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Dr Hannah Degge is an Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and Public health, at the School of Health Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre.
Hannah began her professional journey as a pharmacist, upon graduation in 1990. She practiced first as a hospital pharmacist and then later switched to community pharmacy. While practicing as a community pharmacist, Hannah's passion for public health began to develop as she actively became more involved in community outreaches on health promotion and prevention.
Hannah worked as an onsite HIV/AIDS consultant for an international health agency (Global HIV/AIDS Initiatives in Nigeria/Family Health International, a USAID project). Her major responsibility in this role was to carry out onsite trainings on Antiretroviral Therapy (ARTs) management to hospital workers (Nurses, pharmacists, lab technologist, data entry staff) at various health facilities in Northern Nigeria communities that were providing comprehensive HIV/AIDS services or Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission care (PMTCT).
Hannah completed a Masters in Public Health in 2011, at the University of Leeds, and a PhD in 2018, at the University of Hull. The PhD research was on the topic 'Experiences of Women with Obstetric Fistula in Nigeria: a Narrative Inquiry'
In the last 13 years, Hannah has worked in various roles in higher education both for undergraduate and post-graduate studies; this includes lecturing; ethics lead; module lead; curriculum and course content developer for public health and healthcare management postgraduate studies. She has also carried out various international research projects. Hannah's interest in identifying and addressing the impact of social injustice on health outcomes for the vulnerable in the society, underpins her interest in public health, research, and health workforce development.
Hannah's research and learning interests are: maternal, adolescent & child health and wellbeing; epidemiology; community development; gender/ health inequalities; sexual and reproductive health; migrant health; global and environmental health
Hannah is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a registered practitioner with the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) UK, and an affiliate member of the Chartered institute of Environmental Health
Teaching Summary
Module lead: Health Protection; Contemporary Issues in Health Promotion and Public Health
Other teaching and learning interest: Leadership and Management in Public health; Global health; Community Development, Epidemiology and Disease; Research methods and methodology; collaborative online international learning projects
Research Summary
Normalising mental health conversations among young people from Black ethnic minorities in the UK, project. Role- Co-Investigator. Duration: phase 1- March 2023 to Feb 2024; phase 2 (extension),… read more
Selected Publications
DEGGE, H. M., OLORUNSAIYE, C. Z and LAURENSON, M, 2023. Social reintegration of fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria: A case for rehabilitation Health Care for Women international. SICHALWE, M. M, BEHERA, M. R, BEHERA, D, DEHURY, R and DEGGE, H. M, 2023. Knowledge and practice of complementary feeding among mothers in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania: Community-based cross-sectional study Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. DEGGE, H. M, LAURENSON, M, DUMBILI, E. W, SAXBY, H and HAYTER, M, 2023. Journey for a cure: Illness narratives of obstetric fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria Sociology of Health & Illness.
Current Research
Normalising mental health conversations among young people from Black ethnic minorities in the UK, project. Role- Co-Investigator. Duration: phase 1- March 2023 to Feb 2024; phase 2 (extension), April 2024- March 2025. Funding source: Wellcome Trust, managed by the British Science Association
Past Research
COVID-19 vaccination experiences of Black pregnant and postpartum women in Greater Philadelphia. Role - Project team (data analysis and manuscript writing). PI- Dr C.Z. Olorunsaiye, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, US. Duration: 01/04/2022 -31 /03/2023. Funding Source: Arcadia University Center for Anti-racist Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action (CASAA).
ChangeMaker in Family Planning Career Development Grant: Understanding the role of cultural and social norms in fertility among African immigrants in Greater Philadelphia, USA. Role - project team (data analysis and manuscript writing). PI- Dr C.Z. Olorunsaiye, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, US. Duration: 15/09/2020-31/03/2022. Funding Source: Society of Family Planning Research Fund
Towards Identifying Culturally Sensitive and Targeted Interventions to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence Risk in Nigeria. Role - Project team (data analysis and manuscript writing). PI - Dr K. Yusuf, Adelphi University, NY, US. Duration 2019-20. Funding Source: Adelphi University faculty Development grant.
Centre for End-of-Life Studies: an independent review of the strategy, functionality, and viability. Role: Research Assistant. Duration Feb -March 2017. Funding Source: University of Hull.
Voices of Young Mothers: Teenage Pregnancy Experiences of Young Women in Nigeria. Role- co-investigator. Duration April 2015 to March 2016. Funding Source: Ford Foundation Internal Fellowship Alumni Research grant.
Concessionary fares: A study of the transport need of older people. Role- Independent Research Associate. Duration: March- August 2015. Funder: University of Hull
Communication Initiative Maternal and Child Health research support on routine immunization in high-risk countries. Role- co-investigator. Duration: June - September 2015. Funding source: USAID Maternal & Child Survival Program.