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Primary Care Research Centre
Primary Care Research Centre

Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Dr Nazrul Islam MBBS, MSc, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Professor Nick Francis

Head of School

Research interests

  • Infections in primary care
  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • Respiratory infections

Professor Paul Little

Professor in Primary Care Research

Dr Rachel Dewar-Haggart BSc (Hons) MSc PhD CPsychol

Public Health Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Primary care
  • Health psychology
  • Qualitative methods

Miss Riya Tiwari

SRA-SPCR Childhood Constipation Study

Dr Rosie Essery

Senior Research Fellow

Dr Samantha Hornsey BSc MSc PhD CPsychol

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Sleep problems 
  • Child and family health
  • Behavioural health interventions

Dr Sara Mckelvie DM, MSc, MRCGP, DGM, MBBS, MA

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Gen Practice

Research interests

  • General Practice
  • Healthcare for Older Adults
  • Community-based alternatives to Hospitalisation

Accepting applications from PhD students

Dr Sascha Miller

Senior Research Fellow (Qualitative)

Research interests

  • Implementation of digital intervention Mixed methods process evaluations of digital interventions Antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention

Dr Sebastien Pollet

Research Fellow