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Melissa Fielding is a Researcher in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Palliative and End of Life Care Group in Cambridge (PELiCam) within the Primary Care Unit (PCU).
Education:
- PhD in Geography, University of Cambridge, 2023
Research Interests: Fielding's work critically examines social and spatial inequalities, post-austerity political economy, and the governance of health, illness, death, and dying through the lens of social reproduction and care systems. Her research investigates shifting welfare landscapes using feminist and critical geographical frameworks, with particular focus on how institutional restructuring impacts palliative care delivery and general practitioner roles in community settings.
Current Project: As a Research Associate in PeliCam, she investigates evolving palliative care landscapes under institutional restructuring, analyzing how general practitioners navigate changing responsibilities and healthcare policy shifts through qualitative methodologies.
Team Affiliation: Member of the Palliative and End of Life Care Group in Cambridge (PELiCam) within the Primary Care Unit, focusing on community-based care, symptom management, and cross-cultural bereavement research.
