David Rea

Dr David Rea is an Associate Professor in Public Health at the School of Health and Social Care, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University. He has held previous academic positions at Plymouth, Huddersfield, Manchester, and Brighton universities, and teaches internationally across Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.

His educational qualifications:

• BA (Open), studied part-time
• PhD in Social Policy and Administration, University of Kent

Dr Rea's research centers on power relations within health and social care systems, with expertise in health care management, leadership strategy, and patient and public participation. As a qualitative researcher, he employs interviews, focus groups, and documentary analysis to examine organizational dynamics and service improvement.

His publication trends reveal sustained focus on healthcare leadership and quality improvement, with recent work (2021-2024) analyzing hospital management maturity models and international quality initiatives in Saudi Arabia and Oman, while earlier research (2010-2018) addressed maternal health disparities and mental health crisis interventions.

Dr Rea has supervised over ten PhD students to completion and currently mentors multiple doctoral candidates. His research funding includes:

• Principal Investigator for Gwent Police Mental Health Triage evaluation (2019), £40,000