Professor Jonathan Koffman

I am a social scientist with an academic foundation in public health, focusing on mental illness and psychiatry. My early career was with the National Health Service (NHS), where I worked across several health authorities that later transitioned into commissioning agencies. In my public health role, I investigated the health needs of local populations and commissioned services to address them. During this time, I developed a keen interest in older adults and what was historically referred to as terminal care.

I transitioned from the NHS to academia, beginning my formal academic career at King’s College London, where I completed a PhD examining the experiences and outcomes of care for people living with cancer from minority ethnic backgrounds. My research has since centered on equity in end-of-life care and developing innovative methods to maximize social justice in palliative care research. I have also explored the complex relationship between clinical uncertainty in serious illness and joint healthcare and treatment decision-making.