UCC & HRB-TMRN event: Deliberating Ethics in Trials: Scope and necessity of ethical oversight
May 2nd, 2024
Dr Suman Prinjha is Associate Professor / Senior Research Fellow at University of York where she works within York Trials Unit and NIHR Research Support Service (RSS). She has over 20 years’ postdoctoral experience in qualitative research, and is a practising BACP-registered psychotherapist. Suman leads research into health inequalities, ethnic minority health, and using patients’ experiences of illness and healthcare to improve care, services and medical education. She is Co-Investigator and EDI theme lead on an NIHR-funded programme grant, leading work on the inclusion of Bangladeshi, Black African and Caribbean communities in a clinical trial on COPD. At the RSS, Suman provides research design support to researchers conducting mixed methods studies and clinical trials, and guidance on qualitative methods, EDI and PPI. She is a member of Diabetes UK Research Steering Group; NIHR RSS EDI committee; NHS England National Healthcare Inequalities Network; and a registered member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Tracy Cripps is a PPI Lead and Co-applicant on the 5-year NIHR-funded UPTURN study that aims to support people with COPD. The study involves co-designing and testing an intervention that aims to increase the number of people who attend Pulmonary Rehabilitation. It includes specific work with Bangladeshi, Black Caribbean and African communities. Tracy is also a Senior R&D Project Lead at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and has 15 years of experience in Research Management. She is Founder and Chair of the staff Race Equality And Cultural Heritage Network (2020 -2022), and has led and implemented an array of measures to support the global majority workforce. Her passion for health equity has led to various PPI initiatives. She is a values driven leader with experience in shifting cultures to improve the experience of staff, patients, and service users. With a background in law, Tracy also has an interest in corporate governance and the implementation of fair and appropriate policies.
