International Health Humanities Network Membership

My background is in health psychology with expertise in mental health and disability, cultural diversity, participatory research and co-production. My research is encapsulated by four overarching, but inter-related themes which address issues in mental health, disability and wellbeing: improving access to services/interventions, user involvement, practice and service development and inclusion. My current funded research programmes focusses on (1)  conceptualisation of dementia in minority ethnic communities; (2) research participation from diverse ethnic communities (3) loneliness and social isolation in migrant communities; (4) detection and diagnosis of dementia in primary care for  Black Asian and Minority Ethnic communities; (5) Mental health resilience of slum dwellers in India; and (6) Improving access to breast screening services for South Asian and African Caribbean population. I have published widely on mental health and disability, ethnicity and service improvement. I co-ordinate the International Transcultural Mental Health Network (ITMHN) for research collaboration and knowledge exchange.