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Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing

Our people

We have researchers working across all three faculties on projects and partnerships relating to public health and wellbeing.

Our core team

Professor Mariachiara Di Cesare

Professor Mariachiara Di Cesare

Director

Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex

Professor Susan McPherson

Professor Susan McPherson

Deputy Director

Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex

Dr Victoria Nolan

Dr Victoria Nolan

Executive Officer and Institute Administrator

Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex

Marvellous Adeoye
Marvellous Adeoye

Research Officer

Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex

Dr Zainab Altai
Dr Zainab Altai

Research Fellow

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Smruti Bulsari
Dr Smruti Bulsari

Senior Research Officer

School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

Dr John Day
Dr John Day

Lecturer

School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

Ben Gould
Ben Gould

Research Fellow

School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

Dr Sara Jalali-Farahani
Dr Sara Jalali-Farahani

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex

Tracey Johns
Tracey Johns

Senior Research Officer

School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

Srinidhi Koya

Research Fellow

Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex

Dr Emily Murray
Dr Emily Murray

Director

Centre for Coastal Communities, University of Essex

Oscar O'Mara
Oscar O'Mara

Senior Research Fellow

Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex

Dr Tasos Papastylianou
Dr Tasos Papastylianou

Senior Research Officer

Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex

Dr Abbas Salami
Dr Abbas Salami

KTP Research Associate

Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex

Dr Ruoyu Wang
Dr Ruoyu Wang

Research Fellow

School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

Post-doctoral opportunities

We’re committed to supporting the next generation of researchers in public health and wellbeing.

Further opportunities will be listed here when they are available.

IPHW PhD Scholars

Natalie Evans

PhD student

School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

PhD in Public Health

James Black

PhD student

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Investigating the impact performance can have on individuals' mental health and well-being

IPHW Advisory Board

The IPHW Advisory Board represents the range of stakeholders involved in the IPHW and is responsible for advising the Director of the IPHW at a strategic level on matters of:

  • The strategic direction of the Institute and strategic priorities
  • The research agenda
  • Funding opportunities
  • Collaborations and partnerships
  • Engagement with students
  • Wider community projects 
  • Policy engagement
  • Impact

The Advisory Board also has a role in communicating the Institute’s strategy and role to a wide audience via its members’ existing networks of contacts.

The Board includes University and external members, invited to cover the breadth of stakeholders relevant to the Institute.

Membership of the IPHW Advisory Board 2024-2026

  • Thankom Arun (Faculty Dean for Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Essex)
  • Dorina Buda (Faculty Dean for Research, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Essex)
  • Judith Bueno de Mesquita (Deputy Director, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex)
  • Edd Codling (Faculty Dean for Research, Faculty of Science and Health, University of Essex)
  • Mariachiara di Cesare (Director, Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex)
  • Pamela Donnelly (Chief Executive, Colchester City Council)
  • Tracy Dowling (Interim Chief Executive, NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board)
  • Sarah Foley (Chief Research Officer, African Families in the UK)
  • Ed Garratt (Chief Executive, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board)
  • Sam Glover (Chief Executive Officer, Healthwatch Essex)
  • Shane Gordon (Director of Strategy, Research and Innovation, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Jane Halpin (Chief Executive, NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board)
  • Joe Holmes (Vice-President – Education, Students Union, University of Essex)
  • Vicky Joffe (Dean of Integrated Healthcare Partnerships, University of Essex)
  • Meena Kumari (Director, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex)
  • Mark Lim (NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board)
  • Haris Mouratidis (Director, Institute for Analytics and Data Science, University of Essex)
  • David O’Mahony (Chair) (Dean of Partnerships, University of Essex)
  • Krishna Ramkhelawon (Director of Public Health, Southend City Council)
  • Kez Spelman (Director for Innovation and Community Resilience, Provide Community)
  • Robert Stawski (Deputy Director, Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex)
  • Lucy Wightman (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nurse of Provide Health)
  • Louise Willsher (Strategic Head of Innovation and Growth, Community 360)

IPHW Associate Members

These are researchers who conduct research aligned with the mission and objectives of the IPHW and express interest in affiliating with IPHW. They support and collaborate on IPHW research and represent the IPHW (where appropriate and mutually agreed).

There are mutual benefits from being an Associate Member, and benefits from the interdisciplinary and interdepartmental relationships that are formed, such as diversifying areas of research expertise, strengthening links across the University, and enhancing capacity to respond to calls for funding, requiring bespoke interdisciplinary expertise, in a timely way.

Please email the IPHW (institutepublichealthwellbeing@essex.ac.uk) if you are interested in becoming an Associate Member.

Current Associate Members

  • Edith Aguirre - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Zibiah Alfred Loakthar - Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
  • Chris Antonopoulos - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Oludare Ariyo - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Caroline Bald - School of Health and Social Care 
  • Yanchun Bao - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Jo Barton - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Aleksandra Birn-Jeffery - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Andrew Brinkley - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Katie Chadd - School of Health and Social Care
  • Nicholas Clark - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Paul Clarke - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Edward Codling - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Nelson Cortes - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Camille Cronin - School of Health and Social Care
  • John Day - School of Health and Social Care
  • Anna Dearman - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Emilia Del Bono - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Neli Demireva - Department of Sociology and Criminology
  • Izzie Easton - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Saideh Ferdowsi - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Norman Gabriel - Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
  • Vasileios Giagos - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Emily Grundy - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Emilia Halton-Hernandez - Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
  • Angus Holford - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Laurie James-Hawkins - Department of Sociology and Criminology
  • Sue Kegerreis - Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
  • Yunlong Liang - Institute of Social and Economic Research
  • Ruth Lowry - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
  • Renee Luthra - Department of Sociology and Criminology
  • Peter Lynn - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Osama Mahmoud - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Reza Majdzadeh - School of Health and Social Care
  • Felipe Maldonado - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Chris McManus - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Kelly Murray - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Sharon Stella Musonza - Institute of Social Economic Research (ISER)
  • Alita Nandi - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Brad Neal - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Luke Olsson - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Anna Pettican - School of Health and Social Care
  • Ursula Read - School of Health and Social Care
  • Sarah Richardson - School of Health and Social Care
  • Matteo Richiardi - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Milagros Ruiz - School of Health and Social Care
  • Roisin Ryan-Flood - Department of Sociology and Criminology
  • Vikki-Jo Scott - School of Health and Social Care
  • Paulo Serodio - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Brandon Shaw - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
  • Ewen Speed - School of Health and Social Care
  • Laura Ai Sim Tan - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) & School of Health and Social Care (HSC)
  • Jim Vine - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Lisa Voigt - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Marita Vyrgioti - Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
  • Wen Wang - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
  • Claire Wicks - School of Health and Social Care, and School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • Carly Wood - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)
  • ZhiMin Xiao - School of Health and Social Care
  • Na You - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
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