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Ms

Rebecca Blaylock

Research Fellow

Public Health, Environments and Society

Orcid identifier0000-0003-4317-1638
  • Research Fellow
    Public Health, Environments and Society

BIO

I am an interdisciplinary researcher and work primarily on abortion care. I draw on critical public health, epidemiology, sociology, and anthropology, amongst other disciplines and epistemologies. I am a Research Fellow in PHES, where I am working on my NIHR/Wellbeing of Women Doctoral Fellowship. During my fellowship I will be exploring how the introduction of telemedicine has impacted the accessibility and equity of abortion services in England and Wales. I have an MPH from Imperial College London and an undergraduate degree in anthropology from the University of Cambridge. In addition to my role at the School, I am also the Research & Engagement Lead at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)- the UK's largest abortion provider. I have been working there since 2018 on research with the aim of improving access to high-quality abortion services for all who need it.

I was recently a carer for one of my parents, Pip, who died of a brain tumour in 2022 and happened to be transgender. This time in my life was completely transformative, and has changed my relationship to my work and the wider world. Pip's experiences, and mine of looking after her, are captured in this report from Hospice UK: https://www.hospiceuk.org/publications-and-resources/i-just-want-be-me

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research & Engagement Lead
    British Pregnancy Advisory Service, Centre for Reproductive Research & Communication, United Kingdom1 Oct 2018 - present

DEGREES

  • BA Hons
    University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom1 Oct 2010 - 30 Jun 2013
  • MPH
    Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2018