Research for Patient Benefit - South East and Central Regional Advisory Committee

  • Published: 1 January 2019
  • Version: VJan 2025 - January 2025
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NIHR Research for Patient Benefit is a national funding programme that funds research on a regional level through eight Regional Advisory Committees. Each region has a local committee chair and members, and patient or public members.

Regional chair

Professor Christina Jones is Chair of the South East and Central Regional Advisory Committee.

Committee members

Name Position Organisation Expertise
Ms Corina Cheeks Public Member - -
Dr Maggie Donovan-Hall Associate Professor in Health Sciences University of Southampton Health psychology, in particular in relation to rehabilitation and disability
Dr Lyn Ellett Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology University of Southampton  Mental Health, psychological therapies, schizophrenia, pilot/feasibility studies, clinical trials
Dr Margaret Glogowska Senior Health Services Researcher  University of Oxford Qualitative and mixed methods research; evaluation of MedTech and in vitro diagnostics; infections; Speech and Language Therapy
Dr Rob Hallifax Respiratory Consultant Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Respiratory Consultant with experience in designing and running multi-centre clinical trials, with training clinical trials methodology and knowledge of statistics and epidemiology
Dr Christopher Jones Senior Research Fellow in Medical Statistics Brighton and Sussex Medical School  
Dr Sungwook Kim Senior Research Fellow University of Oxford Reproductive health and childbirth
Dr Paul Lee Associate Professor of Medical Statistics University of Southampton Statistics, systematic review and meta-analysis, study design of observation studies and clinical trials, secondary analysis, psychometrics
Dr Gurdeep Mannu Clinical Lecturer in General Surgery  University of Oxford Surgery, Cancer, Acute Care, Emergency Surgery, Medical Devices, Healthcare Technology
Dr Samuel Nyman Reader in Health Psychology University of Winchester Applied health psychology with older people including people with dementia: falls prevention; physical activity promotion; behaviour change; randomised controlled trials including use of qualitative methods
Mr William Payne Public Member - -
Dr Euan Sadler Associate Professor University of Southampton Qualitative research, systematic reviews, feasibility studies, secondary analysis (qualitative), development and evaluation of complex interventions, process evaluations, implementation science, co-production and stakeholder engagement.
Professor David Scott Principal Research Fellow University of Southampton Health economist and medical statistician with over 20-years experience in health technology assessment field through a variety of academia and consultancy roles
Professor Paul Seddon Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician University Hospitals Sussex Clinical trial design and analysis
Measurement of respiratory function in infants and young children
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Research co-production involving children, young people and parents
Dr David Stephensen Deputy Director, Research and Innovation and Physiotherapist East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Clinical trials, Secondary analysis, Qualitative research Blood, Musculoskeletal Neurological, Other
Dr Joanna Thorn Senior Research Fellow University of Bristol Health economics, applied economic evaluation, resource-use measurement, clinical trials methodology
Dr Felicity Waite Research Clinical Psychologist  University of Oxford Clinical Psychology, psychosis, CBT
Associate Professor Malcolm West Associate Professor in Colorectal Surgery and Prehabilitation  University of Southampton Cancer, Oral and gastrointestinal