SCYPHeR Leadership Committee

Meet the members of the SCYPHeR Leadership Committee.

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Executive Director

Dr Meena Balasubramanian

Senior Clinical Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Genetics
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health

Genomic Medicine;
Characterisation of zebrafish models for bone fragility and genetic skeletal disorders;
Functional characterisation of rare paediatric neurodevelopmental disorders.

Email: m.balasubramanian@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 215 9008

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Director of Strategy and Engagement

Dr Katie Ellis

Senior Lecturer in Child Welfare
Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

Email: k.ellis@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2059

Director of Training and Development

Professor Joanna Smith

Professor of Nursing in Child Health

School of Health and Social Care, Sheffield Hallam University

Leadership Committee

External members

Name	Job title	Organisation
Gillian Gatenby	Associate Director of Research	Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Alexandra Norrish	Development Director	Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Joanna Smith	Professor in Nursing in Child Health	Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Ben Shillitoe	Consultant Paediatrician	Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Hora Soltani	Professor in Maternal and Infant Health	Sheffield Hallam University
Professor Paul Dimitri	Professor of Child Health and Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology	Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Alessandro Di Nuovo	Professor of Machine Intelligence	Sheffield Hallam University
Professor Heather Elphick	Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep	Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Steve Jones	Principle Clinical Psychologist	Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Alicia Sansome	CYP Alliance Clinical Director	CYP Alliance

University of Sheffield members

Professor Nathan Hughes

Professor of Adolescent Health and Justice
Department of Sociological Studies

Youth/young adult criminal justice policy
Childhood neurodevelopmental impairment
Developmental science & its applications to social sciences
Family-focused policy, practice & research methods

Email: nathan.hughes@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 6439

Dr Jill Thompson

Senior Lecturer
Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

Email: Jill.thompson@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2075

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