Health Professions staff
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Ayazullah Safi
Senior Lecturer and Research Cluster Lead (Public Health)
Dr Ayazullah Safi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Life and Sport Sciences and Public Health Research Cluster Lead at School of Life and Health Sciences at Birmingham City University (BCU). He is also the Founder and Chair of the Global Majority Staff Network (GMSN) at BCU, an initiative that promotes inclusivity,...
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Dr Bismillah Sehar
Lecturer in Public Health
Sehar has a background in medicine and has been working with academics and in research for the last 10 years. She has diverse experience of teaching, ranging from medical universities to students of widening participation. Sehar is completing her PhD in Public Health, focusing on health inequalities within the health sector of...
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Sharvila Shah
Lecturer
Sharvila is a Lecturer in Operating Department Practice at Birmingham City University. She contributes to undergraduate teaching across the programme and provides module leadership, supporting students to develop the professional knowledge, skills, and behaviours required for contemporary perioperative practice. Sharvila is an...
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Emily Sharp
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Emily completed a Speech and Language Therapy degree at Birmingham City University in 2014. She has now gained a place on the University’s Graduate Teaching Assistant scheme which involves undertaking a PhD and teaching undergraduate students. Emily’s PhD is looking at the risk factors associated with voice problems in teachers...
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Danny Simeone
Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography
Danny qualified as a Diagnostic Radiographer at Birmingham City University in 2014. Before joining BCU, he had worked at an NHS major trauma centre in Coventry. Danny has always taken a keen interest in student development and experience during his time in the NHS, taking a lead role with student education within his...
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Gemma Smith
Course Lead and Senior Lecturer Medical Ultrasound
Gemma previously worked as a Radiographer and Sonographer at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust before joining the BCU lecturing team. She took on the role of Course Leader in 2021. Gemma specialises in the teaching of Obstetric, Gynaecological, and Abdominal Ultrasound. She is passionate about supporting and...
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Paula Smith
Senior Lecturer and Joint Programme Leader, Master of Public Health (MPH)
Paula Smith brings a wide range of experience, knowledge and skills to her post including: Practitioner roles - Public Health/Health Promotion practice leading on the implementation of the Dudley Health Inequalities Strategy (for Dudley Community Partnership – job-share); Senior Health Promotion Officer (Community...
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Nichola Smith
Senior Lecturer
Nichola graduated from Cardiff University in 2012 with a BSc (Hons) in Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma from BCU in 2017. Since qualifying, Nichola has gained experience in various areas of Diagnostic Radiography, including general X-ray, A&E, fluoroscopy, interventional radiology and...
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Jackie Stephen-Haynes
Professor
Jackie Stephen-Haynes completed her RGN in 1984, specialising in orthopaedics and then, more specifically, rheumatology. Working in a rheumatology specialist unit, her interest in tissue viability began with an audit of wounds and a focus on pressure ulcer prevention. The increasing emphasis on primary care led to Jackie...
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Lynda Stobert
Senior Lecturer MSc Public Health
Lynda Stobert is the Programme Director to the MSc Public Health Programme and is also the module lead for the Social Science and Public Health module delivered on the course. She has extensive experience in teaching healthcare and public health students across a range of modules related to the sociology of health and illness,...