Research staff

Dr Anita J Hughes

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant

Anita completed an Undergraduate degree in Psychology; a Master's in Health Services Research; and a PhD in Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham. Prior to starting at BCU, she has worked as a researcher in the MRC Institute for Hearing Research, and a research fellow within the Midwifery Division of the University of...

Dr Catharine Jenkins

Reader in Dementia Care

Catharine’s teaching responsibilities are focused around the care of older people with mental health problems and her main area of expertise is dementia care. She also teaches on diversity issues and transcultural mental health nursing. Catharine is interested in creative approaches to active learning for nurse education...

Dr Andrea Page

Associate Professor

Andrea is a registered nurse for people with learning disabilities, with 30 years plus experience in this field. Prior to joining Birmingham City University in 2000, she was a community nurse for people with learning disabilities. Throughout her career she has always had an interest in how challenging behaviours are managed...

Professor Mark Radford

Visiting Professor / Professor of Advanced Nurse Practice / Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England

Mark is a Visiting Professor at Birmingham City University and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England. His research interests are in healthcare workforce, ranging from safe staffing to workforce retention. He is co-applicant on the recently awarded NuRS project where BCU academics, in collaboration with NHS England and NHS...

Sue Shortland

Associate Professor – Primary Care

Sue qualified as a registered nurse in 1984 and a registered midwife in 1986. Sue worked for over 20 years in general practice as a general practice nurse and then as an advanced nurse practitioner and non-medical prescriber. Sue joined Birmingham City University in 2008 as a Senior Lecturer on the MSc Advanced Practice Course...

Dr Annalise Weckesser

Reader in Medical Anthropology

Annalise came to the UK in 2007 from Canada to undertake doctoral studies in Medical and Feminist Anthropology at the University of Warwick's School of Health and Social Studies. In her previous, pre-academic life, Annalise worked in community outreach in Toronto’s family resource centres (aka Sure Starts). From 2009 to 2011,...

Gemma Williams

Research Fellow

Prior to joining Birmingham City University’s Centre for Social Care, Health & Related Research (CSCHaRR), Gemma worked within the public sector and Higher Education in various research/evaluation positions. Her research & evaluation areas included: the effectiveness of accredited offender groupwork programmes, the experiences...