The steering group develop and support the strategic aims of the institute. A combination of internal and external membership ensures that its activities are relevant and beneficial for our stakeholders.
External Steering Group members
Haku Bhatt, Innovation Programme Manager, Innovation Agency (Academic Health Science Network, Northwest Coast) and Liverpool Health Partners
Professor Nicola Wilson, Deputy CEO, Liverpool Health Partners
Dr Mumtaz Patel, Associate Dean – Hospital and Community Care, Health Education England
Rachael Musgrave, Director of Public Health, Wigan Council
Richard Mundon, Director of Strategy and Planning, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Sarah O’Brien, Executive Director of Strategy & System Development, Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership
Harriet Dunn, Service User and Carer representative (PPI)
Internal Steering Group members
Professor Clare Austin
Chair of Steering Group
Professor Sally Spencer
Institute Director
Dr Greg Irving
Institute Deputy Director
Professor Marcello Trovati
Institute Deputy Director
Management Group
The main aim of the management group is to implement institute strategy, as determined by the steering group. The group includes academics from across the University who have an interest in health and social care.
Management Group members
Professor Sally Spencer – Institute Director
Dr Greg Irving – Institute Deputy Director
Professor Marcello Trovati – Institute Deputy Director
Dr Julie Abayomi – Leader of the Nutrition Research Group
Professor Clare Austin – Chair of Steering Group
Professor Jeremy Brown – Professor of Clinical Education
Professor Derek Heim – Professor of Psychology
Professor Vicky Karkou – Director of the Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing
Dr Lakis Liloglou – Director of the Cardio-Respiratory Research Centre
Professor Chris Littlewood – Professor of Musculoskeletal Research
Dr Axel Kaehne – Director of the Unit for Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Professor Lucy Bray – Professor of Child Health Literacy
Professor Ella Pereira – Professor of Computer Science
Professor Paresh Wankhade – Professor of Leadership and Management, Business School
Professor Vicky Duckworth – Professor of Education
Professor Stuart Fairclough – Professor of Physical Activity Education
Dr Aristides Tagalakis – Senior Lecturer in Human Biology
Professor Lyvonne Tume – Professor of Critical Care Nursing
Dr Kim Wiltshire – Programme Leader in Creative Writing