Arune joined CHI in March 2025 as an Embedded Researcher.

She has extensive experience of randomised control trials, including previous work on a large clinical trial at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London which tested the efficacy of a novel intervention for distressing voices in psychosis.

She holds a Masters in Global Mental Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a PhD in Social Epidemiology from King's College London which she received in 2024.