Institute of Developmental Sciences

Our people

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

Mrs Megan Lawrence

Senior Medical Statistician
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Dr Michael Head

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • - Health needs of vulnerable populations e.g. refugee and rural healthcare
  • - Vaccine hesitancy in Ghana and Togo
  • - Impact of climate change upon health

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Mona Yazdani

Research Fellow
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Miss Naomi Leonard

Enterprise Fellow
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Miss Nasia Kontouli

Research Assistant
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Dr Natalie Cox BSc, BMBS, PhD, MRCP (UK)

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Geriatric Med.

Research interests

  • Appetite and Nutrition in Later Life
  • Urgent care for older people
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Dr Negusse Kitaba

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • My current research mainly involves working with DNA methylation data to identify epigenetic…
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Dr Nicholas Fuggle

Associate Professor in Rheumatology
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Professor Nicholas Harvey

Director/Professor

Research interests

  • Lifecourse epidemiology of osteoporosis and fragility fractures
  • Understanding mechanism and development of novel interventions across lifecourse to prevent f…
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