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Collaborations:
- Deakin University
- Facts4Life
- Nepal Injury Research Centre
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Public Health England
- South Somerset District Council
- Sustrans UK
- The Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)
- University of Cambridge
- University College London
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust
- University of Bristol
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Oxford
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Sirona care and health
- Bristol City Council
- North Somerset Council
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- Qualifications:BSc (HONS); MSc; FHEA; DPhil
- Position:Senior Lecturer in Public Health
- Department:HAS - Health and Social Sciences
- Telephone:+441173288449
- Email:Emma.Bird@uwe.ac.uk
About me
Emma Bird is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at UWE Bristol. Emma's background is in psychology, obtaining BSc Psychology (with Honours) from the University of Liverpool in 2008 and MSc Health Psychology (with Distinction) from UWE Bristol in 2010. She completed her doctoral studies in 2020, which focused on physical activity intervention development, evaluation, and implementation in community settings.
Teaching
· Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), with more than 15 years' experience of teaching in Higher Education.
· Contributes to teaching and learning on numerous undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across the university, including MSc Public Health and BSc Public Health Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship. Emma previously led modules Health Promotion (2014-20), Principles of Evidence Based Public Health (2013-20) and Dissertation in Public Health (2021-24).
· Acts as a ‘Critical Friend’ for the PGCert LTHE, mentoring and supporting junior teaching staff.
Knowledge Exchange
· UK Training and Capacity Strengthening lead for the SafeTrip Nepal project, responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive programme to enhance research leadership skills among Nepal-based UWE researchers.
· Accredited Academic Supervisor at UWE for the South West Public Health Speciality Training Programme, providing academic and research guidance to Public Health Registrars.
· UWE Bristol lead for the South West Public Health Workforce Development Sponsorship Scheme.
· Honorary Public Health Academic with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) (formerly Public Health England).
Research
· Emma’s research explores the relationship between the built and natural environment and health, including an interest in spatial planning, physical activity promotion and road safety.
· Successfully secured more than £500k in funding as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator and authored more than 50 publications.
· Expertise in surveys and in-depth interviews, and evidence synthesis and evaluation approaches.
· Research is underpinned by strong networks across academia and practice, including collaborations with OHID, TCPA, and local authorities across England (e.g. South Gloucestershire Council).
· Successfully supervised one doctoral candidate to completion as Director of Studies and currently serves as second supervisor for three others.
· Co-author of Research Methods for Public Health (McClean et al., 2019), authoring chapters on evidence synthesis and mixed methods research and evaluation design.
· Experienced journal reviewer and grant reviewer.
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