Institute of Allied Health Sciences Research members

Dr Louise Dunford, Director, Institute of Allied Health Sciences

Areas of expertise: nutrition, obesity, weight management, hyperhidrosis

Twitter: @dunfordlouise


Dr Neenu Singh, Institute Head of Postgraduate Students

T: +44 (0)116 250 6521
E:  neenu.singh@dmu.ac.uk


Professor Simon Dyson, Professor of Applied Sociology

T: +44 (0)116 257 7751
E: sdyson@dmu.ac.uk


Professor Parvez Haris, Professor of Biomedical Science

T: +44 (0)116 250 6306
E: pharis@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: Water, nutrition, environment, health


Professor Richard Jenkins, Professor of Microbiology

T: +44 (0)116 257 7942
E: roj@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: Bacteriology, biochemistry, toxicology, spectroscopy


Dr Stephen Handsley, Associate Professor in Sociology of Health

T: +44 (0)116 257 7883
E: shandsley@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Angela O’Sullivan, Associate Professor and Faculty Head of Widening Participation

T: +44 (0)116 207 8821
E: aosullivan@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: Inclusivity, Widening Participation, Care-leavers, Connectivism


Dr Avninder Bhambra, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 207 8792
E: abhambra@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Morag Bixley, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7814
E: mdbixley@dmu.ac.uk
Twitter: @dmbixley

Areas of expertise: aphasia, therapy outcomes,  pdmb©


Dr Adam Brown, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 207 8809
E: abrown02@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Jeff Davies, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7842
E: jeff.davies@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Eva Maseiro, VC2020 Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7140
E: eva.maseiro@dmu.ac.uk


Lisa Morgan, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7715
E: lisa.morgan@dmu.ac.uk


Kathleen Nthakomwa-Cassidy, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 207 8740
E: kathleen.nthakomwa-cassidy@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Zoe Redshaw, VC2020 Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7706
E: zoe.redshaw@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Jo Rushworth, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 207 8955
E: jo.rushworth@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Shivanthi Samarasinghe, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 207 8870
E: ssamarasinghe@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Tiziana Sgamma, VC2020 Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 201 3925
E: tiziana.sgamma@dmu.ac.uk 
Twitter: @tiziana_sgamma

Atreas of expertise: Herbal medicines, DNA barcoding, authentication, Industrial Quality Assurance


Dr Harprit Singh, VC2020 Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7779
E: harprit.singh@dmu.ac.uk
Twitter: @Dr_HSingh_DMU

Areas of expertise: vascular, metabolic health, cell signalling


Dr Moses Sokunbi, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 250 6850
E: moses.sokunbi@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Umakhanth Venkatraman Girija, VC2020 Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7717
E: umakhanth.venkatramangirija@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Abu-Bakr Abu-Median, VC2020 Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 207 8009
E: abu-bakr.abu-median@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: microbiome, infection, zoonosis, diagnostics


Dr Maria Berghs, VC2020 Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7910
E: maria.berghs@dmu.ac.uk 
Twitter: @MariaBerghs

Areas of expertise: Sickle Cell, disability, global health, ethics


Dr Mariasole da Boit, VC2020 Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 207 8137
E: mariasole.daboit@dmu.ac.uk 
Twitter: @marysundb

Areas of expertise: exercise, nutrition, aging, cardiovascular health


Dr Christopher Elsey, VC2020 Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 207 8812
E: christopher.elsey@dmu.ac.uk 
Twitter: @DrJoueurDeluxe

Areas of expertise: medical consultations, dementia, mental health, military conduct


Dr Mark Evans, Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7888
E: mark.evans@dmu.ac.uk 
Twitter: @DrMdedmu

Areas of expertise: chemotherapy, cancer, oxidative stress, DNA repair


Dr Esmee Hanna, VC2020 Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7119
E: esmee.hanna@dmu.ac.uk
Twitter: @DrEsmee

Areas of expertise: gender, health, bodies, families


Dr Ines Martins Ramos, Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 201 4336
E: ines.martinsramos@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Andy Northcott, VC2020 Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7973
E: andy.northcott@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: dementia, hospital organisation, ward culture, ethnography


Dr Nat Potiwat, Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 250 6531
E: nat.potiwat@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Dawn Smallwood, VC2020 Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7469
E: dawn.smallwood@dmu.ac.uk