Sarah Howcutt

Dr. Sarah Howcutt serves as Principal Lecturer in Public Health and Academic Director of the Global Banking School Partnership at Oxford Brookes University. With expertise in health promotion, digital research technologies, and social inequality mitigation, her work focuses on improving global health outcomes through marginalized group engagement in research and education.

• Academic Director, Global Banking School Partnership
• Senior Lecturer in Public Health
• Specializes in cancer screening outreach and health risk behavior studies
• Advances international student support through cultural navigation frameworks

Research Highlights: Combines social marketing principles with digital technologies to enhance research participation among young women and South Asian communities. Key projects include:

• Bowel cancer screening uptake improvement in ethnic minorities
• Validation of alcohol use screening tools in primary care
• Investigations into health questionnaire presentation efficacy

Scientific Recognition: Holds prestigious affiliations including:

• Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health
• Chartered Psychologist (BPS)
• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Academic Leadership: Oversees curriculum quality in public health programs while supervising postgraduate research across multiple levels (MPH, MSc, PhD). Previously taught psychology at the Open University and in Further Education sectors.