Professor Liz Sampson

Background

Liz is a highly experienced clinical academic with an international reputation, focusing on conditions such as delirium, dementia, and cognitive frailty in acute hospital patients. Her work spans cross-disciplinary epidemiology and big data studies, aiming to better understand and manage complex interactions between physical and mental health in older people. Liz previously worked at University College London (UCL) and more recently served as Honorary Clinical Professor in the Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London. She will continue her clinical work in Liaison Psychiatry for East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT).

ACHA

“This is a great opportunity to join the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing and to lead its research on cognition and mental health. By addressing these critical aspects of ageing, we can make significant strides in improving the quality of life for older adults. I am excited to be working in this team and the diverse research and clinical collaboration networks that ACHA will support.”