Lecturer in health inequalities, social and structural determinants, public health, SHI.FHEA.Proud social scientist working in a biomedical department. She/her.
Read a banging student paper today. So, so, SO GOOD! It's in these moments that I forget the trash side of being in academia and instead remember how brilliant and inspiring it can be. Whoot!
Thank you @evebalsells03 for sharing your experiences of working on COVID-19 response in Guatemala with the students. Such a great 'expert snapshot', highlighting the varied tasks and multiple challenges faced by a public health practitioner in the midst of a pandemic. Fab!
Week 3 and another fab 'expert snapshot'. @suzanneconnoll3 sharing insights from public health policy on obesity/higher body weight, systems thinking and upstream interventions. Students connecting with new ideas and also thoroughly enjoying mention of the Labrador :)
Huge thanks to @KaveriQureshi for contributing an insightful and engaging 'expert snapshot' on covid-19 health inequalities and social + political determinants thereof. A room full of energised students eager to discuss their ideas and learning = Yay!
Really excited to be hearing from @MScherbatsky11 and @SherrattFrances about their research later on today. Mariana and Frances are contributing to the 'expert snapshots' library of conversations that I use for enlivening teaching and learning about soc sci for Med Sci students.
@MScherbatsky11@SherrattFrances Can't wait!! Thank you both so much for contributing to the teaching and learning resources for the course! These 'expert snapshots' enliven the course materials and, most importantly, students love them!
Received a 'thank you' card from a graduating student whom I taught both in junior honours and as supervisor for their final year project. They thanked me for 'fighting for the social sciences' in their wider med sci programme. I am going to frame this and keep it forever.
Such a great day with @JeniHarden and @Traceloader . Made a wonderful mess and, through/from that, found a shared creative space to talk about experiences of teaching. Fab! @BeSSTUK
So excited to have got this through the mail today! Can't wait to read it, and no doubt will be a great resource for teaching students about health inequalities. Yay! @ProfBambra @ProfKatSmith @juliaflynch @BeSSTUK
1/6 Our piece on #censorship has just been published by @bmj_latest. Bram Wispelwey, Mads Gilbert & I discuss the removal last March of our letter in @TheLancet on structural violence in #Gaza & the prevailing colonial power dynamics in academic medicine. https://t.co/kHvxPsJ0gj
🔥 When we fight, we win. 🔥
Let this moment of community solidarity grow the fire in our bellies. We are ready for a summer of resistance: on the streets, in our homes, in our neighbourhoods and most importantly, together.
Hasta la victoria!