Members of staff

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dr Peter Thain

Associate Professor and Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy

As a Chartered Physiotherapist and Sports Therapist, Peter has over a decade of experience working in basketball, football and netball. Peter is currently the clinical lead for the Great Britain Senior Women's Basketball Team, overseeing all performance and medical services. He has travelled the globe working at the...

Dr Kate Thomson

Associate Professor

Dr Kate Thomson is Director of Postgraduate Research Degrees for Health and leads on all aspects of recruitment, oversight and student experience for PhD (Health) . She is also a member of the Public Health & Therapies department.  Kate completed her postgraduate study at the University of Birmingham with a PhD on learning...

Loukia Tsaprouni

Research Director for the School of Health Sciences

Loukia Tsaprouni is a Professor in Health with interests in the areas of Genomics and Epigenetics of common diseases, complex traits aiming at the discovery of molecular origins of human disease, and the development of novel diagnostic and intervention strategies. She completed her PhD and Post-Doctoral qualifications at...