Dr Katie Powell
BA, MA, PhD
School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Fellow
+44 114 222 6120
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School of Medicine and Population Health
Room G045, Ground Floor
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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As a sociologist, my research supports public health practice in the reduction of health inequalities (). I have expertise in qualitative participatory methods (including ethnography and visual methods).
I work collaboratively with the public, community and voluntary sector and local government to build knowledge and tools that support a social justice approach to health improvement. My doctoral and postdoctoral research has developed new ways of i) explaining place-based health inequalities, and ii) evaluating attempts to reduce them.
- Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ interests
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I have three major interlinked research interests.
- Exploring processes of inequity as they relate to health with reference to the role of place and social spaces.
- The implementation and evaluation of community-based health improvement interventions.
- Networks of social interdependency and their influence on health.
I have an interest in the ways in which reproduction of disadvantage and deprivation can be influenced by social interventions. I am particularly interested in the ways in which health inequalities are shaped by social networks of interdependency and how this influences conceptualisations of 'place' and its relation to health.
I have a broader interest in experiences of inequality influenced by socio-economic status, ethnicity, gender and disability. I am interested in participatory action research as a means for influencing social change.
I am currently involved in a range of projects relating to health inequality across the national School for Public Health Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ funded by the National Institute for Health Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, examining children and young people's health and place-based inequalities.
I also lead the evaluation of TimeBuilders, a time-credits system in Sheffield and am contributing to the development of community evaluation methods across the city.
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- Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ group
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PhD Supervision
Viola Casseti: Asset-based approaches to promote health and reduce inequalities between neighbourhoods: A qualitative theory-based investigation of two case studies. Funded by the University of Sheffield doctoral Academy Scholarship.
Hibbah Saeed: An exploration of dietary practices and associated factors amongst Ghanaians living in Europe.
I am interested in supporting research students in the areas of community interventions, place-based inequalities, participatory evaluation, and the work of the community and voluntary sector organisations in the field of health.
- Teaching interests
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I currently teach on the Masters of Public Health within the School of Health and Related Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ:
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2016
- Sheffield Senate Award winner (2014) for Collaborative Activities for the production of the University of Sheffield's first set of Massive Open Online Courses
- Member of the British Sociological Association
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- Member of the Politics of Health Group Steering Group
- Visiting Lecturer in Public Health at Hedmark University College, Norway
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