The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Martha's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Martha
Senior Research Fellow, School and Nursing and MidwiferyResearch Lead, Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise
Research interests
- Health inequities
- Health promotion and access to care for vulnerable groups (people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage/homelessness, asylum seekers and refugees, children and young people with additional needs)
- Integrated and trauma-informed care
Academic tutor - Year 2 Inter-professional Engagement Module (Peninsula Dental School)
Qualifications
PhD - Public Health Dentistry, University of Plymouth
Associate HEA Fellowship in Teaching, University of Plymouth
MMedSci - Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield
MEd - Physical Education, Semmelweis University
Memberships
Academic honorary contract with Public Health England (PHE)
Cochrane Member Martha Paisi is a Senior Research Fellow in Public Health at the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Research Lead at Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE). She is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Peninsula Dental School. In addition, she holds an honorary academic contract with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (previously known as Public Health England). Martha leads inclusion oral health and health equity research. Her work focuses on understanding and tackling the social determinants of health to improve oral health behaviours, provision of care and, access to services for vulnerable groups. These include but are not limited to people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage (i.e. homelessness, substance misuse and repeat offending), asylum seekers and refugees, autistic children and adolescents, and care-experienced children and young people. For the last five years, Martha has also been involved in supporting the undergraduate Interprofessional Engagement module and postgraduate MSc research modules at the Faculty of Health. Martha is currently supervising various PhD and postdoc research projects. Martha is a strong advocate of inclusive and multidisciplinary health services and interventions. She is passionate about improving population health, reducing health inequity and ensuring that research findings inform education, policy and practice. Martha’s work has facilitated the development of novel dental care pathways for vulnerable groups.
Contact Martha
+44 1752 586569
martha.paisi@plymouth.ac.uk
