Leah Hillari
PhD Student
Leah completed her undergraduate (MA) degree in Psychology in Scotland, followed by an MSc in Health Psychology at UCL. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Life-Course Epidemiology at Imperial College. Her doctoral research focuses on identifying biopsychosocial determinants of healthy aging across the life course.
Leah’s research background includes roles in clinical trial management and research assistant positions in the UK, Germany and Canada, spanning projects on COVID-19, neuroplasticity, and occupational and health psychology. She is particularly interested in the intersection of mental and physical health across the life-course as well as examining healthy ageing from a multidimensional perspective.