Researcher spotlights
Joyce Coker
Joyce is a Research Associate in the International Health Systems Group. Her research spans UK and international work, connected by a common thread: understanding social connection and the changing ways people relate to one another in an increasingly digital world.
Saleyha Ahsan
Dr Saleyha Ahsan’s research examines how people navigate disrupted healthcare systems during armed conflict, drawing on her experience as a doctor, journalist and former British Army officer.
Brandon Smith
Brandon Smith is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Engineering. His research lies in the ideation, innovation, and translation processes for healthcare technologies in resource-limited settings.
Adewunmi Akingbola
Dr Adewunmi Akingbola is contributing to public health by improving the reliability of real-world data through his work on missing data and biases in health studies.
Zahra Abbasi
Zahra is a PhD candidate and lecturer at the University of Oslo and a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge Public Health. She has a background in comparative literature and experience in care practices. Her PhD focuses on online-offline conceptualizations of mental health in Iran.
Larysa Zasiekina
Larysa Zasiekina is a visiting scholar at the Department of Psychology and Director of the Ukrainian Psychotrauma Center. She specialises in studying the psychological impact of genocide in Ukraine and Eastern Europe over generations.
Kirsten Rennie
Kirsten's research focuses on the incorporation of remote monitoring in population-based and patient studies, including apps and wearables, with the aim of improving clinical pathways and health outcomes.
Maria Ikonomova
Maria is a PhD researcher based at the Centre for Sustainable Development in the Department of Engineering. Her research focuses on how to manage physical infrastructure systems in cities to protect public health from climate-related hazards.
Abhirup Ghosh
Abhirup Ghosh is a visiting Researcher at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge. His research interests are in Health Data Science and Machine Learning with a focus on improving health diagnostics and screening at the population level.
Sebastian Walsh
Sebastian Walsh is an NIHR Doctoral Fellow, conducting research into public health approaches to dementia prevention. His interest in older people’s health stems from his experiences training and working as a clinical and public health doctor.