Professor Liz Walker
| Biography | Professor Walker has an international research profile within the field of the sociology of health and gender and its applicability to social work. Her expertise in the area of HIV/AIDS in southern Africa has been influential in the areas of social inequality and stigma. Her recent work focuses on the sociology of with chronic illness, specifically auto-immune conditions. She also undertakes research on palliative and end of life care in social care. Professor Walker is Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Culture) and Joint Academic Lead of the Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research (ICAHR). She is Associate Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre. |
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| Research Interests | Lived experience of Long Term Conditions Advanced illness, palliative and end of life care Health inequalities |
| Teaching and Learning | Social Research Methods Social and Health Inequalities Loss, Dying, Bereavement |
| Scopus Author ID | 7402360960 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Professor Walker currently supervises in the fields of sociology of chronic and advanced illness, health inequalities. |