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Dr. Marcus Chilaka,
Assistant Professor

Information about Dr. Marcus Chilaka at the University of Bradford.

Sch. of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
(Faculty of Health Studies)
Email:
m.chilaka@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 233252
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Biography

I am passionate about public healthand contributing to people’s health and wellbeing (in the widest sense) throughteaching, research and management techniques. My main research interests are inhealth impact assessment, health needs assessment, and the wider social andenvironmental determinants of health.

I beganmy full-time academic career after obtaining my PhD in health planning andmanagement in 2007. My first post was lecturer in health services management atthe University of East London. In 2008 I moved over to the University ofSalford Manchester as lecturer in environmental health. From 2014-17 I combinedpart-time lecturing with management and public health consulting beforereturning to the role of Senior Tutor in Health and Social Care at theUniversity of Bedfordshire (and coordinator for Birmingham study Hub) (2018 –June 2021). And here I am now at the University of Bradford!

Prior tojoining academia, I had trained and practiced as a biomedical scientist within ahospital setting in Nigeria. Over a period of more than 25 years, I haveacquired deep knowledge and expertise in healthcare, public health and leadershipwithin the community & voluntary sector. I am also very conversant with theformulation of national and international development strategies andfully-integrated health management programmes that directly promote healthservices, population health and wellbeing.

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Marcus Chilaka as follows:

Teaching interests

  • Principles and concepts of public health and health promotion
  • Health Impact Assessment
  • Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Health Needs Assessment in practice
  • Research Methods at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
  • Contemporary issues in health and social care

Teaching highlights

Iwas given the award of Outstanding Teacher forthe Faculty of Health and Social Sciences during the 2019 University of Bedfordshire Vice Chancellor’sStudent Experience (VCSE) ceremony – April 2019. Similarly, in December 2020, Iwas nominated as a Bedfordshire University (Beds) Star (Sunshinecategory) in appreciation of the efforts to keep virtual teaching and learninggoing on successfully during the coronavirus pandemic.