Members of staff
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Dr Sivaram Nishal Ramadas
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Ramadas is a passionate engineer, entrepreneur, and educator dedicated to advancing the field of ultrasonic instrumentation, with a special interest towards developing advanced transducers/systems with predictive analytics capabilities. With a distinguished career encompassing numerous leadership roles, Dr. Ramadas has...
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Dr Charlie Roberts
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Charlie leads modules related to nutrition and exercise on the MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition and the BSc Sport and Exercise Science degrees. Charlie is research-active and has interest in areas such as supporting caregivers of young athletes in their ability to provide appropriate nutrition, eating disorders and disordered...
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Dr Isabella Romeo-Melody
Assistant Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Dr Romeo-Melody completed a BSc in Biology at the University of Portsmouth. Whilst completing her PhD ‘Antimicrobial efficacy of XF-73 and photo-activated XF-73 against clinically relevant microorganisms in planktonic and biofilm modes of growth’ at Aston University, she joined BCU as a research technician and became a project...
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Ayazullah Safi
Senior Lecturer
Dr Ayazullah Safi is a senior lecturer in the Department of Public Health, teaching across Foundation, BSc, and Master of Public Health courses at Birmingham City University (BCU). Prior to joining BCU, he was the Course Leader for MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Deputy Course Leader for Essential of Nutrition (Short Course)...
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Dr Mona Salary
Lecturer
Mona received her M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics) in 2013 and her PhD in Material Science (Biomaterials) in 2019 from University of Birmingham. Mona’s area of expertise and research interest includes biomaterials and tissue Engineering, application of additive manufacturing in healthcare, Design,...
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Dr Bismillah Sehar
Lecturer in Public Health
Sehar has a background in medicine and has been working with academics and in research for the last 10 years. She has diverse experience of teaching, ranging from medical universities to students of widening participation. Sehar is completing her PhD in Public Health, focusing on health inequalities within the health sector of...
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Manoher Singh
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Manoher Singh, a dedicated Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at Birmingham City University since 2019, brings a wealth of experience from teaching across secondary, further, and higher education sectors. With a solid background in scientific research, Manoher has notably contributed to developing an ELISA assay at the University...
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Paula Smith
Senior Lecturer and Joint Programme Leader, Master of Public Health (MPH)
Paula Smith brings a wide range of experience, knowledge and skills to her post including: Practitioner roles - Public Health/Health Promotion practice leading on the implementation of the Dudley Health Inequalities Strategy (for Dudley Community Partnership – job-share); Senior Health Promotion Officer (Community...
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Dr Nasrin Soltani
Lecturer in Public Health
Nasrin qualified as a midwife and worked in maternity wards, delivering babies in deprived towns of Iran. She then studied an MSc in Psychology and worked as a child and adolescent psychologist. In the UK, she achieved her second MSc in Health Psychology before achieving a PhD in Health Studies. Nasrin’s PhD research...
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Jack Spencer
Jack is a postgraduate research student (GRTA) at Birmingham City University that assists academic members of staff with their teaching and research responsibilities while also conducting research for his doctorate (PhD). Jack’s research project focuses on a rare paediatric cancer called neuroblastoma that remains poorly...