About
I am a Professor in Global Health with interests in maternal, neonatal, child and reproductive health.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents, including very young adolescent motherhood
- Maternal and newborn health services, including development of midwivery services and impact of COVID-19 on care
- Health of displaced and conflict-affected populations
Current research
Co-Investigator, Global Challenges Research Fund Grant: Redressing Gendered Health Inequalities of Displaced Women and Girls in contexts of Protracted Crisis in Central and South America (ReGHID) Feb 2020 - Feb 2023
Co-investigator, Gates Ventures Global Health Exemplars: ASHER: Adolescent Sexual Health Exemplars. December 2021- January 2023.
Co-Investigator, ESRC: ASPIRE-COVID-19: Achieving Safe and Personalised maternity care in response to epidemics. September 2021-February 2022.
Co-Investigator, New Ventures Fund; Midwifery Educational Pathways in Low and Middle Income Countries. July 2021-April 2022.
Research projects
Completed projects
Publications
Biography
I am the Doctoral Programme Director for SSD, as well as a lead for Research in Practice for the South Coast DTP. I teach on global health (including refugee health and health in armed conflict), sexual and reproductive health, population health and some aspects of demographic change in low and middle income countries.