Centre for Global Health and Policy (GHaP)

People

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Professor Pia Riggirozzi

Head of Department

Research interests

  • Political economy of development
  • Global governance and international development
  • Rights-based approaches to health and welfare

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Miss Rebecca Harris

Lecturer in Research Methods

Research interests

  • Domestic Violence and Abuse
  • Violence and Mental Health
  • Violence Against Women and Girls
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Professor Sabu Padmadas

Professor of Demography & Global Health

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Ms Sai Joshi

Research interests

  • Maternal and child health
  • Quality of care
  • Out-of-pocket expenditure in healthcare
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Professor Sarah Neal

Professor

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

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Professor Vicky Hosegood

Professor of Demography and Family

Research interests

  • Vicky Hosegood’s current research studies focus on the demography and health of families in sub-Saharan Africa. With a special interest in South Africa her work:
  • investigates family and household factors and processes that promote health and wellbeing across the life courseimproves the measurement, collection and analysis of family demographic and health data in resource-poor settings informs the design and evaluation of family-based interventions She is a member of several research groups within the University of Southampton including Family Demography in particular that of Families in southern Africa, the ESRC-funded Centre for Population Change.

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Professor Zoe Matthews

Prof of Global Health&Social Statistics

Research interests

  • Maternal, newborn and adolescent health
  • Health workforce and health systems
  • Sustainable development goals

Accepting applications from PhD students

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