Papoula Petri-Romão
psychology, global mental health, resilience
highlights
experience outside of academia
Project Lead
2019-2021
Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare ForumI developed national guidance on good support for care leavers, focusing on the benefits of good and meaningful relationships. The guidance is a living toolkit which was co-lead by an advisory group of young people.
Scottish Children's Hearing Panel Member
2019-2020
Children's Hearing ScotlandI am a panel member on the panel which makes legal decisions for children and young people on issues around child protection and safeguarding.
Volunteering and Research Officer
2017-2018
LingoFlamingo - Teaching languages to people with dementia.I established new research projects and link and successfully applied for the UK government's Innovation Voucher.
Saltire Scholar
2016
As a Saltire Scholar I took part in a prestigious internship scheme at GlaxoSmithKline. I won a prize as the 'Most Outstanding Saltire Scholar'https://www.entrepreneurialscotland.com/posts/stirling-star-awards-celebrate-outstanding-saltire-scholars
MY SKILLS
Some of the skills I'd like to highlight.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Raising the Bar
I have successfully lead projects from conception to completion. These projects ranged from small to national, from academic to non-governmental policy influencing.
LANGUAGES
Connect and Communicate
German (Native)
Portuguese (Native)
English (Fluent)
Spanish (Intermediate)
Learning and exploring: Kinyarwanda, Italian
VISUALISATIONS
Conveying complex ideas
I have an eye for organising complex information visually for a variety of audiences.
You can see examples of this in my blogs.
CO-PRODUCTION
Empowering and Engaging
I 100% believe in engaging stakeholders in the design and delivery of research and interventions. I am skilled in engaging stakeholders (especially young people) in an effective way while avoiding tokenism.
QUALITATIVE METHODS
The How and Why
I have experience in conducting interviews, focus groups and workshops. Most often I use thematic analysis and IPA. These offer a particularly rich picture into under-researched areas of Global Mental Health.
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
Causes and Correlates
I am trained and skilled in statistics. I mostly code in R and python. I understand the value quantitative methods add to mental health research, intervention and promotion.