Mary Seacole Research Centre members
MSRC primary members
Professor Raghu Raghavan, Professor of Mental Health
T: +44 (0)116 201 3831
E: rraghavan@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Mental health, resilience, migration, ethnicity, health inequalities, participatory action research
Dr Nadia Svirydzenka, VC2020 Senior Lecturer in Psychology
T: +44 (0)116 250 6483
E:nadzeya.svirydzenka@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Child and adolescent mental health, identity and health, research methodology, culture and ethnicity
Professor Brian Brown, Professor of Health Communication
T: +44 (0)116 207 8755
E: brown@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Health communication, mental health, health humanities, social policy
Dr Karisha George, Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing
T: +44 (0)116 250 6757
E: Karisha.george@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Resilience, mental health, religiosity, narrative approaches
Dr Alice Simon, Senior Lecturer in Psychology
T: +44(0)116 257 6150
E: Alice.simon@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Mental health and wellbeing, Developmental disability, Psychological assessment, Social inclusion
Dr Joann Griffith, Senior Lecturer
T: +44 (0)116 207 8649
E: jgriffith@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Mental Health, Identity and ethnicity, multicultural counselling, self-image
Dr Amanda Wilson, Lecturer in psychology
T: +44 (0)116 207 8815
E: Amanda.wilson@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Discourse Analysis, Community Research and Action, Reproductive Health and Wellbeing, Dual Diagnosis
Kathleen Nthakomwa-Cassidy, Senior Lecturer in Health Studies
T: +44 (0)116 207 8740
E: kathellen.nthakomwa-cassidy@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Mental health and wellbeing, young people, mental health First Aid
Dr Stephen Handsley, Associate Professor
T: +44 (0)116 25767883
E: shandsley@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Role performance in health and social care, Social & cultural identity, care and compassion
Dr Jonathan Coope, Research Fellow
E: jcoope@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Mental health and wellbeing, resilience, Eco psychology
Dr Zoe Palfreyman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology
T: +44(0)116 257 7760
E: zpalfreyman@dmu.ac.uk
Paul Illingworth, Head of School Allied Health Sciences
T: +44(0)116 257 7475
E: Paul.illingworth@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Mental Health, Global Mental Health, De-stigmatization, Lived Experience
Honorary research fellows
Dr Nandini Chakraborti, Consultant Psychiatrist
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester
Dr Satheesh Kumar Gangadharan Consultant Psychiatrist
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester
Mr Andy Barrett, Director
Excavate theatre, Nottingham
Dr Mo Abbas, Consultant Psychiatrist
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester
Dr Fabida Noushad, Consultant Psychiatrist
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester
Associate members
Dr Indrani Lahiri, Senior Lecturer in media and communications
T: +44 (0)116 257 7859
E: ilahiri@dmu.ac.uk
Dr Lyndsey Bakewell, Lecturer in Drama
T: +44 (0)116 255 6125
E: Lyndsey.bakewell@dmu.ac.uk
Dr Meredith Wilkinson, Senior Lecturer in Psychology
T: +44 (0)116 250 6488
E: mwilkinson@dmu.ac.uk
Dr Mark Crossley, Senior Lecturer in drama and performing arts
T: +44 (0)116 207 8131
E: mcrossley@dmu.ac.uk
Dr Scott Yates, Reader
T: +44 (0)116 207 8703
E: syates@dmu.ac.uk