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Membership of the Policy Research Programme funding committee

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Published: 09 June 2019

Version: Version 2.0 - February 2023

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The Policy Research Programme recommends research proposals for funding through its core committee.

Committee chair

Professor Karen Bloor is chair of the Policy Research Programme funding committee.

Core committee members

NameOrganisationPosition
Dr Fiona Aspinal University College London Senior Research Associate
Professor Paul Aveyard University of Oxford Professor of Behavioural Medicine
Dr Mary Baginsky King's College Hospital Senior Research Fellow
Professor Heather Brown University of Lancaster Professor of Health Inequalities
Ms Josie Dixon London School of Economics & Political Science Assistant Professorial Research Fellow
Professor Tim Doran University of York Professor of Health Policy
Professor Julien Forder University of Kent Co-Director PSSRU
Dr Nils Gutacker University of York Senior Research Fellow
Professor Ian Hall The University of Manchester Professor of Mathematical Epidemiology and Statistics
Professor Andrew Hill University of Leeds Professor of Medical Psychology
Dr Kalpa Kharicha King's College London Senior Research Fellow
Professor Cecile Knai London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Professor of Public Health Policy
Professor Catherine Law University College London Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology
Professor Anne Mason University of York Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics
Professor Ruth McDonald University of Manchester Professor of Health Science Research and Policy
Professor Ellen Nolte London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Professor of Health Services and Systems Research
Professor Jane Noyes Bangor University Professor of Health and Social Services Research and Child Health
Professor Mark Petticrew London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Chair in Public Health Evaluation
Professor Debora Price The University of Manchester Professor of Social Gerontology
Professor Michael Robling Cardiff University Director of Population Health Trials
Professor Kirstein Rummery University of Stirling Professor of Social Policy
Dr Peter Sivey University of York Reader in Health Economics
Dr Gemma Frances Spiers University of Newcastle upon Tyne Senior Research Associate
Professor Karen Spilsbury University of Leeds Professor of Nursing
Professor Chris Todd The University of Manchester Professor of Primary Care & Community Health
Professor Allan Wailoo University of Sheffield Professor of Health Economics
Dr Simon Walker University of York Senior Research Fellow
Dr Mark Wilberforce University of York Senior Research Fellow

Public committee members

Name
Mr Paul Andersen
Dr Adrian Barker
Mrs Gillian Bridgland
Mr Stephen Edgar
Dr Jim Fitzgibbon
Mr Justin Greenwood
Mrs Justina Olotu
Mrs Una Rennard
Mrs Liz Sinker
Ms Amander Wellings