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
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 | 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 |