The universities of the West Midlands have a track record of supporting our regional partners to deliver the strategic goals of economic prosperity, effective public services and robust, evidence-based policy. Our directory of experts from across our twelve universities enhance relationships with regional partners, allowing the West Midlands Combined Authority, Local Enterprise Partnerships, Local Authorities and other public bodies to tap directly into our wealth of academic and professional knowledge, giving you direct access to experts in priority areas that support economic growth, public service reform and research and intelligence capability for the West Midlands.

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Our experts

Dr Marianne L. Wade

Reader in Criminal Justice

Expertise:

  • Public service reform: Criminal justice

Institutional reform and international cooperation

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Civic engagement (third sector, charities etc)
  • Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Marianne is an expert on criminal justice structures, particularly in case flows through systems, organisation of investigations and prosecution services. She has additional interests in criminalisation at the transnational level, police and judicial cooperation.

  • m.l.wade@hotmail.co.uk
  • 07914839988

Dr Sarah Conner

Lecturer in Reproductive Biology

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Reproductive biology

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Sarah is interested in human reproductive biology with links to fertility and infertility, as well as education in the biomedical sciences.

  • s.j.conner@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214145867

Dr Anthony R Cox

Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Error

Activity:

  • Civic engagement (third sector, charities etc)
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Anthony's main research interest is drug safety in clinical therapeutics, in relation to adverse drug reactions (ADRs), pharmacovigilance, medication errors, and the role pharmacists have in the safe use of medicines. Recently, he has focused on the patient experience of adverse drug reactions.

  • a.r.cox@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214146926

Dr Chris McConville

Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics, Drug Formulation and Delivery

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Personalise, local delivery of cancer treatment

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
  • Civic engagement (third sector, charities etc)
  • Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Chris' research is focused on developing a personalized chemotherapy regimen, bespoke to each individual patient that is delivered directly to the cancer, reducing side-effects, improving the patient's quality of life and giving them the best chance at survival.

  • C.McConville.2@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214143209

Dr Keith Brain

Senior Lecturer

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Effects of drugs on body regulation

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Keith is an expert on the Autonomic Nervous System, the system of nerves arising from the brain that regulates our internal organs like the heart, blood vessels, gut, bladder and reproductive organs.

  • @brain_keith
  • k.l.brain@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214147346

Dr Vibhu Paudyal

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Public Health

Expertise:

  • Research & intelligence: Evaluation of interventions

Pharmaceutical public health, health inequality, homeless, minorities

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Civic engagement (third sector, charities etc)
  • Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Vibhu is an expert on evaluation of services that promote public health through primary care and joined up services including social care. He researches aspects of medicine use and healthcare amongst diverse groups including pharmacy clientele, the homeless and offshore workforces.

  • v.paudyal@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214142538

Professor John Marriott

Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Prescribing and medicines use

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

John is an expert on appropriate prescribing and rational medicines use. This includes promoting effective patient adherence to prescribed medicines, medicines wastage and specialised formulations for specific patient groups.

  • j.f.marriott@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214144094

Dr Ben Scheven

Senior Lecturer in Oral Cell Biology

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Tissue regeneration, stem cells, bone biology, dental oral biology

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Ben has an established track record in the cell biology of bone and dental tissues in health and disease. His current research centres around the role and application of mesenchymal and dental stem cells in tissue repair and regeneration, nerve repair and neuronal cell differentiation and therapeutic ultrasound.

  • b.a.scheven@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214665480

Dr Davor Pavlovic

Lecturer in Cardiovascular Sciences

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Heart function, arrhythmias, electrophysiology , cardiac imaging

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Davor focuses on understanding molecular mechanisms of ion transport in the heart and how these may be targeted to treat cardiovascular disease.

  • d.pavlovic@bham.ac.uk
  • 07810205283

Professor Tom Marshall

Professor of Public Health and Primary Care

Expertise:

  • Research & intelligence: Trial design

Preventive health interventions

Activity:

  • Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
  • Education/teaching - apprenticeships
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Tom's research focuses on public health, particularly relating to cardiovascular disease.

  • t.p.marshall@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214147832