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Natalie Darko
Associate Professor of Health Inequalities, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Natalie Darko is an Associate Professor of Health Inequalities and specialises in health research and practice that addresses equality, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented and minority groups. She has extensive experience in leading and delivering research within the field of health inequalities, of which her current research projects focus on maternal health, womb cancer, social prescribing, diabetes, faith-based interventions, and dementia. She supports researchers, organisations and practitioners on how to work collaboratively with and for underserved and minority groups to inform equitable health and research practice.
Natalie Darko
Associate Professor of Health Inequalities, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Natalie Darko is an Associate Professor of Health Inequalities and specialises in health research and practice that addresses equality, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented and minority groups. She has extensive experience in leading and delivering research within the field of health inequalities, of which her current research projects focus on maternal health, womb cancer, social prescribing, diabetes, faith-based interventions, and dementia. She supports researchers, organisations and practitioners on how to work collaboratively with and for underserved and minority groups to inform equitable health and research practice.
Natalie Darko
Associate Professor of Health Inequalities, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Natalie Darko is an Associate Professor of Health Inequalities and specialises in health research and practice that addresses equality, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented and minority groups. She has extensive experience in leading and delivering research within the field of health inequalities, of which her current research projects focus on maternal health, womb cancer, social prescribing, diabetes, faith-based interventions, and dementia. She supports researchers, organisations and practitioners on how to work collaboratively with and for underserved and minority groups to inform equitable health and research practice.
Michelle O’Reilly
Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health and Chartered Psychologist in Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Technology and Health
Dr Michelle O’Reilly (BSc [hons], MSc, MA, PhD, PGCAPHE, SFHEA, C.Psychol, AFBPsS) is an Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant and Quality Improvement Advisor for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health and a visiting lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Michelle has research interests in mental health and social media, self-harm and suicide, neurodevelopmental conditions, and child mental health services, such as mental health assessments and family therapy. Michelle undertakes research around health inequalities, health communication, health and technology, health and vulnerability.
Michelle O’Reilly
Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health and Chartered Psychologist in Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Technology and Health
Dr Michelle O’Reilly (BSc [hons], MSc, MA, PhD, PGCAPHE, SFHEA, C.Psychol, AFBPsS) is an Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant and Quality Improvement Advisor for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health and a visiting lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Michelle has research interests in mental health and social media, self-harm and suicide, neurodevelopmental conditions, and child mental health services, such as mental health assessments and family therapy. Michelle undertakes research around health inequalities, health communication, health and technology, health and vulnerability.
Michelle O’Reilly
Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health and Chartered Psychologist in Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Technology and Health
Dr Michelle O’Reilly (BSc [hons], MSc, MA, PhD, PGCAPHE, SFHEA, C.Psychol, AFBPsS) is an Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant and Quality Improvement Advisor for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health and a visiting lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Michelle has research interests in mental health and social media, self-harm and suicide, neurodevelopmental conditions, and child mental health services, such as mental health assessments and family therapy. Michelle undertakes research around health inequalities, health communication, health and technology, health and vulnerability.
Pamela Rogerson Revell
Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Pamela Rogerson Revell is a Professor of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the detailed analysis of speech and language in professional interactions, including healthcare communication, using a variety of methodological approaches, including, CA, phonological and pragmatic analysis. Much of her work focuses on the importance of linguistic sensitivity and proficiency to ensure mutual understanding and build rapport, particularly in interactions with speakers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Examples of her recent funded research include an interdisciplinary study of English language learning and psychological well-being of refugee students at the University of Leicester and an impact study investigating empathy in healthcare encounters and implications for training healthcare professionals.
Pamela Rogerson Revell
Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Pamela Rogerson Revell is a Professor of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the detailed analysis of speech and language in professional interactions, including healthcare communication, using a variety of methodological approaches, including, CA, phonological and pragmatic analysis. Much of her work focuses on the importance of linguistic sensitivity and proficiency to ensure mutual understanding and build rapport, particularly in interactions with speakers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Examples of her recent funded research include an interdisciplinary study of English language learning and psychological well-being of refugee students at the University of Leicester and an impact study investigating empathy in healthcare encounters and implications for training healthcare professionals.
Pamela Rogerson Revell
Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Pamela Rogerson Revell is a Professor of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the detailed analysis of speech and language in professional interactions, including healthcare communication, using a variety of methodological approaches, including, CA, phonological and pragmatic analysis. Much of her work focuses on the importance of linguistic sensitivity and proficiency to ensure mutual understanding and build rapport, particularly in interactions with speakers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Examples of her recent funded research include an interdisciplinary study of English language learning and psychological well-being of refugee students at the University of Leicester and an impact study investigating empathy in healthcare encounters and implications for training healthcare professionals.
Teela Sanders
Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Teela Sanders research focuses on health in relation to gender based violence in a range of settings, particularly the sex industry. Mental health and support for sex workers has been a key part of this research.
Teela Sanders
Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Teela Sanders research focuses on health in relation to gender based violence in a range of settings, particularly the sex industry. Mental health and support for sex workers has been a key part of this research.
Teela Sanders
Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Teela Sanders research focuses on health in relation to gender based violence in a range of settings, particularly the sex industry. Mental health and support for sex workers has been a key part of this research.
Jose Miola
Professor of Health Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Jose is Professor in Health Law, and he has published extensively in the area of medical law and ethics. Particular interests include informed consent; the interplay between medical law, professional guidance and medical ethics; and issues relating to liability. His current research explores liability issues relating to AI entities in healthcare and the barriers to responsible medical innovation.
Jose Miola
Professor of Health Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Jose is Professor in Health Law, and he has published extensively in the area of medical law and ethics. Particular interests include informed consent; the interplay between medical law, professional guidance and medical ethics; and issues relating to liability. His current research explores liability issues relating to AI entities in healthcare and the barriers to responsible medical innovation.
Jose Miola
Professor of Health Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Jose is Professor in Health Law, and he has published extensively in the area of medical law and ethics. Particular interests include informed consent; the interplay between medical law, professional guidance and medical ethics; and issues relating to liability. His current research explores liability issues relating to AI entities in healthcare and the barriers to responsible medical innovation.
Nataly Papadopoulou
Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Dr Nataly Papadopoulou is an academic with specialist knowledge in medical/health law and human rights. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou’s research focus on the law and practice at the end-of-life, especially the regulation and practice of assisted death from a comparative, contextual perspective. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou considers assisted death as a global phenomenon, and a pressing contemporary challenge which demands legal and healthcare input, comparative, cross-disciplinary perspectives, creativity and innovation. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou looks at common law jurisdictions and European law systems (including jurisdictions like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland with established regulatory frameworks, but also jurisdictions with recently enacted legislation like Portugal, Canada, and Spain) to understand not just regulation and practice, but also the culture and politics shaping assisted death.
Nataly Papadopoulou
Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Dr Nataly Papadopoulou is an academic with specialist knowledge in medical/health law and human rights. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou’s research focus on the law and practice at the end-of-life, especially the regulation and practice of assisted death from a comparative, contextual perspective. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou considers assisted death as a global phenomenon, and a pressing contemporary challenge which demands legal and healthcare input, comparative, cross-disciplinary perspectives, creativity and innovation. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou looks at common law jurisdictions and European law systems (including jurisdictions like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland with established regulatory frameworks, but also jurisdictions with recently enacted legislation like Portugal, Canada, and Spain) to understand not just regulation and practice, but also the culture and politics shaping assisted death.
Nataly Papadopoulou
Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Dr Nataly Papadopoulou is an academic with specialist knowledge in medical/health law and human rights. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou’s research focus on the law and practice at the end-of-life, especially the regulation and practice of assisted death from a comparative, contextual perspective. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou considers assisted death as a global phenomenon, and a pressing contemporary challenge which demands legal and healthcare input, comparative, cross-disciplinary perspectives, creativity and innovation. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou looks at common law jurisdictions and European law systems (including jurisdictions like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland with established regulatory frameworks, but also jurisdictions with recently enacted legislation like Portugal, Canada, and Spain) to understand not just regulation and practice, but also the culture and politics shaping assisted death.
Louis Steven Levene
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Levene is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, specialising in population health in primary care populations. He has developed a conceptual research framework for understanding the associations between health outcomes (mortality and intermediate), socioeconomic factors, and general practice factors (such as funding, continuity, workforce), with particular reference to inequalities. He has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current research explores the impact of the pandemic on primary care funding, workforce and continuity of care.
Louis Steven Levene
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Levene is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, specialising in population health in primary care populations. He has developed a conceptual research framework for understanding the associations between health outcomes (mortality and intermediate), socioeconomic factors, and general practice factors (such as funding, continuity, workforce), with particular reference to inequalities. He has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current research explores the impact of the pandemic on primary care funding, workforce and continuity of care.
Louis Steven Levene
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Levene is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, specialising in population health in primary care populations. He has developed a conceptual research framework for understanding the associations between health outcomes (mortality and intermediate), socioeconomic factors, and general practice factors (such as funding, continuity, workforce), with particular reference to inequalities. He has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current research explores the impact of the pandemic on primary care funding, workforce and continuity of care.
Jennifer Creese
Lecturer in Health Services Research, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Jennifer Creese is a Lecturer in Health Services Research, specialising dually in health workforce research and diverse experiences of health & social care. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, her research explores how culture (ethnic and religious culture, but also organisational and professional culture) shapes experiences of healthcare for staff, patients and the public. She has worked on health workforce wellbeing and retention across both Ireland and the UK, and on patient and carer experiences in maternity, dementia and learning disability care across both the UK and Australia, and has published extensively in both areas. She is a qualitative methods expert specialising in interview and ethnographic studies. Her current research projects cover a wide range of topics, including maternity care experiences among Black British mothers, healthcare staff interactions with patients with autism, efficacy of staff wellbeing programmes in NHS Trusts, and supports for ethnically-diverse NHS staff speaking up for patient safety.
Jennifer Creese
Lecturer in Health Services Research, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Jennifer Creese is a Lecturer in Health Services Research, specialising dually in health workforce research and diverse experiences of health & social care. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, her research explores how culture (ethnic and religious culture, but also organisational and professional culture) shapes experiences of healthcare for staff, patients and the public. She has worked on health workforce wellbeing and retention across both Ireland and the UK, and on patient and carer experiences in maternity, dementia and learning disability care across both the UK and Australia, and has published extensively in both areas. She is a qualitative methods expert specialising in interview and ethnographic studies. Her current research projects cover a wide range of topics, including maternity care experiences among Black British mothers, healthcare staff interactions with patients with autism, efficacy of staff wellbeing programmes in NHS Trusts, and supports for ethnically-diverse NHS staff speaking up for patient safety.
Jennifer Creese
Lecturer in Health Services Research, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Jennifer Creese is a Lecturer in Health Services Research, specialising dually in health workforce research and diverse experiences of health & social care. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, her research explores how culture (ethnic and religious culture, but also organisational and professional culture) shapes experiences of healthcare for staff, patients and the public. She has worked on health workforce wellbeing and retention across both Ireland and the UK, and on patient and carer experiences in maternity, dementia and learning disability care across both the UK and Australia, and has published extensively in both areas. She is a qualitative methods expert specialising in interview and ethnographic studies. Her current research projects cover a wide range of topics, including maternity care experiences among Black British mothers, healthcare staff interactions with patients with autism, efficacy of staff wellbeing programmes in NHS Trusts, and supports for ethnically-diverse NHS staff speaking up for patient safety.
Sarah Park
Professor in International Business, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Sarah Park (PhD, MBA, MA, BA, FHEA) is a Professor in International Business at University of Leicester School of Business. Her research examines work and employment (both paid employment and self-employment) and health and wellbeing outcomes. Her work has been published in world leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of World Business and Social Science and Medicine. Her work has been supported by a number of funders including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy in partnership with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Sarah Park
Professor in International Business, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Sarah Park (PhD, MBA, MA, BA, FHEA) is a Professor in International Business at University of Leicester School of Business. Her research examines work and employment (both paid employment and self-employment) and health and wellbeing outcomes. Her work has been published in world leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of World Business and Social Science and Medicine. Her work has been supported by a number of funders including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy in partnership with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Sarah Park
Professor in International Business, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Sarah Park (PhD, MBA, MA, BA, FHEA) is a Professor in International Business at University of Leicester School of Business. Her research examines work and employment (both paid employment and self-employment) and health and wellbeing outcomes. Her work has been published in world leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of World Business and Social Science and Medicine. Her work has been supported by a number of funders including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy in partnership with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Timothy C Pearce
Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and Reader of Bioengineering, University of Leicester
Expert In: Precision health, Technology and Health
Tim Pearce’s research focuses on bio-chemical sensing, machine learning and AI. He is currently Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and in the School of Engineering that works closely with clinicians and life scientists around the area of MedTech. He is currently College Lead of the CSE Health Theme.
Timothy C Pearce
Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and Reader of Bioengineering, University of Leicester
Expert In: Precision health, Technology and Health
Tim Pearce’s research focuses on bio-chemical sensing, machine learning and AI. He is currently Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and in the School of Engineering that works closely with clinicians and life scientists around the area of MedTech. He is currently College Lead of the CSE Health Theme.
Timothy C Pearce
Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and Reader of Bioengineering, University of Leicester
Expert In: Precision health, Technology and Health
Tim Pearce’s research focuses on bio-chemical sensing, machine learning and AI. He is currently Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and in the School of Engineering that works closely with clinicians and life scientists around the area of MedTech. He is currently College Lead of the CSE Health Theme.
Joy Spiliopoulos
Research Associate, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Joy Spiliopoulos is a sociologist and currently a research associate at the University of Leicester, Department of Population Health Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of migration, gender, racism, exploitation and discrimination, UK race relations, social and health inequalities, adult social care, and others, using primarily feminist theory (intersectionality, critical feminist theory). Much of her work has focused on the positioning of nurses, care workers and domestic workers, in the NHS and the social care sector, in the UK and elsewhere (the Philippines), and more recently on the retention and recruitment of migrant nurses post-Brexit. She has a particular interest in social impact, public engagement and co-creation with stakeholders.
Joy Spiliopoulos
Research Associate, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Joy Spiliopoulos is a sociologist and currently a research associate at the University of Leicester, Department of Population Health Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of migration, gender, racism, exploitation and discrimination, UK race relations, social and health inequalities, adult social care, and others, using primarily feminist theory (intersectionality, critical feminist theory). Much of her work has focused on the positioning of nurses, care workers and domestic workers, in the NHS and the social care sector, in the UK and elsewhere (the Philippines), and more recently on the retention and recruitment of migrant nurses post-Brexit. She has a particular interest in social impact, public engagement and co-creation with stakeholders.
Joy Spiliopoulos
Research Associate, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Joy Spiliopoulos is a sociologist and currently a research associate at the University of Leicester, Department of Population Health Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of migration, gender, racism, exploitation and discrimination, UK race relations, social and health inequalities, adult social care, and others, using primarily feminist theory (intersectionality, critical feminist theory). Much of her work has focused on the positioning of nurses, care workers and domestic workers, in the NHS and the social care sector, in the UK and elsewhere (the Philippines), and more recently on the retention and recruitment of migrant nurses post-Brexit. She has a particular interest in social impact, public engagement and co-creation with stakeholders.
Emma Sleath
Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Emma Sleath is a HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist, Associate Professor in Criminology. She is an expert in criminal justice and health responses to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including research that embeds lived experience in the way in which we carry out research.
Emma Sleath
Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Emma Sleath is a HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist, Associate Professor in Criminology. She is an expert in criminal justice and health responses to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including research that embeds lived experience in the way in which we carry out research.
Emma Sleath
Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Emma Sleath is a HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist, Associate Professor in Criminology. She is an expert in criminal justice and health responses to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including research that embeds lived experience in the way in which we carry out research.
Julie Norton
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Director of Postgraduate Research and RIKE Lead, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Dr Julie Norton is Director of Postgraduate Research and Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Lead in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. She is also Chair of the Lesson Study Research Group. Julie is an international expert in the development of learning materials/resources and has extensive experience of leading international research projects in this area, and in teacher education projects, with related publications. Julie is author of the global coursebook for learning English, Navigate B1 (Oxford University Press) which was short-listed for two prestigious awards (English- Speaking Union and British Council Innovations Award in English Language Teaching). This coursebook is used by over 65,000 students in Peru alone. She is co-editor and co-author of The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching. Oxon: Routledge (2022), a highly prestigious series in Applied Linguistics. Julie’s doctoral research at the University of Cambridge (1999) involved the use of discourse analysis to analyse spoken interactions in the Cambridge Speaking Tests. Her current research interests include analysing patient-medical student interaction to foster greater empathic communication skills in healthcare professionals.
Julie Norton
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Director of Postgraduate Research and RIKE Lead, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Dr Julie Norton is Director of Postgraduate Research and Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Lead in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. She is also Chair of the Lesson Study Research Group. Julie is an international expert in the development of learning materials/resources and has extensive experience of leading international research projects in this area, and in teacher education projects, with related publications. Julie is author of the global coursebook for learning English, Navigate B1 (Oxford University Press) which was short-listed for two prestigious awards (English- Speaking Union and British Council Innovations Award in English Language Teaching). This coursebook is used by over 65,000 students in Peru alone. She is co-editor and co-author of The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching. Oxon: Routledge (2022), a highly prestigious series in Applied Linguistics. Julie’s doctoral research at the University of Cambridge (1999) involved the use of discourse analysis to analyse spoken interactions in the Cambridge Speaking Tests. Her current research interests include analysing patient-medical student interaction to foster greater empathic communication skills in healthcare professionals.
Julie Norton
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Director of Postgraduate Research and RIKE Lead, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Dr Julie Norton is Director of Postgraduate Research and Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Lead in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. She is also Chair of the Lesson Study Research Group. Julie is an international expert in the development of learning materials/resources and has extensive experience of leading international research projects in this area, and in teacher education projects, with related publications. Julie is author of the global coursebook for learning English, Navigate B1 (Oxford University Press) which was short-listed for two prestigious awards (English- Speaking Union and British Council Innovations Award in English Language Teaching). This coursebook is used by over 65,000 students in Peru alone. She is co-editor and co-author of The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching. Oxon: Routledge (2022), a highly prestigious series in Applied Linguistics. Julie’s doctoral research at the University of Cambridge (1999) involved the use of discourse analysis to analyse spoken interactions in the Cambridge Speaking Tests. Her current research interests include analysing patient-medical student interaction to foster greater empathic communication skills in healthcare professionals.
Emma Bridger
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Bridger is a Lecturer in Psychology, specialising in lay perceptions of the social determinants of health and socioeconomic health inequalities. Her research focuses in particular on how to communicate and frame the complexities of how social determinants influence health both to the general population and in patient interactions. She has a particular interest in the influence of wider determinants (including political determinants) on mental health and using systems-based approaches to explore this. Dr Bridger has recently been awarded a British Academy Talent Development Grant to develop network analysis tools to examine the complex interactions between social determinants, depression and anxiety.
Emma Bridger
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Bridger is a Lecturer in Psychology, specialising in lay perceptions of the social determinants of health and socioeconomic health inequalities. Her research focuses in particular on how to communicate and frame the complexities of how social determinants influence health both to the general population and in patient interactions. She has a particular interest in the influence of wider determinants (including political determinants) on mental health and using systems-based approaches to explore this. Dr Bridger has recently been awarded a British Academy Talent Development Grant to develop network analysis tools to examine the complex interactions between social determinants, depression and anxiety.
Emma Bridger
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Bridger is a Lecturer in Psychology, specialising in lay perceptions of the social determinants of health and socioeconomic health inequalities. Her research focuses in particular on how to communicate and frame the complexities of how social determinants influence health both to the general population and in patient interactions. She has a particular interest in the influence of wider determinants (including political determinants) on mental health and using systems-based approaches to explore this. Dr Bridger has recently been awarded a British Academy Talent Development Grant to develop network analysis tools to examine the complex interactions between social determinants, depression and anxiety.
Emma Palmer
Reader in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Palmer is a Reader in Forensic Psychology, with expertise in the design and evaluation of interventions in the criminal justice system (prison, community settings, such as Probation or Youth Justice) and/or with people who have committed crime. Her recent research has explored health and healthcare for people in prison and access to healthcare for people leaving prison. She is currently PI for an NIHR funded project evaluating a care-after-custody service for prison-leavers, that aims to increase access to community based healthcare services for prison-leavers.
Emma Palmer
Reader in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Palmer is a Reader in Forensic Psychology, with expertise in the design and evaluation of interventions in the criminal justice system (prison, community settings, such as Probation or Youth Justice) and/or with people who have committed crime. Her recent research has explored health and healthcare for people in prison and access to healthcare for people leaving prison. She is currently PI for an NIHR funded project evaluating a care-after-custody service for prison-leavers, that aims to increase access to community based healthcare services for prison-leavers.
Emma Palmer
Reader in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Palmer is a Reader in Forensic Psychology, with expertise in the design and evaluation of interventions in the criminal justice system (prison, community settings, such as Probation or Youth Justice) and/or with people who have committed crime. Her recent research has explored health and healthcare for people in prison and access to healthcare for people leaving prison. She is currently PI for an NIHR funded project evaluating a care-after-custody service for prison-leavers, that aims to increase access to community based healthcare services for prison-leavers.
Elizabeth T. Hurren
Professor in Modern History, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health/Medical Law and Ethics, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Internationally Elizabeth is known as a leading historian of the body, poverty and welfare, specialising in histories of anatomy, childbirth, coroners, crime and punishment, death and dying, forensic medicine, and patient voices, from the early modern period to the present-day. She has published both chronologically and thematically from Leonardo da Vinci to the Human Genome. Her latest published book with Cambridge University Press (2021) focuses on hidden histories of the dead that underpinned the expansion of research in the medical sciences from 1930 to 2000. Elizabeth works collaboratively on translational research grants that are inter-disciplinary; she has done a considerable amount of funded historical consultancy. Her career portfolio totals £2.8m and she is currently a CI on the UofL Welcome Trust Award £1m on improving research culture (2024-26).
Elizabeth T. Hurren
Professor in Modern History, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health/Medical Law and Ethics, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Internationally Elizabeth is known as a leading historian of the body, poverty and welfare, specialising in histories of anatomy, childbirth, coroners, crime and punishment, death and dying, forensic medicine, and patient voices, from the early modern period to the present-day. She has published both chronologically and thematically from Leonardo da Vinci to the Human Genome. Her latest published book with Cambridge University Press (2021) focuses on hidden histories of the dead that underpinned the expansion of research in the medical sciences from 1930 to 2000. Elizabeth works collaboratively on translational research grants that are inter-disciplinary; she has done a considerable amount of funded historical consultancy. Her career portfolio totals £2.8m and she is currently a CI on the UofL Welcome Trust Award £1m on improving research culture (2024-26).
Elizabeth T. Hurren
Professor in Modern History, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health/Medical Law and Ethics, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Internationally Elizabeth is known as a leading historian of the body, poverty and welfare, specialising in histories of anatomy, childbirth, coroners, crime and punishment, death and dying, forensic medicine, and patient voices, from the early modern period to the present-day. She has published both chronologically and thematically from Leonardo da Vinci to the Human Genome. Her latest published book with Cambridge University Press (2021) focuses on hidden histories of the dead that underpinned the expansion of research in the medical sciences from 1930 to 2000. Elizabeth works collaboratively on translational research grants that are inter-disciplinary; she has done a considerable amount of funded historical consultancy. Her career portfolio totals £2.8m and she is currently a CI on the UofL Welcome Trust Award £1m on improving research culture (2024-26).
Lynne Howells
Manager – Institute for Precision Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Precision health, Technology and Health
Dr Howells has a delivered translational cancer research for over 20 years, manging the NIHR/Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) for 15 years. The ECMC remit was to deliver new drugs into patients faster, streamlining the route from translational research all the way through to first in man studies. Latterly she has moved to manage the Institute for Precision Health (IPH), the Leicester Drug Discovery and Diagnostics team, and the MRC Impact Accelerator Account. Together, this provides resource for interdisciplinarity, proof of concept funding, industry connections, innovation, impact, grant writing and project support.
Lynne Howells
Manager – Institute for Precision Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Precision health, Technology and Health
Dr Howells has a delivered translational cancer research for over 20 years, manging the NIHR/Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) for 15 years. The ECMC remit was to deliver new drugs into patients faster, streamlining the route from translational research all the way through to first in man studies. Latterly she has moved to manage the Institute for Precision Health (IPH), the Leicester Drug Discovery and Diagnostics team, and the MRC Impact Accelerator Account. Together, this provides resource for interdisciplinarity, proof of concept funding, industry connections, innovation, impact, grant writing and project support.
Lynne Howells
Manager – Institute for Precision Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Precision health, Technology and Health
Dr Howells has a delivered translational cancer research for over 20 years, manging the NIHR/Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) for 15 years. The ECMC remit was to deliver new drugs into patients faster, streamlining the route from translational research all the way through to first in man studies. Latterly she has moved to manage the Institute for Precision Health (IPH), the Leicester Drug Discovery and Diagnostics team, and the MRC Impact Accelerator Account. Together, this provides resource for interdisciplinarity, proof of concept funding, industry connections, innovation, impact, grant writing and project support.
Maggie (Jing) Zeng
Professor in Strategy and Innovation, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Technology and Health
Maggie Zeng is a Professor in Strategy and Innovation with a strong focus on smart and digital healthcare. Maggie has worked extensively with health tech startups, helping to bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare implementation. Her experience includes contributions to digital health hubs, smart maternity ward and virtual ward initiatives, where she supported the integration of emerging technologies into healthcare delivery. With expertise in platform ecosystems and digital transformation, Maggie has collaborated on projects that explore how technology can enhance patient care, and drive scalable healthcare solutions. Maggie’s research examines how strategic innovation fosters the adoption of digital health tools, making her a valuable partner for interdisciplinary collaborations in the rapidly evolving health tech landscape.
Maggie (Jing) Zeng
Professor in Strategy and Innovation, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Technology and Health
Maggie Zeng is a Professor in Strategy and Innovation with a strong focus on smart and digital healthcare. Maggie has worked extensively with health tech startups, helping to bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare implementation. Her experience includes contributions to digital health hubs, smart maternity ward and virtual ward initiatives, where she supported the integration of emerging technologies into healthcare delivery. With expertise in platform ecosystems and digital transformation, Maggie has collaborated on projects that explore how technology can enhance patient care, and drive scalable healthcare solutions. Maggie’s research examines how strategic innovation fosters the adoption of digital health tools, making her a valuable partner for interdisciplinary collaborations in the rapidly evolving health tech landscape.
Maggie (Jing) Zeng
Professor in Strategy and Innovation, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Technology and Health
Maggie Zeng is a Professor in Strategy and Innovation with a strong focus on smart and digital healthcare. Maggie has worked extensively with health tech startups, helping to bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare implementation. Her experience includes contributions to digital health hubs, smart maternity ward and virtual ward initiatives, where she supported the integration of emerging technologies into healthcare delivery. With expertise in platform ecosystems and digital transformation, Maggie has collaborated on projects that explore how technology can enhance patient care, and drive scalable healthcare solutions. Maggie’s research examines how strategic innovation fosters the adoption of digital health tools, making her a valuable partner for interdisciplinary collaborations in the rapidly evolving health tech landscape.
Abdul-Munim Bashir
Clinical Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Abs is an Advanced Care Clinical Pharmacist, who has worked in senior leadership roles across the healthcare industry, particularly Pharmacy, GP surgeries, hospitals and prisons. He is passionate about reducing health inequalities, promoting equitable access to healthcare and believes in strengthening capabilities to engage the communities we live in and offer healthcare provision. Abs is eager to utilise this opportunity to forge academic rigour with clinical application to improve patient mental health outcomes. As a Clinical Fellow his PhD explores the culturally appropriate support required to meet the Dementia needs of South Asians and their carers as an ethnic minority community via VCFSEs to improve understanding and access for effective support and care.
Abdul-Munim Bashir
Clinical Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Abs is an Advanced Care Clinical Pharmacist, who has worked in senior leadership roles across the healthcare industry, particularly Pharmacy, GP surgeries, hospitals and prisons. He is passionate about reducing health inequalities, promoting equitable access to healthcare and believes in strengthening capabilities to engage the communities we live in and offer healthcare provision. Abs is eager to utilise this opportunity to forge academic rigour with clinical application to improve patient mental health outcomes. As a Clinical Fellow his PhD explores the culturally appropriate support required to meet the Dementia needs of South Asians and their carers as an ethnic minority community via VCFSEs to improve understanding and access for effective support and care.
Abdul-Munim Bashir
Clinical Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Abs is an Advanced Care Clinical Pharmacist, who has worked in senior leadership roles across the healthcare industry, particularly Pharmacy, GP surgeries, hospitals and prisons. He is passionate about reducing health inequalities, promoting equitable access to healthcare and believes in strengthening capabilities to engage the communities we live in and offer healthcare provision. Abs is eager to utilise this opportunity to forge academic rigour with clinical application to improve patient mental health outcomes. As a Clinical Fellow his PhD explores the culturally appropriate support required to meet the Dementia needs of South Asians and their carers as an ethnic minority community via VCFSEs to improve understanding and access for effective support and care.
Lucy Smith
Professor of Perinatal Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Social Determinants of Health
Lucy Smith is a Professor in Perinatal Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. Her main interests focus on improving outcomes for pregnant women, parents and babies and developing strategies to reduce inequalities in health. Lucy‘s research focuses on births before 24 weeks of gestation and understanding variation in practice following second trimester pregnancy loss, including care provision and birth and death certification funded by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. Her work combines statistical analyses of routine data to improve national and international comparisons of mortality measures, with qualitative studies of health professionals’ practice and parents’ experiences. She is part of the UNICEF Stillbirth Estimation Group and the international Euro-Peristat project who work to provide robust data on perinatal outcomes across 31 countries of Europe. Lucy has also chaired multi-agency working groups to develop national clinical guidance around miscarriage and stillbirth.
Lucy Smith
Professor of Perinatal Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Social Determinants of Health
Lucy Smith is a Professor in Perinatal Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. Her main interests focus on improving outcomes for pregnant women, parents and babies and developing strategies to reduce inequalities in health. Lucy‘s research focuses on births before 24 weeks of gestation and understanding variation in practice following second trimester pregnancy loss, including care provision and birth and death certification funded by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. Her work combines statistical analyses of routine data to improve national and international comparisons of mortality measures, with qualitative studies of health professionals’ practice and parents’ experiences. She is part of the UNICEF Stillbirth Estimation Group and the international Euro-Peristat project who work to provide robust data on perinatal outcomes across 31 countries of Europe. Lucy has also chaired multi-agency working groups to develop national clinical guidance around miscarriage and stillbirth.
Lucy Smith
Professor of Perinatal Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Social Determinants of Health
Lucy Smith is a Professor in Perinatal Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. Her main interests focus on improving outcomes for pregnant women, parents and babies and developing strategies to reduce inequalities in health. Lucy‘s research focuses on births before 24 weeks of gestation and understanding variation in practice following second trimester pregnancy loss, including care provision and birth and death certification funded by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. Her work combines statistical analyses of routine data to improve national and international comparisons of mortality measures, with qualitative studies of health professionals’ practice and parents’ experiences. She is part of the UNICEF Stillbirth Estimation Group and the international Euro-Peristat project who work to provide robust data on perinatal outcomes across 31 countries of Europe. Lucy has also chaired multi-agency working groups to develop national clinical guidance around miscarriage and stillbirth.
Professor Claire Brock
Professor of Health Humanities (Modern History of Medicine), University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Claire Brock holds a Chair in Health Humanities, and is an internationally-renowned historian of women’s health. Her research has focused specifically on surgical practitioners and patients between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, and includes the first monograph on the history of women surgeons, funded by the Wellcome Trust (*British Women Surgeons and Their Patients, 1860-1918*, CUP, 2017). Current work includes a forthcoming monograph on *Surgery at Home, 1880-1930*, which relocates surgical practices to the domestic environment, where many still underwent operations even into the twentieth century. In 2025, she is also running ESRC IAA-funded events with the Pascal Theatre Company and The London Archives on staging the history of healthcare, which has an especial focus on female and working-class patients. This project builds upon impact work to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London School of Medicine for Women, held in 2024.
Professor Claire Brock
Professor of Health Humanities (Modern History of Medicine), University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Claire Brock holds a Chair in Health Humanities, and is an internationally-renowned historian of women’s health. Her research has focused specifically on surgical practitioners and patients between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, and includes the first monograph on the history of women surgeons, funded by the Wellcome Trust (*British Women Surgeons and Their Patients, 1860-1918*, CUP, 2017). Current work includes a forthcoming monograph on *Surgery at Home, 1880-1930*, which relocates surgical practices to the domestic environment, where many still underwent operations even into the twentieth century. In 2025, she is also running ESRC IAA-funded events with the Pascal Theatre Company and The London Archives on staging the history of healthcare, which has an especial focus on female and working-class patients. This project builds upon impact work to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London School of Medicine for Women, held in 2024.
Professor Claire Brock
Professor of Health Humanities (Modern History of Medicine), University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Claire Brock holds a Chair in Health Humanities, and is an internationally-renowned historian of women’s health. Her research has focused specifically on surgical practitioners and patients between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, and includes the first monograph on the history of women surgeons, funded by the Wellcome Trust (*British Women Surgeons and Their Patients, 1860-1918*, CUP, 2017). Current work includes a forthcoming monograph on *Surgery at Home, 1880-1930*, which relocates surgical practices to the domestic environment, where many still underwent operations even into the twentieth century. In 2025, she is also running ESRC IAA-funded events with the Pascal Theatre Company and The London Archives on staging the history of healthcare, which has an especial focus on female and working-class patients. This project builds upon impact work to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London School of Medicine for Women, held in 2024.
Sarah Gunn
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing
Dr Sarah Gunn is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in clinical psychology. She conducts mixed-methods research into the impacts of long-term physical and neurological health conditions (especially Huntington’s disease) for people with the conditions, their caregivers and relatives, and healthcare workers who support them. She works in the local NHS and in third-sector contexts to develop and deliver psychological interventions, and has created a set of novel Acceptance and Commitment Therapy programmes to support people affected by neurological conditions.
Sarah is interested in collaborating with people who are interested in health conditions and their impacts. She brings knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods, and has a particular interest in developing her own knowledge of arts-based qualitative research. She is also very interested in end-of-life care and research into death and dying, particularly from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Sarah Gunn
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing
Dr Sarah Gunn is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in clinical psychology. She conducts mixed-methods research into the impacts of long-term physical and neurological health conditions (especially Huntington’s disease) for people with the conditions, their caregivers and relatives, and healthcare workers who support them. She works in the local NHS and in third-sector contexts to develop and deliver psychological interventions, and has created a set of novel Acceptance and Commitment Therapy programmes to support people affected by neurological conditions.
Sarah is interested in collaborating with people who are interested in health conditions and their impacts. She brings knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods, and has a particular interest in developing her own knowledge of arts-based qualitative research. She is also very interested in end-of-life care and research into death and dying, particularly from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Sarah Gunn
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing
Dr Sarah Gunn is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in clinical psychology. She conducts mixed-methods research into the impacts of long-term physical and neurological health conditions (especially Huntington’s disease) for people with the conditions, their caregivers and relatives, and healthcare workers who support them. She works in the local NHS and in third-sector contexts to develop and deliver psychological interventions, and has created a set of novel Acceptance and Commitment Therapy programmes to support people affected by neurological conditions.
Sarah is interested in collaborating with people who are interested in health conditions and their impacts. She brings knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods, and has a particular interest in developing her own knowledge of arts-based qualitative research. She is also very interested in end-of-life care and research into death and dying, particularly from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Richard Doveston
Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Precision health, Technology and Health
Richard obtained a MChem degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Leicester in 2008 before going on to complete a PhD in the group of Professor Richard Taylor at the University of York. His PhD involved developing a synthetic route to the natural product janoxepin. Following this he took up a post-doctoral position with Professor Adam Nelson and Professor Steve Marsden at the University of Leeds to work in the area of ‘lead-oriented synthesis’. He then joined the Chemical Biology Group at the Technical University of Eindhoven (NL) and was there awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship in 2016. His research carried out under Professor Luc Brunsveld and Dr Christian Ottmann was focused on the discovery and evaluation of novel bioactive small molecules with a particular interest in using molecular glues to stabilise protein-protein interactions. Richard established his research group in the School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology in 2018. The group is interested in continuing to understand and exploit the chemistry behind molecular glues in a pharmaceutical context. They take an interdisciplinary approach working closely with structural biologists and cell biologists.
Richard Doveston
Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Precision health, Technology and Health
Richard obtained a MChem degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Leicester in 2008 before going on to complete a PhD in the group of Professor Richard Taylor at the University of York. His PhD involved developing a synthetic route to the natural product janoxepin. Following this he took up a post-doctoral position with Professor Adam Nelson and Professor Steve Marsden at the University of Leeds to work in the area of ‘lead-oriented synthesis’. He then joined the Chemical Biology Group at the Technical University of Eindhoven (NL) and was there awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship in 2016. His research carried out under Professor Luc Brunsveld and Dr Christian Ottmann was focused on the discovery and evaluation of novel bioactive small molecules with a particular interest in using molecular glues to stabilise protein-protein interactions. Richard established his research group in the School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology in 2018. The group is interested in continuing to understand and exploit the chemistry behind molecular glues in a pharmaceutical context. They take an interdisciplinary approach working closely with structural biologists and cell biologists.
Richard Doveston
Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Precision health, Technology and Health
Richard obtained a MChem degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Leicester in 2008 before going on to complete a PhD in the group of Professor Richard Taylor at the University of York. His PhD involved developing a synthetic route to the natural product janoxepin. Following this he took up a post-doctoral position with Professor Adam Nelson and Professor Steve Marsden at the University of Leeds to work in the area of ‘lead-oriented synthesis’. He then joined the Chemical Biology Group at the Technical University of Eindhoven (NL) and was there awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship in 2016. His research carried out under Professor Luc Brunsveld and Dr Christian Ottmann was focused on the discovery and evaluation of novel bioactive small molecules with a particular interest in using molecular glues to stabilise protein-protein interactions. Richard established his research group in the School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology in 2018. The group is interested in continuing to understand and exploit the chemistry behind molecular glues in a pharmaceutical context. They take an interdisciplinary approach working closely with structural biologists and cell biologists.
Nuala Morse
Associate Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Nuala Morse is an Associate Professor in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research examines the ‘care work’ of culture professionals, and the wider social role of museums in landscapes of care provision. This includes exploring the links between cultural participation, health, well-being and recovery, with a focus on stroke, mental health and dementia. Current research explores the role of museum object handling for hospital-based creative interventions. She is the author of ‘The Museum as a Space of Social Care’ (Routledge, 2021). She co-leads the Creative Health Network at the University of Leicester, which seeks to promote interdisciplinary, community-based collaborations for Creative Health, and share research resources across the region to directly benefit the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through the arts, creativity and culture.
Nuala Morse
Associate Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Nuala Morse is an Associate Professor in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research examines the ‘care work’ of culture professionals, and the wider social role of museums in landscapes of care provision. This includes exploring the links between cultural participation, health, well-being and recovery, with a focus on stroke, mental health and dementia. Current research explores the role of museum object handling for hospital-based creative interventions. She is the author of ‘The Museum as a Space of Social Care’ (Routledge, 2021). She co-leads the Creative Health Network at the University of Leicester, which seeks to promote interdisciplinary, community-based collaborations for Creative Health, and share research resources across the region to directly benefit the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through the arts, creativity and culture.
Nuala Morse
Associate Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Nuala Morse is an Associate Professor in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research examines the ‘care work’ of culture professionals, and the wider social role of museums in landscapes of care provision. This includes exploring the links between cultural participation, health, well-being and recovery, with a focus on stroke, mental health and dementia. Current research explores the role of museum object handling for hospital-based creative interventions. She is the author of ‘The Museum as a Space of Social Care’ (Routledge, 2021). She co-leads the Creative Health Network at the University of Leicester, which seeks to promote interdisciplinary, community-based collaborations for Creative Health, and share research resources across the region to directly benefit the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through the arts, creativity and culture.
Joseph C. Manning
Professor of Nursing and Child Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health, Technology and Health
Joseph’s research is methodologically diverse (exploratory through to intervention development and testing) but strategically aligned to critical evidence gaps and clinical priorities for nursing and child health. He currently leads research that connects to three defined programmes:
(a) harm-free acute care, that includes children and young people’s mental health, skin integrity, medication safety, and patient deterioration;
(b) facilitating health care transitions, that includes complex decision making, and family integrated care; and
(c) optimising health outcomes and survivorship, that includes outcome measurement and prioritisation, post intensive care syndrome in pediatrics (PICS-p), and participation outcomes.
Joseph uses a range of approaches including evidence synthesis, qualitative (art-based, creative methods), and mixed-methods to understand and address complex phenomena. He has extensive experience in the sensitive and inclusive application of these approaches to research with children, young people, and their families.
Joseph C. Manning
Professor of Nursing and Child Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health, Technology and Health
Joseph’s research is methodologically diverse (exploratory through to intervention development and testing) but strategically aligned to critical evidence gaps and clinical priorities for nursing and child health. He currently leads research that connects to three defined programmes:
(a) harm-free acute care, that includes children and young people’s mental health, skin integrity, medication safety, and patient deterioration;
(b) facilitating health care transitions, that includes complex decision making, and family integrated care; and
(c) optimising health outcomes and survivorship, that includes outcome measurement and prioritisation, post intensive care syndrome in pediatrics (PICS-p), and participation outcomes.
Joseph uses a range of approaches including evidence synthesis, qualitative (art-based, creative methods), and mixed-methods to understand and address complex phenomena. He has extensive experience in the sensitive and inclusive application of these approaches to research with children, young people, and their families.
Joseph C. Manning
Professor of Nursing and Child Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health, Technology and Health
Joseph’s research is methodologically diverse (exploratory through to intervention development and testing) but strategically aligned to critical evidence gaps and clinical priorities for nursing and child health. He currently leads research that connects to three defined programmes:
(a) harm-free acute care, that includes children and young people’s mental health, skin integrity, medication safety, and patient deterioration;
(b) facilitating health care transitions, that includes complex decision making, and family integrated care; and
(c) optimising health outcomes and survivorship, that includes outcome measurement and prioritisation, post intensive care syndrome in pediatrics (PICS-p), and participation outcomes.
Joseph uses a range of approaches including evidence synthesis, qualitative (art-based, creative methods), and mixed-methods to understand and address complex phenomena. He has extensive experience in the sensitive and inclusive application of these approaches to research with children, young people, and their families.
Seth O’Neill
Associate Professor Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Director of Research School of Healthcare, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Technology and Health
Seth’s clinical and research interests focus around tendon disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Seth’s PhD : ‘A Biomechanical Approach to Achilles Tendinopathy management’ identified prevalence rates of tendinopathy in UK runners and developed a greater understanding of risk factors surrounding Achilles tendinopathy. His current work is developing treatment of tendon injuries (tendinopathy and rupture) and calf muscle injuries.
Research interests:
• Tendon disorders – including tendinopathy and ruptures of all tendons but predominately lower limb. His particular focus is understanding the cause of these disorders so that we may understand how to treat and prevent these debilitating conditions.
• Chronic diseases (Diabetes and Chronic kidney disease) and their link to musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life as we age.
• Chronic persistent Low back pain and other chronic pain states.
• Education of undergraduate physiotherapists and how best to prepare them for work.
• Injuries of the calf, in particular Soleus muscle injuries.
• Sports injuries and prevention.
Seth O’Neill
Associate Professor Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Director of Research School of Healthcare, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Technology and Health
Seth’s clinical and research interests focus around tendon disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Seth’s PhD : ‘A Biomechanical Approach to Achilles Tendinopathy management’ identified prevalence rates of tendinopathy in UK runners and developed a greater understanding of risk factors surrounding Achilles tendinopathy. His current work is developing treatment of tendon injuries (tendinopathy and rupture) and calf muscle injuries.
Research interests:
• Tendon disorders – including tendinopathy and ruptures of all tendons but predominately lower limb. His particular focus is understanding the cause of these disorders so that we may understand how to treat and prevent these debilitating conditions.
• Chronic diseases (Diabetes and Chronic kidney disease) and their link to musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life as we age.
• Chronic persistent Low back pain and other chronic pain states.
• Education of undergraduate physiotherapists and how best to prepare them for work.
• Injuries of the calf, in particular Soleus muscle injuries.
• Sports injuries and prevention.
Seth O’Neill
Associate Professor Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Director of Research School of Healthcare, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Technology and Health
Seth’s clinical and research interests focus around tendon disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Seth’s PhD : ‘A Biomechanical Approach to Achilles Tendinopathy management’ identified prevalence rates of tendinopathy in UK runners and developed a greater understanding of risk factors surrounding Achilles tendinopathy. His current work is developing treatment of tendon injuries (tendinopathy and rupture) and calf muscle injuries.
Research interests:
• Tendon disorders – including tendinopathy and ruptures of all tendons but predominately lower limb. His particular focus is understanding the cause of these disorders so that we may understand how to treat and prevent these debilitating conditions.
• Chronic diseases (Diabetes and Chronic kidney disease) and their link to musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life as we age.
• Chronic persistent Low back pain and other chronic pain states.
• Education of undergraduate physiotherapists and how best to prepare them for work.
• Injuries of the calf, in particular Soleus muscle injuries.
• Sports injuries and prevention.
Helen Tunnicliffe
Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist / Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Helen Tunnicliffe is a Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in the upper limb, from the University Hospitals of Leicester. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, working in secondary care and leading an upper limb intermediate care service. She is currently undertaking a Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship funded by the NIHR at the University of Leicester, looking to improve care for patients who have sustained a proximal humerus fracture that is managed conservatively, title ‘Patient led earlier mobilisation in COnservatively managed Proximal humErus fractures: COPE’. She was lead author on a recently published systematic review titled ‘How long is the arm immobilised after a conservatively managed displaced proximal humerus fractue and does early mobilisation effect complication rates.’
Helen Tunnicliffe
Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist / Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Helen Tunnicliffe is a Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in the upper limb, from the University Hospitals of Leicester. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, working in secondary care and leading an upper limb intermediate care service. She is currently undertaking a Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship funded by the NIHR at the University of Leicester, looking to improve care for patients who have sustained a proximal humerus fracture that is managed conservatively, title ‘Patient led earlier mobilisation in COnservatively managed Proximal humErus fractures: COPE’. She was lead author on a recently published systematic review titled ‘How long is the arm immobilised after a conservatively managed displaced proximal humerus fractue and does early mobilisation effect complication rates.’
Helen Tunnicliffe
Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist / Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Helen Tunnicliffe is a Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in the upper limb, from the University Hospitals of Leicester. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, working in secondary care and leading an upper limb intermediate care service. She is currently undertaking a Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship funded by the NIHR at the University of Leicester, looking to improve care for patients who have sustained a proximal humerus fracture that is managed conservatively, title ‘Patient led earlier mobilisation in COnservatively managed Proximal humErus fractures: COPE’. She was lead author on a recently published systematic review titled ‘How long is the arm immobilised after a conservatively managed displaced proximal humerus fractue and does early mobilisation effect complication rates.’
Emma Good
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Emma is a Postgraduate Researcher (PhD candidate) in Healthcare. Her PhD project aims to develop a tool to support people in preventing the development of severe antipsychotic-induced metabolic side effects (MSEs) and metabolic syndrome in high-risk groups. Her research focuses on identifying the behavioural determinants associated with the development of MSEs and metabolic syndrome using a qualitative approach. Previous research experience includes qualitative approaches and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Her research interests include, psychology, behaviour, mental health, and qualitative research methods.
Emma Good
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Emma is a Postgraduate Researcher (PhD candidate) in Healthcare. Her PhD project aims to develop a tool to support people in preventing the development of severe antipsychotic-induced metabolic side effects (MSEs) and metabolic syndrome in high-risk groups. Her research focuses on identifying the behavioural determinants associated with the development of MSEs and metabolic syndrome using a qualitative approach. Previous research experience includes qualitative approaches and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Her research interests include, psychology, behaviour, mental health, and qualitative research methods.
Emma Good
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Emma is a Postgraduate Researcher (PhD candidate) in Healthcare. Her PhD project aims to develop a tool to support people in preventing the development of severe antipsychotic-induced metabolic side effects (MSEs) and metabolic syndrome in high-risk groups. Her research focuses on identifying the behavioural determinants associated with the development of MSEs and metabolic syndrome using a qualitative approach. Previous research experience includes qualitative approaches and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Her research interests include, psychology, behaviour, mental health, and qualitative research methods.
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Natalie Darko
Associate Professor of Health Inequalities, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Natalie Darko is an Associate Professor of Health Inequalities and specialises in health research and practice that addresses equality, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented and minority groups. She has extensive experience in leading and delivering research within the field of health inequalities, of which her current research projects focus on maternal health, womb cancer, social prescribing, diabetes, faith-based interventions, and dementia. She supports researchers, organisations and practitioners on how to work collaboratively with and for underserved and minority groups to inform equitable health and research practice.
Natalie Darko
Associate Professor of Health Inequalities, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Natalie Darko is an Associate Professor of Health Inequalities and specialises in health research and practice that addresses equality, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented and minority groups. She has extensive experience in leading and delivering research within the field of health inequalities, of which her current research projects focus on maternal health, womb cancer, social prescribing, diabetes, faith-based interventions, and dementia. She supports researchers, organisations and practitioners on how to work collaboratively with and for underserved and minority groups to inform equitable health and research practice.
Natalie Darko
Associate Professor of Health Inequalities, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Natalie Darko is an Associate Professor of Health Inequalities and specialises in health research and practice that addresses equality, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented and minority groups. She has extensive experience in leading and delivering research within the field of health inequalities, of which her current research projects focus on maternal health, womb cancer, social prescribing, diabetes, faith-based interventions, and dementia. She supports researchers, organisations and practitioners on how to work collaboratively with and for underserved and minority groups to inform equitable health and research practice.
Michelle O’Reilly
Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health and Chartered Psychologist in Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Technology and Health
Dr Michelle O’Reilly (BSc [hons], MSc, MA, PhD, PGCAPHE, SFHEA, C.Psychol, AFBPsS) is an Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant and Quality Improvement Advisor for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health and a visiting lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Michelle has research interests in mental health and social media, self-harm and suicide, neurodevelopmental conditions, and child mental health services, such as mental health assessments and family therapy. Michelle undertakes research around health inequalities, health communication, health and technology, health and vulnerability.
Michelle O’Reilly
Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health and Chartered Psychologist in Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Technology and Health
Dr Michelle O’Reilly (BSc [hons], MSc, MA, PhD, PGCAPHE, SFHEA, C.Psychol, AFBPsS) is an Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant and Quality Improvement Advisor for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health and a visiting lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Michelle has research interests in mental health and social media, self-harm and suicide, neurodevelopmental conditions, and child mental health services, such as mental health assessments and family therapy. Michelle undertakes research around health inequalities, health communication, health and technology, health and vulnerability.
Michelle O’Reilly
Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health and Chartered Psychologist in Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Technology and Health
Dr Michelle O’Reilly (BSc [hons], MSc, MA, PhD, PGCAPHE, SFHEA, C.Psychol, AFBPsS) is an Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant and Quality Improvement Advisor for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health and a visiting lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Michelle has research interests in mental health and social media, self-harm and suicide, neurodevelopmental conditions, and child mental health services, such as mental health assessments and family therapy. Michelle undertakes research around health inequalities, health communication, health and technology, health and vulnerability.
Pamela Rogerson Revell
Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Pamela Rogerson Revell is a Professor of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the detailed analysis of speech and language in professional interactions, including healthcare communication, using a variety of methodological approaches, including, CA, phonological and pragmatic analysis. Much of her work focuses on the importance of linguistic sensitivity and proficiency to ensure mutual understanding and build rapport, particularly in interactions with speakers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Examples of her recent funded research include an interdisciplinary study of English language learning and psychological well-being of refugee students at the University of Leicester and an impact study investigating empathy in healthcare encounters and implications for training healthcare professionals.
Pamela Rogerson Revell
Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Pamela Rogerson Revell is a Professor of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the detailed analysis of speech and language in professional interactions, including healthcare communication, using a variety of methodological approaches, including, CA, phonological and pragmatic analysis. Much of her work focuses on the importance of linguistic sensitivity and proficiency to ensure mutual understanding and build rapport, particularly in interactions with speakers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Examples of her recent funded research include an interdisciplinary study of English language learning and psychological well-being of refugee students at the University of Leicester and an impact study investigating empathy in healthcare encounters and implications for training healthcare professionals.
Pamela Rogerson Revell
Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Pamela Rogerson Revell is a Professor of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the detailed analysis of speech and language in professional interactions, including healthcare communication, using a variety of methodological approaches, including, CA, phonological and pragmatic analysis. Much of her work focuses on the importance of linguistic sensitivity and proficiency to ensure mutual understanding and build rapport, particularly in interactions with speakers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Examples of her recent funded research include an interdisciplinary study of English language learning and psychological well-being of refugee students at the University of Leicester and an impact study investigating empathy in healthcare encounters and implications for training healthcare professionals.
Teela Sanders
Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Teela Sanders research focuses on health in relation to gender based violence in a range of settings, particularly the sex industry. Mental health and support for sex workers has been a key part of this research.
Teela Sanders
Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Teela Sanders research focuses on health in relation to gender based violence in a range of settings, particularly the sex industry. Mental health and support for sex workers has been a key part of this research.
Teela Sanders
Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Teela Sanders research focuses on health in relation to gender based violence in a range of settings, particularly the sex industry. Mental health and support for sex workers has been a key part of this research.
Jose Miola
Professor of Health Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Jose is Professor in Health Law, and he has published extensively in the area of medical law and ethics. Particular interests include informed consent; the interplay between medical law, professional guidance and medical ethics; and issues relating to liability. His current research explores liability issues relating to AI entities in healthcare and the barriers to responsible medical innovation.
Jose Miola
Professor of Health Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Jose is Professor in Health Law, and he has published extensively in the area of medical law and ethics. Particular interests include informed consent; the interplay between medical law, professional guidance and medical ethics; and issues relating to liability. His current research explores liability issues relating to AI entities in healthcare and the barriers to responsible medical innovation.
Jose Miola
Professor of Health Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Jose is Professor in Health Law, and he has published extensively in the area of medical law and ethics. Particular interests include informed consent; the interplay between medical law, professional guidance and medical ethics; and issues relating to liability. His current research explores liability issues relating to AI entities in healthcare and the barriers to responsible medical innovation.
Nataly Papadopoulou
Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Dr Nataly Papadopoulou is an academic with specialist knowledge in medical/health law and human rights. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou’s research focus on the law and practice at the end-of-life, especially the regulation and practice of assisted death from a comparative, contextual perspective. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou considers assisted death as a global phenomenon, and a pressing contemporary challenge which demands legal and healthcare input, comparative, cross-disciplinary perspectives, creativity and innovation. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou looks at common law jurisdictions and European law systems (including jurisdictions like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland with established regulatory frameworks, but also jurisdictions with recently enacted legislation like Portugal, Canada, and Spain) to understand not just regulation and practice, but also the culture and politics shaping assisted death.
Nataly Papadopoulou
Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Dr Nataly Papadopoulou is an academic with specialist knowledge in medical/health law and human rights. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou’s research focus on the law and practice at the end-of-life, especially the regulation and practice of assisted death from a comparative, contextual perspective. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou considers assisted death as a global phenomenon, and a pressing contemporary challenge which demands legal and healthcare input, comparative, cross-disciplinary perspectives, creativity and innovation. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou looks at common law jurisdictions and European law systems (including jurisdictions like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland with established regulatory frameworks, but also jurisdictions with recently enacted legislation like Portugal, Canada, and Spain) to understand not just regulation and practice, but also the culture and politics shaping assisted death.
Nataly Papadopoulou
Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Dr Nataly Papadopoulou is an academic with specialist knowledge in medical/health law and human rights. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou’s research focus on the law and practice at the end-of-life, especially the regulation and practice of assisted death from a comparative, contextual perspective. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou considers assisted death as a global phenomenon, and a pressing contemporary challenge which demands legal and healthcare input, comparative, cross-disciplinary perspectives, creativity and innovation. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou looks at common law jurisdictions and European law systems (including jurisdictions like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland with established regulatory frameworks, but also jurisdictions with recently enacted legislation like Portugal, Canada, and Spain) to understand not just regulation and practice, but also the culture and politics shaping assisted death.
Louis Steven Levene
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Levene is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, specialising in population health in primary care populations. He has developed a conceptual research framework for understanding the associations between health outcomes (mortality and intermediate), socioeconomic factors, and general practice factors (such as funding, continuity, workforce), with particular reference to inequalities. He has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current research explores the impact of the pandemic on primary care funding, workforce and continuity of care.
Louis Steven Levene
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Levene is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, specialising in population health in primary care populations. He has developed a conceptual research framework for understanding the associations between health outcomes (mortality and intermediate), socioeconomic factors, and general practice factors (such as funding, continuity, workforce), with particular reference to inequalities. He has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current research explores the impact of the pandemic on primary care funding, workforce and continuity of care.
Louis Steven Levene
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Levene is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, specialising in population health in primary care populations. He has developed a conceptual research framework for understanding the associations between health outcomes (mortality and intermediate), socioeconomic factors, and general practice factors (such as funding, continuity, workforce), with particular reference to inequalities. He has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current research explores the impact of the pandemic on primary care funding, workforce and continuity of care.
Jennifer Creese
Lecturer in Health Services Research, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Jennifer Creese is a Lecturer in Health Services Research, specialising dually in health workforce research and diverse experiences of health & social care. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, her research explores how culture (ethnic and religious culture, but also organisational and professional culture) shapes experiences of healthcare for staff, patients and the public. She has worked on health workforce wellbeing and retention across both Ireland and the UK, and on patient and carer experiences in maternity, dementia and learning disability care across both the UK and Australia, and has published extensively in both areas. She is a qualitative methods expert specialising in interview and ethnographic studies. Her current research projects cover a wide range of topics, including maternity care experiences among Black British mothers, healthcare staff interactions with patients with autism, efficacy of staff wellbeing programmes in NHS Trusts, and supports for ethnically-diverse NHS staff speaking up for patient safety.
Jennifer Creese
Lecturer in Health Services Research, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Jennifer Creese is a Lecturer in Health Services Research, specialising dually in health workforce research and diverse experiences of health & social care. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, her research explores how culture (ethnic and religious culture, but also organisational and professional culture) shapes experiences of healthcare for staff, patients and the public. She has worked on health workforce wellbeing and retention across both Ireland and the UK, and on patient and carer experiences in maternity, dementia and learning disability care across both the UK and Australia, and has published extensively in both areas. She is a qualitative methods expert specialising in interview and ethnographic studies. Her current research projects cover a wide range of topics, including maternity care experiences among Black British mothers, healthcare staff interactions with patients with autism, efficacy of staff wellbeing programmes in NHS Trusts, and supports for ethnically-diverse NHS staff speaking up for patient safety.
Jennifer Creese
Lecturer in Health Services Research, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Jennifer Creese is a Lecturer in Health Services Research, specialising dually in health workforce research and diverse experiences of health & social care. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, her research explores how culture (ethnic and religious culture, but also organisational and professional culture) shapes experiences of healthcare for staff, patients and the public. She has worked on health workforce wellbeing and retention across both Ireland and the UK, and on patient and carer experiences in maternity, dementia and learning disability care across both the UK and Australia, and has published extensively in both areas. She is a qualitative methods expert specialising in interview and ethnographic studies. Her current research projects cover a wide range of topics, including maternity care experiences among Black British mothers, healthcare staff interactions with patients with autism, efficacy of staff wellbeing programmes in NHS Trusts, and supports for ethnically-diverse NHS staff speaking up for patient safety.
Sarah Park
Professor in International Business, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Sarah Park (PhD, MBA, MA, BA, FHEA) is a Professor in International Business at University of Leicester School of Business. Her research examines work and employment (both paid employment and self-employment) and health and wellbeing outcomes. Her work has been published in world leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of World Business and Social Science and Medicine. Her work has been supported by a number of funders including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy in partnership with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Sarah Park
Professor in International Business, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Sarah Park (PhD, MBA, MA, BA, FHEA) is a Professor in International Business at University of Leicester School of Business. Her research examines work and employment (both paid employment and self-employment) and health and wellbeing outcomes. Her work has been published in world leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of World Business and Social Science and Medicine. Her work has been supported by a number of funders including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy in partnership with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Sarah Park
Professor in International Business, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Sarah Park (PhD, MBA, MA, BA, FHEA) is a Professor in International Business at University of Leicester School of Business. Her research examines work and employment (both paid employment and self-employment) and health and wellbeing outcomes. Her work has been published in world leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of World Business and Social Science and Medicine. Her work has been supported by a number of funders including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy in partnership with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Timothy C Pearce
Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and Reader of Bioengineering, University of Leicester
Expert In: Precision health, Technology and Health
Tim Pearce’s research focuses on bio-chemical sensing, machine learning and AI. He is currently Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and in the School of Engineering that works closely with clinicians and life scientists around the area of MedTech. He is currently College Lead of the CSE Health Theme.
Timothy C Pearce
Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and Reader of Bioengineering, University of Leicester
Expert In: Precision health, Technology and Health
Tim Pearce’s research focuses on bio-chemical sensing, machine learning and AI. He is currently Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and in the School of Engineering that works closely with clinicians and life scientists around the area of MedTech. He is currently College Lead of the CSE Health Theme.
Timothy C Pearce
Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and Reader of Bioengineering, University of Leicester
Expert In: Precision health, Technology and Health
Tim Pearce’s research focuses on bio-chemical sensing, machine learning and AI. He is currently Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and in the School of Engineering that works closely with clinicians and life scientists around the area of MedTech. He is currently College Lead of the CSE Health Theme.
Joy Spiliopoulos
Research Associate, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Joy Spiliopoulos is a sociologist and currently a research associate at the University of Leicester, Department of Population Health Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of migration, gender, racism, exploitation and discrimination, UK race relations, social and health inequalities, adult social care, and others, using primarily feminist theory (intersectionality, critical feminist theory). Much of her work has focused on the positioning of nurses, care workers and domestic workers, in the NHS and the social care sector, in the UK and elsewhere (the Philippines), and more recently on the retention and recruitment of migrant nurses post-Brexit. She has a particular interest in social impact, public engagement and co-creation with stakeholders.
Joy Spiliopoulos
Research Associate, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Joy Spiliopoulos is a sociologist and currently a research associate at the University of Leicester, Department of Population Health Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of migration, gender, racism, exploitation and discrimination, UK race relations, social and health inequalities, adult social care, and others, using primarily feminist theory (intersectionality, critical feminist theory). Much of her work has focused on the positioning of nurses, care workers and domestic workers, in the NHS and the social care sector, in the UK and elsewhere (the Philippines), and more recently on the retention and recruitment of migrant nurses post-Brexit. She has a particular interest in social impact, public engagement and co-creation with stakeholders.
Joy Spiliopoulos
Research Associate, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Joy Spiliopoulos is a sociologist and currently a research associate at the University of Leicester, Department of Population Health Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of migration, gender, racism, exploitation and discrimination, UK race relations, social and health inequalities, adult social care, and others, using primarily feminist theory (intersectionality, critical feminist theory). Much of her work has focused on the positioning of nurses, care workers and domestic workers, in the NHS and the social care sector, in the UK and elsewhere (the Philippines), and more recently on the retention and recruitment of migrant nurses post-Brexit. She has a particular interest in social impact, public engagement and co-creation with stakeholders.
Emma Sleath
Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Emma Sleath is a HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist, Associate Professor in Criminology. She is an expert in criminal justice and health responses to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including research that embeds lived experience in the way in which we carry out research.
Emma Sleath
Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Emma Sleath is a HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist, Associate Professor in Criminology. She is an expert in criminal justice and health responses to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including research that embeds lived experience in the way in which we carry out research.
Emma Sleath
Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Emma Sleath is a HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist, Associate Professor in Criminology. She is an expert in criminal justice and health responses to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including research that embeds lived experience in the way in which we carry out research.
Julie Norton
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Director of Postgraduate Research and RIKE Lead, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Dr Julie Norton is Director of Postgraduate Research and Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Lead in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. She is also Chair of the Lesson Study Research Group. Julie is an international expert in the development of learning materials/resources and has extensive experience of leading international research projects in this area, and in teacher education projects, with related publications. Julie is author of the global coursebook for learning English, Navigate B1 (Oxford University Press) which was short-listed for two prestigious awards (English- Speaking Union and British Council Innovations Award in English Language Teaching). This coursebook is used by over 65,000 students in Peru alone. She is co-editor and co-author of The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching. Oxon: Routledge (2022), a highly prestigious series in Applied Linguistics. Julie’s doctoral research at the University of Cambridge (1999) involved the use of discourse analysis to analyse spoken interactions in the Cambridge Speaking Tests. Her current research interests include analysing patient-medical student interaction to foster greater empathic communication skills in healthcare professionals.
Julie Norton
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Director of Postgraduate Research and RIKE Lead, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Dr Julie Norton is Director of Postgraduate Research and Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Lead in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. She is also Chair of the Lesson Study Research Group. Julie is an international expert in the development of learning materials/resources and has extensive experience of leading international research projects in this area, and in teacher education projects, with related publications. Julie is author of the global coursebook for learning English, Navigate B1 (Oxford University Press) which was short-listed for two prestigious awards (English- Speaking Union and British Council Innovations Award in English Language Teaching). This coursebook is used by over 65,000 students in Peru alone. She is co-editor and co-author of The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching. Oxon: Routledge (2022), a highly prestigious series in Applied Linguistics. Julie’s doctoral research at the University of Cambridge (1999) involved the use of discourse analysis to analyse spoken interactions in the Cambridge Speaking Tests. Her current research interests include analysing patient-medical student interaction to foster greater empathic communication skills in healthcare professionals.
Julie Norton
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Director of Postgraduate Research and RIKE Lead, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Dr Julie Norton is Director of Postgraduate Research and Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Lead in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. She is also Chair of the Lesson Study Research Group. Julie is an international expert in the development of learning materials/resources and has extensive experience of leading international research projects in this area, and in teacher education projects, with related publications. Julie is author of the global coursebook for learning English, Navigate B1 (Oxford University Press) which was short-listed for two prestigious awards (English- Speaking Union and British Council Innovations Award in English Language Teaching). This coursebook is used by over 65,000 students in Peru alone. She is co-editor and co-author of The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching. Oxon: Routledge (2022), a highly prestigious series in Applied Linguistics. Julie’s doctoral research at the University of Cambridge (1999) involved the use of discourse analysis to analyse spoken interactions in the Cambridge Speaking Tests. Her current research interests include analysing patient-medical student interaction to foster greater empathic communication skills in healthcare professionals.
Emma Bridger
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Bridger is a Lecturer in Psychology, specialising in lay perceptions of the social determinants of health and socioeconomic health inequalities. Her research focuses in particular on how to communicate and frame the complexities of how social determinants influence health both to the general population and in patient interactions. She has a particular interest in the influence of wider determinants (including political determinants) on mental health and using systems-based approaches to explore this. Dr Bridger has recently been awarded a British Academy Talent Development Grant to develop network analysis tools to examine the complex interactions between social determinants, depression and anxiety.
Emma Bridger
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Bridger is a Lecturer in Psychology, specialising in lay perceptions of the social determinants of health and socioeconomic health inequalities. Her research focuses in particular on how to communicate and frame the complexities of how social determinants influence health both to the general population and in patient interactions. She has a particular interest in the influence of wider determinants (including political determinants) on mental health and using systems-based approaches to explore this. Dr Bridger has recently been awarded a British Academy Talent Development Grant to develop network analysis tools to examine the complex interactions between social determinants, depression and anxiety.
Emma Bridger
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Bridger is a Lecturer in Psychology, specialising in lay perceptions of the social determinants of health and socioeconomic health inequalities. Her research focuses in particular on how to communicate and frame the complexities of how social determinants influence health both to the general population and in patient interactions. She has a particular interest in the influence of wider determinants (including political determinants) on mental health and using systems-based approaches to explore this. Dr Bridger has recently been awarded a British Academy Talent Development Grant to develop network analysis tools to examine the complex interactions between social determinants, depression and anxiety.
Emma Palmer
Reader in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Palmer is a Reader in Forensic Psychology, with expertise in the design and evaluation of interventions in the criminal justice system (prison, community settings, such as Probation or Youth Justice) and/or with people who have committed crime. Her recent research has explored health and healthcare for people in prison and access to healthcare for people leaving prison. She is currently PI for an NIHR funded project evaluating a care-after-custody service for prison-leavers, that aims to increase access to community based healthcare services for prison-leavers.
Emma Palmer
Reader in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Palmer is a Reader in Forensic Psychology, with expertise in the design and evaluation of interventions in the criminal justice system (prison, community settings, such as Probation or Youth Justice) and/or with people who have committed crime. Her recent research has explored health and healthcare for people in prison and access to healthcare for people leaving prison. She is currently PI for an NIHR funded project evaluating a care-after-custody service for prison-leavers, that aims to increase access to community based healthcare services for prison-leavers.
Emma Palmer
Reader in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Palmer is a Reader in Forensic Psychology, with expertise in the design and evaluation of interventions in the criminal justice system (prison, community settings, such as Probation or Youth Justice) and/or with people who have committed crime. Her recent research has explored health and healthcare for people in prison and access to healthcare for people leaving prison. She is currently PI for an NIHR funded project evaluating a care-after-custody service for prison-leavers, that aims to increase access to community based healthcare services for prison-leavers.
Elizabeth T. Hurren
Professor in Modern History, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health/Medical Law and Ethics, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Internationally Elizabeth is known as a leading historian of the body, poverty and welfare, specialising in histories of anatomy, childbirth, coroners, crime and punishment, death and dying, forensic medicine, and patient voices, from the early modern period to the present-day. She has published both chronologically and thematically from Leonardo da Vinci to the Human Genome. Her latest published book with Cambridge University Press (2021) focuses on hidden histories of the dead that underpinned the expansion of research in the medical sciences from 1930 to 2000. Elizabeth works collaboratively on translational research grants that are inter-disciplinary; she has done a considerable amount of funded historical consultancy. Her career portfolio totals £2.8m and she is currently a CI on the UofL Welcome Trust Award £1m on improving research culture (2024-26).
Elizabeth T. Hurren
Professor in Modern History, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health/Medical Law and Ethics, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Internationally Elizabeth is known as a leading historian of the body, poverty and welfare, specialising in histories of anatomy, childbirth, coroners, crime and punishment, death and dying, forensic medicine, and patient voices, from the early modern period to the present-day. She has published both chronologically and thematically from Leonardo da Vinci to the Human Genome. Her latest published book with Cambridge University Press (2021) focuses on hidden histories of the dead that underpinned the expansion of research in the medical sciences from 1930 to 2000. Elizabeth works collaboratively on translational research grants that are inter-disciplinary; she has done a considerable amount of funded historical consultancy. Her career portfolio totals £2.8m and she is currently a CI on the UofL Welcome Trust Award £1m on improving research culture (2024-26).
Elizabeth T. Hurren
Professor in Modern History, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health/Medical Law and Ethics, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Internationally Elizabeth is known as a leading historian of the body, poverty and welfare, specialising in histories of anatomy, childbirth, coroners, crime and punishment, death and dying, forensic medicine, and patient voices, from the early modern period to the present-day. She has published both chronologically and thematically from Leonardo da Vinci to the Human Genome. Her latest published book with Cambridge University Press (2021) focuses on hidden histories of the dead that underpinned the expansion of research in the medical sciences from 1930 to 2000. Elizabeth works collaboratively on translational research grants that are inter-disciplinary; she has done a considerable amount of funded historical consultancy. Her career portfolio totals £2.8m and she is currently a CI on the UofL Welcome Trust Award £1m on improving research culture (2024-26).
Lynne Howells
Manager – Institute for Precision Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Precision health, Technology and Health
Dr Howells has a delivered translational cancer research for over 20 years, manging the NIHR/Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) for 15 years. The ECMC remit was to deliver new drugs into patients faster, streamlining the route from translational research all the way through to first in man studies. Latterly she has moved to manage the Institute for Precision Health (IPH), the Leicester Drug Discovery and Diagnostics team, and the MRC Impact Accelerator Account. Together, this provides resource for interdisciplinarity, proof of concept funding, industry connections, innovation, impact, grant writing and project support.
Lynne Howells
Manager – Institute for Precision Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Precision health, Technology and Health
Dr Howells has a delivered translational cancer research for over 20 years, manging the NIHR/Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) for 15 years. The ECMC remit was to deliver new drugs into patients faster, streamlining the route from translational research all the way through to first in man studies. Latterly she has moved to manage the Institute for Precision Health (IPH), the Leicester Drug Discovery and Diagnostics team, and the MRC Impact Accelerator Account. Together, this provides resource for interdisciplinarity, proof of concept funding, industry connections, innovation, impact, grant writing and project support.
Lynne Howells
Manager – Institute for Precision Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Precision health, Technology and Health
Dr Howells has a delivered translational cancer research for over 20 years, manging the NIHR/Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) for 15 years. The ECMC remit was to deliver new drugs into patients faster, streamlining the route from translational research all the way through to first in man studies. Latterly she has moved to manage the Institute for Precision Health (IPH), the Leicester Drug Discovery and Diagnostics team, and the MRC Impact Accelerator Account. Together, this provides resource for interdisciplinarity, proof of concept funding, industry connections, innovation, impact, grant writing and project support.
Maggie (Jing) Zeng
Professor in Strategy and Innovation, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Technology and Health
Maggie Zeng is a Professor in Strategy and Innovation with a strong focus on smart and digital healthcare. Maggie has worked extensively with health tech startups, helping to bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare implementation. Her experience includes contributions to digital health hubs, smart maternity ward and virtual ward initiatives, where she supported the integration of emerging technologies into healthcare delivery. With expertise in platform ecosystems and digital transformation, Maggie has collaborated on projects that explore how technology can enhance patient care, and drive scalable healthcare solutions. Maggie’s research examines how strategic innovation fosters the adoption of digital health tools, making her a valuable partner for interdisciplinary collaborations in the rapidly evolving health tech landscape.
Maggie (Jing) Zeng
Professor in Strategy and Innovation, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Technology and Health
Maggie Zeng is a Professor in Strategy and Innovation with a strong focus on smart and digital healthcare. Maggie has worked extensively with health tech startups, helping to bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare implementation. Her experience includes contributions to digital health hubs, smart maternity ward and virtual ward initiatives, where she supported the integration of emerging technologies into healthcare delivery. With expertise in platform ecosystems and digital transformation, Maggie has collaborated on projects that explore how technology can enhance patient care, and drive scalable healthcare solutions. Maggie’s research examines how strategic innovation fosters the adoption of digital health tools, making her a valuable partner for interdisciplinary collaborations in the rapidly evolving health tech landscape.
Maggie (Jing) Zeng
Professor in Strategy and Innovation, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Technology and Health
Maggie Zeng is a Professor in Strategy and Innovation with a strong focus on smart and digital healthcare. Maggie has worked extensively with health tech startups, helping to bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare implementation. Her experience includes contributions to digital health hubs, smart maternity ward and virtual ward initiatives, where she supported the integration of emerging technologies into healthcare delivery. With expertise in platform ecosystems and digital transformation, Maggie has collaborated on projects that explore how technology can enhance patient care, and drive scalable healthcare solutions. Maggie’s research examines how strategic innovation fosters the adoption of digital health tools, making her a valuable partner for interdisciplinary collaborations in the rapidly evolving health tech landscape.
Abdul-Munim Bashir
Clinical Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Abs is an Advanced Care Clinical Pharmacist, who has worked in senior leadership roles across the healthcare industry, particularly Pharmacy, GP surgeries, hospitals and prisons. He is passionate about reducing health inequalities, promoting equitable access to healthcare and believes in strengthening capabilities to engage the communities we live in and offer healthcare provision. Abs is eager to utilise this opportunity to forge academic rigour with clinical application to improve patient mental health outcomes. As a Clinical Fellow his PhD explores the culturally appropriate support required to meet the Dementia needs of South Asians and their carers as an ethnic minority community via VCFSEs to improve understanding and access for effective support and care.
Abdul-Munim Bashir
Clinical Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Abs is an Advanced Care Clinical Pharmacist, who has worked in senior leadership roles across the healthcare industry, particularly Pharmacy, GP surgeries, hospitals and prisons. He is passionate about reducing health inequalities, promoting equitable access to healthcare and believes in strengthening capabilities to engage the communities we live in and offer healthcare provision. Abs is eager to utilise this opportunity to forge academic rigour with clinical application to improve patient mental health outcomes. As a Clinical Fellow his PhD explores the culturally appropriate support required to meet the Dementia needs of South Asians and their carers as an ethnic minority community via VCFSEs to improve understanding and access for effective support and care.
Abdul-Munim Bashir
Clinical Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Abs is an Advanced Care Clinical Pharmacist, who has worked in senior leadership roles across the healthcare industry, particularly Pharmacy, GP surgeries, hospitals and prisons. He is passionate about reducing health inequalities, promoting equitable access to healthcare and believes in strengthening capabilities to engage the communities we live in and offer healthcare provision. Abs is eager to utilise this opportunity to forge academic rigour with clinical application to improve patient mental health outcomes. As a Clinical Fellow his PhD explores the culturally appropriate support required to meet the Dementia needs of South Asians and their carers as an ethnic minority community via VCFSEs to improve understanding and access for effective support and care.
Lucy Smith
Professor of Perinatal Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Social Determinants of Health
Lucy Smith is a Professor in Perinatal Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. Her main interests focus on improving outcomes for pregnant women, parents and babies and developing strategies to reduce inequalities in health. Lucy‘s research focuses on births before 24 weeks of gestation and understanding variation in practice following second trimester pregnancy loss, including care provision and birth and death certification funded by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. Her work combines statistical analyses of routine data to improve national and international comparisons of mortality measures, with qualitative studies of health professionals’ practice and parents’ experiences. She is part of the UNICEF Stillbirth Estimation Group and the international Euro-Peristat project who work to provide robust data on perinatal outcomes across 31 countries of Europe. Lucy has also chaired multi-agency working groups to develop national clinical guidance around miscarriage and stillbirth.
Lucy Smith
Professor of Perinatal Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Social Determinants of Health
Lucy Smith is a Professor in Perinatal Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. Her main interests focus on improving outcomes for pregnant women, parents and babies and developing strategies to reduce inequalities in health. Lucy‘s research focuses on births before 24 weeks of gestation and understanding variation in practice following second trimester pregnancy loss, including care provision and birth and death certification funded by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. Her work combines statistical analyses of routine data to improve national and international comparisons of mortality measures, with qualitative studies of health professionals’ practice and parents’ experiences. She is part of the UNICEF Stillbirth Estimation Group and the international Euro-Peristat project who work to provide robust data on perinatal outcomes across 31 countries of Europe. Lucy has also chaired multi-agency working groups to develop national clinical guidance around miscarriage and stillbirth.
Lucy Smith
Professor of Perinatal Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Social Determinants of Health
Lucy Smith is a Professor in Perinatal Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. Her main interests focus on improving outcomes for pregnant women, parents and babies and developing strategies to reduce inequalities in health. Lucy‘s research focuses on births before 24 weeks of gestation and understanding variation in practice following second trimester pregnancy loss, including care provision and birth and death certification funded by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. Her work combines statistical analyses of routine data to improve national and international comparisons of mortality measures, with qualitative studies of health professionals’ practice and parents’ experiences. She is part of the UNICEF Stillbirth Estimation Group and the international Euro-Peristat project who work to provide robust data on perinatal outcomes across 31 countries of Europe. Lucy has also chaired multi-agency working groups to develop national clinical guidance around miscarriage and stillbirth.
Professor Claire Brock
Professor of Health Humanities (Modern History of Medicine), University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Claire Brock holds a Chair in Health Humanities, and is an internationally-renowned historian of women’s health. Her research has focused specifically on surgical practitioners and patients between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, and includes the first monograph on the history of women surgeons, funded by the Wellcome Trust (*British Women Surgeons and Their Patients, 1860-1918*, CUP, 2017). Current work includes a forthcoming monograph on *Surgery at Home, 1880-1930*, which relocates surgical practices to the domestic environment, where many still underwent operations even into the twentieth century. In 2025, she is also running ESRC IAA-funded events with the Pascal Theatre Company and The London Archives on staging the history of healthcare, which has an especial focus on female and working-class patients. This project builds upon impact work to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London School of Medicine for Women, held in 2024.
Professor Claire Brock
Professor of Health Humanities (Modern History of Medicine), University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Claire Brock holds a Chair in Health Humanities, and is an internationally-renowned historian of women’s health. Her research has focused specifically on surgical practitioners and patients between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, and includes the first monograph on the history of women surgeons, funded by the Wellcome Trust (*British Women Surgeons and Their Patients, 1860-1918*, CUP, 2017). Current work includes a forthcoming monograph on *Surgery at Home, 1880-1930*, which relocates surgical practices to the domestic environment, where many still underwent operations even into the twentieth century. In 2025, she is also running ESRC IAA-funded events with the Pascal Theatre Company and The London Archives on staging the history of healthcare, which has an especial focus on female and working-class patients. This project builds upon impact work to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London School of Medicine for Women, held in 2024.
Professor Claire Brock
Professor of Health Humanities (Modern History of Medicine), University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Claire Brock holds a Chair in Health Humanities, and is an internationally-renowned historian of women’s health. Her research has focused specifically on surgical practitioners and patients between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, and includes the first monograph on the history of women surgeons, funded by the Wellcome Trust (*British Women Surgeons and Their Patients, 1860-1918*, CUP, 2017). Current work includes a forthcoming monograph on *Surgery at Home, 1880-1930*, which relocates surgical practices to the domestic environment, where many still underwent operations even into the twentieth century. In 2025, she is also running ESRC IAA-funded events with the Pascal Theatre Company and The London Archives on staging the history of healthcare, which has an especial focus on female and working-class patients. This project builds upon impact work to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London School of Medicine for Women, held in 2024.
Sarah Gunn
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing
Dr Sarah Gunn is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in clinical psychology. She conducts mixed-methods research into the impacts of long-term physical and neurological health conditions (especially Huntington’s disease) for people with the conditions, their caregivers and relatives, and healthcare workers who support them. She works in the local NHS and in third-sector contexts to develop and deliver psychological interventions, and has created a set of novel Acceptance and Commitment Therapy programmes to support people affected by neurological conditions.
Sarah is interested in collaborating with people who are interested in health conditions and their impacts. She brings knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods, and has a particular interest in developing her own knowledge of arts-based qualitative research. She is also very interested in end-of-life care and research into death and dying, particularly from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Sarah Gunn
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing
Dr Sarah Gunn is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in clinical psychology. She conducts mixed-methods research into the impacts of long-term physical and neurological health conditions (especially Huntington’s disease) for people with the conditions, their caregivers and relatives, and healthcare workers who support them. She works in the local NHS and in third-sector contexts to develop and deliver psychological interventions, and has created a set of novel Acceptance and Commitment Therapy programmes to support people affected by neurological conditions.
Sarah is interested in collaborating with people who are interested in health conditions and their impacts. She brings knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods, and has a particular interest in developing her own knowledge of arts-based qualitative research. She is also very interested in end-of-life care and research into death and dying, particularly from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Sarah Gunn
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing
Dr Sarah Gunn is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in clinical psychology. She conducts mixed-methods research into the impacts of long-term physical and neurological health conditions (especially Huntington’s disease) for people with the conditions, their caregivers and relatives, and healthcare workers who support them. She works in the local NHS and in third-sector contexts to develop and deliver psychological interventions, and has created a set of novel Acceptance and Commitment Therapy programmes to support people affected by neurological conditions.
Sarah is interested in collaborating with people who are interested in health conditions and their impacts. She brings knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods, and has a particular interest in developing her own knowledge of arts-based qualitative research. She is also very interested in end-of-life care and research into death and dying, particularly from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Richard Doveston
Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Precision health, Technology and Health
Richard obtained a MChem degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Leicester in 2008 before going on to complete a PhD in the group of Professor Richard Taylor at the University of York. His PhD involved developing a synthetic route to the natural product janoxepin. Following this he took up a post-doctoral position with Professor Adam Nelson and Professor Steve Marsden at the University of Leeds to work in the area of ‘lead-oriented synthesis’. He then joined the Chemical Biology Group at the Technical University of Eindhoven (NL) and was there awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship in 2016. His research carried out under Professor Luc Brunsveld and Dr Christian Ottmann was focused on the discovery and evaluation of novel bioactive small molecules with a particular interest in using molecular glues to stabilise protein-protein interactions. Richard established his research group in the School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology in 2018. The group is interested in continuing to understand and exploit the chemistry behind molecular glues in a pharmaceutical context. They take an interdisciplinary approach working closely with structural biologists and cell biologists.
Richard Doveston
Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Precision health, Technology and Health
Richard obtained a MChem degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Leicester in 2008 before going on to complete a PhD in the group of Professor Richard Taylor at the University of York. His PhD involved developing a synthetic route to the natural product janoxepin. Following this he took up a post-doctoral position with Professor Adam Nelson and Professor Steve Marsden at the University of Leeds to work in the area of ‘lead-oriented synthesis’. He then joined the Chemical Biology Group at the Technical University of Eindhoven (NL) and was there awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship in 2016. His research carried out under Professor Luc Brunsveld and Dr Christian Ottmann was focused on the discovery and evaluation of novel bioactive small molecules with a particular interest in using molecular glues to stabilise protein-protein interactions. Richard established his research group in the School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology in 2018. The group is interested in continuing to understand and exploit the chemistry behind molecular glues in a pharmaceutical context. They take an interdisciplinary approach working closely with structural biologists and cell biologists.
Richard Doveston
Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Precision health, Technology and Health
Richard obtained a MChem degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Leicester in 2008 before going on to complete a PhD in the group of Professor Richard Taylor at the University of York. His PhD involved developing a synthetic route to the natural product janoxepin. Following this he took up a post-doctoral position with Professor Adam Nelson and Professor Steve Marsden at the University of Leeds to work in the area of ‘lead-oriented synthesis’. He then joined the Chemical Biology Group at the Technical University of Eindhoven (NL) and was there awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship in 2016. His research carried out under Professor Luc Brunsveld and Dr Christian Ottmann was focused on the discovery and evaluation of novel bioactive small molecules with a particular interest in using molecular glues to stabilise protein-protein interactions. Richard established his research group in the School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology in 2018. The group is interested in continuing to understand and exploit the chemistry behind molecular glues in a pharmaceutical context. They take an interdisciplinary approach working closely with structural biologists and cell biologists.
Nuala Morse
Associate Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Nuala Morse is an Associate Professor in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research examines the ‘care work’ of culture professionals, and the wider social role of museums in landscapes of care provision. This includes exploring the links between cultural participation, health, well-being and recovery, with a focus on stroke, mental health and dementia. Current research explores the role of museum object handling for hospital-based creative interventions. She is the author of ‘The Museum as a Space of Social Care’ (Routledge, 2021). She co-leads the Creative Health Network at the University of Leicester, which seeks to promote interdisciplinary, community-based collaborations for Creative Health, and share research resources across the region to directly benefit the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through the arts, creativity and culture.
Nuala Morse
Associate Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Nuala Morse is an Associate Professor in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research examines the ‘care work’ of culture professionals, and the wider social role of museums in landscapes of care provision. This includes exploring the links between cultural participation, health, well-being and recovery, with a focus on stroke, mental health and dementia. Current research explores the role of museum object handling for hospital-based creative interventions. She is the author of ‘The Museum as a Space of Social Care’ (Routledge, 2021). She co-leads the Creative Health Network at the University of Leicester, which seeks to promote interdisciplinary, community-based collaborations for Creative Health, and share research resources across the region to directly benefit the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through the arts, creativity and culture.
Nuala Morse
Associate Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Nuala Morse is an Associate Professor in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research examines the ‘care work’ of culture professionals, and the wider social role of museums in landscapes of care provision. This includes exploring the links between cultural participation, health, well-being and recovery, with a focus on stroke, mental health and dementia. Current research explores the role of museum object handling for hospital-based creative interventions. She is the author of ‘The Museum as a Space of Social Care’ (Routledge, 2021). She co-leads the Creative Health Network at the University of Leicester, which seeks to promote interdisciplinary, community-based collaborations for Creative Health, and share research resources across the region to directly benefit the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through the arts, creativity and culture.
Joseph C. Manning
Professor of Nursing and Child Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health, Technology and Health
Joseph’s research is methodologically diverse (exploratory through to intervention development and testing) but strategically aligned to critical evidence gaps and clinical priorities for nursing and child health. He currently leads research that connects to three defined programmes:
(a) harm-free acute care, that includes children and young people’s mental health, skin integrity, medication safety, and patient deterioration;
(b) facilitating health care transitions, that includes complex decision making, and family integrated care; and
(c) optimising health outcomes and survivorship, that includes outcome measurement and prioritisation, post intensive care syndrome in pediatrics (PICS-p), and participation outcomes.
Joseph uses a range of approaches including evidence synthesis, qualitative (art-based, creative methods), and mixed-methods to understand and address complex phenomena. He has extensive experience in the sensitive and inclusive application of these approaches to research with children, young people, and their families.
Joseph C. Manning
Professor of Nursing and Child Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health, Technology and Health
Joseph’s research is methodologically diverse (exploratory through to intervention development and testing) but strategically aligned to critical evidence gaps and clinical priorities for nursing and child health. He currently leads research that connects to three defined programmes:
(a) harm-free acute care, that includes children and young people’s mental health, skin integrity, medication safety, and patient deterioration;
(b) facilitating health care transitions, that includes complex decision making, and family integrated care; and
(c) optimising health outcomes and survivorship, that includes outcome measurement and prioritisation, post intensive care syndrome in pediatrics (PICS-p), and participation outcomes.
Joseph uses a range of approaches including evidence synthesis, qualitative (art-based, creative methods), and mixed-methods to understand and address complex phenomena. He has extensive experience in the sensitive and inclusive application of these approaches to research with children, young people, and their families.
Joseph C. Manning
Professor of Nursing and Child Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health, Technology and Health
Joseph’s research is methodologically diverse (exploratory through to intervention development and testing) but strategically aligned to critical evidence gaps and clinical priorities for nursing and child health. He currently leads research that connects to three defined programmes:
(a) harm-free acute care, that includes children and young people’s mental health, skin integrity, medication safety, and patient deterioration;
(b) facilitating health care transitions, that includes complex decision making, and family integrated care; and
(c) optimising health outcomes and survivorship, that includes outcome measurement and prioritisation, post intensive care syndrome in pediatrics (PICS-p), and participation outcomes.
Joseph uses a range of approaches including evidence synthesis, qualitative (art-based, creative methods), and mixed-methods to understand and address complex phenomena. He has extensive experience in the sensitive and inclusive application of these approaches to research with children, young people, and their families.
Seth O’Neill
Associate Professor Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Director of Research School of Healthcare, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Technology and Health
Seth’s clinical and research interests focus around tendon disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Seth’s PhD : ‘A Biomechanical Approach to Achilles Tendinopathy management’ identified prevalence rates of tendinopathy in UK runners and developed a greater understanding of risk factors surrounding Achilles tendinopathy. His current work is developing treatment of tendon injuries (tendinopathy and rupture) and calf muscle injuries.
Research interests:
• Tendon disorders – including tendinopathy and ruptures of all tendons but predominately lower limb. His particular focus is understanding the cause of these disorders so that we may understand how to treat and prevent these debilitating conditions.
• Chronic diseases (Diabetes and Chronic kidney disease) and their link to musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life as we age.
• Chronic persistent Low back pain and other chronic pain states.
• Education of undergraduate physiotherapists and how best to prepare them for work.
• Injuries of the calf, in particular Soleus muscle injuries.
• Sports injuries and prevention.
Seth O’Neill
Associate Professor Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Director of Research School of Healthcare, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Technology and Health
Seth’s clinical and research interests focus around tendon disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Seth’s PhD : ‘A Biomechanical Approach to Achilles Tendinopathy management’ identified prevalence rates of tendinopathy in UK runners and developed a greater understanding of risk factors surrounding Achilles tendinopathy. His current work is developing treatment of tendon injuries (tendinopathy and rupture) and calf muscle injuries.
Research interests:
• Tendon disorders – including tendinopathy and ruptures of all tendons but predominately lower limb. His particular focus is understanding the cause of these disorders so that we may understand how to treat and prevent these debilitating conditions.
• Chronic diseases (Diabetes and Chronic kidney disease) and their link to musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life as we age.
• Chronic persistent Low back pain and other chronic pain states.
• Education of undergraduate physiotherapists and how best to prepare them for work.
• Injuries of the calf, in particular Soleus muscle injuries.
• Sports injuries and prevention.
Seth O’Neill
Associate Professor Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Director of Research School of Healthcare, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Technology and Health
Seth’s clinical and research interests focus around tendon disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Seth’s PhD : ‘A Biomechanical Approach to Achilles Tendinopathy management’ identified prevalence rates of tendinopathy in UK runners and developed a greater understanding of risk factors surrounding Achilles tendinopathy. His current work is developing treatment of tendon injuries (tendinopathy and rupture) and calf muscle injuries.
Research interests:
• Tendon disorders – including tendinopathy and ruptures of all tendons but predominately lower limb. His particular focus is understanding the cause of these disorders so that we may understand how to treat and prevent these debilitating conditions.
• Chronic diseases (Diabetes and Chronic kidney disease) and their link to musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life as we age.
• Chronic persistent Low back pain and other chronic pain states.
• Education of undergraduate physiotherapists and how best to prepare them for work.
• Injuries of the calf, in particular Soleus muscle injuries.
• Sports injuries and prevention.
Helen Tunnicliffe
Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist / Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Helen Tunnicliffe is a Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in the upper limb, from the University Hospitals of Leicester. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, working in secondary care and leading an upper limb intermediate care service. She is currently undertaking a Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship funded by the NIHR at the University of Leicester, looking to improve care for patients who have sustained a proximal humerus fracture that is managed conservatively, title ‘Patient led earlier mobilisation in COnservatively managed Proximal humErus fractures: COPE’. She was lead author on a recently published systematic review titled ‘How long is the arm immobilised after a conservatively managed displaced proximal humerus fractue and does early mobilisation effect complication rates.’
Helen Tunnicliffe
Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist / Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Helen Tunnicliffe is a Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in the upper limb, from the University Hospitals of Leicester. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, working in secondary care and leading an upper limb intermediate care service. She is currently undertaking a Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship funded by the NIHR at the University of Leicester, looking to improve care for patients who have sustained a proximal humerus fracture that is managed conservatively, title ‘Patient led earlier mobilisation in COnservatively managed Proximal humErus fractures: COPE’. She was lead author on a recently published systematic review titled ‘How long is the arm immobilised after a conservatively managed displaced proximal humerus fractue and does early mobilisation effect complication rates.’
Helen Tunnicliffe
Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist / Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Helen Tunnicliffe is a Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in the upper limb, from the University Hospitals of Leicester. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, working in secondary care and leading an upper limb intermediate care service. She is currently undertaking a Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship funded by the NIHR at the University of Leicester, looking to improve care for patients who have sustained a proximal humerus fracture that is managed conservatively, title ‘Patient led earlier mobilisation in COnservatively managed Proximal humErus fractures: COPE’. She was lead author on a recently published systematic review titled ‘How long is the arm immobilised after a conservatively managed displaced proximal humerus fractue and does early mobilisation effect complication rates.’
Emma Good
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Emma is a Postgraduate Researcher (PhD candidate) in Healthcare. Her PhD project aims to develop a tool to support people in preventing the development of severe antipsychotic-induced metabolic side effects (MSEs) and metabolic syndrome in high-risk groups. Her research focuses on identifying the behavioural determinants associated with the development of MSEs and metabolic syndrome using a qualitative approach. Previous research experience includes qualitative approaches and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Her research interests include, psychology, behaviour, mental health, and qualitative research methods.
Emma Good
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Emma is a Postgraduate Researcher (PhD candidate) in Healthcare. Her PhD project aims to develop a tool to support people in preventing the development of severe antipsychotic-induced metabolic side effects (MSEs) and metabolic syndrome in high-risk groups. Her research focuses on identifying the behavioural determinants associated with the development of MSEs and metabolic syndrome using a qualitative approach. Previous research experience includes qualitative approaches and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Her research interests include, psychology, behaviour, mental health, and qualitative research methods.
Emma Good
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Emma is a Postgraduate Researcher (PhD candidate) in Healthcare. Her PhD project aims to develop a tool to support people in preventing the development of severe antipsychotic-induced metabolic side effects (MSEs) and metabolic syndrome in high-risk groups. Her research focuses on identifying the behavioural determinants associated with the development of MSEs and metabolic syndrome using a qualitative approach. Previous research experience includes qualitative approaches and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Her research interests include, psychology, behaviour, mental health, and qualitative research methods.
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Natalie Darko
Associate Professor of Health Inequalities, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Natalie Darko is an Associate Professor of Health Inequalities and specialises in health research and practice that addresses equality, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented and minority groups. She has extensive experience in leading and delivering research within the field of health inequalities, of which her current research projects focus on maternal health, womb cancer, social prescribing, diabetes, faith-based interventions, and dementia. She supports researchers, organisations and practitioners on how to work collaboratively with and for underserved and minority groups to inform equitable health and research practice.
Natalie Darko
Associate Professor of Health Inequalities, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Natalie Darko is an Associate Professor of Health Inequalities and specialises in health research and practice that addresses equality, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented and minority groups. She has extensive experience in leading and delivering research within the field of health inequalities, of which her current research projects focus on maternal health, womb cancer, social prescribing, diabetes, faith-based interventions, and dementia. She supports researchers, organisations and practitioners on how to work collaboratively with and for underserved and minority groups to inform equitable health and research practice.
Natalie Darko
Associate Professor of Health Inequalities, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Natalie Darko is an Associate Professor of Health Inequalities and specialises in health research and practice that addresses equality, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented and minority groups. She has extensive experience in leading and delivering research within the field of health inequalities, of which her current research projects focus on maternal health, womb cancer, social prescribing, diabetes, faith-based interventions, and dementia. She supports researchers, organisations and practitioners on how to work collaboratively with and for underserved and minority groups to inform equitable health and research practice.
Michelle O’Reilly
Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health and Chartered Psychologist in Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Technology and Health
Dr Michelle O’Reilly (BSc [hons], MSc, MA, PhD, PGCAPHE, SFHEA, C.Psychol, AFBPsS) is an Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant and Quality Improvement Advisor for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health and a visiting lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Michelle has research interests in mental health and social media, self-harm and suicide, neurodevelopmental conditions, and child mental health services, such as mental health assessments and family therapy. Michelle undertakes research around health inequalities, health communication, health and technology, health and vulnerability.
Michelle O’Reilly
Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health and Chartered Psychologist in Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Technology and Health
Dr Michelle O’Reilly (BSc [hons], MSc, MA, PhD, PGCAPHE, SFHEA, C.Psychol, AFBPsS) is an Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant and Quality Improvement Advisor for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health and a visiting lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Michelle has research interests in mental health and social media, self-harm and suicide, neurodevelopmental conditions, and child mental health services, such as mental health assessments and family therapy. Michelle undertakes research around health inequalities, health communication, health and technology, health and vulnerability.
Michelle O’Reilly
Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health and Chartered Psychologist in Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Technology and Health
Dr Michelle O’Reilly (BSc [hons], MSc, MA, PhD, PGCAPHE, SFHEA, C.Psychol, AFBPsS) is an Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant and Quality Improvement Advisor for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health and a visiting lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Michelle has research interests in mental health and social media, self-harm and suicide, neurodevelopmental conditions, and child mental health services, such as mental health assessments and family therapy. Michelle undertakes research around health inequalities, health communication, health and technology, health and vulnerability.
Pamela Rogerson Revell
Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Pamela Rogerson Revell is a Professor of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the detailed analysis of speech and language in professional interactions, including healthcare communication, using a variety of methodological approaches, including, CA, phonological and pragmatic analysis. Much of her work focuses on the importance of linguistic sensitivity and proficiency to ensure mutual understanding and build rapport, particularly in interactions with speakers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Examples of her recent funded research include an interdisciplinary study of English language learning and psychological well-being of refugee students at the University of Leicester and an impact study investigating empathy in healthcare encounters and implications for training healthcare professionals.
Pamela Rogerson Revell
Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Pamela Rogerson Revell is a Professor of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the detailed analysis of speech and language in professional interactions, including healthcare communication, using a variety of methodological approaches, including, CA, phonological and pragmatic analysis. Much of her work focuses on the importance of linguistic sensitivity and proficiency to ensure mutual understanding and build rapport, particularly in interactions with speakers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Examples of her recent funded research include an interdisciplinary study of English language learning and psychological well-being of refugee students at the University of Leicester and an impact study investigating empathy in healthcare encounters and implications for training healthcare professionals.
Pamela Rogerson Revell
Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Pamela Rogerson Revell is a Professor of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the detailed analysis of speech and language in professional interactions, including healthcare communication, using a variety of methodological approaches, including, CA, phonological and pragmatic analysis. Much of her work focuses on the importance of linguistic sensitivity and proficiency to ensure mutual understanding and build rapport, particularly in interactions with speakers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Examples of her recent funded research include an interdisciplinary study of English language learning and psychological well-being of refugee students at the University of Leicester and an impact study investigating empathy in healthcare encounters and implications for training healthcare professionals.
Teela Sanders
Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Teela Sanders research focuses on health in relation to gender based violence in a range of settings, particularly the sex industry. Mental health and support for sex workers has been a key part of this research.
Teela Sanders
Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Teela Sanders research focuses on health in relation to gender based violence in a range of settings, particularly the sex industry. Mental health and support for sex workers has been a key part of this research.
Teela Sanders
Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Teela Sanders research focuses on health in relation to gender based violence in a range of settings, particularly the sex industry. Mental health and support for sex workers has been a key part of this research.
Jose Miola
Professor of Health Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Jose is Professor in Health Law, and he has published extensively in the area of medical law and ethics. Particular interests include informed consent; the interplay between medical law, professional guidance and medical ethics; and issues relating to liability. His current research explores liability issues relating to AI entities in healthcare and the barriers to responsible medical innovation.
Jose Miola
Professor of Health Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Jose is Professor in Health Law, and he has published extensively in the area of medical law and ethics. Particular interests include informed consent; the interplay between medical law, professional guidance and medical ethics; and issues relating to liability. His current research explores liability issues relating to AI entities in healthcare and the barriers to responsible medical innovation.
Jose Miola
Professor of Health Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Jose is Professor in Health Law, and he has published extensively in the area of medical law and ethics. Particular interests include informed consent; the interplay between medical law, professional guidance and medical ethics; and issues relating to liability. His current research explores liability issues relating to AI entities in healthcare and the barriers to responsible medical innovation.
Nataly Papadopoulou
Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Dr Nataly Papadopoulou is an academic with specialist knowledge in medical/health law and human rights. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou’s research focus on the law and practice at the end-of-life, especially the regulation and practice of assisted death from a comparative, contextual perspective. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou considers assisted death as a global phenomenon, and a pressing contemporary challenge which demands legal and healthcare input, comparative, cross-disciplinary perspectives, creativity and innovation. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou looks at common law jurisdictions and European law systems (including jurisdictions like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland with established regulatory frameworks, but also jurisdictions with recently enacted legislation like Portugal, Canada, and Spain) to understand not just regulation and practice, but also the culture and politics shaping assisted death.
Nataly Papadopoulou
Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Dr Nataly Papadopoulou is an academic with specialist knowledge in medical/health law and human rights. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou’s research focus on the law and practice at the end-of-life, especially the regulation and practice of assisted death from a comparative, contextual perspective. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou considers assisted death as a global phenomenon, and a pressing contemporary challenge which demands legal and healthcare input, comparative, cross-disciplinary perspectives, creativity and innovation. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou looks at common law jurisdictions and European law systems (including jurisdictions like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland with established regulatory frameworks, but also jurisdictions with recently enacted legislation like Portugal, Canada, and Spain) to understand not just regulation and practice, but also the culture and politics shaping assisted death.
Nataly Papadopoulou
Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health/Medical Law and Ethics
Dr Nataly Papadopoulou is an academic with specialist knowledge in medical/health law and human rights. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou’s research focus on the law and practice at the end-of-life, especially the regulation and practice of assisted death from a comparative, contextual perspective. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou considers assisted death as a global phenomenon, and a pressing contemporary challenge which demands legal and healthcare input, comparative, cross-disciplinary perspectives, creativity and innovation. Dr Nataly Papadopoulou looks at common law jurisdictions and European law systems (including jurisdictions like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland with established regulatory frameworks, but also jurisdictions with recently enacted legislation like Portugal, Canada, and Spain) to understand not just regulation and practice, but also the culture and politics shaping assisted death.
Louis Steven Levene
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Levene is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, specialising in population health in primary care populations. He has developed a conceptual research framework for understanding the associations between health outcomes (mortality and intermediate), socioeconomic factors, and general practice factors (such as funding, continuity, workforce), with particular reference to inequalities. He has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current research explores the impact of the pandemic on primary care funding, workforce and continuity of care.
Louis Steven Levene
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Levene is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, specialising in population health in primary care populations. He has developed a conceptual research framework for understanding the associations between health outcomes (mortality and intermediate), socioeconomic factors, and general practice factors (such as funding, continuity, workforce), with particular reference to inequalities. He has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current research explores the impact of the pandemic on primary care funding, workforce and continuity of care.
Louis Steven Levene
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Levene is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, specialising in population health in primary care populations. He has developed a conceptual research framework for understanding the associations between health outcomes (mortality and intermediate), socioeconomic factors, and general practice factors (such as funding, continuity, workforce), with particular reference to inequalities. He has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current research explores the impact of the pandemic on primary care funding, workforce and continuity of care.
Jennifer Creese
Lecturer in Health Services Research, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Jennifer Creese is a Lecturer in Health Services Research, specialising dually in health workforce research and diverse experiences of health & social care. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, her research explores how culture (ethnic and religious culture, but also organisational and professional culture) shapes experiences of healthcare for staff, patients and the public. She has worked on health workforce wellbeing and retention across both Ireland and the UK, and on patient and carer experiences in maternity, dementia and learning disability care across both the UK and Australia, and has published extensively in both areas. She is a qualitative methods expert specialising in interview and ethnographic studies. Her current research projects cover a wide range of topics, including maternity care experiences among Black British mothers, healthcare staff interactions with patients with autism, efficacy of staff wellbeing programmes in NHS Trusts, and supports for ethnically-diverse NHS staff speaking up for patient safety.
Jennifer Creese
Lecturer in Health Services Research, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Jennifer Creese is a Lecturer in Health Services Research, specialising dually in health workforce research and diverse experiences of health & social care. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, her research explores how culture (ethnic and religious culture, but also organisational and professional culture) shapes experiences of healthcare for staff, patients and the public. She has worked on health workforce wellbeing and retention across both Ireland and the UK, and on patient and carer experiences in maternity, dementia and learning disability care across both the UK and Australia, and has published extensively in both areas. She is a qualitative methods expert specialising in interview and ethnographic studies. Her current research projects cover a wide range of topics, including maternity care experiences among Black British mothers, healthcare staff interactions with patients with autism, efficacy of staff wellbeing programmes in NHS Trusts, and supports for ethnically-diverse NHS staff speaking up for patient safety.
Jennifer Creese
Lecturer in Health Services Research, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Jennifer Creese is a Lecturer in Health Services Research, specialising dually in health workforce research and diverse experiences of health & social care. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, her research explores how culture (ethnic and religious culture, but also organisational and professional culture) shapes experiences of healthcare for staff, patients and the public. She has worked on health workforce wellbeing and retention across both Ireland and the UK, and on patient and carer experiences in maternity, dementia and learning disability care across both the UK and Australia, and has published extensively in both areas. She is a qualitative methods expert specialising in interview and ethnographic studies. Her current research projects cover a wide range of topics, including maternity care experiences among Black British mothers, healthcare staff interactions with patients with autism, efficacy of staff wellbeing programmes in NHS Trusts, and supports for ethnically-diverse NHS staff speaking up for patient safety.
Sarah Park
Professor in International Business, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Sarah Park (PhD, MBA, MA, BA, FHEA) is a Professor in International Business at University of Leicester School of Business. Her research examines work and employment (both paid employment and self-employment) and health and wellbeing outcomes. Her work has been published in world leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of World Business and Social Science and Medicine. Her work has been supported by a number of funders including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy in partnership with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Sarah Park
Professor in International Business, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Sarah Park (PhD, MBA, MA, BA, FHEA) is a Professor in International Business at University of Leicester School of Business. Her research examines work and employment (both paid employment and self-employment) and health and wellbeing outcomes. Her work has been published in world leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of World Business and Social Science and Medicine. Her work has been supported by a number of funders including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy in partnership with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Sarah Park
Professor in International Business, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Sarah Park (PhD, MBA, MA, BA, FHEA) is a Professor in International Business at University of Leicester School of Business. Her research examines work and employment (both paid employment and self-employment) and health and wellbeing outcomes. Her work has been published in world leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of World Business and Social Science and Medicine. Her work has been supported by a number of funders including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy in partnership with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Timothy C Pearce
Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and Reader of Bioengineering, University of Leicester
Expert In: Precision health, Technology and Health
Tim Pearce’s research focuses on bio-chemical sensing, machine learning and AI. He is currently Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and in the School of Engineering that works closely with clinicians and life scientists around the area of MedTech. He is currently College Lead of the CSE Health Theme.
Timothy C Pearce
Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and Reader of Bioengineering, University of Leicester
Expert In: Precision health, Technology and Health
Tim Pearce’s research focuses on bio-chemical sensing, machine learning and AI. He is currently Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and in the School of Engineering that works closely with clinicians and life scientists around the area of MedTech. He is currently College Lead of the CSE Health Theme.
Timothy C Pearce
Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and Reader of Bioengineering, University of Leicester
Expert In: Precision health, Technology and Health
Tim Pearce’s research focuses on bio-chemical sensing, machine learning and AI. He is currently Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group and in the School of Engineering that works closely with clinicians and life scientists around the area of MedTech. He is currently College Lead of the CSE Health Theme.
Joy Spiliopoulos
Research Associate, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Joy Spiliopoulos is a sociologist and currently a research associate at the University of Leicester, Department of Population Health Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of migration, gender, racism, exploitation and discrimination, UK race relations, social and health inequalities, adult social care, and others, using primarily feminist theory (intersectionality, critical feminist theory). Much of her work has focused on the positioning of nurses, care workers and domestic workers, in the NHS and the social care sector, in the UK and elsewhere (the Philippines), and more recently on the retention and recruitment of migrant nurses post-Brexit. She has a particular interest in social impact, public engagement and co-creation with stakeholders.
Joy Spiliopoulos
Research Associate, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Joy Spiliopoulos is a sociologist and currently a research associate at the University of Leicester, Department of Population Health Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of migration, gender, racism, exploitation and discrimination, UK race relations, social and health inequalities, adult social care, and others, using primarily feminist theory (intersectionality, critical feminist theory). Much of her work has focused on the positioning of nurses, care workers and domestic workers, in the NHS and the social care sector, in the UK and elsewhere (the Philippines), and more recently on the retention and recruitment of migrant nurses post-Brexit. She has a particular interest in social impact, public engagement and co-creation with stakeholders.
Joy Spiliopoulos
Research Associate, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Healthcare Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Joy Spiliopoulos is a sociologist and currently a research associate at the University of Leicester, Department of Population Health Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of migration, gender, racism, exploitation and discrimination, UK race relations, social and health inequalities, adult social care, and others, using primarily feminist theory (intersectionality, critical feminist theory). Much of her work has focused on the positioning of nurses, care workers and domestic workers, in the NHS and the social care sector, in the UK and elsewhere (the Philippines), and more recently on the retention and recruitment of migrant nurses post-Brexit. She has a particular interest in social impact, public engagement and co-creation with stakeholders.
Emma Sleath
Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Emma Sleath is a HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist, Associate Professor in Criminology. She is an expert in criminal justice and health responses to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including research that embeds lived experience in the way in which we carry out research.
Emma Sleath
Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Emma Sleath is a HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist, Associate Professor in Criminology. She is an expert in criminal justice and health responses to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including research that embeds lived experience in the way in which we carry out research.
Emma Sleath
Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce
Dr Emma Sleath is a HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist, Associate Professor in Criminology. She is an expert in criminal justice and health responses to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including research that embeds lived experience in the way in which we carry out research.
Julie Norton
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Director of Postgraduate Research and RIKE Lead, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Dr Julie Norton is Director of Postgraduate Research and Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Lead in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. She is also Chair of the Lesson Study Research Group. Julie is an international expert in the development of learning materials/resources and has extensive experience of leading international research projects in this area, and in teacher education projects, with related publications. Julie is author of the global coursebook for learning English, Navigate B1 (Oxford University Press) which was short-listed for two prestigious awards (English- Speaking Union and British Council Innovations Award in English Language Teaching). This coursebook is used by over 65,000 students in Peru alone. She is co-editor and co-author of The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching. Oxon: Routledge (2022), a highly prestigious series in Applied Linguistics. Julie’s doctoral research at the University of Cambridge (1999) involved the use of discourse analysis to analyse spoken interactions in the Cambridge Speaking Tests. Her current research interests include analysing patient-medical student interaction to foster greater empathic communication skills in healthcare professionals.
Julie Norton
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Director of Postgraduate Research and RIKE Lead, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Dr Julie Norton is Director of Postgraduate Research and Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Lead in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. She is also Chair of the Lesson Study Research Group. Julie is an international expert in the development of learning materials/resources and has extensive experience of leading international research projects in this area, and in teacher education projects, with related publications. Julie is author of the global coursebook for learning English, Navigate B1 (Oxford University Press) which was short-listed for two prestigious awards (English- Speaking Union and British Council Innovations Award in English Language Teaching). This coursebook is used by over 65,000 students in Peru alone. She is co-editor and co-author of The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching. Oxon: Routledge (2022), a highly prestigious series in Applied Linguistics. Julie’s doctoral research at the University of Cambridge (1999) involved the use of discourse analysis to analyse spoken interactions in the Cambridge Speaking Tests. Her current research interests include analysing patient-medical student interaction to foster greater empathic communication skills in healthcare professionals.
Julie Norton
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Director of Postgraduate Research and RIKE Lead, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Dr Julie Norton is Director of Postgraduate Research and Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Lead in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. She is also Chair of the Lesson Study Research Group. Julie is an international expert in the development of learning materials/resources and has extensive experience of leading international research projects in this area, and in teacher education projects, with related publications. Julie is author of the global coursebook for learning English, Navigate B1 (Oxford University Press) which was short-listed for two prestigious awards (English- Speaking Union and British Council Innovations Award in English Language Teaching). This coursebook is used by over 65,000 students in Peru alone. She is co-editor and co-author of The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching. Oxon: Routledge (2022), a highly prestigious series in Applied Linguistics. Julie’s doctoral research at the University of Cambridge (1999) involved the use of discourse analysis to analyse spoken interactions in the Cambridge Speaking Tests. Her current research interests include analysing patient-medical student interaction to foster greater empathic communication skills in healthcare professionals.
Emma Bridger
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Bridger is a Lecturer in Psychology, specialising in lay perceptions of the social determinants of health and socioeconomic health inequalities. Her research focuses in particular on how to communicate and frame the complexities of how social determinants influence health both to the general population and in patient interactions. She has a particular interest in the influence of wider determinants (including political determinants) on mental health and using systems-based approaches to explore this. Dr Bridger has recently been awarded a British Academy Talent Development Grant to develop network analysis tools to examine the complex interactions between social determinants, depression and anxiety.
Emma Bridger
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Bridger is a Lecturer in Psychology, specialising in lay perceptions of the social determinants of health and socioeconomic health inequalities. Her research focuses in particular on how to communicate and frame the complexities of how social determinants influence health both to the general population and in patient interactions. She has a particular interest in the influence of wider determinants (including political determinants) on mental health and using systems-based approaches to explore this. Dr Bridger has recently been awarded a British Academy Talent Development Grant to develop network analysis tools to examine the complex interactions between social determinants, depression and anxiety.
Emma Bridger
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Bridger is a Lecturer in Psychology, specialising in lay perceptions of the social determinants of health and socioeconomic health inequalities. Her research focuses in particular on how to communicate and frame the complexities of how social determinants influence health both to the general population and in patient interactions. She has a particular interest in the influence of wider determinants (including political determinants) on mental health and using systems-based approaches to explore this. Dr Bridger has recently been awarded a British Academy Talent Development Grant to develop network analysis tools to examine the complex interactions between social determinants, depression and anxiety.
Emma Palmer
Reader in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Palmer is a Reader in Forensic Psychology, with expertise in the design and evaluation of interventions in the criminal justice system (prison, community settings, such as Probation or Youth Justice) and/or with people who have committed crime. Her recent research has explored health and healthcare for people in prison and access to healthcare for people leaving prison. She is currently PI for an NIHR funded project evaluating a care-after-custody service for prison-leavers, that aims to increase access to community based healthcare services for prison-leavers.
Emma Palmer
Reader in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Palmer is a Reader in Forensic Psychology, with expertise in the design and evaluation of interventions in the criminal justice system (prison, community settings, such as Probation or Youth Justice) and/or with people who have committed crime. Her recent research has explored health and healthcare for people in prison and access to healthcare for people leaving prison. She is currently PI for an NIHR funded project evaluating a care-after-custody service for prison-leavers, that aims to increase access to community based healthcare services for prison-leavers.
Emma Palmer
Reader in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health and the Justice System, Health Equity and Social Justice, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Emma Palmer is a Reader in Forensic Psychology, with expertise in the design and evaluation of interventions in the criminal justice system (prison, community settings, such as Probation or Youth Justice) and/or with people who have committed crime. Her recent research has explored health and healthcare for people in prison and access to healthcare for people leaving prison. She is currently PI for an NIHR funded project evaluating a care-after-custody service for prison-leavers, that aims to increase access to community based healthcare services for prison-leavers.
Elizabeth T. Hurren
Professor in Modern History, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health/Medical Law and Ethics, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Internationally Elizabeth is known as a leading historian of the body, poverty and welfare, specialising in histories of anatomy, childbirth, coroners, crime and punishment, death and dying, forensic medicine, and patient voices, from the early modern period to the present-day. She has published both chronologically and thematically from Leonardo da Vinci to the Human Genome. Her latest published book with Cambridge University Press (2021) focuses on hidden histories of the dead that underpinned the expansion of research in the medical sciences from 1930 to 2000. Elizabeth works collaboratively on translational research grants that are inter-disciplinary; she has done a considerable amount of funded historical consultancy. Her career portfolio totals £2.8m and she is currently a CI on the UofL Welcome Trust Award £1m on improving research culture (2024-26).
Elizabeth T. Hurren
Professor in Modern History, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health/Medical Law and Ethics, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Internationally Elizabeth is known as a leading historian of the body, poverty and welfare, specialising in histories of anatomy, childbirth, coroners, crime and punishment, death and dying, forensic medicine, and patient voices, from the early modern period to the present-day. She has published both chronologically and thematically from Leonardo da Vinci to the Human Genome. Her latest published book with Cambridge University Press (2021) focuses on hidden histories of the dead that underpinned the expansion of research in the medical sciences from 1930 to 2000. Elizabeth works collaboratively on translational research grants that are inter-disciplinary; she has done a considerable amount of funded historical consultancy. Her career portfolio totals £2.8m and she is currently a CI on the UofL Welcome Trust Award £1m on improving research culture (2024-26).
Elizabeth T. Hurren
Professor in Modern History, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health/Medical Law and Ethics, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Internationally Elizabeth is known as a leading historian of the body, poverty and welfare, specialising in histories of anatomy, childbirth, coroners, crime and punishment, death and dying, forensic medicine, and patient voices, from the early modern period to the present-day. She has published both chronologically and thematically from Leonardo da Vinci to the Human Genome. Her latest published book with Cambridge University Press (2021) focuses on hidden histories of the dead that underpinned the expansion of research in the medical sciences from 1930 to 2000. Elizabeth works collaboratively on translational research grants that are inter-disciplinary; she has done a considerable amount of funded historical consultancy. Her career portfolio totals £2.8m and she is currently a CI on the UofL Welcome Trust Award £1m on improving research culture (2024-26).
Lynne Howells
Manager – Institute for Precision Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Precision health, Technology and Health
Dr Howells has a delivered translational cancer research for over 20 years, manging the NIHR/Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) for 15 years. The ECMC remit was to deliver new drugs into patients faster, streamlining the route from translational research all the way through to first in man studies. Latterly she has moved to manage the Institute for Precision Health (IPH), the Leicester Drug Discovery and Diagnostics team, and the MRC Impact Accelerator Account. Together, this provides resource for interdisciplinarity, proof of concept funding, industry connections, innovation, impact, grant writing and project support.
Lynne Howells
Manager – Institute for Precision Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Precision health, Technology and Health
Dr Howells has a delivered translational cancer research for over 20 years, manging the NIHR/Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) for 15 years. The ECMC remit was to deliver new drugs into patients faster, streamlining the route from translational research all the way through to first in man studies. Latterly she has moved to manage the Institute for Precision Health (IPH), the Leicester Drug Discovery and Diagnostics team, and the MRC Impact Accelerator Account. Together, this provides resource for interdisciplinarity, proof of concept funding, industry connections, innovation, impact, grant writing and project support.
Lynne Howells
Manager – Institute for Precision Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Precision health, Technology and Health
Dr Howells has a delivered translational cancer research for over 20 years, manging the NIHR/Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) for 15 years. The ECMC remit was to deliver new drugs into patients faster, streamlining the route from translational research all the way through to first in man studies. Latterly she has moved to manage the Institute for Precision Health (IPH), the Leicester Drug Discovery and Diagnostics team, and the MRC Impact Accelerator Account. Together, this provides resource for interdisciplinarity, proof of concept funding, industry connections, innovation, impact, grant writing and project support.
Maggie (Jing) Zeng
Professor in Strategy and Innovation, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Technology and Health
Maggie Zeng is a Professor in Strategy and Innovation with a strong focus on smart and digital healthcare. Maggie has worked extensively with health tech startups, helping to bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare implementation. Her experience includes contributions to digital health hubs, smart maternity ward and virtual ward initiatives, where she supported the integration of emerging technologies into healthcare delivery. With expertise in platform ecosystems and digital transformation, Maggie has collaborated on projects that explore how technology can enhance patient care, and drive scalable healthcare solutions. Maggie’s research examines how strategic innovation fosters the adoption of digital health tools, making her a valuable partner for interdisciplinary collaborations in the rapidly evolving health tech landscape.
Maggie (Jing) Zeng
Professor in Strategy and Innovation, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Technology and Health
Maggie Zeng is a Professor in Strategy and Innovation with a strong focus on smart and digital healthcare. Maggie has worked extensively with health tech startups, helping to bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare implementation. Her experience includes contributions to digital health hubs, smart maternity ward and virtual ward initiatives, where she supported the integration of emerging technologies into healthcare delivery. With expertise in platform ecosystems and digital transformation, Maggie has collaborated on projects that explore how technology can enhance patient care, and drive scalable healthcare solutions. Maggie’s research examines how strategic innovation fosters the adoption of digital health tools, making her a valuable partner for interdisciplinary collaborations in the rapidly evolving health tech landscape.
Maggie (Jing) Zeng
Professor in Strategy and Innovation, University of Leicester
Expert In: Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Technology and Health
Maggie Zeng is a Professor in Strategy and Innovation with a strong focus on smart and digital healthcare. Maggie has worked extensively with health tech startups, helping to bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare implementation. Her experience includes contributions to digital health hubs, smart maternity ward and virtual ward initiatives, where she supported the integration of emerging technologies into healthcare delivery. With expertise in platform ecosystems and digital transformation, Maggie has collaborated on projects that explore how technology can enhance patient care, and drive scalable healthcare solutions. Maggie’s research examines how strategic innovation fosters the adoption of digital health tools, making her a valuable partner for interdisciplinary collaborations in the rapidly evolving health tech landscape.
Abdul-Munim Bashir
Clinical Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Abs is an Advanced Care Clinical Pharmacist, who has worked in senior leadership roles across the healthcare industry, particularly Pharmacy, GP surgeries, hospitals and prisons. He is passionate about reducing health inequalities, promoting equitable access to healthcare and believes in strengthening capabilities to engage the communities we live in and offer healthcare provision. Abs is eager to utilise this opportunity to forge academic rigour with clinical application to improve patient mental health outcomes. As a Clinical Fellow his PhD explores the culturally appropriate support required to meet the Dementia needs of South Asians and their carers as an ethnic minority community via VCFSEs to improve understanding and access for effective support and care.
Abdul-Munim Bashir
Clinical Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Abs is an Advanced Care Clinical Pharmacist, who has worked in senior leadership roles across the healthcare industry, particularly Pharmacy, GP surgeries, hospitals and prisons. He is passionate about reducing health inequalities, promoting equitable access to healthcare and believes in strengthening capabilities to engage the communities we live in and offer healthcare provision. Abs is eager to utilise this opportunity to forge academic rigour with clinical application to improve patient mental health outcomes. As a Clinical Fellow his PhD explores the culturally appropriate support required to meet the Dementia needs of South Asians and their carers as an ethnic minority community via VCFSEs to improve understanding and access for effective support and care.
Abdul-Munim Bashir
Clinical Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Equity and Social Justice, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health
Abs is an Advanced Care Clinical Pharmacist, who has worked in senior leadership roles across the healthcare industry, particularly Pharmacy, GP surgeries, hospitals and prisons. He is passionate about reducing health inequalities, promoting equitable access to healthcare and believes in strengthening capabilities to engage the communities we live in and offer healthcare provision. Abs is eager to utilise this opportunity to forge academic rigour with clinical application to improve patient mental health outcomes. As a Clinical Fellow his PhD explores the culturally appropriate support required to meet the Dementia needs of South Asians and their carers as an ethnic minority community via VCFSEs to improve understanding and access for effective support and care.
Lucy Smith
Professor of Perinatal Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Social Determinants of Health
Lucy Smith is a Professor in Perinatal Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. Her main interests focus on improving outcomes for pregnant women, parents and babies and developing strategies to reduce inequalities in health. Lucy‘s research focuses on births before 24 weeks of gestation and understanding variation in practice following second trimester pregnancy loss, including care provision and birth and death certification funded by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. Her work combines statistical analyses of routine data to improve national and international comparisons of mortality measures, with qualitative studies of health professionals’ practice and parents’ experiences. She is part of the UNICEF Stillbirth Estimation Group and the international Euro-Peristat project who work to provide robust data on perinatal outcomes across 31 countries of Europe. Lucy has also chaired multi-agency working groups to develop national clinical guidance around miscarriage and stillbirth.
Lucy Smith
Professor of Perinatal Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Social Determinants of Health
Lucy Smith is a Professor in Perinatal Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. Her main interests focus on improving outcomes for pregnant women, parents and babies and developing strategies to reduce inequalities in health. Lucy‘s research focuses on births before 24 weeks of gestation and understanding variation in practice following second trimester pregnancy loss, including care provision and birth and death certification funded by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. Her work combines statistical analyses of routine data to improve national and international comparisons of mortality measures, with qualitative studies of health professionals’ practice and parents’ experiences. She is part of the UNICEF Stillbirth Estimation Group and the international Euro-Peristat project who work to provide robust data on perinatal outcomes across 31 countries of Europe. Lucy has also chaired multi-agency working groups to develop national clinical guidance around miscarriage and stillbirth.
Lucy Smith
Professor of Perinatal Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Policy and Systems, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Social Determinants of Health
Lucy Smith is a Professor in Perinatal Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. Her main interests focus on improving outcomes for pregnant women, parents and babies and developing strategies to reduce inequalities in health. Lucy‘s research focuses on births before 24 weeks of gestation and understanding variation in practice following second trimester pregnancy loss, including care provision and birth and death certification funded by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. Her work combines statistical analyses of routine data to improve national and international comparisons of mortality measures, with qualitative studies of health professionals’ practice and parents’ experiences. She is part of the UNICEF Stillbirth Estimation Group and the international Euro-Peristat project who work to provide robust data on perinatal outcomes across 31 countries of Europe. Lucy has also chaired multi-agency working groups to develop national clinical guidance around miscarriage and stillbirth.
Professor Claire Brock
Professor of Health Humanities (Modern History of Medicine), University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Claire Brock holds a Chair in Health Humanities, and is an internationally-renowned historian of women’s health. Her research has focused specifically on surgical practitioners and patients between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, and includes the first monograph on the history of women surgeons, funded by the Wellcome Trust (*British Women Surgeons and Their Patients, 1860-1918*, CUP, 2017). Current work includes a forthcoming monograph on *Surgery at Home, 1880-1930*, which relocates surgical practices to the domestic environment, where many still underwent operations even into the twentieth century. In 2025, she is also running ESRC IAA-funded events with the Pascal Theatre Company and The London Archives on staging the history of healthcare, which has an especial focus on female and working-class patients. This project builds upon impact work to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London School of Medicine for Women, held in 2024.
Professor Claire Brock
Professor of Health Humanities (Modern History of Medicine), University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Claire Brock holds a Chair in Health Humanities, and is an internationally-renowned historian of women’s health. Her research has focused specifically on surgical practitioners and patients between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, and includes the first monograph on the history of women surgeons, funded by the Wellcome Trust (*British Women Surgeons and Their Patients, 1860-1918*, CUP, 2017). Current work includes a forthcoming monograph on *Surgery at Home, 1880-1930*, which relocates surgical practices to the domestic environment, where many still underwent operations even into the twentieth century. In 2025, she is also running ESRC IAA-funded events with the Pascal Theatre Company and The London Archives on staging the history of healthcare, which has an especial focus on female and working-class patients. This project builds upon impact work to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London School of Medicine for Women, held in 2024.
Professor Claire Brock
Professor of Health Humanities (Modern History of Medicine), University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Equity and Social Justice, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Professor Claire Brock holds a Chair in Health Humanities, and is an internationally-renowned historian of women’s health. Her research has focused specifically on surgical practitioners and patients between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, and includes the first monograph on the history of women surgeons, funded by the Wellcome Trust (*British Women Surgeons and Their Patients, 1860-1918*, CUP, 2017). Current work includes a forthcoming monograph on *Surgery at Home, 1880-1930*, which relocates surgical practices to the domestic environment, where many still underwent operations even into the twentieth century. In 2025, she is also running ESRC IAA-funded events with the Pascal Theatre Company and The London Archives on staging the history of healthcare, which has an especial focus on female and working-class patients. This project builds upon impact work to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London School of Medicine for Women, held in 2024.
Sarah Gunn
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing
Dr Sarah Gunn is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in clinical psychology. She conducts mixed-methods research into the impacts of long-term physical and neurological health conditions (especially Huntington’s disease) for people with the conditions, their caregivers and relatives, and healthcare workers who support them. She works in the local NHS and in third-sector contexts to develop and deliver psychological interventions, and has created a set of novel Acceptance and Commitment Therapy programmes to support people affected by neurological conditions.
Sarah is interested in collaborating with people who are interested in health conditions and their impacts. She brings knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods, and has a particular interest in developing her own knowledge of arts-based qualitative research. She is also very interested in end-of-life care and research into death and dying, particularly from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Sarah Gunn
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing
Dr Sarah Gunn is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in clinical psychology. She conducts mixed-methods research into the impacts of long-term physical and neurological health conditions (especially Huntington’s disease) for people with the conditions, their caregivers and relatives, and healthcare workers who support them. She works in the local NHS and in third-sector contexts to develop and deliver psychological interventions, and has created a set of novel Acceptance and Commitment Therapy programmes to support people affected by neurological conditions.
Sarah is interested in collaborating with people who are interested in health conditions and their impacts. She brings knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods, and has a particular interest in developing her own knowledge of arts-based qualitative research. She is also very interested in end-of-life care and research into death and dying, particularly from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Sarah Gunn
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Humanities and Health, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing
Dr Sarah Gunn is a clinical psychologist and lecturer in clinical psychology. She conducts mixed-methods research into the impacts of long-term physical and neurological health conditions (especially Huntington’s disease) for people with the conditions, their caregivers and relatives, and healthcare workers who support them. She works in the local NHS and in third-sector contexts to develop and deliver psychological interventions, and has created a set of novel Acceptance and Commitment Therapy programmes to support people affected by neurological conditions.
Sarah is interested in collaborating with people who are interested in health conditions and their impacts. She brings knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods, and has a particular interest in developing her own knowledge of arts-based qualitative research. She is also very interested in end-of-life care and research into death and dying, particularly from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Richard Doveston
Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Precision health, Technology and Health
Richard obtained a MChem degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Leicester in 2008 before going on to complete a PhD in the group of Professor Richard Taylor at the University of York. His PhD involved developing a synthetic route to the natural product janoxepin. Following this he took up a post-doctoral position with Professor Adam Nelson and Professor Steve Marsden at the University of Leeds to work in the area of ‘lead-oriented synthesis’. He then joined the Chemical Biology Group at the Technical University of Eindhoven (NL) and was there awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship in 2016. His research carried out under Professor Luc Brunsveld and Dr Christian Ottmann was focused on the discovery and evaluation of novel bioactive small molecules with a particular interest in using molecular glues to stabilise protein-protein interactions. Richard established his research group in the School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology in 2018. The group is interested in continuing to understand and exploit the chemistry behind molecular glues in a pharmaceutical context. They take an interdisciplinary approach working closely with structural biologists and cell biologists.
Richard Doveston
Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Precision health, Technology and Health
Richard obtained a MChem degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Leicester in 2008 before going on to complete a PhD in the group of Professor Richard Taylor at the University of York. His PhD involved developing a synthetic route to the natural product janoxepin. Following this he took up a post-doctoral position with Professor Adam Nelson and Professor Steve Marsden at the University of Leeds to work in the area of ‘lead-oriented synthesis’. He then joined the Chemical Biology Group at the Technical University of Eindhoven (NL) and was there awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship in 2016. His research carried out under Professor Luc Brunsveld and Dr Christian Ottmann was focused on the discovery and evaluation of novel bioactive small molecules with a particular interest in using molecular glues to stabilise protein-protein interactions. Richard established his research group in the School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology in 2018. The group is interested in continuing to understand and exploit the chemistry behind molecular glues in a pharmaceutical context. They take an interdisciplinary approach working closely with structural biologists and cell biologists.
Richard Doveston
Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Precision health, Technology and Health
Richard obtained a MChem degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Leicester in 2008 before going on to complete a PhD in the group of Professor Richard Taylor at the University of York. His PhD involved developing a synthetic route to the natural product janoxepin. Following this he took up a post-doctoral position with Professor Adam Nelson and Professor Steve Marsden at the University of Leeds to work in the area of ‘lead-oriented synthesis’. He then joined the Chemical Biology Group at the Technical University of Eindhoven (NL) and was there awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship in 2016. His research carried out under Professor Luc Brunsveld and Dr Christian Ottmann was focused on the discovery and evaluation of novel bioactive small molecules with a particular interest in using molecular glues to stabilise protein-protein interactions. Richard established his research group in the School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology in 2018. The group is interested in continuing to understand and exploit the chemistry behind molecular glues in a pharmaceutical context. They take an interdisciplinary approach working closely with structural biologists and cell biologists.
Nuala Morse
Associate Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Nuala Morse is an Associate Professor in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research examines the ‘care work’ of culture professionals, and the wider social role of museums in landscapes of care provision. This includes exploring the links between cultural participation, health, well-being and recovery, with a focus on stroke, mental health and dementia. Current research explores the role of museum object handling for hospital-based creative interventions. She is the author of ‘The Museum as a Space of Social Care’ (Routledge, 2021). She co-leads the Creative Health Network at the University of Leicester, which seeks to promote interdisciplinary, community-based collaborations for Creative Health, and share research resources across the region to directly benefit the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through the arts, creativity and culture.
Nuala Morse
Associate Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Nuala Morse is an Associate Professor in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research examines the ‘care work’ of culture professionals, and the wider social role of museums in landscapes of care provision. This includes exploring the links between cultural participation, health, well-being and recovery, with a focus on stroke, mental health and dementia. Current research explores the role of museum object handling for hospital-based creative interventions. She is the author of ‘The Museum as a Space of Social Care’ (Routledge, 2021). She co-leads the Creative Health Network at the University of Leicester, which seeks to promote interdisciplinary, community-based collaborations for Creative Health, and share research resources across the region to directly benefit the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through the arts, creativity and culture.
Nuala Morse
Associate Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Humanities and Health, Social Determinants of Health
Dr Nuala Morse is an Associate Professor in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research examines the ‘care work’ of culture professionals, and the wider social role of museums in landscapes of care provision. This includes exploring the links between cultural participation, health, well-being and recovery, with a focus on stroke, mental health and dementia. Current research explores the role of museum object handling for hospital-based creative interventions. She is the author of ‘The Museum as a Space of Social Care’ (Routledge, 2021). She co-leads the Creative Health Network at the University of Leicester, which seeks to promote interdisciplinary, community-based collaborations for Creative Health, and share research resources across the region to directly benefit the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through the arts, creativity and culture.
Joseph C. Manning
Professor of Nursing and Child Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health, Technology and Health
Joseph’s research is methodologically diverse (exploratory through to intervention development and testing) but strategically aligned to critical evidence gaps and clinical priorities for nursing and child health. He currently leads research that connects to three defined programmes:
(a) harm-free acute care, that includes children and young people’s mental health, skin integrity, medication safety, and patient deterioration;
(b) facilitating health care transitions, that includes complex decision making, and family integrated care; and
(c) optimising health outcomes and survivorship, that includes outcome measurement and prioritisation, post intensive care syndrome in pediatrics (PICS-p), and participation outcomes.
Joseph uses a range of approaches including evidence synthesis, qualitative (art-based, creative methods), and mixed-methods to understand and address complex phenomena. He has extensive experience in the sensitive and inclusive application of these approaches to research with children, young people, and their families.
Joseph C. Manning
Professor of Nursing and Child Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health, Technology and Health
Joseph’s research is methodologically diverse (exploratory through to intervention development and testing) but strategically aligned to critical evidence gaps and clinical priorities for nursing and child health. He currently leads research that connects to three defined programmes:
(a) harm-free acute care, that includes children and young people’s mental health, skin integrity, medication safety, and patient deterioration;
(b) facilitating health care transitions, that includes complex decision making, and family integrated care; and
(c) optimising health outcomes and survivorship, that includes outcome measurement and prioritisation, post intensive care syndrome in pediatrics (PICS-p), and participation outcomes.
Joseph uses a range of approaches including evidence synthesis, qualitative (art-based, creative methods), and mixed-methods to understand and address complex phenomena. He has extensive experience in the sensitive and inclusive application of these approaches to research with children, young people, and their families.
Joseph C. Manning
Professor of Nursing and Child Health, University of Leicester
Expert In: Creative Health, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Mental Health, Therapies, and Wellbeing, Social Determinants of Health, Technology and Health
Joseph’s research is methodologically diverse (exploratory through to intervention development and testing) but strategically aligned to critical evidence gaps and clinical priorities for nursing and child health. He currently leads research that connects to three defined programmes:
(a) harm-free acute care, that includes children and young people’s mental health, skin integrity, medication safety, and patient deterioration;
(b) facilitating health care transitions, that includes complex decision making, and family integrated care; and
(c) optimising health outcomes and survivorship, that includes outcome measurement and prioritisation, post intensive care syndrome in pediatrics (PICS-p), and participation outcomes.
Joseph uses a range of approaches including evidence synthesis, qualitative (art-based, creative methods), and mixed-methods to understand and address complex phenomena. He has extensive experience in the sensitive and inclusive application of these approaches to research with children, young people, and their families.
Seth O’Neill
Associate Professor Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Director of Research School of Healthcare, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Technology and Health
Seth’s clinical and research interests focus around tendon disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Seth’s PhD : ‘A Biomechanical Approach to Achilles Tendinopathy management’ identified prevalence rates of tendinopathy in UK runners and developed a greater understanding of risk factors surrounding Achilles tendinopathy. His current work is developing treatment of tendon injuries (tendinopathy and rupture) and calf muscle injuries.
Research interests:
• Tendon disorders – including tendinopathy and ruptures of all tendons but predominately lower limb. His particular focus is understanding the cause of these disorders so that we may understand how to treat and prevent these debilitating conditions.
• Chronic diseases (Diabetes and Chronic kidney disease) and their link to musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life as we age.
• Chronic persistent Low back pain and other chronic pain states.
• Education of undergraduate physiotherapists and how best to prepare them for work.
• Injuries of the calf, in particular Soleus muscle injuries.
• Sports injuries and prevention.
Seth O’Neill
Associate Professor Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Director of Research School of Healthcare, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Technology and Health
Seth’s clinical and research interests focus around tendon disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Seth’s PhD : ‘A Biomechanical Approach to Achilles Tendinopathy management’ identified prevalence rates of tendinopathy in UK runners and developed a greater understanding of risk factors surrounding Achilles tendinopathy. His current work is developing treatment of tendon injuries (tendinopathy and rupture) and calf muscle injuries.
Research interests:
• Tendon disorders – including tendinopathy and ruptures of all tendons but predominately lower limb. His particular focus is understanding the cause of these disorders so that we may understand how to treat and prevent these debilitating conditions.
• Chronic diseases (Diabetes and Chronic kidney disease) and their link to musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life as we age.
• Chronic persistent Low back pain and other chronic pain states.
• Education of undergraduate physiotherapists and how best to prepare them for work.
• Injuries of the calf, in particular Soleus muscle injuries.
• Sports injuries and prevention.
Seth O’Neill
Associate Professor Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Director of Research School of Healthcare, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Workforce, Technology and Health
Seth’s clinical and research interests focus around tendon disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Seth’s PhD : ‘A Biomechanical Approach to Achilles Tendinopathy management’ identified prevalence rates of tendinopathy in UK runners and developed a greater understanding of risk factors surrounding Achilles tendinopathy. His current work is developing treatment of tendon injuries (tendinopathy and rupture) and calf muscle injuries.
Research interests:
• Tendon disorders – including tendinopathy and ruptures of all tendons but predominately lower limb. His particular focus is understanding the cause of these disorders so that we may understand how to treat and prevent these debilitating conditions.
• Chronic diseases (Diabetes and Chronic kidney disease) and their link to musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life as we age.
• Chronic persistent Low back pain and other chronic pain states.
• Education of undergraduate physiotherapists and how best to prepare them for work.
• Injuries of the calf, in particular Soleus muscle injuries.
• Sports injuries and prevention.
Helen Tunnicliffe
Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist / Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Helen Tunnicliffe is a Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in the upper limb, from the University Hospitals of Leicester. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, working in secondary care and leading an upper limb intermediate care service. She is currently undertaking a Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship funded by the NIHR at the University of Leicester, looking to improve care for patients who have sustained a proximal humerus fracture that is managed conservatively, title ‘Patient led earlier mobilisation in COnservatively managed Proximal humErus fractures: COPE’. She was lead author on a recently published systematic review titled ‘How long is the arm immobilised after a conservatively managed displaced proximal humerus fractue and does early mobilisation effect complication rates.’
Helen Tunnicliffe
Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist / Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Helen Tunnicliffe is a Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in the upper limb, from the University Hospitals of Leicester. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, working in secondary care and leading an upper limb intermediate care service. She is currently undertaking a Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship funded by the NIHR at the University of Leicester, looking to improve care for patients who have sustained a proximal humerus fracture that is managed conservatively, title ‘Patient led earlier mobilisation in COnservatively managed Proximal humErus fractures: COPE’. She was lead author on a recently published systematic review titled ‘How long is the arm immobilised after a conservatively managed displaced proximal humerus fractue and does early mobilisation effect complication rates.’
Helen Tunnicliffe
Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist / Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Behaviours and Promotion, Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation, Healthcare Delivery – Patient Care and Safety
Helen Tunnicliffe is a Consultant and Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in the upper limb, from the University Hospitals of Leicester. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, working in secondary care and leading an upper limb intermediate care service. She is currently undertaking a Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship funded by the NIHR at the University of Leicester, looking to improve care for patients who have sustained a proximal humerus fracture that is managed conservatively, title ‘Patient led earlier mobilisation in COnservatively managed Proximal humErus fractures: COPE’. She was lead author on a recently published systematic review titled ‘How long is the arm immobilised after a conservatively managed displaced proximal humerus fractue and does early mobilisation effect complication rates.’
Emma Good
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Emma is a Postgraduate Researcher (PhD candidate) in Healthcare. Her PhD project aims to develop a tool to support people in preventing the development of severe antipsychotic-induced metabolic side effects (MSEs) and metabolic syndrome in high-risk groups. Her research focuses on identifying the behavioural determinants associated with the development of MSEs and metabolic syndrome using a qualitative approach. Previous research experience includes qualitative approaches and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Her research interests include, psychology, behaviour, mental health, and qualitative research methods.
Emma Good
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Emma is a Postgraduate Researcher (PhD candidate) in Healthcare. Her PhD project aims to develop a tool to support people in preventing the development of severe antipsychotic-induced metabolic side effects (MSEs) and metabolic syndrome in high-risk groups. Her research focuses on identifying the behavioural determinants associated with the development of MSEs and metabolic syndrome using a qualitative approach. Previous research experience includes qualitative approaches and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Her research interests include, psychology, behaviour, mental health, and qualitative research methods.
Emma Good
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leicester
Expert In: Health Research, Methodology and Evaluation
Emma is a Postgraduate Researcher (PhD candidate) in Healthcare. Her PhD project aims to develop a tool to support people in preventing the development of severe antipsychotic-induced metabolic side effects (MSEs) and metabolic syndrome in high-risk groups. Her research focuses on identifying the behavioural determinants associated with the development of MSEs and metabolic syndrome using a qualitative approach. Previous research experience includes qualitative approaches and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Her research interests include, psychology, behaviour, mental health, and qualitative research methods.