معرفی
Goran Erfani serves as a Research Fellow at Northumbria University's Faculty of Health and Life Sciences within the Nursing Midwifery and Health Department. His academic trajectory includes prior roles as an Associate Lecturer and Research Fellow at Northumbria Business School, where he implemented Randomized Controlled Trials for digital adoption projects, and as a Research Associate at the University of Sheffield following his PhD completion.
Education:
- PhD in Urban Studies from University of Newcastle (awarded April 11, 2018)
Dr. Erfani's research program centers on people-place-health dynamics, digital poverty, and healthcare planning, with methodological expertise in mixed-methods approaches and advanced statistical analyses including Regressions, CFA, SEM, and Meta-analyses. His conceptual framework for investigating individual-community-place interrelationships has become foundational in participatory urban redevelopment studies. Current work integrates digital health competence assessment with vaccination hesitancy profiling among healthcare workers, demonstrating strong translational impact in public health policy.
His 24 research outputs since 2021 reveal a clear trajectory from urban redevelopment studies toward digital health applications, with significant emphasis on marginalized populations. The publication pattern shows increasing interdisciplinary collaboration across public health, nursing, and urban planning domains, particularly evident in recent work on digital exclusion mapping in North Tyneside and pandemic-era home environment adaptations.
Dr. Erfani actively contributes to healthcare policy development through ongoing projects including the 2024 oral presentation "Profiles of vaccination hesitancy among nurses: tailoring healthcare policies" and the multi-institutional "Vaccination and Registered Nursing Workforce" impact initiative. His research has generated substantial academic engagement with over 164 Scopus citations and significant social media dissemination across X (formerly Twitter) and Mendeley platforms.
