Emer O'Sullivan

Emer O'Sullivan serves as a Senior Lecturer in Public Health within the School of Health and Social Wellbeing at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), a role she commenced in January 2024. Her teaching responsibilities span the BSc Degree Apprenticeship in Public Health, MSc Public Health, and Specialist Community Public Health Nursing programmes, including international collaboration with Hainan Medical University in China, while supervising master's dissertation students.

Her interdisciplinary academic background includes:

• MSc Public Health, King’s College London
• PGCAP in Teaching in Higher Education, Canterbury Christchurch University
• PGDip in Ecology and Conservation, Birbeck College, University of London
• MSc Development Studies, London South Bank University
• PGCE in teaching in Further Education, Greenwich University
• MA Sociology, University College Cork, Ireland
• BA Joint Hons Degree in English and Sociology

Emer's research centers on health equity for vulnerable populations, with primary focus on climate change mitigation strategies for low-income communities, sustainable urban development in LMICs, gendered health security narratives during pandemics, refugee women's health inequalities, and violence against women and girls. Her work emphasizes practical interventions addressing housing justice and access to health services in informal settlements.

Professional recognition includes:

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

She draws on substantial public health practice experience, notably her Senior Public Health Practitioner role in Hackney and City (2020-2023) managing Covid-19 emergency response, vaccination engagement for marginalized groups, and community health projects for children, domestic abuse survivors, and vulnerable pregnant women. Prior academic roles include lecturing in Global Public Health at Canterbury Christchurch University and teaching in Further Education settings.