{"id":2058,"date":"2024-05-13T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/?p=2058"},"modified":"2024-05-07T08:24:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:24:47","slug":"aglaia-freccero-presidents-phd-scholar-division-of-psychiatry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/2024\/05\/13\/aglaia-freccero-presidents-phd-scholar-division-of-psychiatry\/","title":{"rendered":"Aglaia Freccero, President\u2019s PhD Scholar, Division of Psychiatry"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Aglaia<\/p>\n

\u201cAlong with my studies, mental health activism has given me a sense of purpose as a means of personal and public empowerment.\u201d<\/h3>\n

I am Aglaia, a first-year President\u2019s Scholar in the Division of Psychiatry<\/a>. I moved to London in 2017 to pursue my BSc at UCL. When my mental health started to decline, I had to interrupt my studies. In 2018, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but with the appropriate support, I eventually graduated. My mental health struggles fuelled my interest in psychiatry and public health.<\/p>\n

I joined Imperial in 2021 to study for an MSc in Translational Neuroscience and then a Master’s in Public Health to equip myself for a career in mental health research. As part of my PhD, I am investigating the potential of delivering digital behavioural interventions to support adolescents\u2019 mental health, supervised by Professor Dasha Nicholls<\/a>. This project integrates clinical, social and data science, and it is a great example of the university\u2019s cross-faculty research collaborations. I am looking forward to what awaits me next on my PhD journey!<\/p>\n

Along with my studies, mental health activism has given me a sense of purpose as a means of personal and public empowerment. I am particularly dedicated to advocating for better mental health support for university students as the Mental Health Officer<\/a> at Imperial College London\u2019s Student Union, where I co-lead the development of Imperial\u2019s first institutional mental health strategy<\/a>. I am very proud of this work and grateful to have been awarded the \u00a0Student Outstanding Achievement Award last year. As part of my policy efforts, I am an advisor to the mental health charity Student Minds<\/a> and Rethink Mental Illness<\/a>. I even got the chance to talk about mental health with The Royal Family<\/a>!<\/p>\n

After work, you will likely find me at the gym lifting weights or running. I also love reading and writing poetry. And as I am Italian, I always enjoy a good pizza on weekends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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