Catherine Dodds PhD

Lecturer

Dr. Catherine Dodds is a lecturer at Sigma Research in the department of Social and Environmental Health Research (SEHR). She has been undertaking research in the field of HIV prevention for over 13 years and specialises in tailor-made research dissemination for diverse audiences. Her doctoral research explored communication of notions of responsibility through prevention policies. She has extensive qualitative research experience into the interaction between social inequality and HIV prevention need among homosexually active men, and among African migrants to the UK. Catherine has led on the development of key policy and planning frameworks The Knowledge, The Will and The Power (2008) and the African HIV prevention Handbook (2009) for the National African HIV Prevention (NAHIP) programme, and she led Bass Line 2007, a national HIV prevention needs assessment of Africans in England. She has undertaken research and evaluation for a range of funders including Local Authorities, NHS commissioners and third sector HIV services. Catherine is also recognised internationally for her expertise in criminal prosecutions for HIV transmission.

Affiliation

Teaching

Catherine is currently supervising one PhD student, as well as contributing to teaching on the Health Policy, Process and Power course in the first term. She is also undertaking some teaching through the Distance Learning programme.

Research

Recent and current research and policy development committments include:

Qualitative assessment of the drivers of HIV risk and precautionary behaviours among gay and bisexual men. (2011-2012) UK national HIV prevention programme for gay and bisexual men (CHAPS) - principal investigator

Qualitative investigation into the HIV prevention needs and experiences of African people in England in relationships where one person has HIV and the other does not. (2010 - 2011) UK National African HIV Prevention Programme (NAHIP) - co-investigator

Freedom To Be (F2B) summer camp: outcome evaluation (2010-2011) Children's HIV Association (CHIVA) - principal investigator

Increasing the uptake of HIV testing among men who have sex with men: draft guidance consultation fieldwork, analysis and report. (2010) National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - co-investigator

The knowledge, the will and the power: a plan of action to meet the HIV prevention needs of Africans living in England. (2008-2012) UK National African HIV Prevention Programme (NAHIP) - lead author with responsibility for keeping practitioner website up to date

Research areas

  • Health promotion
  • Sexual health
  • Social and structural determinants of health

Disciplines

  • Sociology

Disease and Health Conditions

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Sexually transmitted infection

Regions

  • European Union

Countries

  • United Kingdom
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