Meet the researchers
Celebrating BCU Women in Research
On Women's History Month, we spotlight the invaluable contributions of women in research at BCU. Our dedicated research community, including academics and postgraduate research students, are making significant strides across a multitude of fields, inspiring change, and leading the way for future generations.
Not only is their work expanding the frontiers of knowledge, but it is addressing pressing global challenges, from healthcare disparities to international human rights laws.
Silvia Gullino
Meet Dr Silvia Gullino, Professor in City Making and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead for the College of Built Environment at BCU. Silvia’s research explores interdisciplinary debates between spatial planning, governance and collaborative, community-led initiatives aiming at making cities more inclusive and sustainable.
Melisa Oleschuk
Meet Melisa Oleschuk, a BCU postgraduate researcher with a passion for the empowerment of people and the protection of human rights. Melisa’s research centres around the role of civil society organisations, specifically in the US, and their role in realising international human rights law.
Sarah Bristol-Abbott
Meet Sarah Bristol-Abbott, an associate researcher at BCU and doctoral researcher. Having studied a BA and MA in Black Studies at BCU, Sarah is now a research and evaluation consultant and focuses her work on amplifying the voices of marginalised young people and put them in a decision-making position.
Annette Naudin
Meet Dr Annette Naudin, Associate Professor in Arts, Design and Media at BCU and researcher in the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research. Annette’s research focuses on cultural workers and cultural work, and her most recent research investigates archives as a method to interrogate cultural work and inequalities in Birmingham.
Kerry Gaskin
Meet Professor Kerry Gaskin, the UK’s first Professor in Congenital Cardiac Nursing here at BCU. Kerry’s unique role focuses on developing congenital cardiac nursing, such as on leveraging technology for the assessment and monitoring of fragile infants with complex congenital heart disease in the community.