Dr Assaf Givati
Senior Lecturer in Public Health Education
- Programme Director, Master of Public Health (MPH)
Research interests
- Population Health
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer in Public Health Education and Programme Director for the Master of Public Health (MPH) at King's. I completed my MPH at Maastricht University (2003), in the Netherlands, before joining the University of Portsmouth (2004-2019) as a Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences, where I taught on a number of undergraduate pre-registration allied health programmes, as well as leading the undergraduate Human Physiology programme. In 2012 I completed my PhD in medical sociology, in the sociology of health professions and the sociology of complementary and alternative medicine. In later research projects I studied academisation as a professional strategy in paramedic practice in England (2018), and acupuncturists in higher education in the UK (2021). I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research
Health Inequalities, Societies and Systems
The Health Inequalities, Societies and Systems Group brings together interdisciplinary researchers and multi-sectoral partners to examine health inequalities through a systems approach. We investigate the systemic and intersecting drivers of inequity over the life course, including racism, gender inequality, crime, precarious livelihoods and environmental pollution, and draw on implementation research to address these inequalities in real-world settings.
Research
Health Inequalities, Societies and Systems
The Health Inequalities, Societies and Systems Group brings together interdisciplinary researchers and multi-sectoral partners to examine health inequalities through a systems approach. We investigate the systemic and intersecting drivers of inequity over the life course, including racism, gender inequality, crime, precarious livelihoods and environmental pollution, and draw on implementation research to address these inequalities in real-world settings.