Dr Peter Schofield
Senior Lecturer in Population Health
Research interests
- Mental Health
- Sociology
- Population Health
Contact details
Biography
Dr Peter Schofield is Senior Lecturer in Population Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences.
Research
Social science and Urban public health institute
Working with collaborators around the theme of urban public health
Refugee Mental Health and Place Network
A growing network of interdisciplinary researchers and community organisations exploring post-migration factors and refugee mental health
Primary Care Research Group
The Primary Care Research Group is a diverse team consisting of clinical and non-clinical primary care team researchers
Health Inequalities, Societies and Systems
Central to our research is understanding and tackling the systemic and intersecting drivers of disparities in health over the life course such as racism, gender, crime, precarious livelihoods, environmental pollution, and inaccessible health care. We work collaboratively across the School of Life Course and Population Sciences to strengthen the theoretical aspects of population health research.
News
Development of psychosis influenced by neighbourhood
The first-of-its kind study looked at how demographic factors might play a different role in the development of non-affective psychosis (e.g. schizophrenia)...
Only half of patients regularly see the same GP
Joint research between King’s and QMUL found that only 52% of patients regularly have their appointments with the same GP, despite increasing evidence that...
Events
Poetry of sanctuary: Searching for safety, belonging and home
Join the Refugee Mental Health and Place Network for an evening of personal and poetic expression of the lived refugee experience.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Refugee mental health: understanding place, politics and migration
Understanding 'place' is critical to supporting the mental health of refugees and migrants facing challenging conditions upon arrival.
Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place
Reflections from our networking workshop: “Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place"
Research
Social science and Urban public health institute
Working with collaborators around the theme of urban public health
Refugee Mental Health and Place Network
A growing network of interdisciplinary researchers and community organisations exploring post-migration factors and refugee mental health
Primary Care Research Group
The Primary Care Research Group is a diverse team consisting of clinical and non-clinical primary care team researchers
Health Inequalities, Societies and Systems
Central to our research is understanding and tackling the systemic and intersecting drivers of disparities in health over the life course such as racism, gender, crime, precarious livelihoods, environmental pollution, and inaccessible health care. We work collaboratively across the School of Life Course and Population Sciences to strengthen the theoretical aspects of population health research.
News
Development of psychosis influenced by neighbourhood
The first-of-its kind study looked at how demographic factors might play a different role in the development of non-affective psychosis (e.g. schizophrenia)...
Only half of patients regularly see the same GP
Joint research between King’s and QMUL found that only 52% of patients regularly have their appointments with the same GP, despite increasing evidence that...
Events
Poetry of sanctuary: Searching for safety, belonging and home
Join the Refugee Mental Health and Place Network for an evening of personal and poetic expression of the lived refugee experience.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Refugee mental health: understanding place, politics and migration
Understanding 'place' is critical to supporting the mental health of refugees and migrants facing challenging conditions upon arrival.
Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place
Reflections from our networking workshop: “Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place"