Katie Taenas

Katie Taenas serves as a Lecturer in Public Health at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), specializing in women and children's health initiatives and climate-health intersections. She joined CCCU in November 2020 after co-founding Kent's "Beside You" breastfeeding support program and currently leads modules in Environment and Green Health, Global Health, and Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace while supervising undergraduate and Master's dissertations.

Education:

• BSc in Geography and Public Health (Canterbury Christ Church University)
• MSc in Public Health (Canterbury Christ Church University)

Her research examines critical health challenges through multiple lenses:

• Women and Children's Health with focus on breastfeeding support systems
• Climate Change impacts on local and global health infrastructure
• Global Health policy and implementation frameworks
• Mental Health dynamics in occupational settings

No scientific awards were documented. She actively mentors third-year undergraduate and Master's students through dissertation supervision across Public Health and Mental Health & Wellbeing programs.