Our ARC Research Fellows

Discover more about our ARC Research Fellows.

Please note this page is still under development and awaiting some profiles and profile updates.

Theme Research Fellows

Our Theme Research Fellows are fully-funded NIHR ARC Research Fellows who undertake and support research work linked to their theme, as well as collaborating on cross-ARC projects. They are hosted across our six regional universities.

Dr Andrea Mayrhofer

Embedded ARC/CRN Research Fellow - Adult Social Care andrea.mayrhofer@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Angela Wearn

PICE Research Fellow angela.wearn@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Catherine El Zerbi

Research Fellow - Supporting Children and Families catherine.el-zerbi@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Elaine Bidmead

Research Fellow - Inequalities and Marginalised Communities elaine.bidmead@cumbria.ac.uk

Dr Ge Yu

Research Fellow - Enabling Methodologies ge.yu@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Hayley Alderson

Embedded ARC/CRN Research Fellow - Children and Families hayley.alderson@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Jennifer Liddle

Research Fellow - Multimorbidity, Ageing and Frailty jennifer.liddle@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Katie Thomson

Research Fellow - Enabling Methodologies katie.thomson@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Mackenzie Fong

Research Fellow - Prevention and Early Intervention mackenzie.fong@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Mandy Cheetham

Research Fellow - SKIM

Knowledge mobilisation and implementation science

Dr Matt Breckons

Research Fellow - Enabling Methodologies matthew.breckons@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Nav Aujla

Research Fellow - Multimorbidity, Ageing and Frailty nav.aujla@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Ryc Aquino

Research Fellow - Prevention and Early Intervention ryc.aquino@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Sophie Suri

Research Fellow - Integration s.suri@tees.ac.uk

Dr Theophile Bigirumurame

Research Fellow - Enabling Methodologies theophile.bigirumurame@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Yu (Maggie) Fu

Research Fellow - joint ARC and AHSN yu.fu@newcastle.ac.uk

Sarah Lonbay

Research Fellow - Multimorbidity, Ageing and Frailty Sarah.Lonbay@sunderland.ac.uk

Joe Butler

Research Fellow - Multimorbidity, Ageing and Frailty joe.butler@sunderland.ac.uk

Mental Health Research Fellows

Our Mental Health Research Fellows aim to build mental health research capacity across our region. They come from a wide range of clinical and research backgrounds.

Emma Adams

Mental Health Research Fellow (Inequalities & Social Care) emma.adams@newcastle.ac.uk

Dr Charlotte Aynsworth

Mental Health Research Fellow charlotte.aynsworth1@newcastle.ac.uk

Sarah Wigham

Mental Health Research Fellow sarah.wigham@cntw.nhs.uk

Dr Kate Sykes

Mental Health Research Fellow (SKIM) kate.skyes@northumbria.ac.uk

Rob Dudley

Mental Health Research Fellow Rob.Dudley@cntw.nhs.uk

Liam Spencer

Mental Health Research Fellow liam.spencer@newcastle.ac.uk

Practice Research Fellows

Our sixteen Practice Research Fellows have been seconded from their roles in health and social care to carry out a research project linked to their areas of practice and expertise. Their work aims to bridge the gap between research and frontline health and social care delivery.

Emmanuel Chan

Practice Fellow - Inequalities and Marginalised Communities emmanuel.chan@nhs.net

Kate Lavender

Practice Fellow - Multimorbidity, Ageing and Frailty Katharine.Lavender@NHS.net

Diane Sellstrom

Practice Fellow - SKIM diane.sellstrom1@nhs.net

Helen O'Neil

Practice Fellow - Multimorbidity, Ageing and Frailty helen.oneil1@nhs.net

Layla Mofrad

Practice Fellow - Prevention, Early Intervention and Behaviour Change Layla.mofrad@cntw.nhs.uk

Raya Vinogradov

Practice Fellow - Supporting Children and Families raya.vinogradov@newcastle.ac.uk

Helen Lancaster

Practice Fellow - Supporting Children and Families Helen.lancaster@newcastle.ac.uk

Karen Caulfield

Practice Fellow - SKIM Karen.Caulfield3@nhs.net

Victoria Harbottle

Practice Fellow - Supporting Children and Families Victoria.Harbottle@newcastle.ac.uk

Louise Jones

Practice Fellow - Multimorbidity, Ageing and Frailty louise.jones@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

Karen Ainsworth

Practice Fellow - Integrating Physical, Mental Health and Social care karen.ainsworth1@nhs.net

Phil Mordue

Practice Fellow - Enabling Methodologies p.mordue@hotmail.co.uk

Kerry Cooke

Practice Fellow - Inequalities and Marginalised Communities kerry.cooke@newcastle.gov.uk

Matthew Limmer

Practice Fellow - Prevention, Early Intervention and Behaviour Change matthew.limmer@neas.nhs.uk

Rob Barker

Multi-morbidity, Ageing and Frailty Robert.Barker@newcastle.ac.uk

Helen Lancaster

Practice Fellow - Supporting Children and Families Helen.lancaster@newcastle.ac.uk