The CRR research projects
Perceptions of trans reproductive bodies in social media in Iran
Dr Sara Bamdad (PI)
Funded by the British Institute of Persian Studies (£4,327)
(2025 – ongoing)
Contact: Dr Sara Bamdad, sara.bamdad@dmu.ac.uk
Experiences of mothers who breastfeed infants with food allergies.
Dr Johanna Myddleton (PI)
(2023 - ongoing)
Contact: Dr Johanna Myddleton, Johanna.myddleton@dmu.ac.uk
Reusable nappies in the community: a behaviour change intervention study
Dr Kylie Baldwin (PI)
CIs: Dr Johanna Myddleton
(2022 - ongoing)
Contact: Dr Kylie Baldwin, Kbaldwin@dmu.ac.uk
Reproductive Coercion Scale Adaption and Re-validation ;
Dr Amanda Wilson (PI)
CI: Miss Ngosa Kambashi
Research Assistants: Miss Sandra Wydera, Mr Jan Kaminski, and Miss Olive Allen
Funded by the Institute of Psychological Sciences Small Grant Scheme (£2,000)
(2021 - ongoing)
Contact: Dr Amanda Wilson, amanda.wilson@dmu.ac.uk
Dr Lucy Frith (PI)
CIs: Professor Marie Fox, Professor Nicky Hudson, Dr Petra Nordqvist, Dr Jackson Kirkman-Brown, Dr Fiona Jane MacCallum
Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (£613,335)
(2020 - 2024)
Contact: Dr Lucy Frith, L.J.Frith@liverpool.ac.uk
Global Perspectives on Governing Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Dr Lucy Frith (co-PI), Professor Nicky Hudson (co-PI) and Professor Marie Fox
Funded by The Wellcome Trust
(2018 - 2021)
Contact: Dr Lucy Frith, L.J.Frith@liverpool.ac.uk
Endometriosis: Utilising CRR research evidence to enhance awareness, care, management and support for women and their partners
Professor Nicky Hudson (co-PI), Professor Lorraine Culley (co-PI), Caroline Law, (co-PI), Dr Helene Mitchell (co-PI),and Dr Wendy Norton (co-PI)
(2015 - present)
Contact: Caroline Law, Claw@dmu.ac.uk
Current PhD projects
The lived experiences of transgender and gender-expansive youth (TGEY) transitioning and parental dynamics across the UK: An Intersectionality Approach - Sitira Williams
1st supervisor Dr Cathy Herbrand
2nd supervisors Dr Amanda Wilson
2018 - ongoing
Using experience based co-design to develop resources to support those experiencing male factor infertility – Andrew Coutts
1st supervisor Dr Esmee Hanna
2nd supervisor Professor Nicky Hudson
2020 - ongoing
Discontinuing fertility treatment: Using experience based co-design to enhance patient support - Kelly Da Silva
1st supervisor Dr Kylie Baldwin
2nd supervisors Professor Nicky Hudson and Dr Esmee Hanna
2021 - ongoing
Women's lived experience of primary ovarian insufficiency - Kate Pleace
1st supervisor Professor Nicky Hudson
2nd supervisors Dr Cathy Herbrand and Dr Caroline Law
2022 - ongoing
Complementary approaches to fertility treatment: an exploration of the framing, marketisation and use of new forms of fertility products, practices and services - Sophia McCully
1st supervisor Dr Cathy Herbrand
2nd supervisor Professor Nicky Hudson
2022 - ongoing
(In) Fertile Embodiment: revealing the invisibility of infertility between the medical and maternal through feminist art practice - Sally Butcher
1st supervisor Dr Esther Windsor (BCU)
2nd supervisors Dr Gemma Commane (BCU) and Dr Cathy Herbrand
2022 - ongoing
Reproductive decision making in the context of chronic illness: a qualitative relational investigation of couples’ desires and plans to have children - Fahad Hossain
1st supervisor Dr Caroline Law
2nd supervisor Professor Nicky Hudson
2023 - ongoing
Endometriosis and paid employment at the intersection: understanding organisational and lived experiences of a chronic condition - Aishwarya Viswamitra
1st supervisor Professor Nicky Hudson
2nd supervisor Dr Caroline Law
2024 - ongoing
Navigating the intersection of medical and reproductive healthcare in the UK: women’s lived experiences of gestational cancer - Sarah Thrower
1st supervisor Professor Cathy Herbrand
2nd supervisor Dr Zaheera Essat
3rd supervisor Dr Tina Hamilton
2024 - ongoing
Saggy Tits and Wobbly Bits: Postpartum Bodies in Live Art - Alison Hoffmeister
1st supervisor Dr Harriet Curtis
2nd supervisor Dr Giana Bouchard (Birmingham City University)
3rd supervisor Dr Alissa Clarke
Lead Advisor Dr Christina Weis
2024 - ongoing
Exploring the Role of Virtual Reality in Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Sociotechnical Perspective - Julie Morgan
1st supervisor Professor Nicky Hudson
2nd supervisor Professor Daniela M. Romano
3rd supervisor Dr Kylie Baldwin
2024 - ongoing
How do South Asian women with polycystic ovarian syndrome navigate and make sense of their healthcare experiences and how are these shaped by ethnicity, culture and social narratives of illness? - Sannah Ebrahim
1st supervisor Dr Kylie Baldwin
2nd supervisor Dr Tina Hamilton
3rd supervisor Professor Cathy Herbrand
2026 - ongoing
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