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Christine MacArthur is Professor of Maternal and Child Epidemiology in the Institute of Applied Health Research.  Her main research is on childbirth-related health problems especially longer-term, as well as the evaluation of maternity health services. She has published many papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as several books and ...

Clare is a PhD student exploring how to improve identification and management of mental and other health problems in the GP postnatal check.  She started her studentship with the NIHR ARC West Midlands Maternity Theme in April 2021. She is also a practicing GP in Leicester, and completed her medical training in Norfolk and Derbyshire. Clare has a longstanding interest in postnatal care ...

Alisha is a Medical Statistician within Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU) in the School of Health Sciences.

She works across a range of clinical areas including women’s health (Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Endocrinology and Diabetes.

Bassit’s research interests are in public health economics and obesity. He is particularly interested in the use of decision-analytical modelling methods.

He has recently joined the Centre for Economics of Obesity, led by Professor Emma Frew, where he is pursuing a National Institute of Health and Research funded PhD.

Bassit’s research explores decision-analytical modelling to ...

Rebecca is a currently a Clinical Research Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology undertaking a PhD. Research interests include all aspects of maternal and fetal medicine and improving obstetric outcomes. She is currently supporting the CHAPTER study, aiming to improve the care of those who have sustained childbirth related perineal trauma. 

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Semira Manaseki-Holland trained as a public health physician in England with joint qualifications in paediatrics with research leadership focus on health systems and maternal-child health. Semira has focussed on research and service development in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) over a 25-year period. Semira worked in the NHS for 9 years after which she intensified her global health ...

Emma Marks is Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Officer for NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands (ARC WM).  Emma’s role ensures that there is meaningful involvement with patients and the public in applied health research.

Tom Marshall is a Professor of Public Health and Primary Care. His main medical speciality is in Public Health Medicine but he also has trained in General Practice and has studied Health Economics.

Tom has over 70 peer reviewed publications to date, over 35 as first author and a significant number as sole author. His research publications cover a number of related areas.

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Dr Martin is a social and cultural historian of modern Britain, with a particular interest in histories of gender and sexuality, histories of health and the body, and queer history.

Her current role involves working with Dr Anne Hanley on the UKRI-funded project Histories of Sexual Health in Modern Britain. The project maps sexual health histories from the end of the First World War to ...

James Martin is an Assistant Professor in Biostatistics in the Department of Applied Health Sciences. He is a member of the Biostatistics, Evidence Synthesis, Test Evaluation and Modelling (BESTEAM) research group.

Since joining the Institute in 2012, James has been involved in many exciting projects, collaborating with other members of the BESaTE team, colleagues from the University of ...

Jonathan is an Associate Professor in Qualitative and Mixed Methods Applied Health Research.  He has broad based expertise in the application of qualitative and mixed methods research approaches in a range of applied health and policy contexts.

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Lynsay is a Honorary Research Fellow on the LAVA trial, comparing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic hysterectomy with abdominal hysterectomy. Lynsay undertakes the qualitative process evaluation addressing the acceptability and feasibility of the trial to women and health care professionals.

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Christel is a Qualitative Research Fellow in the Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research in the Department of Applied Health Sciences. Her main interests lie in electronic Patient Reported Outcomes and using Qualitative Research to explore and understand patients’ experiences of disease and trial processes.

She is currently leading/working on a range of projects around using ...

Mrs Razia Meer-Baloch is responsible for the development and management of postgraduate modules and programmes, and professional development courses for staff involved in clinical trials at all levels. She oversees and plans the training to meet the needs of staff within the unit, in addition to identifying further opportunities to develop taught postgraduate programmes.

Samir Mehta has over 10 years’ experience in the design and analysis of clinical trials working as a Medical Statistician for the Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU).

Samir's main portfolios within BCTU are trials related to Renal disease, surgical interventions and Atrial Fibrillation (AF).

Samir has also worked in trials related to Parkinson’s and cardiovascular disease, ...

Lee Middleton is Reader in Clinical Trials and Statistics Team Leader at the Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU) in the School of Health Sciences.

Lee’s main research interests are in the design, conduct and analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). He is the lead methodologist and statistician on a portfolio of clinical trials in obstetrics, gynaecology and intraoperative ...

Georgia Mitchell is a Trial Manager at Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU). She is also linked with the Department of Metabolism and Systems Science, within the School of Medical Sciences.

Catherine Moakes has over 8 years’ experience in the design and analysis of clinical trials working as a Medical Statistician for the Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU).

Catherine's main portfolios within BCTU are trials related to obstetrics and gynaecology with a special interest in pre-term birth.

Catherine has also worked in trials related to Respiratory, Gastroenterology and ...

Hamideh conducts research in behavioural economics using experimental methods. Her research focuses on social preferences and decisions made in the presence of a moral wiggle room. She joined the Centre for Economics of Obesity in 2021, where she is involved in research targeting the determinants of obesity across the retail workstream. With this project she explores how interventions can modify ...

El is a Qualitative Research Fellow in the Institute of Applied Health Research. El’s research focuses on experiences of, and access to, healthcare for people from seldom heard and marginalised populations. She has a particular focus on using qualitative research methods to answer sensitive or challenging questions.

El is currently the lead research fellow on the multi methods, ...

Mark Monahan is a Lecturer in the Health Economics Unit. He primarily works on trial-based and model-based economic evaluations in different clinical areas. His research interests relate to decision modelling, health state valuation, and capacity constraints.

Dr Moore specialises in directing multidisciplinary teams of researchers undertaking systematic reviews, health technology assessments and associated research. He is co-Director of the MSc/Diploma/Certificate in Health Research Methods and a curriculum advisor and previous deputy director of the MSc/Diploma/Certificate in Public Health at the University Â鶹¾«Ñ¡. He leads a post-graduate ...

Sarah is the Project Manager on the CONNECT Study.  The overall aim of the project is to evaluate the impact of remote Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (SRHS) consultations on health inequalities. You can find out more about the project .

Katie’s research aims to improve the care for women with multiple pregnancies, fetal anomalies, growth restriction, reducing infection in maternity and prevention of preterm birth, employing prognostic and diagnostic research, modelling, systematic reviews and trials. As Head of Department for Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, she is responsible for leading, developing and ...

Breanna Morrison is a Research Fellow in the the Department of Applied Health Sciences. Breanna has an MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and a PhD in Educational Statistics and Research Methods.

After Dion received his degree in Medicine from Bristol University in 1985, he took up an honorary consultant appointment at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in 1996 and was appointed Professor of Surgery in 2006. In 2015, he became Barling Chair of Surgery. He is also Surgery Section Head at the Department of Cancer and Genomics.

Dion was appointed Officer of the Order ...

Dr Marie Murphy is an Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Nutrition in the Public Health and Women’s Health Team. Marie’s research interests are centred around improving child and adolescent nutrition and addressing dietary inequalities and food insecurity through public health policy and intervention. Marie has led on studies evaluating school food policy in secondary ...