Ladan Hashemi

Dr. Ladan Hashemi is a Senior Research Fellow in Health Sciences at the Violence and Society Centre under the School of Policy & Global Affairs and a Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Health at the School of Health and Medical Sciences, both at City, St George's University of London. She also holds an Honorary Senior Research Fellow position at the University of Auckland since 2023.

• PhD in Psychology from Shiraz University, Iran (2012)
• MA in Psychology from Shiraz University (2004)
• BA in Clinical Psychology from Shiraz University (2002)

Her interdisciplinary research combines quantitative methods from social science and epidemiology, focusing on gender-based violence, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and their long-term impacts on health disparities and societal outcomes. She has led large-scale studies like the UKPRP-funded VISION consortium on violence and health, and international projects in Iran and New Zealand to inform policy.

Her 15 most recent publications (2021–2025) analyze ACEs and childhood obesity, intimate partner violence, health inequities, and policy implications for violence prevention. Notable trends include gender-stratified health outcomes, intergenerational trauma, and epidemiological models for public health interventions.

• Faculty of Medical and Health Science Postdoctoral Society (2021)
• Children and Families Research Fund ($125,000) as PI (2021)
• Distinguished Researcher, Arsanjan University (2015)
• Doctoral Scholarship, Shiraz University (2005)
• Best Conference Presentation Award (2008)

She actively supervises PhD and Master’s students in public health, social work, and psychology, focusing on topics like ACEs mitigation, immigrant health disparities, and screen time policies. Her collaborative work includes multidisciplinary teams with artists for public engagement campaigns on gender-based violence.