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Dr Rachel Hale
(she/her)
PhD (Nottingham), MSc, PGCE (PCET), BA (Hons)
Research Associate
- HaleR3@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 70336
- Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
My background is in Sociology and Science and Technology Studies and I am fascinated by the societal effects of innovation in science and technology. I have expertise in qualitative and mixed research methods. My experience of teaching includes substantive topics and research methods at several universities, to a diverse range of students, and of undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation/professional project supervision.
I am currently working on the ALCHIMIA project which is exploring the insertion of a particular Artificial Intelligence technology incorporating ‘federated learning’ within the European steel industry for the more efficient operation of Electric Arc Furnace steel production.
I am also a PI on a Learned Society of Wales Research Workshop Grant (Co-producing air quality citizen science in Caerphilly County Borough) and co-PI on a UKERC Whole Systems Networking Fund Grant (Facilitating participation in air quality citizen science (EXPO-ENGAGE)).
Recent publications:
Collins, H., Shrager, J., Bartlett, A., Conley, S., Hale, R. and Evans, R. 2023. Hypernormal science and its significance. Perspectives on Science (10.1162/posc_a_00572)
Shirani, F., O’Sullivan, K., Henwood, K., Hale, R. and Pidgeon, N. 2022. Transformational innovation in home energy: How developers imagine and engage with future residents of low carbon homes. Energy Research and Social Science 91, article number: 102743. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221462962200247X
Publication
2024
- Garret, J., Hale, R., de Bell, S. and Kirkham, G. 2024. EXPO-ENGAGE: Facilitating participation in air quality citizen science. In: Bays, J. et al. eds. Whole Systems Networking Fund: Working to Improve Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Across Energy Research. UKERC, pp. 27-31., (10.5286/UKERC.EDC.000972)
2023
- Weinel, M. et al. 2023. ALCHIMIA D2.1 Requirements and human-centric recommendation. Project Report. ALCHIMIA.
- Collins, H., Shrager, J., Bartlett, A., Conley, S., Hale, R. and Evans, R. 2023. Hypernormal science and its significance. Perspectives on Science 31(2), pp. 262-292. (10.1162/posc_a_00572)
- O'Sullivan, K., Shirani, F., Hale, R., Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2023. Identity, place narrative and biophilic urban development: Connecting the past, present and future for sustainable liveable cities. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 5, article number: 1139029. (10.3389/frsc.2023.1139029)
- Henwood, K., Pidgeon, N., Shirani, F., O'Sullivan, K. and Hale, R. 2023. Living well in low carbon homes project report. Project Report. Self-publish.
- Hale, R., Stroud, D. and Weinel, M. 2023. Understanding the digitalization of work in the steel industry using the sociology of work, industrial sociology and STS. Presented at: Science Technology and Society Conference, Graz, Austria, 8 - 10 May 2023.
2022
- Svobodova, M. et al. 2022. Developing principles for sharing information about potential trial intervention benefits and harms with patients: report of a modified Delphi survey. Trials 23, article number: 863. (10.1186/s13063-022-06780-1)
- Shirani, F., O'Sullivan, K., Hale, R., Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2022. From active houses to active homes: understanding resident experiences of transformational design and social innovation. Energies 15(19), article number: 7441. (10.3390/en15197441)
- Shirani, F., O'Sullivan, K., Hale, R., Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2022. Transformational innovation in home energy: How developers imagine and engage with future residents of low carbon homes in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science 91, article number: 102743.
- Shirani, F., O’Sullivan, K., Henwood, K., Hale, R. and Pidgeon, N. 2022. Living in an active home: household dynamics and unintended consequences. Buildings and Cities 3(1), pp. 589–604. (10.5334/bc.216)
2021
- Jacob, N., Burton, C., Hale, R., Jones, A., Lloyd, A., Rafferty, A. M. and Allen, D. 2021. Pro-judge study: nurses’ professional judgement in nurse staffing systems. Journal of Advanced Nursing 77(10), pp. 4226-4233. (10.1111/jan.14921)
- Svobodova, M. et al. 2021. Developing core principles for sharing Information about potential intervention benefits and harms in patient information leaflets using a modified Delphi Survey. [Online]. OSF Preprints: OSF. (10.31219/osf.io/upnf4) Available at: https://osf.io/upnf4/
2020
- Hale, R. 2020. Commentary on the Coronavirus pandemic. [Online]. Everyday Society: British Sociological Association. Available at: https://es.britsoc.co.uk/commentary-on-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
2019
- Anstey, S. et al. 2019. Giving primacy to the voices of people affected by cancer (PABC) in shaping educational innovations - An exploratory qualitative study. Cancer Reports 2(5), article number: e1189. (10.1002/cnr2.1189)
- Cherian, T., Morales, K. F., Mantel, C., Lambach, P. and Hale, R. 2019. Factors and considerations for establishing and improving seasonal influenza vaccination of health workers: Report from a WHO meeting, January 16-17, Berlin, Germany. Vaccine 37(43), pp. 6255-6261. (10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.079)
- Boardman, F. K., Hale, R., Gohel, R. and Young, P. J. 2019. Preventing lives affected by hemophilia: A mixed methods study of the views of adults with hemophilia and their families toward genetic screening. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine, article number: e618. (10.1002/mgg3.618)
- Charian, T. et al. 2019. WHO manual: How to implement seasonal influenza vaccination of health workers. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. Available at: https://www.who.int/immunization/research/development/health_worker_influenza_immunization/en/
- Boardman, F. K., Hale, R. and Young, P. J. 2019. Newborn screening for haemophilia: The views of families and adults living with haemophilia in the UK. Haemophilia 25(2), pp. 276-282. (10.1111/hae.13706)
- Boardman, F. K. and Hale, R. 2019. "I didn't take it too seriously because I'd just never heard of it": Experiential knowledge and genetic screening for thalassaemia in the UK. Journal of Genetic Counseling 28(1), pp. 141-154. (10.1002/jgc4.1042)
2018
- Boardman, F. and Hale, R. 2018. What does the haemophilia community think about genetic screening?. The Haemophilia Society Magazine, pp. 25.
- Boardman, F. K. and Hale, R. 2018. How do genetically disabled adults view selective reproduction? Impairment, identity, and genetic screening. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine 6(6), pp. 941-956. (10.1002/mgg3.463)
- Boardman, F. and Hale, R. 2018. Responsibility, identity, and genomic sequencing: A comparison of published recommendations and patient perspectives on accepting or declining incidental findings. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine 6(6), pp. 1079-1096. (10.1002/mgg3.485)
- Lynch, C. D., Hale, R., Chestnutt, I. G. and Wilson, N. H. F. 2018. Reasons for placement and replacement of crowns in general dental practice. British Dental Journal 225(3), pp. 229. (10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.541)
- Hale, R. 2018. Mandates versus incentives for healthcare worker influenza immunization [Comment on Margaret McCartney: Mandatory flu vaccination won’t fix the NHS]. BMJ
2017
- Hale, R. and Kent, J. 2017. 'Extending the gift'? Donor perspectives on laboratory grown red blood cells. Blood and Transplant Matters(50), pp. 10 -11.
2016
- Gould, D., Hale, R., Waters, E. and Allen, D. 2016. Promoting health workers' ownership of infection prevention and control: using Normalization Process Theory as an interpretive framework. Journal of Hospital Infection 94(4), pp. 373-380. (10.1016/j.jhin.2016.09.015)
- Anstey, S., Powell, T., Coles, B., Hale, R. and Gould, D. 2016. Education and training to enhance end of life care for nursing home staff: a systematic literature review. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 6(3), pp. 353-361. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000956)
- Hale, R. 2016. An actor-network analysis of the Healthcare Worker Influenza Immunisation Programme on Wales 2009-11. PhD Thesis, University of Nottingham.
2015
- Hale, R., Powell, T., Drey, N. S. and Gould, D. 2015. Working practices and success of infection prevention and control teams: a scoping study. Journal of Hospital Infection 89(2), pp. 77-81. (10.1016/j.jhin.2014.10.006)
2013
- Hale, R. 2013. Symposium on public health and the environment: sociological perspectives. Medical Sociology Online 7(3), pp. 41-42.
- Hale, R., Dingwall, R. and Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. 2013. Linking micro and macro in the UK National Health Service Healthcare Worker Influenza Immunisation Programme. Presented at: ASA Annual Meeting, New York City, NY, USA, 10-13 August 2013.
- Dolan, G. P. et al. 2013. Vaccination of healthcare workers to protect patients at increased risk of acute respiratory disease: summary of a systematic review. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 7, pp. 93. (10.1111/irv.12087)
2012
- Dolan, G. P. et al. 2012. Vaccination of health care workers to protect patients at increased risk for acute respiratory disease. Emerging Infectious Disease 18(8), pp. 1225-1234. (10.3201/eid1808.111355)
- Dolan, G. P. et al. 2012. Vaccination of health care workers to protect patients at increased risk for acute respiratory disease. Emerging Infectious Disease 18(8), pp. 1225. (10.3201/eid1808.111355)
Articles
- Collins, H., Shrager, J., Bartlett, A., Conley, S., Hale, R. and Evans, R. 2023. Hypernormal science and its significance. Perspectives on Science 31(2), pp. 262-292. (10.1162/posc_a_00572)
- O'Sullivan, K., Shirani, F., Hale, R., Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2023. Identity, place narrative and biophilic urban development: Connecting the past, present and future for sustainable liveable cities. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 5, article number: 1139029. (10.3389/frsc.2023.1139029)
- Svobodova, M. et al. 2022. Developing principles for sharing information about potential trial intervention benefits and harms with patients: report of a modified Delphi survey. Trials 23, article number: 863. (10.1186/s13063-022-06780-1)
- Shirani, F., O'Sullivan, K., Hale, R., Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2022. From active houses to active homes: understanding resident experiences of transformational design and social innovation. Energies 15(19), article number: 7441. (10.3390/en15197441)
- Shirani, F., O'Sullivan, K., Hale, R., Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2022. Transformational innovation in home energy: How developers imagine and engage with future residents of low carbon homes in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science 91, article number: 102743.
- Shirani, F., O’Sullivan, K., Henwood, K., Hale, R. and Pidgeon, N. 2022. Living in an active home: household dynamics and unintended consequences. Buildings and Cities 3(1), pp. 589–604. (10.5334/bc.216)
- Jacob, N., Burton, C., Hale, R., Jones, A., Lloyd, A., Rafferty, A. M. and Allen, D. 2021. Pro-judge study: nurses’ professional judgement in nurse staffing systems. Journal of Advanced Nursing 77(10), pp. 4226-4233. (10.1111/jan.14921)
- Anstey, S. et al. 2019. Giving primacy to the voices of people affected by cancer (PABC) in shaping educational innovations - An exploratory qualitative study. Cancer Reports 2(5), article number: e1189. (10.1002/cnr2.1189)
- Cherian, T., Morales, K. F., Mantel, C., Lambach, P. and Hale, R. 2019. Factors and considerations for establishing and improving seasonal influenza vaccination of health workers: Report from a WHO meeting, January 16-17, Berlin, Germany. Vaccine 37(43), pp. 6255-6261. (10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.079)
- Boardman, F. K., Hale, R., Gohel, R. and Young, P. J. 2019. Preventing lives affected by hemophilia: A mixed methods study of the views of adults with hemophilia and their families toward genetic screening. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine, article number: e618. (10.1002/mgg3.618)
- Boardman, F. K., Hale, R. and Young, P. J. 2019. Newborn screening for haemophilia: The views of families and adults living with haemophilia in the UK. Haemophilia 25(2), pp. 276-282. (10.1111/hae.13706)
- Boardman, F. K. and Hale, R. 2019. "I didn't take it too seriously because I'd just never heard of it": Experiential knowledge and genetic screening for thalassaemia in the UK. Journal of Genetic Counseling 28(1), pp. 141-154. (10.1002/jgc4.1042)
- Boardman, F. and Hale, R. 2018. What does the haemophilia community think about genetic screening?. The Haemophilia Society Magazine, pp. 25.
- Boardman, F. K. and Hale, R. 2018. How do genetically disabled adults view selective reproduction? Impairment, identity, and genetic screening. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine 6(6), pp. 941-956. (10.1002/mgg3.463)
- Boardman, F. and Hale, R. 2018. Responsibility, identity, and genomic sequencing: A comparison of published recommendations and patient perspectives on accepting or declining incidental findings. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine 6(6), pp. 1079-1096. (10.1002/mgg3.485)
- Lynch, C. D., Hale, R., Chestnutt, I. G. and Wilson, N. H. F. 2018. Reasons for placement and replacement of crowns in general dental practice. British Dental Journal 225(3), pp. 229. (10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.541)
- Hale, R. 2018. Mandates versus incentives for healthcare worker influenza immunization [Comment on Margaret McCartney: Mandatory flu vaccination won’t fix the NHS]. BMJ
- Hale, R. and Kent, J. 2017. 'Extending the gift'? Donor perspectives on laboratory grown red blood cells. Blood and Transplant Matters(50), pp. 10 -11.
- Gould, D., Hale, R., Waters, E. and Allen, D. 2016. Promoting health workers' ownership of infection prevention and control: using Normalization Process Theory as an interpretive framework. Journal of Hospital Infection 94(4), pp. 373-380. (10.1016/j.jhin.2016.09.015)
- Anstey, S., Powell, T., Coles, B., Hale, R. and Gould, D. 2016. Education and training to enhance end of life care for nursing home staff: a systematic literature review. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 6(3), pp. 353-361. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000956)
- Hale, R., Powell, T., Drey, N. S. and Gould, D. 2015. Working practices and success of infection prevention and control teams: a scoping study. Journal of Hospital Infection 89(2), pp. 77-81. (10.1016/j.jhin.2014.10.006)
- Hale, R. 2013. Symposium on public health and the environment: sociological perspectives. Medical Sociology Online 7(3), pp. 41-42.
- Dolan, G. P. et al. 2013. Vaccination of healthcare workers to protect patients at increased risk of acute respiratory disease: summary of a systematic review. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 7, pp. 93. (10.1111/irv.12087)
- Dolan, G. P. et al. 2012. Vaccination of health care workers to protect patients at increased risk for acute respiratory disease. Emerging Infectious Disease 18(8), pp. 1225-1234. (10.3201/eid1808.111355)
- Dolan, G. P. et al. 2012. Vaccination of health care workers to protect patients at increased risk for acute respiratory disease. Emerging Infectious Disease 18(8), pp. 1225. (10.3201/eid1808.111355)
Book sections
- Garret, J., Hale, R., de Bell, S. and Kirkham, G. 2024. EXPO-ENGAGE: Facilitating participation in air quality citizen science. In: Bays, J. et al. eds. Whole Systems Networking Fund: Working to Improve Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Across Energy Research. UKERC, pp. 27-31., (10.5286/UKERC.EDC.000972)
Conferences
- Hale, R., Stroud, D. and Weinel, M. 2023. Understanding the digitalization of work in the steel industry using the sociology of work, industrial sociology and STS. Presented at: Science Technology and Society Conference, Graz, Austria, 8 - 10 May 2023.
- Hale, R., Dingwall, R. and Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. 2013. Linking micro and macro in the UK National Health Service Healthcare Worker Influenza Immunisation Programme. Presented at: ASA Annual Meeting, New York City, NY, USA, 10-13 August 2013.
Monographs
- Weinel, M. et al. 2023. ALCHIMIA D2.1 Requirements and human-centric recommendation. Project Report. ALCHIMIA.
- Henwood, K., Pidgeon, N., Shirani, F., O'Sullivan, K. and Hale, R. 2023. Living well in low carbon homes project report. Project Report. Self-publish.
- Charian, T. et al. 2019. WHO manual: How to implement seasonal influenza vaccination of health workers. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. Available at: https://www.who.int/immunization/research/development/health_worker_influenza_immunization/en/
Thesis
- Hale, R. 2016. An actor-network analysis of the Healthcare Worker Influenza Immunisation Programme on Wales 2009-11. PhD Thesis, University of Nottingham.
Websites
- Svobodova, M. et al. 2021. Developing core principles for sharing Information about potential intervention benefits and harms in patient information leaflets using a modified Delphi Survey. [Online]. OSF Preprints: OSF. (10.31219/osf.io/upnf4) Available at: https://osf.io/upnf4/
- Hale, R. 2020. Commentary on the Coronavirus pandemic. [Online]. Everyday Society: British Sociological Association. Available at: https://es.britsoc.co.uk/commentary-on-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
Research
I am a sociologist fascinated by the societal and ethical issues around health, science and technology. I have expertise in qualitative methods and sociology/Science and Technology Studies theoretical approaches; as well as in, quantitative, mixed and systematic review methods. I have experience of teaching substantive topics and research methods at several universities, to a diverse range of students, and of undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation/professional project supervision. I am a committed academic citizen, including as an expert consultant for the World Health Organization.
During 2021 to 2022, I worked on the Active Building Centre project which looked at resident and housing professionals' experiences of Active Homes.
During 2020 to 2021, I worked on the study ‘Scientific Conferences after COVID’ which investigated the ways that scientists use conferences and meetings across the sciences, to identify those aspects of scientific work that are dependent on face-to-face meetings and those which could safely continue to be done remotely. We also looked at the potential impacts on inequality. The outcome is a unique contribution to the sociology of science and practical recommendations for the re-organisation of scientific meetings.
During 2021 I took part in the GW4 Crucible 2021 - Transitions to Net Zero in the time of COVID-19 – which fostered conversations and collaborations between future research leaders across a broad range of disciplines from the natural and political sciences to the arts, humanities, and creative sectors. From this I became part of the GW4 Alliance on Climate and Health, which organised a networking workshop to identify priorities for funding applications, including GW4 IAA funding.
From 2020 to 2021, I worked as a qualitative researcher at the Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University. I worked on two studies: The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation funded study 'Inside the Black Box- An Ethnographic Examination of Nurses' Professional Judgement in Nursing Staffing Systems in England and Wales'; and the Medical Research Council (MRC) funded study 'Developing and Testing Participant Information Leaflets (PILs) that Inform and do not Cause Harm (PrinciPILs)'.
During 2019, I worked at Cardiff University on Prof. Adam Hedgecoe's Wellcome Trust funded qualitative study: ‘Professional decision making in next generation clinical genetics’.
From 2017 to 2019, I worked at the University of Warwick on Dr. Felicty Boardman's Wellcome Trust funded mixed methods study: ‘Pre-conception genetic screening for autosomal recessive conditions of uncertain or highly variable prognosis: social and ethical implications’.
From 2015 to 2017, I worked at the University of the West of England on Prof. Julie Kent's NIHR funded qualitative study: ‘Social, economic and ethical issues around cultured red blood cells, stem cells and immortalised cell lines’.
From 2013 to 2017, I worked at Cardiff University on several qualitative and mixed methods research projects including; divisional ownership of infection prevention and control; cancer survivorship; and, dentists' decision making around crown placement and replacement. I also worked on literature reviews and grant applications.
FUNDING AWARDS
- UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) Whole Systems Networking Fund (WSNF), ‘Facilitating participation in air quality citizen science (EXPO-ENGAGE)’, £73, 790, July 2022
- GW4 AMR Alliance Research funding, ‘Engaging the public with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) using blended arts and science events’, £7,500, October 2021
- GW4 Crucible Seed Funding, ‘Exposure and environmental engagement: A pilot integrating wearable sensors, air quality and citizen science (EXPO-ENGAGE)’, £3,855, July 2021
- Goethe University funding to present at workshop ‘Hope and fear for the future of human genome editing, We, new utopians – Genome editing and echoes of future life’, Frankfurt, September 2019
- British Council Research Links funding for Qualitative Research in Infection Control workshop (Sao Paulo, Brazil), February 2015
- Cardiff University/HEFCW Strategic Insight Programme (SIP) funding, 'Divisional Ownership of Infection Prevention and Control in Secondary Healthcare', £2500, November 2014
- British Sociological Association (BSA) Early Career Researcher conference funding to present at the BSA Medical Sociology Conference, York, September 2013
- King’s College London bursary to attend summer school course ‘Doing social science research in healthcare settings’, London, July 2013
- University of Nottingham Science Technology and Society (STS) Priority Group travel bursary, June 2013
- Full ESRC/MRC PhD studentship October 2010-September 2013
Teaching
- At Cardiff University, I have taught on MSc in Social Science Research Methods and Research Methods 2 - Evidence for Health Policy (BSc Intercalated Population Medicine).
- I have supervised undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations and professional projects.
- At Cardiff University, I supervised to completion a Masters in Public Health (MPH) dissertation 'Health, Fitness and Social Media Influencers: A focus group study exploring the impact of Instagram on the health behaviours of young women'.
- I have previously taught at several universities (Warwick, Nottingham, West of England, South Wales/Glamorgan) to a diverse range of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students (sociology, criminology, education, interdisciplinary, medical, other health professionals).
- I have been a repeated guest lecturer at a previous institution where I was a sociology lecturer.
- I have taught on the following substantive courses: Social Identity and Inequality; Bodies, Technology and Society; Genomics: Science and Society; Sociology of the Body; Values, Law and Ethics; Ethics of health screening; Pandemic planning; Sociology of Pornography; Key Issues in Sex Education.
- I have taught on the following research methods courses: Research Design, Practice and Ethics; Qualitative Research Methods in Health; Mixed Methods in Health Research; and, Mixed Methods Research Techniques.
- My teaching practice is informed by a PGCE in post-compulsory education and training.
Biography
EDUCATION
October 2010-May 2016: PhD in Sociology and Public Health, University of Nottingham
- Full doctoral studentship jointly funded by ESRC and MRC
- Thesis Title: An Actor Network Analysis of the Healthcare Worker Influenza Immunisation Programme in Wales – 2009-11
- Supervised by: Prof. Robert Dingwall and Prof. Jonathan Van Tam
- Examined by: Prof. Trisha Greenhalgh and Prof. Ian Shaw
- Masters in Public Health modules: Sociology of Health & Illness; Qualitative Research Methods; Epidemiology Research Methods & Basic Statistics
April 2010-September 2010: MSc Social Science Research, University of Glamorgan
- Dissertation Title: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of the Official and Media Discourses Around the Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine in the UK – 2008-10
November 2006-April 2010: PG Dip Social Science Research Methods, Open University
- Modules – Ethnography; Discourse Analysis; Rethinking Social Policy, Introduction to Research: Basic Skills and Survey Methods
September 2008-July 2010: PGCE (PCET), University of Glamorgan
September 1991-July 1994: BA (Hons) Humanities (Sociology), University of Glamorgan
Honours and awards
EXPERT ADVISORY ROLES
- Welsh Assembly Government Covid-19 Expert, 2020-present
- Invited member of the UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab E-Team COVID-19: what social sciences need policymakers to know, 2020-present
- Invited member of the UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab Public E-Team: ‘Inequalities in the time of COVID-19’, 2020-present
- UK Government KEU COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database member, 2020-present
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Ethics Network (PHEPREN)
- Cardiff University Biobank Scientific Review Committee member, 2019-present
- UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab expert, 2019-present
- Independent Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) member for the World Health Organization Influenza Implementation Research Focal Point (Initiative for Vaccine Research), 2018- present
- External Consultant for Tailoring Influenza Immunization Programmes (TIP FLU) for the World Health Organization (WHO), 2014-present
- External Consultant for Public Health Wales healthcare worker measles immunisation research study, 2013
- External Consultant for Public Health Wales cervical screening uptake amongst hard-to-reach groups research study, 2010
FUNDING AWARDS
- UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) Whole Systems Networking Fund (WSNF), ‘Facilitating participation in air quality citizen science (EXPO-ENGAGE)’, £73,790, July 2022
- GW4 AMR Alliance Research funding, ‘Engaging the public with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) using blended arts and science events’, £7,500, October 2021
- GW4 Crucible Seed Funding, ‘Exposure and environmental engagement: A pilot integrating wearable sensors, air quality and citizen science (EXPO-ENGAGE)’, £3,855, July 2021
- Goethe University funding to present at workshop ‘Hope and fear for the future of human genome editing, We, new utopians – Genome editing and echoes of future life’, Frankfurt, September 2019
- British Council Research Links funding for Qualitative Research in Infection Control workshop (Sao Paulo, Brazil), February 2015
- Cardiff University/HEFCW Strategic Insight Programme (SIP) funding, 'Divisional Ownership of Infection Prevention and Control in Secondary Healthcare', £2500, November 2014
- British Sociological Association (BSA) Early Career Researcher conference funding to present at the BSA Medical Sociology Conference, York, September 2013
- King’s College London bursary to attend summer school course ‘Doing social science research in healthcare settings’, London, July 2013
- University of Nottingham Science Technology and Society (STS) Priority Group travel bursary, June 2013
- Full ESRC/MRC PhD studentship October 2010-September 2013
Professional memberships
PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS
- Knowledge, Expertise and Science (KES)
- Association for Studies in Innovation Science and Technology (AsSIST-UK)
- Energy and Social Science Network (EASSN)
- Tyndall Centre Early Career Network (TECN)
- GW4 Alliance - Net Zero
- GW4 Alliance - Climate and Health
- GW4 Crucible 2021 - Transitions to Net Zero in the time of COVID-19
- British Sociological Association (BSA), (Climate Change study group, Medical Sociology study group, Science and Technology Studies study group, Deconstructing Donation Special Interest Group, Animal/Human study group)
- UKRI ECR Forum
- British Academy ECR Forum
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Ethics Network (PHEPREN)
- Learned Society of Wale
- ELSI 2.0 Networ
- EuroScience
- Responsible Research and Innovation Networked Globally Community (RRING)
- Cardiff University Research Translation and Impact Network for Early Career Researcher
- Cardiff Environmental Cultures
- Cardiff University Medicine, Science and Culture (MeSC) research interest group
- Cardiff University Research Centre for the Study of Knowledge Expertise Science (KES)
- Cardiff Institute of Tissue Engineering Research (CITER)
- Animal Welfare Science Ethics and Law Veterinary Association (AWSELVA)
- Women in Academia@USW Network
- WISERD Well-Being Network
Academic positions
- 02/2019-present: Research Associate, Cardiff University
- 02/2017-01/2019: Research Fellow, University of Warwick
- 10/2015-03/2017: Research Associate, University of the West of England
- 05/2013-02/2017: Research Associate, Cardiff University
- 09/2008-09/2010: Sociology Lecturer, University of Glamorgan
Committees and reviewing
- Member of the Executive Committee and conference co-ordinator for the Association for Studies in Innovation, Science and Technology (AsSIST-UK), September 2019-present
- Funding application reviewer for ESPRC and NIHR
- Journal Associate Editor, Cogent Social Sciences
- Journal Reviewer: Science as Culture; Journal of Critical Public Health; Energy Research and Social Science; Sociology of Health and Illness; SSM - Qualitative Research in Health; Journal of Hospital Infection; American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC); Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses.
OTHER CITIZENSHIP
- Deputy lead for the Genitourinary Tract Infections subgroup, of the Infection, Immunity and Inflammation (I3) Group, at the Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, August 2020-April 2021
- Covid-19 Student Check-in Service Volunteer, March-April 2020
- Co-ordinator for the Social Divisions/ Social Identities stream at the British Sociological Association (BSA) conference, November 2013-April 2019
- STEM Ambassador, April 2019-present
- Public Health Wales (PHW) Screening Engagement Volunteer, April 2012-April 2013
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising postgraduate students in the areas of:
- Environmental social science
- Sociology of heatlh and illness
- Science and Technology Studies (STS)
- Ethical, Legal and Societal Implications (ELSI) Research
- Healthcare Services Research
Past projects
- Masters in Public Health (MPH) dissertation 'Health, Fitness and Social Media Influencers: A focus group study exploring the impact of Instagram on the health behaviours of young women'.
Research themes
Specialisms
- Science and Technology Studies
- Environmental sociology
- Sociology of health and illness
- sociology of science
- digital sociology