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Lucy Foulkes

Dr Lucy Foulkes is a psychologist who researches adolescent mental health and social development. She is an honorary lecturer in psychology at UCL. Prior to this, Lucy was a lecturer at the University of York and a postdoctoral researcher at UCL's Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. She completed her PhD in psychology at UCL in 2015.

Her first book — What Mental Health Really Is...(and what it isn't) — was published by Vintage in 2022; her second — Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us — was published by The Bodley Head in 2024. 

What Mental Health Really Is...(and what it isn't)

What Mental Health Really Is...(and what it isn't)

What Mental Health Really Is...(and what it isn't)
Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us

Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us

The Bodley Head
Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us