Dorota Osipovic MA PhD

Research Assistant

My background is in sociology with an MA from University of Warsaw and a PhD in sociology/social policy from University College London. I am interested in social attitudes to welfare and health care in particular, as well as the relationships between normative attitudes and social practices. I have explored these issues in my doctoral research looking at the ways Polish migrants to the UK conceptualise their welfare views and engage with the welfare state.

I have an extensive knowledge of migration and citizenship literature and I am interested in applications of grounded theory in health research. 

Affiliation

Teaching

I provide individual advice on qualitative study design as part of Proposal Development module (E1 - 1702).

I am also a personal tutor and MSc project supervisor on MSc in Public Health.

Research

Prior to joining LSHTM, I worked on several research projects looking into social aspects of telecare and lifestyle monitoring technology, housing and support needs of adults with impaired vision, and several projects investigating migration and mobility. In my doctoral project I explored the usage of British social entitlements, including NHS health care, by Polish migrants residing in London.

At LSHTM I have worked on the project evaluating the development of polyclinics/polysystems in London. Currently I am a member of Policy Research Unit in Commissioning and the Healthcare System (PRUComm) and I am involved in researching the new Clinical Commissioning Groups in the English NHS.


Research areas

  • Health care policy
  • Health inequalities
  • Health systems
  • Migration
  • Social and structural determinants of health

Disciplines

  • Sociology

Other interests

  • Citizenship
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