The Team

Over 40 people contribute towards ActEarly and its projects including theme leads, co-investigators, research fellows, directors and the project team.

Co-directors

John Wright

Co-Director, ActEarly City Collaborator

Trevor Sheldon

Co-Director, ActEarly City Collaboratory

Local Authority ActEarly Leads

Ruth Davison

Head of Policy and Performance, Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Sarah Muckle

Director of Public Health, Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Somen Banerjee

Director of Public Health, London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Theme Leads

Claire Cameron

Healthy Livelihoods Joint Theme Lead

Muki Haklay

Citizen Science Group Lead

Maria Bryant

Evaluation Group & Food and Healthy Weight Lead

Rosie McEachan

Co-Production Group Lead

Mark Mon-Williams

Healthy Learning Theme Lead

Kate Pickett

Healthy Livelihoods Joint Theme Lead

Laura Vaughan

Healthy Places Joint Theme Lead

Nicola Christie

Healthy Places Joint Theme Lead

Co-Investigators

Miqdad Asaria

Co-Investigator

Paul Longley

Co-Investigator

Jens Kandt

Co-Investigator

Dan Hopewell

Co-Investigator

Philip Garnett

Co-Investigator

Marcella Ucci

Co-Investigator

Jessica Sheringham

Co-Investigator

Laura Sheard

Co-Investigator

George Ploubidis

Co-Investigator

Nicholas Pleace

Co-Investigator

Naomi Mead

Research and Evaluation Coordinator, Bromley by Bow Centre

Josie Dickerson

Co-Investigator

Carol Dezateux

Co-Investigator

Steven Cummins

Co-Investigator

Richard Cookson

Co-Investigator

Eric Brunner

Co-Investigator

Sally Barber

Co-Investigator

Research Fellows

Giorgia Previdoli

Qualitative Research Fellow

Rachel Benchekroun

Sociologist and Ethnographer, Healthy Livelihoods

Dea Nielsen

Research Fellow, Healthy Livelihoods

Laura Nixon

Research Assistant

Pratima Singh

Community Engagement and Research Assistant

Deniz Arzuk

Researcher and Lecturer

Mathilda ODonoghue

Community Researcher

Lisa Dowling

Senior Research Fellow

Kimon Krenz

Research Fellow, Urban Analytics

Amy Barnes

Senior Policy Fellow

Natalia Concha

Research Fellow (Qualitative), Food and Healthy Weight

Sonia Pombo

Research Fellow, Food and Healthy Weight

Sarah O’Toole

Senior Research Fellow, Healthy Places

Sian Reece

Research Fellow

Meredith Hawking

Research Fellow, Healthy Food and Weight

Aase Villadsen

Research Fellow, Modelling team

Bridget Lockyer

Senior Research Fellow, Evaluation

Adriana Ortegon

Senior Research Fellow, Healthy Places

Shahid Islam

Senior Research Fellow, Co-Production

Liina Mansukoski

Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition

Project Team

Emma Doggett

Research Project Manager

Jane West

ActEarly Consultant in Public Health

Chris Cartwright

YH ARC Theme Project Manager

Emma Doohan

ActEarly Programme Manager

Carolyn Clover

ActEarly Project Support Officer

Local Authority Research Support

Rob Shore

Research Support, Bradford Council

Simon Twite

Research Support, Tower Hamlets Council

What We Do

In each of these areas, we are working with local communities, local authorities and other national organisations to understand how we can help families live healthier and more active lives.

Healthy Livelihoods

Working to stop children starting life in poverty

Healthy Learning

Working to provide a better start in life for children

Healthy Places

Creating better environments that support healthy behaviours for children and families in deprived areas

Want to Contact The Team?

Want to find out more about Act Early and our work? Email us to ask questions, find out about volunteering or share your ideas.

ActEarly Research Hub

Bradford Institute for Health Research
Temple Bank House
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Duckworth Lane
Bradford
BD9 6RJ

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The UK Prevention Research Partnership is a £50 million multi-funder initiative that supports novel research into the primary prevention of non-communicable diseases to improve population health and reduce health inequalities.

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