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Our people

We have a core team dedicated to the establishment and ongoing running of the Centre for Healthcare Science, and academic colleagues working across the Faculty of Science and Health on education and research relating to healthcare science.

Core team

Professor Victoria Joffe

Professor Victoria Joffe

Dean of Integrated Health and Care Partnerships

School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

Professor Berne Ferry

Professor Berne Ferry

Director

Centre for Healthcare Science, University of Essex

Olivia Solanke

Olivia Solanke

Outreach Officer

University of Essex

Dr Penny Beckerson

Dr Penny Beckerson

Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Aurelie Villedieu

Dr Aurelie Villedieu

Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Centre Associate Members

Our Associate Members are academic colleagues working on education and research relating to healthcare science, supporting the Centre for Healthcare Science in its aims to develop the University’s healthcare science offering and promote healthcare science careers to the future workforce.

Please email healthcarescience@essex.ac.uk if you are interested in becoming an Associate Member.

Professor Selwa Alsam
Professor Selwa Alsam

Professor

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Elizabeth Archer
Dr Elizabeth Archer

Senior Research Officer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Timothy Barrow
Dr Timothy Barrow

Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Professor Vassiliy Bavro
Professor Vassiliy Bavro

Professor

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Professor Louise Beard
Professor Louise Beard

Faculty Dean Undergraduate (Science and Health)

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Greg Brooke
Dr Greg Brooke

Senior Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Anirban Chowdhury
Dr Anirban Chowdhury

Lecturer

School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex

Dr Robert Ferguson
Dr Robert Ferguson

Senior Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Efstathios (Stathis) Giotis
Dr Efstathios (Stathis) Giotis

Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Antonio Marco
Dr Antonio Marco

Senior Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Professor Terence McGenity
Professor Terence McGenity

Professor

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Angela Pine
Dr Angela Pine

Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Philip Reeves
Dr Philip Reeves

Senior Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Professor Reinhold Scherer
Professor Reinhold Scherer

Professor

School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex

Dr Benjamin Skinner
Dr Benjamin Skinner

Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Vlad Teif
Dr Vlad Teif

Senior Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Gareth Wright
Dr Gareth Wright

Lecturer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Ralf Zwacka
Dr Ralf Zwacka

Reader

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex

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