Lucia Collen
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
- Sexual and reproductive health issues
- Family health
- Midwifery issues
Biography
I am a Registered Nurse, Midwife, and a Public Health Specialist with a strong record of research on sexual and reproductive health of young women. Currently a PhD student, and I am using Ethnographic and Participatory Action Research approaches to understand how rural women in Malawi share sexual and reproductive health information from the perspective on three generations. I am also particularly interested in decolonising methodologies, as well as giving a voice to the voiceless. I am also a volunteer with Special Olympics on health promotion.
Qualifications
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MSc in Public Health Glasgow Caledonian University (UK) (2014)
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BSc in Community Health Nursing University of Malawi (2003)
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University Certificate in Midwifery University of Malawi (1995)
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Diploma in General Nursing University of Malawi (1994)
Research and professional activities
Thesis
Understanding intergenerational sexual and reproductive health communication in a rural community of Malawi: An Ethnographic and Participatory Action study
Supervisor: Professor Gill Green , Dr. Lindsey Nicholls
Research interests
Sexual and reproductive health issues of indigenous women
I am interested in sexual and reproductive health issues of indigenous women, studies promoting indigenous knowledge, and those on decolonising methodologies.