Sophie M. Allan qualified as a clinical psychologist from the University of East Anglia in 2020. Prior to training she worked in a number of clinical, research and service user involvement roles in the NHS. After qualifiying she worked locally as a clinical psychologist with people experiencing psychosis. She began a part-time PhD in the School of Health Sciences in February 2023, investigating inequalities in treatment and long-term outcome of first episode psychosis. Sophie joined the ClinPsyD department as a Clinical Lecturer in September 2023.

Alongside her roles at UEA, Sophie is a member of the "Early Psychosis Informatics into Care" (EPICare) team funded by the Mental Health Mission at the University of Birmingham.

Sophie is interested in (early) psychosis, at-risk mental states, pathways to care, health inequalities and service user involvement/co-production. Her work is informed by her own lived experience of recovery from mental health difficulties, as well as her clinical expertise.