Sally J Hartnell

Sally Hartnell BSc MSc PGDip
Researcher in Social and Health Science

Welcome to my website.

Here you will soon find information about my research interests, experience, and publications. Findings from the South Yorkshire Women’s Health and Wellbeing Study, a project I am currently running as part of my doctoral research.

Research

Background

My academic background began in social science, where I completed a BSc Hons in psychology from Swansea University (1998), followed by an MSc in psychological research methods from the University of Exeter (2000). In 2003 I then moved into the field of health science and completed a PGDip in health economics from Curtin University of Technology, Australia (2006).

I have over eight years experience working as a researcher on an interesting range of projects including: lucid dreaming and personality; foraging behaviour in Japanese Sika deer; behavioural enrichment in mandrills; self-control in domestic hens; patient satisfaction in haematology patients; and gender and ethnic inequalities in childhood development.

Doctoral Research

I am currently in my final year of an ESRC funded PhD in public health at the University of Sheffield, under the supervision of Prof. Elizabeth Goyder, Dr. Aki Tsuchiya, Dr. Steven Julious, and Dr. Richard Edlin.

My research interests include:

• Social inequalities in general health and wellbeing
• Ethnic group classification
• Intersectionality theory
• Mixed methods research

The topic of my thesis is the intersection of gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic position with self-reported health and wellbeing in the UK.

South Yorkshire Women’s Health and Wellbeing Study

As part of my doctoral research I am conducting a qualitative study which aims to explore how social circumstances influence health and wellbeing, from the perspectives of Pakistani and White British women living in South Yorkshire.