Episode 14: Public engagement and involvement with Gillian Samuel

Episode 15: Charan’s thesis submission reflection

Karen and Charan reflect on process of finishing a PhD, the writing up period, and how Charan felt as she submitted her thesis.

Episode 14: Public engagement and involvement with Gillian Samuel

We chat with Gillian Samuel about her role as a senior public involvement research coordinator in the NIHR SPHR public mental health programme and her role at the McPin Foundation. We also learn about why involving patients and the public is important in research and how researchers can approach this.

Episode 13: Low and no alcohol with Abi Stevely

In this episode, we chat with Abi Steveley about no and low alcohol products. We also learn about Abi’s career journey that and how trends towards no and low alcohol products have changed over recent years.

Episode 12: Employment and health of young adults with Libby Haynes

We chat with Libby Haynes about how the work environment impacts young adults. We also learn some of the findings from her recent projects including a survey she conducted about how part-time work impacts health outcomes for young people, a scoping review, and her future work where she hopes to engage more with young people.

Episode 11: Environment and maternal outcomes with Rukun Khalaf

In this episode, Karen and Charan chat with Rukun Khalaf about how blue and green spaces impact maternal and neonatal health outcomes. We also learn about Rukun’s career journey and what brought her into the field of epidemiology and discuss findings from her recently published systematic review.