Professor Kamlesh Khunti, CBE PhD MD FRCGP FRCP FMedSci
DirectorKamlesh Khunti is Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester. He is Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre (UK) and leads a research group that is currently working on the early identification of, and interventions with, people who have diabetes or are at increased risk of developing diabetes.
Twitter: @kamleshkhunti
Dr Donna Richardson
CLAHRC Assistant Director
Barbara Czyznikowska
Community Engagement OfficerBarbara’s proficiency resides mainly within the field of public involvement, community engagement and health equality. Her academic background is in Public Policy and Government, and she is particularly interested in policy-relevant research with emphasis on interventions relating to wellbeing and community cohesiveness.
Carol Akroyd
ARC Senior Programme Manager
Julian Harrison
Equality & Diversity Consultant
Leita Mistry
Administrator for the CentreWith extensive experience working in the financial sector and recently working with the Research Teams at the Leicester Diabetes Centre, I’ve gained a wealth of knowledge in providing exceptional customer service. I look forward to working with the Ethnic Research Centre and the Team.
Nasima Miah
Project Support Assistant
Dr Sophie Leonardi
Operations Manager
Sunny Rohit
Community Engagement Officer
Dr Shabana Cassambai
Research Associate
Gurpreet Grewal Santini
Community Engagement Officer
Dr Suman Prinjha PhD, MBACP
Senior Research AdvisorSuman is a qualitative researcher and a psychotherapist. Her research focuses on patients’ experiences of illness and healthcare, and how these perspectives can be used to improve care, services, and medical education. Much of Suman’s work focuses on the inclusion of ethnic minority groups in research, particularly South Asian communities, and the translation of research findings into accessible resources for patients, public and health professionals.
Krishna Patel
Community Engagement OfficerKrishna has over 10-year’s experience of working with Voluntary and Community Sector organisations, most recently engaging with young people and vulnerable adults to look for employment. Her passion lies in fostering good relations with individuals and groups, community engagement and addressing inequality whilst making positive change.
Steering Committee
The CEHR established a Steering Committee in 2018 with representatives from The NIHR-EM ARC, University of Leicester, Leicester City Council, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Community members. The role of Steering Committee is to provide strong, sustainable, strategic and focussed leadership and governance. The Steering Committee will provide oversight to ensure the work of the Centre has:
-
- Transparency and Integrity
Decision making is clear, honest and open. - Rigorous scrutiny
Decisions are subject to fair and robust challenge. - Diverse ethnic minority participation in involvement in research
Offer collaborative opportunities, supportive tools, guidance and advice to ensure that ethnic minority views and perspectives are encouraged and nurtured. - Relevant timely and accurate information
Ensure information is used effectively and robust arrangements are in place for assessing the quality of data. - Progressive Development
Ensure systems and processes are continually reviewed and improved.
- Transparency and Integrity