Dr Crawford has helped guide me in my studies and career from undergraduate psychology student to my current role as Trainee Clinical Psychologist at Lancaster University. During my undergraduate degree Dr Crawford was my allocated dissertation tutor, in this role I found that he was always willing to give his time to supervision, whether face-to-face or over email, was willing to take the time to properly explore research ideas, supported me in critical thinking, encouraged me to work with appropriate independence and ultimately increased my confidence as a researcher. His approachable and easy to engage style enabled my confidence to grow and made me feel like an equal in our research supervision and helped me to develop ownership over my research project. Following my undergraduate degree Dr Crawford remained an influential mentor in my pursuit of clinical psychology training, continually checking in with my progress, arranging informal meetings, offering feedback on job applications and being a fantastic reference. I feel that for me personally he has gone above and beyond his initial role as a dissertation tutor to support me, not only during my undergraduate studies but also and post graduate work life and current doctoral training. His encouragement and continued belief in my abilities has no doubt influenced where I am in my own career today and the skills that I learnt during my undergraduate supervision continue to serve me well during my doctoral thesis now.