Dr. Hannah Bradby

Biography

Hannah Bradby is a Professor at Uppsala University, focusing on identity inequalities, ethnicity, migration status, and gender, particularly in relation to health. Her work has widely published in various formats including books and articles, and she has a strong interest in using fiction as a distinctive evidence-based research method for understanding health and illness within social contexts. Bradby has received her degrees from Oxford and London universities, supported by scholarships, and completed her doctoral research at the Medical Research Council Medical Sociology Unit in Glasgow. She worked for a decade at the University of Warwick in the Department of Sociology and has held visiting fellow positions at prestigious institutions such as the Max Planck Institute and King’s College London. She has been active in research collaborations focusing on racial equity in health and has undertaken various editor roles for reputable journals. Her recent research focuses on dismantling structural factors that perpetuate racial discrimination within healthcare systems, particularly through a Wellcome Discovery Award funded project.

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