiries Management and Senior Business Lead
Finola Gibson
Head of Student Support and Wellbeing (Service Excellence)
Adam Waddingham
Head of Student Support and Wellbeing (Strategy, Governance, and Projects)
Disability, Mental Health and Wellbeing (DMHW) team
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 difficulties.
- Manages return to study and Student of Concern processes.
Jacqueline Mallon
Student Support and Wellbeing Manager (Mental Health and Wellbeing)
Marta Skrzypiec
Student Support and Wellbeing Manager (Mental Health and Wellbeing)
Jasper Hardcastle
Student Support and Wellbeing Manager (Mental Health and Wellbeing)
Soukaina Amira
Student Support and Wellbeing Manager (Mental Health and Wellbeing)
Paula Broome
Student Support and Wellbeing Manager (Mental Health and Wellbeing)
Stacey Korsbrek
Student Support and Wellbeing Manager (Disability & Specific Learning Differences)
Belinda Bains
Student Support and Wellbeing Manager
Seema Walker
Student Support and Wellbeing Coordinator
Vanessa K
Student Support and Wellbeing Coordinator
Martin Hamilton
Student Support and Wellbeing Coordinator
Analayah Reid
Student Support and Wellbeing Coordinator
Declan Cumberlidge-Myford
Student Support and Wellbeing Coordinator
Lucy Smith
Specific Learning Differences Coordinator
Floyd Waithaka Karomba
Mental Health Coordinator
Alex Eneli
Mental Health Coordinator
Ken Cheung
Mental Health Coordinator
Stephanie Pena Garcia
Mental Health Coordinator
Sabrina Choi
Mental Health Coordinator
Andrea Almeida Sanchez
Mental Health Coordinator
Sharisse Hosein
Mental Health Coordinator
Jadwiga Poprawska-John
Mental Health Coordinator
Anne Boateng
Mental Health Coordinator
Louisa Kyeremateng
Mental Health Coordinator
Samantha Odinga
Wellbeing Adviser
Dr Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad
Disability Adviser
Cameron Smillie
Disability Adviser
Maria Aliu
Disability Adviser (on Parental Leave)
Amy Pilcher
Disability Adviser (Maternity Cover)
Sam Keyes
Disability Adviser
Atya Ashraf
Disability Adviser
Fozya Asad
Disability Adviser
Grayce Pereira
Disability Adviser
Jack Carmenta
Disability Adviser
Nnema Onwuemezi
Disability Adviser
Jessica Huber
Disability Adviser
Hannah Tracey
Specific Learning Difficulties Study Skills Tutor
Monica Pellegrini
Specific Learning Difficulties Study Skills Tutor
Emily Smith
Mental Health Mentor
Anna Batcheler
Mental Health Mentor
Charlotte Vaughan
Mental Health Mentor
Sue Beecraft
Mental Health Mentor
Nadia Drews
Mental Health Mentor
Selorm Kwawukume
Administrator
Cecilia Mok
Administrator
Megan Driscoll
Administrator
Thomas Tsichtis
Student Support and Wellbeing Adviser
Student Psychological and Counselling Services (SPCS) 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.
Gopi Nandagopal
Senior Executive Officer
Maxine Wilson
Senior Executive Officer
Vacant
Mental Health Coordinator
Dr Charlotte Feinmann
Consultant Psychiatrist
Vacant
Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)
Dr Dashnye Daloye
Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)
Dr Tarynne Quirk
Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)
Rachel Euba
Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)
Zoi Kontakou
Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)
Dr Jacob Maunders
Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)
Liane Thakur
Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)
Dr Kate Joseph
Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)
Jamie Gething
Student Counsellor (CBT Therapist)
Farhana Moussa
Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)
Sophia-Mando Meleagrou
Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)
Sarah Carter
Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)
Isabelle Hans
Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)
Richard Harrison
Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)
Fotini Roberts
Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)
Alloyla Morrison
Student Counsellor (Psychodynamic Therapist)
Chaplaincy and Interfaith Advice 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.
Rev. Reid Humble
Chaplain and Interfaith Adviser
Olivia Coningham-Rolls
Catholic Chaplain
Study Abroad and International Student Support team
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.
Clare Herbert
Study Abroad Manager
Chris Bromley
International Student Support Coordinator (Acting)
Leanne Yu
Global Experience Coordinator
Charlotte Pike
International Partnerships Coordinator (on Parental Leave)
Sam Evans
International Partnerships Coordinator (Maternity Cover)
Aisling Towl
Exchange Partnerships Assistant
Hollie Haigh
Study Abroad Coordinator
Cat Wallace
European Programmes Coordinator
Estelle Cossin
European Partnerships and Projects Coordinator
Vacant
Study Abroad Adviser
Student Enquiries Centre team
Responsibilities
- Delivers face-to-face administrative and enquiry support out of the Student Enquiries Centre.
- Manages the askUCL student enquiries system.
Kerry Bivand
Operations Manager (Student Enquiries)
Liz Eden
Student Support and Wellbeing Manager (Student Enquiries)
Teagan Hale
Student Centre Coordinator (Student Enquiries)
Darren Watts
Student Centre Coordinator (Student Enquiries)
Aki Nakano
Student Centre Coordinator (Student Enquiries)
Mira Osseiran
Student Centre Officer
Greg Butler
Student Centre Officer
Ameena Qureshi
Student Enquiries Centre Officer
Stuart Andrews
Student Enquiries Centre Officer
Louise Bone
Student Enquiries Centre Officer
Natasha Fedorson
Student Enquiries Centre Officer
Jacob Hatcher
Student Enquiries Centre Officer
Emily Vitoria
Student Enquiries Centre Officer
Stephanie Pavlick
Student Enquiries Centre Officer
Anna Slivjancuka
Student Enquiries Centre Officer
Ibrahim Ali
Student Enquiries Centre Officer
Flora Day
Student Enquiries Centre Officer
Maryan Hassan
Specialist Housing Caseworker Manager
Banesa Fory
Specialist Housing Caseworker
Georgia Mantle
Specialist Housing Caseworker
SSW Product team
Responsibilities
- Manages the delivery and development of askUCL, RegisterUCL and SPCS systems.
- Driven by the vision to capture a holistic student view through a single point of entry.
- Continue supporting students across UCL.
- Deliver UKVI complaint recording and reporting attendance via RegisterUCL.
Gearoid Garvey
Agile Delivery Manager
Humza Khan
Analyst Developer
Eddie Perez
Analyst Developer
Angela Tran
Product Delivery Officer
Kieron Woolley
Change Manager
Bryte Amponsah
Change Manager
Mohamed Omar Ahmed
Change Management Support Officer
Thayaan Srisathialingam
Business Analyst
Vacant
Change Management Support Officer
Business Partners
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.
Robert Clarke
Business Partner for the Built Environment (Bartlett) and Engineering Sciences
Karen Thomas
Business Partner for Brain Sciences, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Population Health Sciences
Jonathan Doone
Business Partner for the Institute of Education and Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Katie Baillie
Business Partner for Social and Historical Sciences
Giovanna Amorosi
Business Partner for UCL East
Laura Smith
Business Partner for Arts and Humanities and Laws
Development, Campaigns and Projects team
Email: ssw-comms@ucl.ac.uk
Responsibilities
- Contributes to the overall Student Support and Wellbeing (SSW) 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 SSW’s online information and resources.
- Promotes awareness of SSW’s 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
Student Support and Wellbeing Coordinator (Development, Campaigns and Projects)
Helen Jenkins
Student Support and Wellbeing Coordinator (Development, Campaigns and Projects)
Linda Taschenberger
Student Support and Wellbeing Adviser (on Parental Leave)
Poppy Gilgunn
Student Support and Wellbeing Adviser (Peer-led projects)
Stephanie A
Student Support and Wellbeing Adviser (Development, Campaigns and Projects)
Erin Shouler
Student Support and Wellbeing Adviser (Development, Campaigns and Projects)