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Francine Watkins

Professor Francine Watkins
BA; Ph.D; SFHEA

Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor - Education (Health & Life Sciences)
HLS Education Directorate Professional Services

Contact

Fwatkins@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 794 4783

Research

Research grants

Improving the management of obesity in horses through qualitative research

THE HORSE TRUST (UK)

March 2016 - October 2021

Perceptions of dog bites: why do they occur and how can they be prevented?

DOGS TRUST (UK)

September 2016 - December 2019

Children's (ages 4-5 and 10-11) health initiative for the Halton and St Helens Primary Care Trust.

HALTON AND ST HELENS PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

October 2008 - November 2010

    Research collaborations

    Dr Eva A. Rehfuess

    University of Munich

    Collaboration to develop a structured PhD programme on complex interventions in Munich between Liverpool and Munich Universities.

    ESRC Doctoral Training Centre

    Social Science in Health and Medicine Collaborative(SSHMC)

    The Social Science in Health and Medicine Collaborative draws together a critical mass of social scientists researching issues relating to public health and health inequalities; health services; the health and illness experiences of individuals, communities and populations; as well as studies of medicine, medical technologies and clinical contexts. Taken together, this body of work has been instrumental in informing policy, shaping the delivering of health services, involving communities and patient groups in determining a public health agendae, understanding the biosocial implications of medical interventions and contributing to theoretical and methodological debates.

    Dr Tom Marshall

    University of Birmingham

    The MPH Course Directors Group is a group of 19 MPH Directors from across the UK who meet 3 times a year to work on issues relating to public health postgraduate training.We have addressed issues such as FPH accreditation and Part A exam preparation.