BSc, MSc, PhD, AFHEA
Lecturer
- About
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- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
I am a lecturer (Teaching & Research) with qualifications in Business, Psychology and Population Health Sciences. Originally from Brazil, I have been involved in academic research in the UK for the past 14 years, and teaching/supervising students for the past eight years.
I have research experience in palliative and end of life care, early cancer detection/diagnosis (cancer screening and symptomatic presentation in primary care) and process and outcome evaluations (adopting systems thinking and complexity theory). I have carried out quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research, and worked on a range of systematic reviews. My research outputs comprise peer-reviewed publications, presentations at conferences, evidence-based reports for charities and the government (Scotland and England), and a book chapter. My current research focuses on cancer outcomes across the cancer care continuum for patients living in rural and remote areas. I am also currently involved in research collaborations investigating the role of biomarkers for the detection of intrathoracic cancers; cancer risk in patients with multiple or recurring symptoms in primary care; and the use of artificial intelligence to facilitate the early diagnosis of cancer in primary care.
I joined the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition) in January 2023. I am part of the Academic Primary Care Research Group, led by Professor Peter Murchie. Previously, I have held research posts at the University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow and King's College London.
Qualifications
- PhD Population Health Sciences2020 - University of Edinburgh
- MSc (Distinction) International Business2008 - University of Birmingham
- BSc Psychology2007 - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Qualified Business Administrator2001 - Escola Tecnica de Formacao Gerencial (ETFG), Brazil
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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2023 - now: Member of the School Ethics Review Board (SERB) at the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition.
- External Memberships
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2024 - now: member of the Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials group (PC4)
2023 - now: Advance HE Associate Fellowship
2022 - now: Member of The Cochrane Collaboration
2019 - now: Member of the CanTest Collaborative
2017 - now: Member of the Cancer and Primary Care Research International Network (Ca-PRI)
Prizes and Awards
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Travel Bursary to attend the 2024 Ca-PRI Conference in Melbourne (Australia)
CRUK Bursary to attend the 2019 CRUK Early Diagnosis Conference in Birmingham (UK)
Wellcome Bursary to attend the 2019 course on "Improving the Uptake of Research into UK Policy" in Cambridge (UK)
Principal's Go Abroad Fund 2016, University of Edinburgh (UK)
Edinburgh Global Research Scholarship 2015, University of Edinburgh (UK)
Principal's Career Development PhD Scholarship 2015, University of Edinburgh (UK)
Joanna Mugridge Research Award 2012 (best poster presentation), Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Conference, London (UK)
Deloitte & Touche Postgraduate Prize 2008 (best overall performance in Birmingham Business School), University of Birmingham (UK)
MSc Scholarship 2007, University of Birmingham (UK)
Undergraduate Scholarship 2006, Exchange Programme at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
- Research
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Research Areas
Applied Health Sciences
Research Specialisms
- Applied Science
- Health Sciences
- Oncology
- Systems Thinking
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Funding and Grants
2023-2024 - CORRECT: Cancer PriOrities in Rural and REmote SCoTland: a multi-method study to inform larger initiatives aiming to improve cancer outcomes. Funder: Friends of Anchor. Role: Principal Investigator (PI).
2023 - IAHS Staff Development Group Fund to attend the 2023 Cancer and Primary Care Research International Network's (Ca-PRI) Conference in Oxford, UK.
2023 -2027 - CANDETECT: Accelerating detection of upper gastro-intestinal (UGI) cancers using a multi-cancer early detection platform in primary care. Funder: CRUK. Role: Named researcher. Contributed by doing a rapid review and peer reviewing application.
2015-2020 - The role of government policy initiatives in promoting earlier diagnosis of cancer: what can we learn from the Detect Cancer Early programme in Scotland? Funder: Scottish Government. Role: Lead researcher. Developed the idea, wrote the proposal, carried out research and wrote final report.
2013 - Understanding and Supporting Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Communities. Funder: Marie Curie Cancer Care. Grant to write a report on palliative care for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups. Role: Co-PI.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Public Health in Action (PU5552/QH5505): I am the course coordinator.
Public Health in Action (PU5041): I contribute to marking assignments.
Evaluating Policy Effects in Practice (PU5919/PU5925): I am a lecturer, contribute to the course workshops, and to marking assignments.
Systematic Reviewing (PU5526/QH5506): I contribute to marking assignments.
Masters Research Project (PU5922): I supervise students.
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
I am also a PGR advisor at the Institute of Applied Health Sciences.
- Publications
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A Review of Palliative Care Service Delivery Models and Patient Outcomes for Adults with Cancer in Selected East and Southeast Asian Countries
International Journal of Medical Students, pp. 294-311Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCan we do better?: A qualitative study in the East of England investigating patient experience and acceptability of using the faecal immunochemical test in primary care
BMJ Open, vol. 13, no. 6, e072359Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDiagnostic Performance of Biomarkers for Bladder Cancer Detection Suitable for Community and Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Cancers, vol. 15, no. 3, 15030709Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWho are the patients being offered the faecal immunochemical test in routine English general practice, and for what symptoms? A prospective descriptive study
BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 9, e066051Contributions to Journals: ArticlesArtificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms for early detection of skin cancer in community and primary care settings: a systematic review
The Lancet Digital Health, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. e466-e476Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEthnic and cultural aspects of palliative and end of life care
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. Cherny, N. I., Fallon, M. T., Kaasa, S., Portenoy, R. K., Currow, D. C. (eds.). 6 edition. Oxford University Press, pp. 76-92, 17 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198821328.003.0009
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer assessment in primary care: a qualitative study of GP views
BJGP Open, vol. 5, no. 4, BJGPO.2021.0056Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIdentifying Novel Biomarkers Ready for Evaluation in Low-Prevalence Populations for the Early Detection of Lower Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Advances in Therapy, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 3032-3065Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRecognising Colorectal Cancer in Primary Care
Advances in Therapy, vol. 38, pp. 2732–2746Contributions to Journals: ArticlesArtificial Intelligence Techniques That May Be Applied to Primary Care Data to Facilitate Earlier Diagnosis of Cancer: Systematic Review
Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 23, no. 3, e23483Contributions to Journals: Articles