IACHR group

Our people

The Institute of Clinical and Applied Health Research draws together expert staff from the University of Hull and Hull York Medical School to carry out world-leading research and make a real difference to healthcare and wellbeing.

Joint Heads of ICAHR

Liz Walker

Liz Walker

Professor of Health and Social Work Research

Associate Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre and Associate PVC (Research Culture)

Fliss Murtagh

Fliss Murtagh

Professor of Palliative Care

Director of Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre

ICAHR Operational Group

Liz Walker

Liz Walker

Professor of Health and Social Work Research

Research into sociology of chronic illness, specifically autoimmune conditions and understanding social care in the context of palliative and end of life care.

Fliss Murtagh

Fliss Murtagh

Professor Palliative Care

Professor Murtagh's interests are in all aspects of applied and clinical research in relation to palliative care needs, outcomes, services, and resource use, to address complex needs in advanced illness.

Dr Cindy Forbes

Cindy Forbes

Career Development Research Fellow

Research into how physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and nutrition impacts quality of life and clinical outcomes among people diagnosed with cancer and how digital technologies can help.

Flavia Swan

Flavia Swan

Research Fellow in Cancer Rehabilitation

Dr Swan's research focuses on interventions to support self- management of chronic breathlessness and has a specialist interest in the handheld fan.

Joanne Reeve

Joanne Reeve

Professor of Primary Care Research Director of the Academy of Primary Care

Reclaiming primary care through the knowledge work of modern practice.

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Dr Judith Cohen

Director of Hull Health Trials Unit

Dr Cohen is a clinical trials methodologist with expertise in the design and implementation of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and other applied health evaluations.

Lesley Smith

Lesley Smith

Professor of Women's Public Health

My research draws on behavioural science to understand the factors that influence health and wellbeing of women, and uses participatory approaches to develop interventions.

Maureen Twiddy

Maureen Twiddy

Reader in Mixed Methods Research

Dr Twiddy is an applied health research methodologist whose work focusses on the evaluation of healthcare interventions and care pathways.

Thomas Phillips

Tom Phillips

Professor of Nursing (Addictions)

Professor Phillips leads a team of researchers and postgraduate students to address the impact of alcohol and other drugs on individuals, communities and services.

Professor Jonathan Koffman

Jonathan Koffman

Professor of Palliative Care

Professor Koffman’s interests include inequalities in end of life care, clinical uncertainty and end of life care decision-making.

Research Community

Dr Paul Whybrow

Paul Whybrow

Senior Lecturer in Social Medicine

Dr Whybrow's research areas are medical education, social inequality, inclusion health and social research methodology.

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Jason Boland

Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Dr Boland’s research interests include effects of opioids on immunity and survival, malignant bowel obstruction and delirium.

Alison Bravington

Alison Bravington

Research Fellow

Dr Bravington's research focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration and patient and caregiver experiences in cancer and palliative care, and works towards theory-driven intervention development.

Dr Alex Bullock

Alex Bullock

Trial Manager for CANFit, Yorkshire Cancer Research Transform Programme

Dr Bullock is a Dietitian with an interest in malnutrition, sarcopenia and cachexia in older adults with cancer.

Phillipa Case

Philippa Case

Research Fellow and ProACTIVE Trial Manager

Dr Case's research interests include health service research investigating the identification and treatment of risky alcohol consumption and alcohol disorders. 

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Joseph Clark

Research Fellow / Lecturer in Global Palliative Care

Dr Clark's research focusses on palliative care as a global health inequality using a range of research methods for example policy analysis and realist evaluation.

Jordan Curry

Jordan Curry

Research Associate

Jordan's research interests primarily focus on exercise oncology and digital technology, particularly in developing exercise programs for individuals with diagnosed cancer.

Dr Ann Hutchinson

Ann Hutchinson

Research Fellow

Dr Hutchinson’s research focuses on the experience on how to help people live well with breathlessness.

Gillian Jackson

Research Fellow in Mixed Methods

Dr Jacksons’ research focuses on improving health outcomes for cancer patients.

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Miriam Johnson

Professor Palliative Medicine, Associate Director Wolfson Palliatice Care Research Centre

Professor Johnson's research focuses on neglected symptoms like breathlessness and increasing access to palliative care for people with non-cancer conditions.

Assem Khamis

Assem Khamis

Research Associate

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Sebastian Hernandez

Research Associate

As an Exercise Physiologist and founder of PEAK Sports Science Consultancy, Sebastian focusses on helping clients and patients to achieve their best health through exercise.

Michael Patterson

Michael Patterson

Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Mark Pearson

Mark Pearson

Reader in Implementation Science

Dr Pearson's research focuses on the design and evaluation of implementation processes for the delivery of evidence-based health and social care, in particular palliative care

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Martina Santarelli

Quality Improvement Facilitator

Myriam Dell'Olio

Myriam Dell'Olio

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Dr Dell'Olio's interests lie in primary care research and education, with a focus on the knowledge work of clinical consultations, person-centred healthcare, medical epistemology, and primary care workforce.

Molly Megson

Molly Megson

Research Associate

Patient and public involvement in enhancing epistemic justice in research and research lead for the TIMES project exploring tailored management of sleep problems for people living with dementia.

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Una Macleod

Dean Hull York Medical School

Professor Macleod a GP academic with an interest in early cancer diagnosis and health inequalities.

Jo Cairns

Jo Cairns

Career Development Research Fellow

Dr Cairns’ research seeks to redress health inequalities, particularly ethnic inequalities in health outcomes, with a focus on cancer screening.

Charlotte Kelly

Charlotte Kelly

Career Development Research Fellow

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Julie Walabyeki

Lecturer in Primary Care

Julie’s research focuses on cancer prevention - the early diagnosis of cancer - particularly lung cancer and smoking.

Dr Olufikayo Bamidele

Olufikayo Bamidele

Research Fellow

Dr Bamidele's research addresses ethnic inequalities in the psychosocial aspects of cancer with an extensive focus on prostate and breast cancers in the Black African and Caribbean groups. 

Chau Huang

Chau Huang

Medical Statistician

Dr Huang’s research expertise lies in a variety of statistical methodologies in the design and evaluation of health research. He has substantial experience in leading statistical evaluation of NIHR-funded projects including early phase pilot/feasibility studies and full trials with complex interventions.

Dr Ireneous Soyiri

Ireneous Soyiri

Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology

Dr Soyiri is an Epidemiologist with research interests in Global Health, Environmental Epidemiology, Air Pollution, and Surveillance. He has a background in Public Health (PhD).

Dr Zana Bayley

Zana Bayley

Research Associate

Palliative care researcher interested in lived experiences of practitioners, patients, carers and wider communities.

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