Dr Ifeoma Dan-Ogosi, PGCE, SFHEA's Linkedin Analytics

I am a Social Scientist and Teacher with over 13 years of experience in health research and community development approaches to improving population health and well-being and reducing inequalities. I am a senior lecturer at the University of West England, leading on the core Public Health Leadership and Management for our BSc apprenticeship and the Public Health Leadership MSc modules at UWE and Hainan, China. Previously, I led as Impact and Evaluation Manager of Access and Participation (Widening participation projects) at the University of East London (UEL), supporting 45 projects to improve strategies and deliver successful evaluations. This evaluation enabled UEL's Career and Student Enterprise to monitor the impact and contribute to the ongoing improvement of the design and delivery of the Scheme. The Scheme later won the NEON (National Education Opportunities Network) Widening Access Initiative (Retention and Progression) Award, highlighting outstanding contributions to widening access and participation in higher education. Also, the Coaching for Success in Psychology programme won the Pearson HE Innovate Award for the Most Innovative Approach to Supporting Students in 2021, based on our contribution to the design of the programme. At IHHD, my research focused on community and system-wide approaches to improving health and well-being, including the award-winning 'Well Communities' programme, which has shaped national policies like those conducted for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Public Health England. My experience in UK HE spans eight years at UG and PG levels. My teaching pedagogy combines technology and creative and evidence-based strategies to deliver blended learning approaches to equip students with the knowledge and skills for real-time employability. I mostly employ a problem-based learning technique to facilitate and encourage communication development, collaborative teamwork, problem-solving and self-directed learning. My PhD thesis, "The Impact of Participatory Budgeting (PB) on Health and Wellbeing: A Qualitative Case Study of a Deprived Community in London", explored the processes through which the PB approach was applied in the Well London programme, a multi-component intervention operates to improve individual and community health and wellbeing.