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Meet the Team

The Centre for Healthcare and Communities (CHC) has a strong research leadership team who are actively involved in research, teaching and practice. Many of the researchers have held leadership positions in the healthcare sector so their research is highly applied and relevant to the sector.


Professor Rosie Kneafsey

Director of the Research Centre for Healthcare and Communities

Rosie Kneafsey is the Director for the Centre for Healthcare and Communities and strategic lead for knowledge and engagement for the Centre for Care Excellence for Nursing, Midwifery and Health. Prior to this she was the Head of School, for Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Coventry University. Her career began as a registered nurse and she has worked as a researcher and teacher during her time at both Salford University and Birmingham University, joining Coventry University in 2011. In 2012 Rosie completed her PhD which examined the nursing contribution to hospitalised older adults’ mobility rehabilitation. She is currently engaged in research relating to health services provision.

Professor Rosie Kneafsey is supported by the following members of staff who make up the team:

The Team

Name Email
Dr Abiodun Adanikin ad8665@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Adeniyi Fagbamigbe ae3225@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Agnieszka Lewko ad8667@coventry.ac.uk
Professor Ala Szczepura ab5794@coventry.ac.uk
Professor Amanda R Amorim Adegboye ad6287@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Christine Grant aa9526@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Eleanor Lutman-White ad6406@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Gemma Pearce ab5719@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Grace Carter ad0082@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Hesam Ghiasvand ae2856@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Ksenija Maravic da Silva ad4042@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Laura Wilde ae1441@coventry.ac.uk
Professor Lorna O'Doherty ab8846@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Maxine Whelan ad5094@coventry.ac.uk
Nikki Holliday aa7420@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Om Kurmi ad5322@coventry.ac.uk
Professor Petra Wark ac4710@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Sally Abbott abbotts8@uni.coventry.ac.uk
Dr Sally Pezaro ac4733@coventry.ac.uk

Members of the Centre for Care Excellence also work within this centre:

Name Email
Professor David McWilliams ac3572@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Emma Murphy ad7557@coventry.ac.uk
Professor Liz Lees Deutsch aa6611@coventry.ac.uk
Professor Gordon McGregor ac4378@coventry.ac.uk

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