Jasmine completed a MSc in Developmental and Educational Psychology at UCL and previously a BA (Hons) in Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at Cambridge. During her masters, she worked as a research assistant on the EMPOWER-Islington Project, conducting interviews and focus groups with young people in Islington to co-design mental health and life-skill workshops. She has also conducted secondary data analyses in relation to mental health, on the Millennial Cohort Study looking at peer problems and co-occurring problems in children and adolescents, and the Behavior Outlook Norwegian Developmental Study examining the impact of maternal lifetime adversity on child effortful control development. She is keen on using both quantitative and qualitative approaches in research.

Jasmine is particularly passionate about early interventions for children and young people facing early adversity, and incorporating lived experience perspectives in both research and policy. She works part-time as the Partnerships and Admin lead at Solidarity Sports, a West London charity focused on using play and exercise to help children recovering from complex trauma. Through working with children and families with very difficult experiences, most of which are in contact with social services, she has been inspired to explore interventions promoting resilience as well as the impact of socioeconomic inequalities and cultural differences.

Outside of research, Jasmine is usually found at F45 hauling around weights, at a cheap Asian restaurant with her friends, or at home cooking up a storm.

Email: jasmine.lee.22@ucl.ac.uk

Twitter: @jasminecylee