Melanie Channon

Dr. Melanie Channon is a Reader in Social & Policy Sciences at the University of Bath, specializing in demography and gender statistics in low/middle-income countries. Her research advances menstrual justice and reproductive health equity.

Key research areas:

• Menstrual policy and justice frameworks
• Sex-selective abortion patterns
• Gender disparities in health outcomes

Publications critically examine global health policy gaps regarding menstruation and contraceptive measurement methodologies. She leads the UKRI-funded Menstrual Justice project in Nepal and Guatemala.