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Equality Action Group membership and roles | Equality Action Representatives | Equality Action Groups
Equality Action Group membership and roles
Name | Role within IEHC | Role within EAG |
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Julia Bailey 
| Associate Professor PCPH (Clinical Academic) Member since 2018 |
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Richard Marsh  | Institute Manager since 2011 (Professional Services) Member since 2013 |
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Annie Britton  | Professor, Institute Graduate Tutor EPH Member since 2019 | • Student Action Group |
Haoyue Guo  | PhD student Institute for Global Health and PCPH Member since June 2021 |
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Manuel Gomes  | Associate Professor of Health Economics (Academic staff) DAHR Graduate tutor Member since 2020 | • Student Action Group |
Andrew Hayward  | Director of IEHC since 2017 (Academic) Member since 2017 |
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Sydonnie Hyman  | Deputy Institute Manager EPH (Professional Services) Member since 2018 |
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Sarah Jasim  | Senior Research Fellow DAHR (Research) Member since May 2021 I am passionate about campaigning for raising awareness for inequalities that impact the research community, specifically early-career researchers. I founded the campaign ‘The Lost Voices’ from a UCL Researcher-led Initiative Award in 2020, and continue to champion to bring these voices and conversations out of the dark. |
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| Aradhna Kaushal | Lecturer, EPH Member since 2016 |
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Rebecca Lacey  | Associate Professor (Academic) EPH Member since 2019 |
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Hei Wan (Karen) Mak  | Senior Research Fellow BSH (Research) Member since 2021 | |
Emily T Murray  | Senior Research Associate EPH (Research) |
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Orla O’Donnell  | IEHC Finance Manager (Professional Services) Member since Jan 2019 |
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| Caesar Oliviera | Senior Research Associate EPH (Research) Member since Feb 2019 | • Data Action Group |
Anne Peasey  | Professor, Institute Director of Education; Graduate Tutor for Taught programs EPH Member since July 2019 |
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| Angus Ramsay | Senior Research Associate in DAHR Member since January 2017 |
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| Shaun Scholes | Senior Research Associate, EPH since 2009 Member since 2014 | • Data Action Group • Career Progression Action Group • Early Careers Forum |
Cini Bhanu  | PhD Student PCPH Member since 2020
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Kelly Seenundun  | Executive Assistant to Prof Andrew Hayward (Professional Services Staff) Member since February 2018 |
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Nicola Shelton  | Professor. Part-time at EPH since 2002. (Academic Staff) Member since 2013 | • Career Progression Action Group • Media and Communications |
Hitakshi Tailor  | Research Department Administrative Officer, EPH (Professional Services) Member since 2014 |
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Holly Walton  | Research Fellow DAHR (Research) Member since 2021 |
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| Silvie Cooper | Teaching Fellow DAHR (Teaching staff) Member since 2021 |
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Ayeshah Émon  | Lecturer in Public Health EPH (Teaching) Member since Dec 2022 |
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| Anja Heilmann | Associate Professor, Dental Public Health, EPH (Academic) Member since Dec 2022 |
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| Aaron Koay | PhD student Member from Nov 2022 |
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| Yvonne Kelly | Professor, EPH (Academic) Member since June 2021 |
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| Maria Kett | Associate Professor, EPH (Academic) Member since 2020 |
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| Eleanor Mason | IEHC Marketing and Communications Manager Member since Oct 2022 |
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| Eirini-Christina Saloniki | Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics DAHR Member since 2021 |
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| Polly Stoker | Centre for Doctoral Training Manager EPH | |
| Baowen Xue | Research Associate EPH (Research) Member since Jan 2022 |
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| Claryn Kung | Research Fellow BSH Member since March 2023 |
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Equality Action Representatives
Inclusion Leads
- Torrington Place – Hitakshi Tailor
- Royal Free – Orla O'Donnell
Bullybusters
- Torrington Place – Richard Marsh
- Torrington Place – Hitakshi Tailor
- Royal Free – Orla O'Donnell
Research Department Wellbeing Coordinators
- Department of Applied Health Research (DAHR) – Paula Lorgelly
- Primary Care and Population Health (PCPH) – Sandra Medina, Angela Gichane
- Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) – Sydonnie Hyman
- Behavioural Science and Health (BSH) – To Be Confirmed.
Equality Action Groups
Action Groups | Aims | Members |
Data Action Group | To analyse and present data relating to equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing at the Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare (IEHC) | Co-ordinator: Shaun Scholes Richard Marsh, George Tsakos, Cesar Oliviera |
Evidence Action Group | To review evidence on what works to promote equality, diversity and inclusion at work | Co-ordinator: TBC Angus Ramsay, (Aradhna Kaushal) |
Wellbeing | To promote a positive, happy and healthy work environment | Coordinator: Sydonnie Hyman Hitakshi Taylor, Kelly Seenundun, Madiha, Andrew Hayward (Orla O’Donnell) |
(PhD students, Early and Mid-Career Researchers, Professional Services, Academic and Teaching Staff) | To promote fair, inclusive policies, procedures and practices to support all staff and students in their personal and career development | Co-ordinators: Nicola Shelton, Sydonnie Hyman George Tasakos, Kelly Seenunden, Shaun Scholes, Andrew Hayward. |
Students (Undergrad and Post-grad taught students)
| To act strategically to facilitate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for students within IEHC | Co-ordinator: Anne Peasey Andreas Opitz, Annie Britton |
Leadership & Management
| To act strategically to facilitate and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within the Equality Action Group, and within IECH | Co-ordinator: Julia Bailey Andrew Hayward, Sydonnie Hyman, Richard Marsh, Angus Ramsay |
Diversity and Inclusion | To raise awareness of the needs of staff and students who face disadvantage in connection with race/ethnicity, disability, sexuality, gender (including non-binary and trans*), neurodiversity, caring roles, social class, and other factors | Co-ordinator: (Aradhna Kaushal), Julia Bailey, Cindy Kang |
Media and Communications
| To communicate effectively to students and staff regarding Equality Action Group activity; wellbeing and career development; events, training and resources | Co-ordinator: Eleanor Mason Julia Bailey, Nicola Shelton, (Aradhna Kaushal), Angus Ramsay, Angela Gichane |
| Disability Action Group | TBC | Co-ordinator: Maria Kett Yvonne Kelly |
| Racism Action Group | To tackle racism and discrimination within IEHC (in terms of work culture and policy). | Co-ordinator: Cini Bhanu Aradhna Kaushal, Julia Bailey |