Saba Shafiq,

Research Fellow (Working with Muslim fam

Biography

Saba Shafiq joined the University of Bradford in August 2022 as a Research Fellow on the project: Increasing uptake of cancer screening in South Asian Muslim women in Bradford through working with men in families.

Prior to joining the University, Saba had been working as a Research Assistant at the University of Leeds on the project: Developing a service user centred co-designed patient safety intervention for acute mental health wards: A mixed methods process evaluation and before that, had developed a teaching career as an educator in the field of Health Studies and Psychology.

Saba holds a BSc (hons) Psychology, MSc Health Psychology and PGDE Education and Training. She is now in the process of completing her PhD in Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford and hopes to provide an insight into cultural influences on dementia representations, and how best to tailor support to allow families from minority ethnic communities to live well with dementia.

Her research interests lie in psychological understanding of diverse health inequalities in seldom-heard groups.