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Gemma Clarke is a Marie Curie Senior Research Fellow at the Academic Unit of Palliative Care (AUPC) within the School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, and is also based at the Marie Curie Hospice Bradford. Her role encompasses conducting independent research on ethnicity in palliative care while facilitating local, national, and international research collaborations within Marie Curie services.
Her educational qualifications include:
- PhD in Law (Criminology) from Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge
- MPhil in Criminological Research from Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge
- MSc in Social Research Methods with Gender Studies from the London School of Economics
- BA (Hons) in Sociology with Gender Studies from the University of Warwick
Dr. Clarke's research centers on palliative care disparities, with specific focus on ethnicity, gender, and pain management among British South Asian communities. She employs mixed-methods approaches including qualitative interviews, systematic reviews, and survey analysis to investigate missing ethnicity data in palliative care databases and cultural dimensions of pain experiences. Current projects address systemic gaps in equitable end-of-life care through community-engaged research in Leeds and Bradford.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Marie Curie Senior Research Fellowship
This fellowship funds her dual role in advancing original research on ethnic health disparities while building research capacity across Marie Curie's clinical services. Previously, she contributed to decision-making capacity studies for neurological patients at the University of Cambridge and led cancer survivorship outcome research at Leeds Institute of Data Analytics.
Based in Room 10.31 of the Worsley Building, she collaborates with the Division of Primary Care, Palliative Care and Public Health and St Gemma's Academic Unit of Palliative Care to develop culturally responsive palliative care models.
