Dr Suzanne Rotheram PhD MPH BVSc MRCVS

Personal Statement

Suzie is a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in qualitative methods and ethnographic approaches to studies of health inequalities. Her main area of research is gastrointestinal infections. Suzie also also has a research interest in the intersection between the health and well-being of human and non-human animals having trained as a vet. As a post-doctoral researcher, Suzie is involved in several research projects including - exploring resilience in local health protection systems in an age of austerity and pandemic; examining socio-economic inequalities in the impact of exclusions due to STEC infection; exploring the 'risk' of infectious diseases on petting farms; and collaborating with the public to improve the accessibility of pathogen genomic data visualisation. Suzie’s PhD in gastrointestinal infections used an ethnographic approach to critically examine the dominant individualistic approach to GI infections in the community and illuminate socio-economic inequalities in GI infections for families with young children. Before her PhD, Suzie explored the contribution of care farming to the health and well-being of people with a learning disability in the UK. Before her academic posts, Suzie worked as a veterinary surgeon in a variety of clinical practices in the UK and overseas. She is a Bristol veterinary school graduate.

Keywords: qualitative, ethnography, infectious diseases, #fixedterm.