Academic CV
Academic Summary
Tamara completed her BSc in Psychology at University College London in 1996. Her thesis topic was an exploration of theory of mind in psychosis.
Following this, she obtained a Masters in Neuroscience from Kings College London (1997). Her thesis topic explored theory of mind in psychosis using funcational magnetic resonance imaging.
This was followed by a PhD in the Psychology Department at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (completed in 2001). Her work looked at the precursors of the theory of mind deficits seen in psychosis including the perception of intention, reflexive orienting, visual attention difficulties and shared attention mechanisms.
After a number of postdoctoral academic positions, including a Goldsmith Fellowship, Royal Society Travel Scholarship and a Schizophrenia Research Institute grant, Tamara began her Clinical Psychology Training at University College London (completing the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2009). Her post doctoral and clinical thesis work explored the remediation of visual scan path (attentional) deficits to social cognitive stimuli in psychosis.
Academic and Teaching
Tamara continues with her academic and teaching work via honorary contracts with a number of organizations.
King's College London - Visiting Lecturer, Neuroimaging Department, The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience - Tamara provides teaching on the topic of mindfulness to graduate students and trainee psychiatrists on the Maudsley MRCPsych rotation.
Alef Trust - Tutor and Lecturer -Tamara is a Tutor on the Learning through Integral Practice and Lectures on Meditation and Mindfulness for the Masters in Transpersonal Psychology and Consciousness Studies.
ORCID
Books
Russell, T.A (2015) Mindfulness in Motion. Watkins, London, UK
Russell TA (2017) #whatismindfulness. Watkins. London
Russell TA & Lhullier, R. (2020) What Colour is Your Dragon (Portuguese and English).
Edited Books
Senior, C., Russell, T.A., & Gazzaniga, M. (2006) Methods in Mind, MIT Press.
Fu, C., Senior, C., Russell, T.A., Weinberger, D. & Murray, R. (2003) Neuroimaging in Psychiatry. Dunitz Publishers.
Fleetham, M (with contributions by TA Russell) (2003) How to Create and Develop a Thinking Classroom McGraw-Hill.
Book Chapters
Russell, TA. & Tatton-Ramos, T. (2015) The Compassionate Brain and Mind in Towards the Compassionate School. Institute of Education Press.
Russell, TA. & Green, MJ (2009) Social cognition in psychiatric disorders. In The Handbook of Neuropsychology of Mental Illness Eds S Wood, N Allen & C Pantelis. Cambridge University Press.
Russell, T.A. Sharma, T.S. (2003) Social cognition at the neural level: investigations in autism, schizophrenia and psychopathy. In The Social Brain: Evolution and Pathology, Eds M. Brüne, H. Ribbert, & Schiefenhövel, W. John Wiley & Sons, London.
Russell, T.A., Zelaya F., Bressan, RA & Bandebni, PA (2003) Functional Neuroimaging: An introduction to the technology, methodology, interpretation, and applications. In Neuroimaging in Psychiatry. Fu, C., Senior, C., Russell, TA., Weinberger, D. & Murray, R (Eds).
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
, , , & (2022). A preliminary neuroimaging investigation of the effects of mindfulness training on attention reorienting and amygdala reactivity to emotional faces in adolescent and adult females. Journal of Adolescence, 1– 9.
, , , , , , & (2022). Mechanisms of improvement in generalized anxiety disorder: A mediation and moderated mediation analysis from a randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 00, 1– 10.
Chiodelli R, Jesus SN, Mello LTN, Andretta I, Oliveira DF, Costa MES, Russell T. (2022) Effects of the Interculturality and Mindfulness Program (PIM) on University Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 12(10):1500-1515.
Ken Tanaka G, Russell TA, Bittencourt J, Marinho V, Teixeira S, Hugo Bastos V, Gongora M, Ramim M, Budde H, Aprigio D, Fernando Basile L, Cagy M, Ribeiro P, Gupta DS, Velasques B. (2022) Open monitoring meditation alters the EEG gamma coherence in experts meditators: The expert practice exhibit greater right intra-hemispheric functional coupling. Conscious Cogn; 102:103354.
Chiodelli, R., Mello, L.T., Jesus, S.N., Beneton, E.R., Russell, T., & Andretta, I. (2020). Mindfulness-based interventions in undergraduate students: a systematic review. Journal of American College Health, 70, 791 - 800.
Adamoli, Angelica & Razzera, Bruno & Ranheiri, Maitê & Nonnenmacher Colferai, Raphaele & Russell, T & Noto, Ana & Oliveira, Margareth. (2020). Mindfulness-Based Intervention Performed During Hemodialysis: an Experience Report. Trends in Psychology. 29. 320–340.
Russell, TA & Arcuri, S (2015) A Neurophysiological and Neuropsychological Consideration of Mindful Movement: Clinical and Research Implications. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9, 282.
Russell, TA, King, E., Wong, M. & Renieres, M (in preparation) A Mindfulness Toolkit for those living and working with bipolar illness: a pilot feasibility and acceptability study.
Russell, TA & Tatton-Ramos, T (2014) Body In Mind Training: Mindful movement for the Clinical Setting. Journal of Neuro‐disability and psychotherapy. 2(1/2), 108-136.
Kumari, V., Peters, E., Guinn, A., Fannon, D. Russell, TA., Sumich, A., Kuipers, E., Williams, S. & ffytch, D. (2016) Mapping Depression in Schizophrenia: A funcation magnetic resonance imaging study. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 42(3), 802–813.
Russell, T.A., Surguladze, S., Radua, J., Soriano-‐Mas, C., Fuste, M., Otta, C & Harol, J. (2013) Functional similarity of facial emotion processing between people with a first episode of psychosis and healthy subjects. Schizophrenia Research. 149 (1-3), 35-41.
Villalta-Gil V, Meléndez-Pérez I, Russell T, Surguladze S, Radua J, Fusté M, Stephan-Otto C, Haro JM. (2013) Functional similarity of facial emotion processing between people with a first episode of psychosis and healthy subjects. Schizophr Res. 149(1-3):35-41.
Sato, J., Kozasa, E., Radvany, R., Mello, L. Russell, T.A., & Amaro, E. (2012) Brain imaging analysis can identify participants under regular mental training. Public Library of Science One.
Marsh, PJ, Luckett, G. Russell, T. Coltheart, M. & Green, MJ. (2012) Effects of facial emotion recognition remediation on visual scanning of novel face stimuli. Schizophrenia Research, 141 (2-3) 234-40.
Kozasa, E., Sato, J., Lacerada, S., Barreiros, M., Radvany, J., Russell, TA., Sanches, L., Mello, L., & Amaro, Jr., E (2012) Meditation Training increased brain efficiency in an attention task. Neuroimage, 59, 745‐749.
Russell, T.A. (2011) Body in mind training: mindful movement for severe and enduring mental illness. British Journal of Wellbeing, 2 (3), 13-16.
Radua, J., Phillips, ML, Russell, TA., Lawrence, N., Marshall, N., Kalindindi, S., El-‐Hage, W., McDonald, C., Giampietro, V., Brammer, M., David, AS., Surguladze, S. (2010) Neural response to specific components of fearful faces in healthy and schizophrenic adults. NeuroImage; 49(1):939-46.
Marsh, P., Green, MJ., Russell, TA, McGuire, J., Harris, A. & Coltheart, M. (2010) Remediation of facial emotion recognition in schizophrenia: Functional predictors, generalisability, and durability. American Journal of Psychiatric
Rehabilitation, 13(2), 143-170.
Russell, TA., Schmidt U, Doherty L, Young V, Tchanturia, K. (2009) Aspects of Social Cognition in Anorexia Nervosa: Affective and cognitive theory of mind. Psychiatry Research, 168, 181-185.
Filbey, F., Russell, T.A., Morris, R., Murray, R. & McDonald, C (2008) Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of attention processes in presumed obligate carriers of schizophrenia. Annals of General Psychiatry, 7, 18.
Surguladze, S., Elkina, A., Ecker, C. Kalindinis, S.Corsica, A., Giampietro, V., Lawrence, N., Deeley, Q., Murphy, DG., Kucharska-Piertura, K., Russell, T.A., McGuffin, P., Murray, R., & Phillips, ML. (2008) Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter modulates neural system-‐wide response to fearful faces. Genes, Brain and Behaviour. 7(5):
543-51.
Russell, T.A., Green, M, & Coltheart, M (2008) Remediation of facial emotion perception: concomitant changes in visual attention. Schizophrenia Research, 103(1-3):248‐256.
Hambrook, D., Tchanturia, K., Schmidt, U., Russell, TA. & Treasure, J. (2008) Empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in anorexia nervosa: A pilot study. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 47(3), 335‐9.
Herba, C., Benson, P., Landau, S., Russell, TA, Goodwin, C., Lemche, E., Santosh, P. & Phillips, M (2008) Impact of familiarity upon children’s developing facial expression recognition. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 49, (2) 201‐210.
Russell, T.A., Tchanturia, K., Rahman, Q. & Schmidt, U. (2007) Sex differences in theory of mind: a male advantage on Happé’s “Cartoon” task. Cognition and Emotion, 21(7), 1554-1565.
Herba, C., Landau, S., Russell, T.A. Ecker, C., Phillips, ML (2006) The development of emotion-‐processing in children: Effects of age, emotion, and intensity. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, 47, 1098-1106.
Russell, T.A., Chu, E., & Phillips, ML (2006) An investigation of the effectiveness of emotion recognition remediation in schizophrenia using the Micro-‐Expression Training Tool. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45 (4), 579‐583.
Russell, T.A., Kucharska-Pietrua, K., Reynaud, E., C. Ecker, Benson, P., Giampietro, V., Zelaya, F., Brammer, M., David, A. & Phillips, M. (2006) Neural responses to dynamic expressions of fear in schizophrenia. Neuropsychologia, 45(1):107-123.
Surguladze, S., Russell, TA, Kucharska-‐Pietura, K, Travis, M., Giampietro, V., David, AS, Phillips, ML. (2006) A reversal of the normal pattern of parahippocampal response to neutral and fearful faces is associated with reality distortion in schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry, 60, 423‐431.
Russell, TA., Herba, C., Reynaud, E., Morris, R. & Corcoran, R. (2006) Do you see what I see? Inference from movement in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 81 (1) 101-111.
Lemche, E, Giampietro, V., Surguladze, S., Amaro, E., Andrew, C, Williams, S., Brammer., MJ., Lawrence, N., Maier, M., Russell, T.A. Simmons, A., Ecker, C., Joraschky, P., Phillips, ML. (2006) Human attachment security is mediated by the amygdala: Evidence from combined fMRI and psychophysiological measures. Human Brain Mapping, 27, 623‐635.
Farrant, A., Morris, RG., Russell, T.A., Elwes, R., Akanuma, N., Alarcon, G. & Koutroumanidis, M. (2005) Social Cognition in Frontal Lobe Epilepsy. Epilepsy and Behaviour, 7 (3) 506‐516.
Phillips, M., Williams, L., Heining, M., Herba, C., Russell, TA., Andrew, C., Bullmore, ET., Brammer, MJ, Williams, S., Morgan, M., Young., AW, & Gray, J. (2004) Differential neural responses to overt and covert presentations of facial expressions of fear and disgust. Neuroimage, 21, 1484-1496.
Rushe, T., Temple, C., Ritin, L., Woodruff, P., Bullmore, E., Simmons, A., Russell, T.A. & Murray, R. (2004) Lateralisation of language function in young adults born very pre-‐term. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal Neonatal Ed, 89, F112 – F118.
Kucharska-‐Pietura K, Russell T.A, & Masiak M. (2003) Perception of negative affect in schizophrenia--functional and structural changes in the amygdala. Review. Ann Univ Mariae Curie Sklodowska 58(2):453-8.
Rubia, K, Russell, T.A., Taylor, E., Bullmore, E, Brammer, M., Williams, S., Andrew, C., & Sharma, T. (2001) Reduced frontal activation in schizophrenia during normal inhibitory function. Schizophrenia Research, 52 (1-2) 47-55.
Russell, T.A., Rubia, K., Bullmore, E., Soni, W., Suckling, J., Brammer, M., Simmons, A., Williams, S., & Sharma, T. (2000) Exploring the social brain in schizophrenia: lev prefrontal underactivation during mental state attribution. American Journal of Psychiatry 157, 2040-2042.
Rubia, K., Russell, T.A., Overmeyer, S., Brammer, M.J., Bullmore, E.T., Sharma, T., Simmons, A., Williams, S.C.R., Giampietro, V., Andrew, C. & Taylor, E. (2000) Mapping motor inhibition: Generic brain activations across different versions of go-‐no-‐go and stop tasks. NeuroImage 13, 250-261.
About Dr Tamara
Dr. Tamara Russell, MSc, PhD, D. Clin. Psych.
As a clinical psychologist, martial artist and neuroscientist, Tamara brings a unique, multiple perspective to her mindfulness teaching, therapy, and research. Her particular interest is the embodiment of mindfulness. Her practical and embodied approach lies at the heart of her training programs which are offered as courses and short training to the general public, schools, corporations, and within the health sector.
Tamara’s work cuts across disciplines and sectors, bringing innovative, practical, body-based mindfulness training to individuals of all ages and abilities. She works as a mindfulness consultant and trainer in a variety of settings including education, health and corporate worldwide. She is known for her creative and lively presentations that leave an indeliable mark on her audiences. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information or to book Tamara as a speak at your event.
Tamara is the Founder and Co-Director of the Mindfulness Centre of Excellence, London. This virtual not for profit organization is dedicated to innovation and thought leadership in the field of mindfulness. It has a particular focus on creativity, embodied mindfulness teaching methods and leading edge discussions on how we bring mindfulness to secular settings.
Tamara is a visiting Lecturer at King’s College London, in the Neuroimaging Department of the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. She lectures on the clinical and neuroscientific aspects of mindfulness to students across a range of post graduate courses (including medical and psychiatry training as well as MSc level students.
Tamara’s clinical and academic research explores the link between movement, mind, and the brain. At the heart of this work is the kung fu principle that our training (and our mindfulness) can and is in everything we do. By working with the body and movement, we are tapping into the most fundamental of brain processes that underpin all our mental activity and subsequent actions in the world. Working with contemporary dancers and those in the creative arts, Tamara’s work explores how we can learn and share experiences of embodiment across disciplines to improve the pedagogy of mindfulness.
More information can be found at:
www.facebook.com/mindfulnesscentreofexcellence
www.mindfulnesscentreofexcellence.com
www.whatcolourisyourdragon.com
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