Ioana Filipas completed a BSc in Psychology with a Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University and a MSc in Health Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Ioana joined the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) in December 2024 as a Research Apprentice.
Prior to this, she gained research experience by working as a Research Assistant on a randomized controlled trial within the Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health as well as by working as a Psychology Assistant within the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics.