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Fiona Samuels

@fionaamalia.bsky.social
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Reader @QMUL & Global Health Unit Co-lead, Honorary Associate Professor @LSHTM, former @ODI_Global. Anthropologist working on gender, health, mental health/psychosocial wellbeing

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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New paper announcement! "Co-adapting a school-based mental health literacy intervention for adolescents in Cambodia and Vietnam" is out now - please do share! This is a reflection on the intervention co-adaptation work in the countries. gh.bmj.com/content/11/9...
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Co-adapting a school-based mental health literacy intervention for adolescents in Cambodia and Vietnam
Introduction Given rising rates of mental health difficulties among young people, early intervention is crucial to mitigate personal and societal costs. Interventions should be locally adapted to ensu...
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Fiona Samuels @fionaamalia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
And watch this space for a post on the same project being advertised soon at QMUL
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Two posts coming up in the Preventing mental health issues in ethnically diverse youth: A feasibility pilot study (PRIMA) at the University of Worcester - a project manager and a research fellow. Applications close 31st August 26. Please do share! jobs.worcester.ac.uk/vacancies.as...
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School of Nursing & Midwifery - Jobs at University of Worcester
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Great to see Aisling and Francois out in the field working with colleagues in Cambodia!
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New news item on the website on a Report on the M-BRIGHT intervention (Mental Health Club) Qualitative Data Collection (30-31 July 2026), Cambodia - read it and please do share! www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Some wonderful pictures from the qualitative data collection that is happening in 10 January 1979 school in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where the team is, with Francois, interviewing stakeholders and adolescents who took part in the intervention.
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Not forgetting the team in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia, who are also collecting qualitative data this week with Aisling on site with the team from Royal University of Phnom Penh
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Drs Aisling Murray and Francois van Loggerenberg are in Phnom Penh to assist with the planning for qualitative data collection later this week in the sites. Always a pleasure to be with the team! Here’s to a happy and productive week.
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Great to see Aisling and Francois out in the field in Cambodia! Have a great week!
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Curious about how our study is going? Read more about it in our Intervention Progress Update: Kampong Chhnang and Siem Reap Provinces, Cambodia, on our website news section www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
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Intervention Progress Update: Kampong Chhnang and Siem Reap Provinces, Cambodia
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
From May 13th to May 16th, 2026, the M-BRIGHT project successfully conducted a comprehensive qualitative data collection field trip across Vietnam - read all about it on our news section of the website www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
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Qualitative Data Collection in Vietnam
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
And may we add our heartfelt congratulations to Aisling! Well done!
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Huge congratulations to our Research Coordinator, Aisling, who passed her PhD viva last week; Congratulations Dr Murray! The tile of her dissertation is :Exploring psychological resilience in children, young people and families from minoritised ethnic populations: An embodied and arts-based inquiry"
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
At our poster station 78. Come and learn more about co-adaptation of mental health literacy support, especially in Vietnam and Cambodia #bibf2026 @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Come and chat to Francois at poster 78 - ‘Co-adapting a school-based mental health literacy intervention for adolescents in Cambodia & Vietnam’ at #bibf2026
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Fiona and Aisling recently travelled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (5th-9th May 2026) and we have posted up a news item on the website about their trip. See it here: www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
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Fiona Samuels and Aisling Murray in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5th-9th May 2026
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Well, someone has to do it! Have a great and productive conference!
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Excited to be learning more about the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Schools Mental Health #boldideasforbrighterfutures
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We are excited about attending boldideas2026.oa-event.com in Cape Town next week to present a poster on our co-adaptation work in Vietnam and Cambodia. Looking forward to productive meetings and to hearing about others' work in youth mental health #boldideasforabrighterfuture @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Such a lovely afternoon of meeting with friends and collaborators and sharing the work done by the researchers in the unit. Thank you for spending time with us!
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It was great to represent our work yesterday at @qmulresilience.bsky.social parliamentary research reception. We had a poster in the global mental health corner and got to chat to lots of people about our co-adaptation work in Vietnam and Cambodia. @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Very excited to be hosting a parliamentary research reception today, sponsored by Sir Stephen Timms MP @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Rehan Meemaduma from the University of Oxford to join the Vietnam team early in May on a research placement. We are looking forward to hosting him on the study. Find out more about him on our website www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
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Rehan Meemaduma from the University of Oxford to join the Vietnam team
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Francois moved on to conduct a monitoring visit in Hanoi this week. He conducted file reviews, looking at all the consent and assent forms, and checking a selection of the data forms against the data in REDCap. It is a great opportunity for the team to review what can be done to improve quality.
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Bunna Phoeun @bunna2025.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Other midway observation, 2 outdoor/1 indoor in SR, smooth, productive, fruitful sessions. Teachers were very cooperative, confident and students were very engaged, enthusiastic. A very promising program in school and impactful @m-bright-study.bsky.social
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
This week the monitoring visit moves to Hanoi. Some pictures from Hanoi, including mottos on the files that are giving us joy!
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Monitoring visits can feel a bit daunting for teams, but hopefully this week with Francois has been a great opportunity to learn about research processes and procedures and to tighten these up for the country teams. Francois certainly enjoyed his time in Phnom Penh. Hanoi next!
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Great to see that Francois is halfway through his mounting visit to Phnom Penh and Hanoi. Always great to spend time with the country teams working on improving procedures, documentation and processes.
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Francois has travelled to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for a monitoring visit. Read about this and all our other news on the M-BRIGHT website: www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
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Cambodia monitoring visit
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Great to see a paper on the work that was done prior to the M-BRIGHT study - Promoting adolescent mental health in Tanzania and Vietnam through a co-created universal school-based initiative: Findings from a mixed method study. Free to access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Please do share
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Promoting adolescent mental health in Tanzania and Vietnam through a co-created universal school-based initiative: Findings from a mixed method study | Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health | Cambrid...
Promoting adolescent mental health in Tanzania and Vietnam through a co-created universal school-based initiative: Findings from a mixed method study - Volume 12
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
As we progress through #childrensmentalhealthweek we wanted to highlight the work we are doing in Vietnam and Cambodia to strengthen school-based mental health, policy and systems to address mental health. Read more about it and see our news updates & great pictures: www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
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M-BRIGHT - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Do check out our website for updates and news - new this week, a report on the recent statistics workshop that was conducted in Vietnam for the study team www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
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M-BRIGHT - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Do read about this great work which some of our team are collaborating on: #childrensmentalhealthweek @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
This week we celebrate our close ties with the @qmulresilience.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Looking forward to hearing good things about the week, and to having an M-BRIGHT publication soon - good luck!
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Great PhD opportunity!
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Great pictures from the intervention underway - on the M-BRIGHT webpage, in the news section: www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
Children talking and taking part in the M-BRIGHT intervention in a school in CambodiaChildren talking in groups and taking part in the M-BRIGHT intervention in a school in Cambodia
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Society for Social Medicine & Population Health @socsocmed.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The countdown to SSMPH & EuroEpi 2026 begins! This year’s conference will be hosted at 3 venues all located at Queen Mary University of London Mile End Campus. First up, hosting several lectures, is the People’s Palace, opened in 1887 by Queen Victoria for cultural activities to East London.
Exterior of The People's Palace building, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Campus. 
From https://www.qmul.ac.uk/venues/ourvenues/mileend/peoplespalace/Tiered art-deco lecture theatre inside The People's Palace building, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Campus. 
From https://www.qmul.ac.uk/venues/ourvenues/mileend/peoplespalace/
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QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
🚨PhD Opportunity: Virtual Wards & Health Inequalities 🚨 in East London at QMUL - Closing date for applications: 27th February 2026 liss-dtp.ac.uk/project/virt...
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Virtual Wards, Real Inequities: Understanding the Intersection of Ethnicity, Culture, and Deprivation in Remote Health Services - LISS DTP
PhD project summary: Virtual wards, sometimes called Hospital at Home, allow doctors, nurses, and therapists to care for people in their own homes using a mix of home visits and […]
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
A paper on the work which precedes M-BRIGHT has been published - Promoting adolescent mental health in Tanzania and Vietnam through a co-created universal school-based initiative. Do share! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Promoting adolescent mental health in Tanzania and Vietnam through a co-created universal school-based initiative: Findings from a mixed method study | Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health | Cambrid...
Promoting adolescent mental health in Tanzania and Vietnam through a co-created universal school-based initiative: Findings from a mixed method study - Volume 12
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Fiona Samuels @fionaamalia.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
So great to see this up and running thanks to the hard work of the Vietnamese team, Cambodia is next! @mkhangpsy.bsky.social @bunna2025.bsky.social @dinabalabanova.bsky.social
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Some more pictures from Aisling’s visit to Cambodia this week past week. A great opportunity to catch up with the team!
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Great to have Aisling meeting with the Cambodian team in Phnom Penh today. Looks like a productive meeting! Always great to visit the Royal University of Phnom Penh
Aisling meeting with the Cambodia management core team
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Happy Friday 10th of October 2025! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay Our study is specifically building capacity for delivering youth-targeted mental health interventions in Vietnam and Cambodia - learn more about our news here:
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UK Team - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Happy Friday 10th of October 2025! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay Our study is specifically building capacity for delivering youth-targeted mental health interventions in Vietnam and Cambodia - learn more about our Vietnam team here:
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Vietnam Team - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Happy Friday 10th of October 2025! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay Our study is specifically building capacity for delivering youth-targeted mental health interventions in Vietnam and Cambodia - learn more about our Cambodia team here:
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Cambodia Team - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Happy Friday 10th of October 2025! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay Our study is specifically building capacity for delivering youth-targeted mental health interventions in Vietnam and Cambodia - learn more about our UK team here:
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UK Team - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Happy Friday 10th of October 2025! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and we will be marking this with posts about our work during the day. Do check out main website
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Youth Resilience Unit - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Happy Friday 10th of October 2025! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and we will be marking this with posts about our work during the day. Do check out main website
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M-BRIGHT - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
🧵1/ In Serbia, students are leading a powerful movement for health, justice, and democracy. After a tragic building collapse in Novi Sad, young people mobilised nationwide, turning grief into civic action.
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