Sara Paparini

Dr. Sara Paparini is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Equity at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, and Co-Lead of the GPHU. She holds a BA, MSc, and PhD, and her work focuses on intersectional health inequalities, anti-racist methodologies, and participatory research in public health. Prior to her current role, she worked at institutions such as the University of Oxford, Geneva Graduate Institute, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her research explores topics including HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases, chronic illness, and critical implementation science, emphasizing qualitative methodologies like ethnography and case studies.

Her research interests include addressing health disparities through anti-racist frameworks, community-led approaches, and longitudinal studies. She leads the SHARE collaborative as the social science lead and has contributed to NHS social research on HIV in East London hospitals. Dr. Paparini’s work often intersects with policy and practice, aiming to improve healthcare equity and patient engagement.

Recent articles highlight her contributions to understanding mpox outbreak responses, barriers to prostate cancer detection among Black men, and the acceptability of long-acting HIV treatments. She supervises doctoral students in areas such as sickle cell crises, clinician-patient interactions, and primary care recovery post-pandemic.

• Key Awards: None explicitly listed.
• Grants & Funding: Not detailed in provided texts, inferred through research activities.
• Labs/Teams: Co-leads the GPHU and is part of the SHARE collaborative.