Professor Chris Hollis

  • Institution: University of Nottingham
  • Department: Director of NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre Mental Health and Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Brief biography

He is Principal Investigator on the UKRI funded Digital Youth programme, examining the major societal challenge of building a safe and supportive online environment to protect and promote young people’s mental health.

Chris is Principal Investigator on the HTA ORBIT (Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics) trial and led HTA funded evidence-synthesis and systematic review of treatments for tics in children and young people and the AQUA trial of QbTest for ADHD.

He trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital and Institute of psychiatry, where he was awarded an MRC Training Fellowship and completed his PhD on the long-term adult outcome adolescent-onset psychosis. He works as a Consultant in Developmental Neuropsychiatry with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS foundation Trust and leads a regional lifespan neurodevelopmental service, including a Tourette’s Clinic and Adult ADHD Clinic. His clinical and research interests include ADHD, Tourette syndrome, early onset schizophrenia and the development, evaluation and implementation of digital technologies to support better mental health. As Director of MindTech, Chris is passionate about harnessing digital technology and building its evidence-base in mental healthcare by bringing together patients, clinicians, academics and technology developers.