Staff Editors
Karli Montague-Cardoso
Executive Editor
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Karli is a Neuroscientist with 15 years of experience in academic research. She received both her BSc and PhD in Neuroscience at University College London before completing two postdoc positions at King’s College London. She then gained editorial experience at Springer Nature and, prior to joining PLOS, was the Deputy Editor at Communications Biology where she oversaw the development and training of the journal’s editorial board and handled neuroscience submissions. Karli was also the Consulting Editor for mental health content at Communications Medicine and the Advisory Editor for npj Aging. In addition, she carried out a secondment at Nature Neuroscience and led the Springer Nature Neuroscience Editorial Community for over 2 years. Karli has a keen interest in advancing our understanding of mental health conditions, reducing associated stigma, advocacy and bringing lived experience to the publishing industry. At Springer Nature, she led the UK Wellbeing staff network, was a co-chair of the Springer Nature Disability & Neurodiversity Network and a member of the company’s SDG3 mental health focus group. Karli also has a counseling diploma and is Mental Health First Aid trained. Karli joined PLOS in July 2023.
PLOS ONE Staff Editors
PLOS ONE staff editors also assist in the editorial process for submissions to PLOS Mental Health.