Professor Justin Waring

Professor​ of Sociology, Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities

​Justin is a world-leading scholar specialising in the organisation and governance of health systems. He has designed and delivered cutting-edge education programmes for executives and senior leaders in the health and care sectors.

Dr Catherine Coveney​

​Reader (Associate Professor) in Sociology

Katie is a medical sociologist exploring how illness and disability shape daily life. She works on dementia, rare diseases, reproductive health and sleep, partnering with charities to improve services, enhancing support for patients and their families and informing policy.

Dr Andrew Kingsnorth

Lecturer in Digital Health​

Andrew is a Lecturer in Digital Health, specialising in the use of wearable and sensor-based technologies to study digital biomarkers. Andrew's research focuses on how data from these technologies can enhance our understanding of health, wellbeing, and human behaviour.

​​Dr Natalie Pearson​

Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Epidemiology and Public Health​

Natalie is a Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Epidemiology and Public Health, specialising in the understanding of determinants of physical activity and nutrition and health, and the development, implementation and evaluation of behaviour change.

Professor Paula Saukko

Professor of Social Science and Medicine

Paula is a Professor of Social Science and Medicine. Her work draws from media studies, medical sociology and science and technology studies, and her research is located between sociology and communication.