Lottie Anstee is a PhD student at the University of Roehampton, researching music-based interventions for perinatal mental health under the supervision of Professor Lauren Stewart and Dr Katie Rose Sanfilippo. She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA (Hons) in Music in 2022 and from Goldsmiths, University of London, with an MSc in 2023. She has worked as a Research Assistant for the NHS and published several papers on local mental health services.