{"id":2058,"date":"2024-05-13T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.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.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":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2059\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/files\/2024\/04\/Imperial-People_X_1600x900_Aglaia-Freccero-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Aglaia Freccero, President\u2019s PhD Scholar, Division of Psychiatry \" \/><\/p>\n<h3>\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<p>I am Aglaia, a first-year President\u2019s Scholar in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/medicine\/departments\/\">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.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I joined Imperial in 2021 to study for an MSc in Translational Neuroscience and then a Master&#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/people\/d.nicholls\">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<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperialcollegeunion.org\/representation\/campaigns-liberation\/liberation-networks\/mental-health-network\">Mental Health Officer<\/a> at Imperial College London\u2019s Student Union, where I co-lead the development of Imperial\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/about\/mental-health-and-wellbeing-strategy\/\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentminds.org.uk\/studentadvisorycommittee.html\">Student Minds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rethink.org\/\">Rethink Mental Illness<\/a>. I even got the chance to talk about mental health with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/news\/252054\/imperial-student-joins-hrh-princess-beatrice\/\">The Royal Family<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>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":"<p>\u201cAlong with my studies, mental health activism has given me a sense of purpose as a means of personal and public empowerment.\u201d I am Aglaia, a first-year President\u2019s Scholar in the Division of Psychiatry. I moved to London in 2017 to pursue my BSc at UCL. 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