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Leadership team

Dr Angela Turner-Wilson - Deputy Head Of Department Of Medical Sciences And Public Health

Angela is the Deputy Head of Department for Medical Science and Public Health within the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. She is also the Faculty Lead for Global Engagement. Her expertise lies in multi-sited ethnography and the transient nature of wellbeing, particularly in relation to …

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Dr Sharon Docherty - Deputy Head Of Department Of Medical Sciences And Public Health

I am Deputy Head of Department for Medical Science and Public Health and Programme Lead for MSc Health Research. In addition, I am a co-applicant on two clinical trials funded by NIHR Research for Patient Benefit. This involves working with several interdisciplinary teams, including academics …

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Institute of Medical Imaging & Visualisation (IMIV)

Dr James Franklin - Head Of Institute For Medical Imaging and Visualisation And Associate Professor

Dr Jamie Franklin is a Consultant Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Radiologist at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and Head of the Institute of Medical Imaging and Visualisation. He studied Medicine at Cambridge University and Imperial College London before undertaking an NIHR …

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Dr Theophilus Akudjedu - Senior Lecturer In Imaging And MRI Radiography

Theo is the programme lead for the MSc Medical Imaging with Management Programme and a senior lecturer in medical imaging at the Institute of Medical Imaging and Visualisation, Bournemouth University. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Ghana (BSc Diagnostic Radiography) …

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Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI)

Professor Tom Wainwright - Professor Of Orthopaedics Deputy Head Of ORI

Tom Wainwright is a physiotherapist, clinical academic and quality improvement specialist. He is Associate Professor in Orthopaedics and Deputy Head of the Orthopaedic Research Institute at Bournemouth University.

He has a broad range of orthopaedic and musculoskeletal related research …

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Tikki Immins - Research Development Manager ORI

Tikki Immins is Research Development Manager at the Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI). Her role involves research design, management and delivery of ORI's clinical trials in the university and NHS; liaising with the NHS, industry partners and external funders on current and prospective …

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Professor Ian Swain - Professor In Technology and Design

I graduated from Southampton University in Electronic Engineering in 1976 and obtained a Ph.D, also from Southampton in 1982 entitled "Adaptive Control of an Arm Prosthesis". This marked my involvement with the medical profession and I was employed as a Research Fellow in Neurological …

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Physician Associate (PA) Studies Team

Professor Chantal Simon - Professor and Programme Leader in Physicians Associate Studies

Chantal is a working GP at The Banks and Bearwood Medical Practices in Bournemouth and a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. She has formal academic training with an MSc from Southampton University in Research in Health and a PhD exploring the effects of community support on …

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Lauren Peters - Senior Lecturer Physician Associate
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Public Health Team

Professor Ann Hemingway - Professor Of Public Health And Wellbeing

My post focuses on research and enterprise in the field of public health with a specific focus on inequities in health. I am a registered nurse with a PhD and am currently public health lead for research and enterprise within the Centre for Practice Development and the Centre for Wellbeing and …

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Professor Ahmed Khattab - Professor Of Biomedical and Clinical Research

Ahmed Khattab is a Professor of medical research & clinical practice at the school of Health & Social Care. He was educated and trained at Reading University, Royal Berkshire Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London. He also held an honorary position at the Royal …

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Dr Holly Crossen-White - Senior Lecturer in Public Health

My background is in qualitative research and my work has mainly focused upon public health issues. A large part of my research, although not exclusively, has been evaluations of new approaches to delivering health care. My current involvement in an EU research project under the Interreg 2 seas …

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Dr Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor - Senior Lecturer in Child Health 0.8 FTE

I am a Senior Lecturer in Practice Development with a focus on children with long term conditions, particularly children who require long term assisted ventilation. I have additionally been involved in research related to adults with long term conditions, and health related use of online and …

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Dr Anne Mills - Principal Academic in Health Promotion

Anne has a professional background in nursing, midwifery and health visiting and public health projects, in the UK and Europe. Now working as a principal academic in the Centre for Public Health at Bournemouth University Anne's research interests are centred around communication for health and …

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Dr Liz Norton - Senior Lecturer

I am a Senior Academic in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Medical Science and Public Health. I am also a member of the Bournemouth University iWell Research theme. I am Postgraduate Lead for the Medical Science and Public Health Department and a PhD supervisor. I am a …

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Dr Karen Rees - Senior Lecturer In Public Health and Health Visiting

I currently lead the PGDip Public Health with Professional Registration as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (HV and SN pathways) programme within the Faculty. Teaching focuses largely on public health, health promotion and specialist practice. My research interests lie in understanding …

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