
Deputy Head of School, Health and Population Sciences. Clinical Lead, Primary Care Clinical Sciences.
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
David Fitzmaurice is Clinical Lead for Primary Care Clinical Sciences and Deputy Head of School for Health and Population Sciences.
His main area of research interest is cardiovascular disease, in particular thrombosis and haemostasis. He has published extensively in this area and represents Primary Care on many national and international bodies in this field
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7420
Email d.a.fitzmaurice@bham.ac.uk

Professor of Rehabilitation
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Catherine is Professor of Rehabilitation in Primary Care Clinical Sciences and an NIHR Senior Investigator. She has published nearly 100 papers and has major funding from NIHR streams. She is dedicated to clinical research career development for non-medical clinicians and has supervised many clinical therapists to achieve research degrees.
Catherine is a member of grant ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4198
Email c.m.sackley@bham.ac.uk

Research Fellow
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Max Feltham is a Research Fellow in Primary Care & Clinical Sciences. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of RCT and experimental studies and for managing other staff working on the project.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7557
Email m.g.feltham@bham.ac.uk
Research Fellow
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
James Hodgkinson is a Research Fellow in the Department of Primary Care Clinical Sciences.
He has pursued a career in research through the varied fields of medical, social and even historical research, in academia and the civil service, utilising a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies over many different projects, but has increasingly ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 8842
Email j.a.hodgkinson@bham.ac.uk
Research Fellow
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Lorraine is a Research Fellow working on an NIHR funded study, ExPeKT: to explore the knowledge and barriers to venous thromboembolism prevention.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7482
Email l.a.mcfarland@bham.ac.uk

Research Fellow
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
James Sheppard is a research fellow in the department of Primary Care Clinical Sciences. His current research interests lie in the diagnosis and management of chronic disease, in particular cardiovascular disease. He is currently funded by a grant from the National Institute for Health Research studying the optimisation of management of stroke and transient ischemic attack as part of the ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7573
Email j.p.sheppard@bham.ac.uk

Research Fellow
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Lynda Tait is a Research Fellow in Primary Care Clinical Sciences.
Lynda has published articles in peer reviewed scientific journals as well as editorials and a book chapter in the field of mental illness. She has received funding from NIHR EME/Medical Research Council and from NIHR RfPB programmes.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 8584
Email l.tait.1@bham.ac.uk

General Practitioner and NIHR In-Practice Fellow
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Dr Clare Taylor is an academic GP. She works at a busy inner city practice in Edgbaston and is a research fellow at the University of Birmingham specialising in Cardiovascular disease. She is also First5 Clinical Lead at the Royal College of General Practitioners and deputy editor of the journal InnovAiT
Telephone +44 (0)121 415 8629
Email c.j.taylor.1@bham.ac.uk
Research Fellow
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Jayne is a research fellow working on the ExACT study, which is an NIHR funded study looking into extended treatment for DVT and pulmonary embolism.
Telephone +44 (0)121 415 8092
Email j.m.tullett@bham.ac.uk
Research Associate
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Grace Turner is the joint Study Co-ordinator for the FACE TIA study (Functional, Cognitive and Emotional outcomes after Transient Ischemic Attack).
The FACE TIA Study is a prospective, controlled cohort study. The study aims to investigate whether or not patients have depressed mood, and/or residual functional or cognitive problems that adversely influence their day to day living following ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 5463
Email g.turner.1@bham.ac.uk
Project Officer
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Sheila Bailey is currently working as a Project Officer on the Theme 7 BBC CLAHRC (Birmingham and Black Country, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care) project which is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The project is looking at the Optimisation of the Management of Stroke & TIA. She is primarily responsible for the administration of the ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7956
Email s.m.bailey.20@bham.ac.uk
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Katie Stant is the Study Coordinator for the SCOOP study (Screening of Older women for Prevention of Fractures). The study (funded by the MRC and ARC) aims to assess whether a community based screening programme for osteoporosis reduces the incidence of fractures in older women in a manner that is cost-effective, and acceptable to women and GPs. Further information can be obtained ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6510
Email k.e.stant@bham.ac.uk

Research Fellow
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Sabrina Grant is a Research Fellow in Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Telephone +44 (0) 121 414 8585
Email s.grant.1@bham.ac.uk
Humera Khan – Research Fellow KhanHS@adf.bham.ac.uk - 46947
Ruth Mellor – Theme Manager MellorR@adf.bham.ac.uk - 48578
Claire O'Brien –Trail manager OBrienCE@adf.bham.ac.uk - 48071
Sonal Nicum – Academic GP trainee NicumSV@adf.bham.ac.uk - 47562
Sally Wood – Academic GP Trainee WoodSY@adf.bham.ac.uk - 48075
Andrea Isaew – Research Nurse IsaewAC@adf.bham.ac.uk - 58846
Aisling McLaughlin – Research Nurse McLaugAY@adf.bham.ac.uk - 46348
Jennifer O'Donnell – Research Assistant ODonneJE@adf.bham.ac.uk - 45465
Helen Shackleford – Research Nurse ShackleH@adf.bham.ac.uk - 46353
Kerry Steel – Occupational Therapist SteelKA@adf.bham.ac.uk
Grace Turner – Research Assistant TurnerGY@bham.ac.uk - 45463
Jinu Varghese – Research Nurse VarghesJ@adf.bham.ac.uk - 46353
Satnam Virdee – Research Associate VirdeeS@adf.bham.ac.uk - 46170
Patricia Apenteng – Project officer ApentPNK@adf.bham.ac.uk - 48579
Rachel Deller – Project Officer DellerR@adf.bham.ac.uk - 42777
Helen Stone – Project officer StoneHR@adf.bham.ac.uk - 43099
Hollie Caulfield- Administrator CaulfiHK@adf.bham.ac.uk - 48582
Amanda Davies - Administrator DaviesAW@adf.bham.ac.uk - 48548
Rebecca Green- Administrator GreenRU@adf.bham.ac.uk - 58204
Joanna Hine- Administrator LeggattJ@adf.bham.ac.uk - 43354
Lucy Hughes- Administrator HughesLV@adf.bham.ac.uk - 43363
Ramandeep Kaur- Administrator KaurRU@adf.bham.ac.uk - 58298
Anita Martin- Administrator martiaaz@adf.bham.ac.uk - 43872
Amy Partleton- Administrator PartletA@adf.bham.ac.uk - 42677
Sheriden Bevan- Administrator BevanS@adf.bham.ac.uk - 48593
Pauline Christmas – PhD Student PMC958@adf.bham.ac.uk
Benjamin Eaton- PhD student EatonB@adf.bham.ac.uk
Sabrina Grant – PhD student BaralS@adf.bham.ac.uk - 48901
Poorva Jain – PhD student JainP@adf.bham.ac.uk - 46543
Laura Spurgeon - PhD Student laura_spurgeon@hotmail.com