Paul Bissell

Prof

Dean - School of Human and Health Sciences, School of Human and Health Sciences
Department of Allied Health Professions, Sport and Exercise
Member, Centre for Applied Research in Health

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6503-6205

Phone01484 473074
EmailP.Bissell@hud.ac.uk
Websitehttps://research.hud.ac.uk

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Biography

Paul Bissell is Professor of Public Health and Dean of the School of Human and Health Sciences. Paul has a background in the social sciences, having studied economics, politics and sociology (BA Econ) as an undergraduate, followed by an MA (Econ) in Applied Social Research Methods, and subsequently a PhD, all from the University of Manchester. Most of his academic career has been spent working in an inter-disciplinary capacity in the health sciences. Prior to working at the University of Huddersfield, he was Professor of Public Health at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR, University of Sheffield), one of the largest schools of public health and health services research in the UK. Whilst remaining an active researcher, Paul is equally passionate about learning and teaching, strongly committed to ensuring that students get the best possible experience and outcome from their studies. He was Programme Director for the Master of Public Health suite of course at the University of Sheffield from 2006- 2010 and subsequently, Director of Learning & Teaching from 2015-2017. He was also lead for the Erasmus Mundus EuroPubHealth Master’s programme (a cross European 2 year public health Masters) from 2006-2017 and led on two major re-applications for funding from EU EACEA.

Paul was Director of the Public Health Section in ScHARR (University of Sheffield) from 2010-2014 and a member of the senior management group for over ten years. Previously, he worked at the School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, and maintains strong academic links with colleagues in pharmacy practice both nationally and internationally.

Research Expertise and Interests

Medicines usage and medication adherence practices
Novel approaches to delivering pharmacy services
Social inequalities and health inequalities
Understanding the wider determinants of social gradient in obesity and physical activity
Evaluating obesity policy
Using advanced qualitative methods in applied health research contexts
Understanding the complex aetiology of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Patient and public involvement (PPI) in health care
Global health research and policy

Research Expertise and Interests

Sociology
Obesity
Ethics
Medicine
Pharmacy Practice
Sociological Theory
Sociological

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Research Output

80 Article
7 Meeting Abstract
3 Commissioned report
3 Chapter
8 More

Exploring the Acceptability and Usability of a Novel Social Innovation to Encourage Physical Activity: The iStep Prototype

Grindell, C., Mawson, S., Gerrish, K., Parker, S. & Bissell, P., 1 Mar 2019, In : Health and Social Care in the Community. 27, 2, p. 383-391 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

1 Citation (Scopus)

Perceived barriers to accessing Female Community Health Volunteers’ (FCHV) services among ethnic minority women in Nepal: A qualitative study

Panday, S., Bissell, P., Teijlingen, E. V. & Simkhada, P., 10 Jun 2019, In : PLoS One. 14, 6, 17 p., e0217070.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Exploring Difference or Just Watching the Experts at Work? Interrogating Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in a Cancer Research Setting Using the Work of Jurgen Habermas

Bissell, P., Thompson, J. & Gibson, B., 2018, In : Sociology. 52, 6, p. 1200-1216 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Introducing the idea of ‘assumed shared food narratives’ in the context of social networks: reflections from a qualitative study conducted in Nottingham, England

Bissell, P., Peacock, M., Holdsworth, M., Powell, K., Wilcox, J. & Clonan, A., Sep 2018, In : Sociology of Health and Illness. 40, 7, p. 1142-1155 14 p.

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Open Access

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