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Dr. Elaine Carnegie is a Lecturer at the School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, affiliated with the Population and Public Health Research Group. Her work spans themes of Health and Culture and Communities, focusing on environmental health, social justice, public health communication, and non-communicable disease prevention.
Education:
- Master of Medical Science in Primary and Community Care
- Nursing Doctorate
Research Interests:
Elaine investigates intersections between environmental health, air pollution, and non-communicable diseases in urban and industrial contexts. She specializes in HPV vaccine communication for marginalized groups, addressing barriers to uptake through critical discourse analysis and participatory methods. Her interdisciplinary work with urban geographers explores population density and health outcomes, emphasizing social justice and equitable resource distribution.
Scientific Contributions:
- Principal investigator for projects on secondhand smoke exposure among respiratory nurses (funded by the Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists, £8,077).
- Collaborator on studies linking petrochemical pollution to chronic kidney disease in Nigeria’s Niger Delta.
- Co-developer of a cross-cultural HPV engagement model in Scotland.
Advising:
Elaine supervises postgraduate research on topics including dementia care (Scholastica Odum, MRes), pregnancy support services (Alix Aitken-Arbuckle, PhD), and health disparities in oil-exposed communities (Ogochukwu Okoye, PhD). She is a member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and contributes to policy briefs on environmental health.
