Sundus Mahdi

I began my studies at the University of Sheffield in 2017. Before that, I had completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology (2012) and a masters degree in Health Psychology (2014) at University College London.

I have previously worked at Sheffield Children’s Hospital as a Research Project Manager (2016-2017) where I managed an NIHR funded research project for the delivery of a study investigating the health status in children and young people with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH-UK; Chief Investigator: Dr Nils Krone). I also had the opportunity to intern at Public Health England (2015-2016) and worked mainly within the remit of work, worklessness and health.

 I also helped organise PHE national conferences where I liaised with speakers and facilitated workshops, including “Everybody Active Every Day” and “Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People and Communities”. I worked collaboratively to develop a set of tools for businesses including a Return on Investment tool and a Health Needs Assessment tool, and contributed to writing and editing rapid reviews, conference reports and health promotion material.

Before that, I took a Research Assistant position at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (2014-2015), where I worked on a number of projects including a survey on improving access to NHS mental health services amongst Black Minority Ethnics in the Bradford District and an evaluation of a complex Stop Delirium! intervention for the prevention of delirium in care homes.

During my years as a student I volunteered at the Forced Migration Trauma Service, as an Assistant Psychologist, where I cared for the mental health and well-being of refugees escaping war-torn countries. My role emphasised the importance of psychometric measures and audit to track patient recovery and improve service delivery.