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Ms Alice Gambell

Research Student - MPhil/PhD - Public Health & Policy

United Kingdom

Phd Student researching 'Access to Healthcare in Prison in England and Wales: 1996 to 2021’. This historical research project aims to understand the structural changes of prison healthcare over the past 25 years, and the experiences of people accessing healthcare services in prison between 1996 to 2021. 

 

Before undertaking this research, Alice worked for a number of years as a prison law solicitor and legal caseworker, assisting people in prison with prison related issues.

 

Research interests

Prisoners' Rights.
Abolitionism.
Epistemic Injustice and critical archive studies.
Health inequalities and health equity.
Social and structural determinants of health
Law and socio-legal studies.

History of Prison Healthcare.

Criminal Justice. 

Affiliations

Department of Public Health, Environments and Society
Faculty of Public Health and Policy

Teaching

Alice is currently an Associate Lecturer at Birkbeck (Criminology dept.) and teaches on their Imprisonment and Justice module.

 

Alice also taught Prison Law at Sheffeld Hallam University 2021 to 2022.

Research

Prisoners' Rights.
Abolitionism.
Epistemic Injustice and critical archive studies.
Health inequalities and health equity.
Social and structural determinants of health
Law and socio-legal studies.

History of Prison Healthcare.

Criminal Justice. 

Research Area
Prison healthcare
History of public health
Law (social science)
Health inequalities
Country
United Kingdom
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