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 also 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 Centres’ Team:

The Team

Name Email
Professor Ala Szczepura ab5794@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Natasha Taylor ac4961@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Peter Zeh ac5432@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Kesenija Maravic ad4042@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Christine Grant aa9526@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Amanda Adegboye ad6287@coventry.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor Jane Coad aa9737@coventry.ac.uk
Professor Lisa Bayliss Pratt ad3620@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Nikita Rowley ac2894@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Gemma Pearce ab5719@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Sally Pezaro ac4733@coventry.ac.uk
Professor Guy Daly hsx885@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Louise Sewell ab1214@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Tracey Rehling ac8183@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Edward Ong ab8300@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Joshua Bluteau bluteauj@uni.coventry.ac.uk
Dr Laurence Baldwin ac1273@coventry.ac.uk

 

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

Name Email
Professor Jenny Gamble ad7603@coventry.ac.uk
Dr David McWilliams ac3572@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Emma Murphy ad7557@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Liz Lees Deutsch aa6611@coventry.ac.uk
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