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Dr

Melanie Morris

Associate Dean Education

EPH Central

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  • Associate Dean Education
    EPH Central
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Health Services Research and Policy, Keppel St, London, Select county, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom

BIO

I am Associate Dean for Education for the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, overseeing our MSc programmes and short course provision, as well as working on education initiatives with partner institutions. 

 

I am the lead for online training for the NIHR IHCoR-Africa and NIHR CARriSA projects.

 

I am a cancer epidemiologist by training, working for many years in the Cancer Survival Group at LSHTM. During that time I led the Cancer Policy Programme - a team investigating variations in cancer outcomes in the UK and in comparison with Nordic countries and then worked in the Health Services Research and Policy department on the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership. Most recently, I worked with the National Prostate Cancer Audit. 

 

I graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Psychology and then taught in schools for several years before embarking on an MSc in Epidemiology at LSHTM, followed by a PhD here. I worked at UCL, in the Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health, before returning to LSHTM in May 2012 to work in the Cancer Survival Group. 

 

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Dean for Education
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, EPH Central, London, United Kingdom1 Jun 2024 - present
  • EPH Taught Programme Director
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, EPH Central, London, United Kingdom4 Jan 2022 - 30 May 2024
  • Programme Content Director - DL MSc Epidemiology
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, EPH Central, London, United Kingdom2 Jan 2019 - 30 Oct 2019

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Online training lead - NIHR IHCoR-Africa
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Non-communicable Epidemiology Department, London, United Kingdom1 Aug 2022 - present
  • Lead Epidemiologist National Prostate Cancer Audit
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Health Services Research and Policy, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2019 - 3 Oct 2022
  • Assistant Professor - Inetrnational Cancer Benchmarking Project
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Health Services Research and Policy, London, United Kingdom2 Jan 2018 - 30 Apr 2020
  • Assistant Professor - Cancer Survival Group
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology Department, London, United Kingdom5 Jan 2015 - 2 Jan 2018
  • Research Fellow - Cancer Survival Group
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology Department, London, United Kingdom2 Apr 2012 - 5 Jan 2015
  • Research Associate - Health Behaviour Research Centre
    University College London, London, United Kingdom3 Jan 2011 - 2 Apr 2012

DEGREES

  • PhD, Epidemiology
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom2 Jan 2006 - 31 Jan 2011
  • MSc, Epidemiology (with distinction)
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom29 Sep 2003 - 26 Sep 2005
  • PGCE
    Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom5 Sep 1994 - 31 Jul 1995
  • BA(Hons), Experimental Psychology
    Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom1 Oct 1991 - 4 Jul 1994

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Senior Fellow of HE Academy
    Higher Education Academy, York, United Kingdom25 Nov 2024 - present
  • Fellow of HE Academy
    Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom
  • STAR coach
    Notion, United Kingdom28 Feb 2023 - present

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • PGCiLT Modules 1 and 2
    LSHTM, United Kingdom

RESEARCH CENTRES

  • Centre for Global Chronic Conditions

REGIONS & COUNTRIES

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES