Professor Cathy Herbrand, Centre Director and Professor of Medical and Family Sociology
T: +44 (0)116 250 6422
·¡:Ìýcathy.herbrand@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: reproductive technologies, mitochondrial donation, LGBT kinship, new genetics
Professor Lorraine Culley, Emeritus Professor
T: +44 (0)116 257 7735
·¡:Ìýlac@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: diversity in health care, (in)fertility, reproductive technologies, endometriosis
Abena Addo, Senior Lecturer Midwifery
T: +44 (0)116 257 7817
·¡:ÌýÂ aaddo@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: midwifery, pregnancy, HIV
Mrs Sharon Anyiam, Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing in Society
T: N/A;
·¡:Ìýsharon.anyiam@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: Qualitative research, Maternal health and wellbeing of minoritized ethnic groups, Intersectional social (in)justices, Activism and Resistance
Dr Kylie Baldwin, Senior Lecturer
T: +44 (0)116 257 7735Â
·¡:ÌýÂ kbaldwin@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: (in)fertility, reproductive ageing, social egg freezing
Dr Sara Bamdad, Lecturer in Global Health
·¡:Ìýsara.bamdad@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise:Â assisted reproductive technologies, religion (Islam), mixed-method research
Mrs Grace Dawson, Lecturer in Midwifery
T: +44 (0)116 366 4732
·¡:Ìýgrace.dawson@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise:Â perinatal care, neonatal screening, inclusive health care
Dr Rowena Doughty, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery
T: +44 (0)116 207 8757Â
·¡:ÌýÂ rdoughty@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: midwifery-led care, antenatal care, obesity
Zaheera Essat, Lecturer in Midwifery
T: +44 (0)116 250 6565
·¡:Ìýzaheera.essat@dmu.ac.uk
Dr Kriss Fearon, Research Fellow
·¡:ÌýÂ kriss.fearon@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: reproductive decision making, medical egg freezing, intrafamilial donation
Dr Esmee Hanna, Associate Professor/Reader in Health and Wellbeing in Society
T:Â 0116 257 7119
·¡:ÌýÂ esmee.hanna@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: male infertility, men’s reproductive experiences, health and gender
Dr Tina Hamilton, Senior Lecturer
T: +44 (0)116 3664387
·¡:Ìýtina.hamilton@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise:Â mental health, patient and carers experiences of services, qualitative and mixed-methods
Dr Zara Hooley, Senior Lecturer for CLaSS
·¡:Ìýzara.hooley@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: same-sex parenting, family sociology, qualitative research
Dr Caroline Law, Research Fellow
T: +44 (0)116 250 6124
·¡:ÌýÂ claw@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: sociology of health, illness and medicine; in/fertility and reproduction; men, men's health, masculinities and reproduction; chronic illness; endometriosis; qualitative methods
Dr Sasha Loyal, Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing in Society/Research Fellow
T: +44 (0)116 201 3896Â
·¡:Ìýsasha.loyal@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: reproductive timing, fertility trends, ethnicity and religion
Dr Diane Menage, Lecturer in Midwifery and Honorary Research Fellow
·¡:Ìýdiane.menage@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: emotional care in midwifery and maternity care; the nature and value of compassionate midwifery; evidence-based midwifery; qualitative research methodologies.
Jessica Turner, Research Assistant
T: +44 (0)116 207 8306
·¡:ÌýÂ jessica.turner@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: women’s health, reproduction, qualitative research methods
Dr Christina Weis, Senior Lecturer
T: +44 (0)116 250 6576
·¡:Ìýchristina.weis@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: surrogacy, feminist ethnography, reproductive health, gamete donation
Dr Amanda Wilson, Lecturer in Psychology
T: 0116 2078 815
·¡:Ìýamanda.wilson@dmu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise: men and family planning, marginalisation, health
Sitira Williams, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: Transgender studies, intersectionality, quantitative and qualitative research methods.Â
Andrew Coutts, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: Male (in)fertility, cross border reproduction, gamete donation.Â
Kelly Da Silva, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: Assisted conception, IVF, fertility support.Â
Kate Pleace, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: Fertility, menopause, women's health.Â
Sophia McCully, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: (In)fertility, fertility treatment, qualitative research methods.Â
Sally Butcher, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: (In)fertility, women’s health, practice research.Â
Fahad Hossain, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: Couples' desires and plans to have children, impact of chronic illness on reproductive decision making, semi-structured interviews, interviewing couples.Â
Aishwarya Viswamitra, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: Disability studies, intersectionality, women's health.Â
Sarah Thrower, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: Maternal psychopathologies, the emotional transition to motherhood, midwifery.Â
Alison Hoffmeister, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: Postpartum care and health, practice research, performance and live art.Â
Julie Morgan, PhD research student
Areas of expertise: Virtual Reality (VR), assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), ethical and regulatory considerations.Â
Sannah Ebrahim, PhD research student
Professor Nicky Hudson, Professor of Medical Sociology in Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University
·¡:Ìý N.A.Hudson@lboro.ac.uk
Dr Catherine Coveney, Lecturer in Sociology in the Social and Policy Studies Unit, Loughborough University
·¡:ÌýC.M.Coveney@lboro.ac.uk
Dr Wendy Norton, Associate Professor/Reader in Health and Social Care
Dr Priya Davda, Honorary Research Fellow, The Centre for Reproduction Research, ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ
·¡:Ìýpriya.davda@dmu.ac.uk
Dr Manjiri Khare, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester
·¡:Ìýmanjiri.khare@uhl-tr.nhs.uk