Dr Fiona McEwen

Dr Fiona McEwen is Survey and Interventions Director for the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) project and a Fellow at the Centre for Statecraft and National Security (CSNS). She is also affiliated with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London.

McEwen’s background is in developmental psychology, mental health, and neuroscience. Her research focuses on mental health in war-affected and displaced populations, including longitudinal research with children and adults in conflict-affected countries, links between trauma and violence, evaluation of psychological interventions, and how culture and the context of displacement impact assessment, treatment, and prognosis of mental health problems. She has also carried out research on neurodevelopmental conditions, including evaluating screening and diagnostic tools for autism and associated mental health conditions.