Public Health Research Ethics Committee

"I am an Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Southampton, and the Ethics lead for the NIHR Research Support Service, Specialist Centre for Public Health, University of Southampton and Partners. I split my time across Research and Education roles, particularly for the Masters in Public Health programme. My research interests focus on healthcare public health – particularly liver disease, health inequalities and access to care. I am driven to work on collaborative, inclusive research and also strive to improve inclusivity in the wider research environment."

"I am a registered Public Health Practitioner and hold the post of Research Facilitation Lead within the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Portsmouth, based within the Public Health Team at Portsmouth City Council. I bring over a decade of experience working in a local authority setting. I also hold the role of Local Authority Public Health Advisor for the Research Support Service (RSS). My own research has focused on parental health literacy, and I am passionate about reducing health inequalities and supporting inclusive,  public health practice through collaborative research and community engagement."

"I am a senior scientific advisor at NIHR, leading on complex areas of research commissioning and I am consultant advisor for the Better Methods Better Research Programme.  I am also a research advisor at the NIHR Research support service Hub and Specialist Centre for Public Health delivered by the University of Southampton and Partners.  I am vice chair of the faculty of medicine ethics committee at the University of Southampton and represent NIHR at the UK National Screening Committee. "

"I am an Associate Professor of Bioethics at the University of Portsmouth where my work looks at the role of ethics committees and governance structures in promoting research integrity. I chair ethics committees for the HRA, UK Health Security Agency and UK Ministry of Defence."

"I am an Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Southampton and also Director of the NIHR Research Support Service, Specialist Centre for Public Health, University of Southampton and Partners. Prior to this, I was a Local Authority Director of Public Health. I have a long-standing research interest in the use of genomic risk in population health interventions, and recently my work has included a focus on public health ethics and leadership. I am passionate about embedding an applied research approach within local authority public health teams and working in effective collaboration to ensure that evidence based public health is used to improve the health and wellbeing of different populations. "

"I am the Deputy Head of School in the School of Healthcare Enterprise & Innovation within the Faculty of Medicine at University of Southampton. I lead the Public Health Enabling Research Service team within the wider Specialist Centre for Public Health. I have been in Higher Education for over 20 years and am committed to widening participation and lifelong learning and my research is focused on the leadership experience and in teaching and learning."

"I am a community worker and Director of Southampton Collective, a Southampton-based social enterprise progressing projects towards a healthy, sustainable city. I sit on the ethics committee as a public participant, bringing my experience of working on public projects with researchers, and with personal lived experience of neurodivergence."

"I am a Community Physical Activity Instructor and public participant on the ethics committee. I bring community-based and lived-experience perspectives to the ethics panel. My background includes involvement in health and social care research, alongside community engagement through fitness provision and local radio broadcasting with Black, Asian and minoritised communities. I bring an inclusive public voice that considers how research affects people and communities in the real world."

"I am the Managing Director of Southampton’s first ever board game café. We started nearly a decade ago! We are recognised by the Department for Work and Pensions as Leaders in the Field of Disability Confident Employers. We are emersed in a neurodivergent community which is full of such joy and delight. I am also married to my wonderful husband, Paul, for over 30 years. We are blessed with a fun filled family – including grandchildren. I feel I bring a nurturing, motherly overview to the ethics team, which I am proud and honoured to be included to do so."

"I am a community volunteer/grant writer who has worked with Board in the City for 8 years, representing people, who like me, are neurodivergent, disabled and under-represented by society. I have recently trained as a community researcher, and am currently undertaking my Masters in Psychology at the University of Southampton. I joined as a public contributor to this ethics committee, in the hope that my lived experience and passion for equity would be of benefit to others, and I would continue to learn from the people around me."