Senior Lecturer

I joined the University in 2005. I have a strong commitment to equal opportunities and one of the reasons I enjoy working at the University is the diversity of our student group in terms of age, ethnicity, beliefs, backgrounds, life experiences and educational achievement. I firmly believe that this diversity benefits all students wanting to follow a career in the Human Services.

I have always had an interest in health and social care and working with vulnerable groups. I qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1990 having done my training at St Mary’s Hospital in London. I worked for a number of years as a nurse in a variety of settings in the UK, as well as in the USA and South Africa. In the mid ‘90s I did further Intensive Care nurse training at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles.

The areas I am particularly interested in are welfare provision, disability and mental health/illness. I have carried out research in the area of Direct Payments for disabled and older people.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification - Registered Nurse
• BSc (Hons) Computing
• BA (Hons) Health and Social Care
• Professional Certificate in Management (Health & Social Care)
• PgCert in the Social Sciences
• PgDip in Social Research Methods

Teaching Role

My areas of expertise relate to welfare, inequalities in health as well mental health. I coordinate and teach a number of units such as:

• Introduction to Health and Social Care
• Welfare Systems
• Public Health
• Health issues in Gender, Age and Ethnicity

Research Interests

My research interests are centred on disability and mental health, with particular interest in discrimination, social inclusion/exclusion and inequalities.

Service to the Academic/Professional Community

I am a member of:

• Faculty Teaching Quality Standards Committee
• Equality and Diversity - Disability Strand Forum

Contact Details

Luton campus
University Square
Luton, LU1 3JU

T: +44 (0)1582 743066
E: susan.malherbe@beds.ac.uk