‘Reducing infection prevention in hospital care settings: Health professionals, the agency of microbes and microfluidic tracking technology’ is a project funded by NAMRIP, University of Southampton. The project team are:
Principal Investigator: Dr Emma Roe is a social and cultural geographer who has held the position of Lecturer in Human Geography since 2007, at University of Southampton. She is an Honorary Research Associate at the School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol. Dr Emma Roe has over fifteen years experience of social science research in food and agriculture studies at the Universities of Bristol, the Open, Cardiff and currently Southampton. Additionally, over the last ten years she has developed expertise in studies of human-animal relationships as performed through food supply chain practices, and animal care practices both on farm and in animal research facilities.
Co-Investigator: Dr Paul Hurley is Senior Research Fellow, Geography and Environment, Faculty of Social Human and Mathematical Sciences, University of Southampton. His background is in socially-engaged and performance art, and he is interested in the productive possibilities of using creative methodologies and participatory research methods in interdisciplinary projects.
Co-Investigator: Prof Tim Leighton is Professor of Ultrasonics and Underwater Acoustics within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton, UK. He is the founding Chairman of the University Strategic Research Group NAMRIP and founding Chairman of HEFUA (Health Effects of Ultrasound in Air). He has invented numerous devices for healthcare, catastrophe relief and industry, including StarStream
Co-Investigator: Dr Jacqui Prieto is an Associate Professor within the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton and a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Infection Prevention at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust. Jacqui’s pioneering role as a clinician academic combines her research and clinical work, which focuses on implementing, embedding and sustaining behavioural change in infection prevention practice. Her current focus is on reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infection, a leading cause of infection in healthcare.
Co-Investigator: Prof Lisette Schoonhoven is Professor of Nursing within the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton. She is based at the Clinical Academic Facility in UHS. Lisette’s expertise covers quality and safety of fundamental nursing care, with a particular interest in pressure ulcers and skin health. Lisette will continue her international collaboration around pressure ulcers, skin health, quality and safety of nursing care and implementation.
Co-Investigator: Dr Charlotte Veal is Research Fellow in Geography, Faculty of Social Human and Mathematical Sciences, University of Southampton. Charlotte is interested in cultural geographies of performance and practice and her research examines the performing arts, experimental urbanism and mobility, creative practice and the city .
Co-Invest
igator: Dr Sandra Wilks is Senior Research Fellow (Microbiology) within the Centre for Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton. Sandra’s research interests include work on biofilms, the environment and clinical practice. With colleagues in Biological Sciences, Health Sciences and Engineering, she is building collaborations with industrial partners to develop anti-biofilm strategies for urinary catheters and other continence devices.
Co-Investigator: Prof Paul White is Professor of Statistical Signal Processing within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton. He is Professor of Statistical Signal Processing in the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) and is currently the Director of that Institute. Paul has research interests which include signal processing, underwater acoustics and bioacoustics (the way animals, especially marine mammals, use sound).
Co-Investigator: Dr Xunli Zhang is Reader, Bioengineering Group within Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton. With a strong cross-disciplinary research background and experience at the interface of chemistry, chemical engineering and life sciences, Xunli’s current research interests are primarily centred around the development of microfluidic and Lab-on-a-Chip technologies and their applications in bioengineering.
Co-Investigator: Dr Robert Zmijan is Research Fellow in Electronics and Computer Science, Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering, University of Southampton.