TRICH TALKBACKS
Following the Monday, 12 October performance at Amey Theatre, Becca will moderate a talkback. All audience members are welcome to stay for this post-show conversation and Q&A. Learn more about our fantastic guest below!
Clare Mackay, PhD
Clare Mackay (@thetrichprof) is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Oxford who studies, advocates for, and lives with body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs). She spent 30 years studying a variety of brain disorders, including epilepsy, psychosis and dementia, primarily using neuroimaging technology, and led a number of major research and infrastructure projects. From 2023, she turned her attention to BFRBs and has subsequently developed several research studies and collaborations, hosted two UK Conferences, and authored a book (Keep Your Hair On: Understanding Urges to Pick, Pull and Bite, Little Brown Book Group, 2026).