Meet the team
PERC staff members
Professor Helen Ward
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Professor Helen Ward
Director and Co-founder, Professor of Public Health
Professor Sophie Day
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Professor Sophie Day
Co-founder, Visiting Professor of Anthropology
Maria Piggin
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Maria Piggin
Partnerships and Training Manager
Emily Cooper
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Emily Cooper
Research Assistant
Naima Adan
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Naima Adan
Community Engagement Officer
Naomi Asantewa-Sechereh
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Naomi Asantewa-Sechereh
Public Involvement and Project Officer
Laura Camila Alvarado Cruz
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Laura Camila Alvarado Cruz
Public Involvement and Project Officer
Sheena Bhageerutty
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Sheena Bhageerutty
Public Involvement and Project Officer
Dr Kirsten Bell
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Dr Kirsten Bell
Senior Research Fellow in Anthropology