About the EDI Team
There are three main committees working on equality, diversity and inclusion issues. These are:
- SMD Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee
- Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team for Medicine
- Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team for Dentistry
Effective communication is at the heart of all that we do. Staff working in the School of Medicine and Dentistry receive a monthly Equality, Diversity and Inclusion newsletter from the Chair and co-Chair of our EDI Committee, along with weekly updates and news stories in the all staff newsletter from VP for Health, Professor Steve Thornton.
To read up on our latest research into health inequalities.
These webpages are kept up to date, however please do contact Laura Simpson l.simpson@qmul.ac.uk if you would like to feed back on any content, or if you are a member of staff and wish to add content.
You can follow our Twitter account here: @SMDequalities
SMD Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committe
Chair: Professor Sandra Eldridge
Co-Chair: Dr Riya George
Committee secretary: Im Hussain m.hussain@qmul.ac.uk
Key documents:
Frequency of meetings: 6 times per year
Key contacts:
| Name | Title | Role | Contact details |
| Megan Annetts | BLSA President | UG student rep | president@bartslondon.com |
| Dr Helen Bintley | Clinical Skills Lecturer | LGBTQ+ liaison | h.bintley@qmul.ac.uk |
| Marissa Harris | SMD Strategic HR Partner | HR lead | m.harris@qmul.ac.uk |
| Dr Riya George | Lecturer in Clinical Communication Skills | Co-Chair of Committee, BAME Attainment Gap Research Group, IHSE rep | r.george@qmul.ac.uk |
| Im Hussain | SMD Equality and Diversity Data Officer | Secretary and Data Officer | im.hussain@qmul.ac.uk |
| Professor Chloe Orkin | Professor of HIV Medicine | Athena SWAN Chair | c.orkin@qmul.ac.uk |
| Mangala Patel | Professor of Dental Medicine | BAME Attainment Gap Research Group | m.patel@qmul.ac.uk |
| Laura Simpson | Athena SWAN Coordinator |
EDI webpage editor Athena SWAN liaison |
l.simpson@qmul.ac.uk |
| Sabari Vallath | Deputy Institute Manager | Barts Cancer Institute rep | sabari.vallath@qmul.ac.uk |
| Tania Maffucci | Senior Lecturer | Blizard Institute rep | t.maffucci@qmul.ac.uk |
| Aylin Baysan | Clinical Reader in Cariology in relation to MID | Institute of Dentistry rep | a.baysan@qmul.ac.uk |
| Shahrar Ali | Assistant Institute Manager (Quality and Research) | Institute of Health Sciences Education rep | shahrar.ali@qmul.ac.uk |
| Farzena Khanom | PA/Administrator | Institute of Population Health Science rep | farzena.khanom@qmul.ac.uk |
| Shafaq Sikandar | Lecturer in Sensory Biology | William Harvey Research Institute rep |
s.sikandar@qmul.ac.uk |
| Rehana Patel | Academic PG Programmes Manager | Wolfson Institute rep | rehana.patel@qmul.ac.uk |
Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team for Medicine
Chair: Professor Chloe Orkin
Vice-Chair: Natalie McCloskey n.mccloskey@qmul.ac.uk
Athena SWAN Coordinator: Laura Simpson l.simpson@qmul.ac.uk
Key documents:
Silver Athena SWAN document [PDF 6,086KB]
Athena SWAN SAT TOR [DOC 51KB]
Frequency of meetings: 6 times per year
Key contacts:
| Name | Title and role | Role | Contact details |
| Chinedu Anthony Anene | Post-Doctoral Researcher | Post-doc liaison | a.anene@qmul.ac.uk |
| Megan Annetts | BLSA President | UG Student rep | president@bartslondon.com |
| Sheila Olendo Barasa | PhD student | PG student liaison | s.o.barasa@qmul.ac.uk |
| Angus Cameron |
Senior Lecturer |
Shared Parental Leave, work/life balance | a.cameron@qmul.ac.uk |
| Ruth Dobson |
Clinical Senior Lecturer |
Clinical academic liaison | ruth.dobson@qmul.ac.uk |
| Sandra Eldridge | Professor | SMD EDI Committee Chair | s.eldridge@qmul.ac.uk |
| Dipesh Gopal | Academic Clinical Fellow | Communications lead | d.gopal@qmul.ac.uk |
| Im Hussain | SMD Equality and Diversity Data Officer | Data | im.hussain@qmul.ac.uk |
| Natalie McCloskey | Institute Manager | Vice-Chair of SAT | n.mccloskey@qmul.ac.uk |
| Lou Metherell | Professor, PI research | Academic researcher | l.a.metherell@qmul.ac.uk |
| Elizabeth Micakovic | EA to VP (maternity leave) | VP Health liaison | e.micakovic@qmul.ac.uk |
| Jaya Rajamanie | Centre Manager | PS liaison | j.rajamanie@qmul.ac.uk |
| Laura Simpson | Athena SWAN Coordinator | Committee secretary | l.simpson@qmul.ac.uk |
| Shafaq Sikander | Lecturer | Academic liaison | s.sikandar@qmul.ac.uk |
| Nasema Uddin | SMD Research Deanery Manager | Research liaison | nasema.uddin@qmul.ac.uk |
Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team for Dentistry
Chair: Dr Aylin Baysan
Athena SWAN Coordinator: Laura Simpson l.simpson@qmul.ac.uk
Key documents:
Institute of Dentistry 2018 Silver Award [PDF 2,600KB]
Frequency of meetings: 6 times per year
Key contacts:
| Name | Title and role | Role | Contact details |
| Aylin Baysan | Reader in Cariology | Chair of SAT | a.baysan@qmul.ac.uk |
| Professor Paul Coulthard | Dean for Dentistry | Clinical Academic staff | p.coulthard@qmul.ac.uk |
| Lorna Ireland | Institute Manager | Professional staff liaison | l.ireland@qmul.ac.uk |
| Im Hussain | SMD Equality and Diversity Data Officer | Data officer | im.hussain@qmul.ac.uk |
| Laura Simpson | Athena SWAN Coordinator | Committee secretary | l.simpson@qmul.ac.uk |
| Samantha Matthew | Assistant Institute Manager | Professional staff liaison | s.matthew@qmul.ac.uk |