Dr Nikolina Jovanović
Clinical Reader & Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Nikolina Jovanović is a Clinical Reader in Perinatal Psychiatry at Queen Mary, University of London, and a Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist at East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Her work focuses on enhancing perinatal mental health care by developing and implementing effective interventions and promoting service user involvement. Over the past seven years, Dr Jovanović has secured over £6 million in research funding from organizations including the European Commission, NIHR, and UNICEF.
She has expertise in mixed-method research, especially with individuals with mental illness and hard-to-reach populations, and has led numerous initiatives to improve mental health care in Eastern Europe. Dr Jovanović has supervised three PhD students and served as Director of Graduate Studies at QMUL (2020-2022), where she implemented measures to support students’ wellbeing. She has also held several roles within the European Psychiatric Association, including Board Member and Chair of ECPC, and currently serves on the Committee of Education.