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The CRR research team

  2. Professor Cathy Herbrand, Deputy Centre Director and Professor of Medical and Family Sociology

    T: +44 (0)116 250 6422

    E: cathy.herbrand@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: reproductive technologies, mitochondrial donation, LGBT kinship, new genetics

  3. Professor Lorraine Culley, Emeritus Professor

    T: +44 (0)116 257 7735

    E: lac@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: diversity in health care, (in)fertility, reproductive technologies, endometriosis

  4. Abena Addo, Senior Lecturer Midwifery

    T: +44 (0)116 257 7817

    E:  aaddo@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: midwifery, pregnancy, HIV

  5. Mrs Sharon Anyiam, Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing in Society

    T: N/A;

    E: sharon.anyiam@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise:  Qualitative research, Maternal health and wellbeing of minoritized ethnic groups, Intersectional social (in)justices, Activism and Resistance

  6. Dr Kylie Baldwin, Senior Lecturer

    T: +44 (0)116 257 7735 

    E:  kbaldwin@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: (in)fertility, reproductive ageing, social egg freezing

  7. Dr Sara Bamdad, Lecturer in Global Health

    E: sara.bamdad@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: assisted reproductive technologies, religion (Islam), mixed-method research

  8. Mrs Grace Dawson, Lecturer in Midwifery

    T: +44 (0)116 366 4732

    E: grace.dawson@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: perinatal care, neonatal screening, inclusive health care

  9. Dr Rowena Doughty, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery

    T: +44 (0)116 207 8757 

    E:  rdoughty@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: midwifery-led care, antenatal care, obesity

  10. Zaheera Essat, Lecturer in Midwifery

    T: +44 (0)116 250 6565

    E: zaheera.essat@dmu.ac.uk

  11. Dr Kriss Fearon, Research Fellow

    E:  kriss.fearon@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: reproductive decision making, medical egg freezing, intrafamilial donation

  12. Dr Esmee Hanna, Associate Professor/Reader in Health and Wellbeing in Society

    T: 0116 257 7119

    E:  esmee.hanna@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: male infertility, men’s reproductive experiences, health and gender

  13. Dr Tina Hamilton, Senior Lecturer

    T: +44 (0)116 3664387

    E: tina.hamilton@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: mental health, patient and carers experiences of services, qualitative and mixed-methods

  14. Dr Tina Harris, Associate Professor/Senior clinical lead in Midwifery for the national maternity and perinatal audit

    T: +44 (0)116 257 7804 

    E:  tiharris@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: midwifery practice, practice variation and clinical decision making in clinical caredecision making in clinical care, maternal and perinatal audit ethnicity 

  15. Dr Zara Hooley, Senior Lecturer for CLaSS

    E: zara.hooley@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: same-sex parenting, family sociology, qualitative research

  16. Dr Caroline Law, Research Fellow

    T: +44 (0)116 250 6124

    E:  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

  17. Dr Sasha Loyal, Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing in Society/Research Fellow

    T: +44 (0)116 201 3896 

    E: sasha.loyal@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: reproductive timing, fertility trends, ethnicity and religion

  18. Miss Jessica MacLeod, Research Assistant

    T: N/A

    E: P2729577@my365.dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: women's health, maternity care inequalities, chronic illness

  19. Dr Diane Menage, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery

    E: diane.menage@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: The nature and value of compassion in midwifery, evidence-based midwifery, qualitative research methodologies

  20. Jessica Turner, Research Assistant

    T: +44 (0)116 207 8306

    E:  jessica.turner@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: women’s health, reproduction, qualitative research methods

  21. Dr Christina Weis, Senior Lecturer

    T: +44 (0)116 250 6576

    E: christina.weis@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: surrogacy, feminist ethnography, reproductive health, gamete donation

  22. Dr Amanda Wilson, Lecturer in Psychology

    T: 0116 2078 815

    E: amanda.wilson@dmu.ac.uk

    Areas of expertise: men and family planning, marginalisation, health

PhD researchers

  2. Andrew Coutts, PhD research student

    Areas of expertise: Male (in)fertility, cross border reproduction, gamete donation. 

  3. Kelly Da Silva, PhD research student

    Areas of expertise: Assisted conception, IVF, fertility support. 

  4. Kate Pleace, PhD research student

    Areas of expertise: Fertility, menopause, women's health. 

  5. Sophia McCully, PhD research student

    Areas of expertise: (In)fertility, fertility treatment, qualitative research methods. 

  6. Sally Butcher, PhD research student

    Areas of expertise: (In)fertility, women’s health, practice research. 

  7. 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. 

  8. Aishwarya Viswamitra, PhD research student

    Areas of expertise: Disability studies, intersectionality, women's health. 

  9. Sarah Thrower, PhD research student

    Areas of expertise: Maternal psychopathologies, the emotional transition to motherhood, midwifery. 

  10. Alison Hoffmeister, PhD research student

    Areas of expertise: Postpartum care and health, practice research, performance and live art. 

  11. Julie Morgan, PhD research student

    Areas of expertise: Virtual Reality (VR), assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), ethical and regulatory considerations. 

Associate members

  2. Dr Manjiri Khare, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester

    E: manjiri.khare@uhl-tr.nhs.uk

  3. Dr Wendy Norton, Associate Professor/Reader in Health and Social Care

    Areas of expertise: assisted reproduction, surrogacy, sexuality, sexual health

  4. Dr Priya Davda, Honorary Research Fellow, The Centre for Reproduction Research, De Montfort University

    E: priya.davda@dmu.ac.uk