Gordon Harold is the inaugural Professor of the Psychology of Education and Mental Health at the University of Cambridge, having previously held appointments as the Andrew and Virginia Rudd Chair and Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex, the Alexander McMillan Chair and Professor of Childhood Studies at the University of Otago (NZ), and Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at Cardiff University.
His primary research interests and activities focus on examining the role of family relationship dynamics as a factor underlying differences in child and adolescent mental health outcomes and development (e.g., academic attainment), understanding the interplay between genetic factors and family relationship experiences and young people’s mental health, and promoting the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice and policy guidelines aimed at enhancing mental health outcomes for children, adolescents and adults living in the UK and internationally.
