Qualifications
- BA (University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg)
- BA (University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg)
- MA (University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg)
- PhD / DPhil (University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg)
Summary
Professor Walker has an international research profile within the field of the sociology of health and gender and its applicability to social work.
Her expertise in the area of HIV/AIDS in southern Africa has been influential in the areas of social inequality and stigma. Her recent work focuses on the sociology of with chronic illness, specifically auto-immune conditions.
Professor Walker is Academic Lead of the Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research (ICAHR) and lead researcher for the Social and Psychological Aspects of Research into Long-term health Conditions (SPARC) group. She is Associate Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre and Chair of the Faculty of Health Sciences Ethics Committee.
Journal Article
Homecare workers needs and experiences in end of life care: rapid review
Forward, C., Bayley, Z., Walker, L., Krygier, J., White, C., Mwaba, K., Elliott-Button, H., Taylor, P., & Johnson, M. J. (in press). Homecare workers needs and experiences in end of life care: rapid review. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2023-004737
Erratum: Correction: Supported: Supporting, enabling, and sustaining homecare workers to deliver end-of-life care: A qualitative study protocol (PloS one (2023) 18 12 (e0291525))
Bayley, Z., Bothma, J., Bravington, A., Forward, C., Hussain, J., Manthorpe, J., Pearson, M., Roberts, H., Taylor, P., Walker, L., White, C., Wray, J., & Johnson, M. J. (2024). Erratum: Correction: Supported: Supporting, enabling, and sustaining homecare workers to deliver end-of-life care: A qualitative study protocol (PloS one (2023) 18 12 (e0291525)). PLoS ONE, 19(2), Article e0298925. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298925
Supported: supporting, enabling, and sustaining homecare workers to deliver end-of-life care: a qualitative study 2 protocol 3 4
Bayley, Z., Bothma, J., Bravington, A., Forward, C., Hussain, J., Manthorpe, J., Pearson, M., Roberts, H., Taylor, P., Walker, L., White, C., Wray, J., & Johnson, M. J. (2023). Supported: supporting, enabling, and sustaining homecare workers to deliver end-of-life care: a qualitative study 2 protocol 3 4. PLoS ONE, 18(12), Article e0291525. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291525