Saba Shafiq

Dr. Saba Shafiq is a Research Fellow at the University of Bradford since August 2022, focusing on increasing cancer screening uptake among South Asian Muslim women through community engagement. Previously, she worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Leeds on patient safety interventions in mental health wards and held roles as an educator in Health Studies and Psychology. She holds a PhD in Dementia Studies from the University of Bradford, exploring cultural influences on dementia care for minority ethnic communities.

Education:

• BSc (Hons) Psychology
• MSc Health Psychology
• PGDE Education and Training
• PhD in Dementia Studies (University of Bradford)

Research Interests: Her work centers on health inequalities in marginalized groups, particularly through lenses such as minority ethnic health, behavior change, and community co-design. She emphasizes psychological frameworks to address systemic barriers in healthcare access and quality.

Teaching & Professional Activities: Teaches Health Psychology, Ethnicity and Health, and Qualitative Research Methodologies. Collaborates on projects like the Dementia Detectives initiative with Leeds Beckett University and Brighton and Sussex Medical School.