Vanessa Puetz

Vanessa Puetz is an accomplished academic and researcher with extensive experience in the fields of child and adolescent psychology and neuroscience. Currently serving as Program Director for the PG Dip Child and Adolescent Psychology and Neuroscience in Practice (Remote) at UCL, Vanessa also holds positions as Associate Professor, Deputy Programme Director for the MRes in Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology, and Lecturer in the same area. Research focuses on the impact of childhood maltreatment on later emotional and psychiatric outcomes, utilizing neuroimaging and behavioral methods. In addition, Vanessa contributes to the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families as Academic Lead of the Digital Education Committee and Head of Alumni Relations. Previous roles include temporary Lecturer at CAPA The Global Education Network, Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, and Visiting Researcher at the University of Cambridge. Vanessa holds a Ph.D. in Child and Adolescent Psychology from RWTH Aachen University, along with a Master’s degree in Neuropsychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Maastricht University.