Research staff

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...

Professor Annalise Weckesser

Professor of Medical and Feminist 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...