Professor Bucci is the first NIHR Research Professor at the University of Manchester and a Professor of Clinical Psychology. She is an Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), co-Director of the Complex Trauma and Resilience Research Unit (GMMH), and Editor-in-Chief of the British Psychological Society journal Psychology and Psychotherapy, Theory, Research and Practice. 

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She completed her clinical training at The University of Newcastle, Australia and worked as a clinical psychologist at an Early Intervention Service for a number of years before moving to the UK and taking up a split clinical academic post. She leads a large programme of research focused on developing digital solutions for people with severe mental health problems and manages a portfolio of research from all the major funders, included The Wellcome Trust, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Medical Research Council. 

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