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We welcome contact from professionals, working in any sector, interested in creating research partnerships that will drive forward health and social care for black and minority ethnic groups.

WEDHS Partners - Central Office

Dr Roiyah Saltus

Dr Roiyah Saltus
WEDHS Director
Email: rsaltus@glam.ac.uk

Research interests include: public and community health & social care, mental health, trans-cultural healthcare practice, living and working with sickle cell and Thalassaemia.

Currently on enxtended leave.

 

WEDHS Partners
North Wales

Dr Charlotte Williams

Professor Charlotte Williams
Regional Chair
Email: c.f.williams@appsoc.keele.ac.uk

Research interests include: race and ethnicity in welfare policy and practice; governance, equality and responsiveness in public services; issues of access, engagement and participation; dual heritage; social work; community development; health, social care and well-being strategies; race equality schemes.


Ms Mary Holmes
Email: mary@nwren.org

Research interests include: BME issues; social inequalities; business strategy; planning and policy development; organisational structures and development; quality systems; training and development; marketing.

South East Wales

Professor George Karani
Regional Chair
Email:gkarani@uwic.ac.uk

Research interests include: Effects of pollution on environment and health; environmental health related to BME populations; community research.

West Wales

Professor Joy Merrell

Professor Joy Merrell
Regional Chair
Email: J.A.Merrell@swansea.ac.uk

Research interests include: minority ethnic women and health; public health nursing; health visiting; participation of volunteers and local people in primary health-care; interface between health/social care providers and the public; access for potentially excluded groups.


Dr Gillian Olumide
Email: g.m.olumide@swansea.ac.uk

Research interests include: sociology of race/mixed race; social policy; health research involving children.


Dr Jaynie Rance
Email: J.Y.Rance@swansea.ac.uk

Research interests include: health psychology and health service evaluation.

 

WEDHS Staff

Mrs Olivia Ambang
WEDHS Coordinator (& RF for SE Wales Hub)

WEDHS Central Office
Email: oambang@glam.ac.uk

Research interests include: community development work; qualitative research and laboratory analysis.


 

Ms Tue Hong Baker
Research Officer, North Wales
Email: tue@nwren.org

Research interests include: social inequalities, access to services, engagement & participation issues, education & training.


Ms Teresa Crew
Research Officer, North Wales
Email: teresac@nwren.org or sos60d@bangor.ac.uk

Research interests include: social inequalities, access to services,  criminal justice/community safety, elder abuse and hate crime.


 

Mrs Ashra Khanom
Research Assistant, West Wales
Email: A.khanom@swansea.ac.uk


Dr Susanah Kimani
Research Portfolio Development Manager
WEDHS Central Office
Email: Skimani@glam.ac.uk

Research interests include: Learning disability, research capacity building in healthcare settings, environmental health (hygiene and pest management), biodiversity and ecological issues.


WEDHS Advisors

Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson
Professor of Diversity in Health & Social Care, Centre for Evidence in Ethnicity, Health and Diversity (CEEHD)
De Montfort University, Leicester


Ms Mutale Nyoni

Ms Mutale Nyoni
Chair, Care Council for Wales


 

Dr Michael Shepherd
Director of The South East Wales hub of The All Wales Alliance for Research and Development in Health and Social Care (AWARD)


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