Dr Aimée Barlow
Department of Archaeology
Research Student
Thesis - Coming of age: a biocultural investigation of reproductive practices in Industrial Britain
Full contact details
Department of Archaeology
Minalloy House
10-16 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 3NJ
- Qualifications
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2018 - MSc Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology (Distinction), University of Sheffield
2017 - PGCert Health Research and Statistics, University of York
2015 - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), St George’s Hospital Medical School. Elective: Forensic Psychiatry (Broadmoor Hospital)
2012 - BSc (Hons) Basic Medical Sciences, St George’s Hospital Medical School
- Research interests
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Thesis- Coming of age: a biocultural investigation of reproductive practices in Industrial Britain
- Supervisors- Dr Elizabeth Craig-Atkins & Dr Katie Hemer
- Grants
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Selected Research Grants
2019 – present: White Rose College of Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH) Open Competition Studentship
2022 - University of Sheffield, Research Stimulation Fund
2021 - University of Sheffield, Research Stimulation Fund
2021 - BABAO Microgrant
Awards
2021- Hull York Medical School Teaching Excellence Award Nominee
2019 - Philip Rahtz Award, Society for Medieval Archaeology for MSc Thesis: The Influence of Footwear on Hallux Valgus Prevalence in Anglo-Saxon and Victorian Britain
2013 - Best Student Poster, St George’s University of London Education Day: Medical Students’ attitudes and experiences of sexual orientation among colleagues
- Teaching activities
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Medical Teaching
2020 – present :informal supervision and teaching in Emergency Medicine, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
2016: Tutor, Upon Inspection short course.
2014-2015: Clinical Skills Tutor, St George’s Hospital Medical School.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
AAP118: Human origins, migrations, and identities. University of Sheffield, Autumn 2021/22.
AAP108: World Civilisations. University of Sheffield, Spring 2022.
BMS352: Forensic Anatomy: University of Sheffield, Spring 2022/23.
AAP61003: Assemblage Analysis. University of Sheffield, Spring 2022.
AAP61004: Applied Bioarchaeological Science. University of Sheffield, Spring 2022.
AAP683: Human Anatomy. University of Sheffield, Autumn 2022/23.
AAP680: Biological Anthropology I, Autumn 2022/23.
Guest Lectures and workshops
2023: Evidence of Pregnancy in the Archaeological Record. Guest lecture for Human Osteology Short Course, Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield.
2022: From fixing the living to piecing together the dead. Guest lecture for AAP61004: Applied Bioarchaeological Science. University of Sheffield.
2022: Introduction to human osteology. Workshop for Young Archaeologists Club, University of Sheffield.
2020: An introduction to biological anthropology: how to sex and age a skeleton. A series of workshops for Sheffield Anatomy Conference, University of Sheffield Medical School.
- Professional activities and memberships
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Selected Employment and Volunteering
2017 – present: Trust Grade Doctor, Emergency Medicine, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
2015-2017: Academic Foundation Doctor, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust and York Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
- Clinical Posts: Urology Surgery, Cardiology, Colorectal Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and General Practice.
- Academic Research Post: HIV and Genitourinary Medicine
2011-2015: Bank Support Worker, Hollyrood Autism Spectrum Partners, Disabilities Trust.
2011: Medical Volunteer, Obstetrics and Paediatrics, Hospital El Carmen, Peru.
2007 – 2009: Tour Guide and Assistant, The Musgrave Collection, Eastbourne.
Professional activities
2021-2023 Tuesday Lunchtime Lecture Series, Department of Archaeology University of Sheffield: co-ordinator
2021-present Assemblage Journal, Sheffield Graduate Journal of Archaeology: Editor
2021 (Un)natural Lives Bioarchaeology of Urbanization Research Group Conference: Organising committee member, management of social media, session chair
Memberships and professional Qualifications
Resuscitation Council: Adult Advanced Life Support (ALS)
British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) member
Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past (SSCIP) member
- Publications and Conferences
Publications
Barlow, A., Desai, M., Hayter, M., Lacey, C. (2017). A Systematic review of interventions to decrease the prevalence of ‘Chemsex’ among HIV negative and HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM). HIV Medicine. 18 (S1), 23.
Regional and National Conference Presentations
Coming of age: a biocultural investigation of reproductive practices in Industrial Britain. Post-Graduate Research conference, University of Sheffield, 2020
The Influence of Footwear on Hallux Valgus Prevalence in Anglo-Saxon and Victorian Britain. 21st Annual Conference of the British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology 2019
A systematic review of interventions to decrease the prevalence of ‘Chemsex’ among HIV negative and HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM). British HIV Association AGM 2017 and Yorkshire and Humber Academic Presentation Day 2017
Medical Students’ attitudes and experiences of sexual orientation among colleagues. St George’s University of London Education Day 2013, Association for the Study of Medical Education National Annual Scientific Meeting July 2014
LGBT in medicine: What would medical students find useful? St George’s University of London Education Day 2014