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Dr Jordan Mullard

Senior Research Associate

Background

Biography

Dr Jordan Mullard (she/her) is an interdisciplinary social scientist specialising in the qualitative study of intersectionality and the social determinants of health and health inequality. She is interested in the impact of multiple 'crises' (Covid, environmental and cost of living) on health. Her most recent role is in supporting the new NIHR Health Determinants Research Collaboration in Gateshead Council's public health team. She works across university and local authority settings to support the development of a research culture within the local authority as well as develop and lead research projects on the determinants of health. Drawing on her anthropology PhD research at the London School of Economics into social mobility, class, caste and religion during a state-wide pollution mitigation strategy in an industrial part of Rajasthan, India, Jordan is exploring the impact of climate mitigation initiatives on health at the local level in the UK.


Recently, Jordan has explored the intersections of inequality and marginality highlighted in the recent pandemic and its relationship to our understanding and treatment of Long Covid at Leeds Institute for Health Sciences and Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development at Leeds University. She is also engaged in work that explores the intersections of identity (race & mixed race, class, gender, and place), allyship, and impact of identity labour on health. To this end, Jordan is also interested in the role of cultural heritage and creativity in shaping people's understanding of place, health and belonging.


Prior to joining Newcastle, Jordan developed extensive teaching and module convening experience at Durham University across UG level 1, 2, 3, PGT and PGR in the sociology and anthropology of health and health inequalities, including dissertation supervision and PGR mentoring. She remains an active steering group member of the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action and the Wolfson Institute for Health and Wellbeing at Durham.


In addition to her academic research and teaching experience, Jordan has had an applied consultancy career in anti-racism, race equality, and Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) learning, development and policy where she co-designed and led large scale race equality, cross-cultural knowledge, and EDI consultancy projects across private, public and not-for-profit sectors both nationally and internationally. She has also worked as a consultant for Black-Led community development initiatives and health and social care research at the local and national level.

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