Our mental health is shaped by the environments we experience each day.
I study how time in nature influences the way we think, feel, and recover, and what happens when we lose this connection.
What does the evidence really show? And how can we translate it into small, practical actions in everyday life?
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Book
How Does Nature Shape Our Mind?
I'm writing a book about how nature shapes our mental health: what the science tells us, and what it means for our everyday life. It will be published with Duckworth in March 2027.
Research
I am a neuroscientist and Professor of Early Intervention in Mental Health at King's College London.
Much of modern medicine treats mental health as a problem of the individual, while the environment is often overlooked.
Yet the places we live and work, the air we breathe and the changing climate around us shape how we feel, think and recover. I explore these ideas through two main areas of research:
Nature, Climate and Mental Health
How exposure to natural environments, from small urban parks to wild landscapes, supports our mental health and helps mitigate the negative impacts of climate change.
Early Intervention in Mental Health
Improving diagnosis and treatment of people with mental illness using neuroimaging, machine learning and psychosocial approaches.
Speaking
Talks & Events
I speak at conferences, public events, and media on how nature and climate shape our mental health, and what this means for our everyday life. For inquiries, get in touch.