Louise Harvey-Golding

Louise Harvey-Golding is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for MSc Public Health at the University of Sunderland's Faculty of Education & Society. Her academic leadership focuses on mixed methods research, behavior change theories, and public health interventions.

Education:

• PhD in Psychology (Northumbria University) on socioeconomic impacts of free school breakfast
• First-class MA in Special Educational Needs
• First-class BA in English Language and Literature
• PGCE

Research Interests: School and community health interventions, inequalities in women's and maternal health, access to healthcare for marginalized groups, discrimination against minoritized communities, educational psychology interventions for children with special needs, and Brexit-related social policy impacts.

Publications Trends: Recent work (2024) explores discrimination against Eastern European migrant women and modern slavery support systems, while earlier studies (2015-2016) established frameworks for school nutrition programs.

Consultancy: Advises UK government departments and voluntary sector on social policy implementation, human rights legislation, and reform impacts.