Dr Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh

Department of Sociological Studies

Research Fellow

s.ejegi-memeh@sheffield.ac.uk

The Wave

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Dr Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh
Department of Sociological Studies
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH

Profile

Dr. Steph Ejegi-Memeh joined the Department in January 2023. After completing a Master of Nursing Science (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London), she was awarded a PhD scholarship from the School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield. She completed her PhD in 2019, under the supervision of Dr Sharron Hinchliff and Dr Maxine Johnson.

Steph’s current research centres around health inequalities related to underrepresented groups, gender and ethnicity. She currently co-leads the NIHR funded CLARITY+ project which explores community-led evaluation from the perspective of racially minoritised communities. She was recently awarded an NIHR Career Development Award focused on the contribution that Black led community organisations make to Black mental health and well-being. She works closely with healthcare professionals and community organisations. Steph has worked with several non-governmental organisations and universities internationally. She has extensive experience as a community volunteer in Spain and the UK. Initiatives that Steph has supported in a volunteering capacity include enabling access to health care services for people living with HIV who are newly diagnosed, promoting safe sex, and promoting mental health in the Black community. She is a Research Consultant with Voluntary Action Sheffield and an Associate Researcher at the New Economics Foundation.

Research interests

Racial and gendered inequalities
Lived experiences of health and illness
Mental health and well-being
Health inequalities

Publications

Journal articles

Ejegi-Memeh S, Berkeley R, Bussue D, Mafoti W, Mohamad A, Myrie U & Samuels S (2025) The role of Black-led community organisations in supporting Black mental health: a Black emancipatory action research project. Ethnicity & Health. View this article in WRRO
Sherborne V, Ejegi-Memeh S, Tod AM, Taylor B, Hargreaves S & Gardiner C (2024) Living with mesothelioma: a systematic review of mental health and well-being impacts and interventions for patients and their informal carers. BMJ Open, 14(6). View this article in WRRO
Talpur AA, Ryan T, Hinchliff S, Ejegi-Memeh S & Ali P (2024) “Voices unheard: exploring the perception and attitude toward reporting elder mistreatment within Pakistani communities in the UK”. Journal of Adult Protection, 26(3), 126-139.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Mayland C, Tod A & Taylor BH (2024) Mental health and wellbeing in mesothelioma: a qualitative study exploring what helps the wellbeing of those living with this illness and their informal carers. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 70. View this article in WRRO
Sherborne V, Wood E, Mayland CR, Gardiner C, Lusted C, Bibby A, Tod A, Taylor B & Ejegi-Memeh S (2024) The mental health and well-being implications of a mesothelioma diagnosis: a mixed methods study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 70. View this article in WRRO
Ronzi S, Gravenhorst K, Rinaldi C, Villarroel-Williams N, Ejegi-Memeh S, McGowan VJ, Holman D, Sallinen I & Egan M (2023) Intersectionality and public understandings of health inequity in England: learning from the views and experiences of young adults. Public Health, 222, 147-153. View this article in WRRO
Tinner L, Holman D, Ejegi-Memeh S & Laverty AA (2023) Use of intersectionality theory in interventional health research in high-income countries: a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(14). View this article in WRRO
Hargreaves S, Clayton K, Creech L, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Fenemore J, Gardiner C, Taylor B & Tod A (2023) Moral distress in mesothelioma and lung cancer nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a UK survey. Lung Cancer, 178, S25-S25.
Sherborne V, Ejegi-Memeh S, Tod A, Gul M & Dunkley J (2023) Online information about mental health and well-being for UK patients and carers living with mesothelioma: an internet search study. Lung Cancer, 178, S24-S25.
Sherborne V, Ejegi-Memeh S, Tod A, Hargreaves S & Gardiner C (2023) Understanding the mental health and well-being impacts and interventions related to living with mesothelioma: a systematic review. Lung Cancer, 178, S24-S24.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Salway S, McGowan V, Villarroel-Williams N, Ronzi S, Egan M, Gravenhorst K, Holman D & Rinaldi C (2023) Can White allyship contribute to tackling ethnic inequalities in health? Reflections on the experiences of diverse young adults in England. Critical Public Health, 33(4), 421-433. View this article in WRRO
Taylor B, Tod A, Gardiner C, Ejegi-Memeh S, Harrison M, Sherborne V, Couchman E, Senek M, Bachas Brook H, Ross J & Zhang X (2023) Mesothelioma patient and carer experience research: A research prioritisation exercise. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 63. View this article in WRRO
Couchman E, Ejegi-Memeh S, Mitchell S & Gardiner C (2023) Facilitators of and barriers to continuity with GPs in primary palliative cancer care: a mixed-methods systematic review. Progress in Palliative Care, 31(1), 18-36. View this article in WRRO
Rojas-García A, Holman D, Tinner L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Ben-Shlomo Y & Laverty AA (2022) Use of intersectionality theories in interventional health research in high-income countries: a systematic scoping review. The Lancet, 400, S58-S58.
Hargreaves S, Clayton K, Creech L, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Fenemore J, Gardiner C, Taylor B & Tod A (2022) Impact of Covid-19 on lung cancer and mesothelioma specialist nurses: a survey of experiences and perceptions. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 61. View this article in WRRO
Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Harrison M, Taylor B, Senek M, Tod A & Gardiner C (2022) Patients’ and informal carers’ experience of living with mesothelioma: A systematic rapid review and synthesis of the literature. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 58. View this article in WRRO
Ejegi-Memeh S, Taylor B, Gardiner C & Tod A (2022) 55 - Mesothelioma patient and carer experience: a study to identify research priorities. Lung Cancer, 165(Suppl 1), S25-S25. View this article in WRRO
Ejegi-Memeh S, Robertson S, Taylor B, Darlison L & Tod A (2021) Gender and the experiences of living with mesothelioma: a thematic analysis. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 52. View this article in WRRO
Harrison M, Gardiner C, Taylor B, Ejegi-Memeh S & Darlison L (2021) Understanding the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers : an integrative systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 35(6), 1039-1051. View this article in WRRO
Ejegi-Memeh S, Hinchliff S & Johnson M (2021) Sexual health discussions between health care professionals and midlife-older women living with Type 2 diabetes: an interpretative phenomenological study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(3), 1411-1421. View this article in WRRO
Ejegi-Memeh S, Darlison L, Moylan A, Tod A, Sherborne V, Warnock C & Taylor B (2021) Living with mesothelioma : a qualitative study of the experiences of male military veterans in the UK. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 50. View this article in WRRO
Ejegi-Memeh S (2016) Sexuality and Ageing. Reproductive Health Matters, 24(48), 55-56.

Conference proceedings papers

Couchman E, Ejegi-Memeh S, Mitchell S & Gardiner C (2024) Rethinking continuity in primary care for people with mesothelioma. British Journal of General Practice, Vol. 74(suppl 1) (pp bjgp24X737373-bjgp24X737373)
Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Wood E, Mayland C, Balmer K, Gardiner C, Lusted C & Tod A (2024) 67 The mental health and well-being implications of a mesothelioma diagnosis: a mixed methods study. Lung Cancer, Vol. 190 (pp 107628-107628)
Ejegi-Memeh S, Westbrook S, Sherborne V, Warnock C, Stanford S, Squibb L, Twist C & Gardiner C (2024) 64 Variability in patient pathways and experiences of care in peritoneal mesothelioma. Lung Cancer, Vol. 190 (pp 107625-107625)
Couchman E, Ejegi-Memeh S, Mitchell S & Gardiner C (2023) Rethinking continuity in primary care for people with mesothelioma. British Journal of General Practice, Vol. 73(suppl 1) (pp bjgp23X733485-bjgp23X733485)
Hinchliff S, Ejegi-Memeh S & Cliff G (2022) P63 Developing a sexual rights charter for older adults. Abstracts (pp A53.1-A53)
Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Harrison M, Taylor B, Senek M, Tod A & Gardiner C (2021) Patient and informal carers experience of living with mesothelioma: a systematic rapid review and synthesis of the literature. Lung Cancer, Vol. 156(Supplement 1) (pp S31-S31). Virtual, 22 April 2021 - 22 April 2021. View this article in WRRO
Tod A, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Robertson SR & Senek M (2020) The Gendered Experience of Mesothelioma Study (GEMS) : initial findings from a mixed method study. Lung Cancer, Vol. 139(Suppl 1) (pp S69-S70). Dublin, Ireland, 29 January 2020 - 29 January 2020. View this article in WRRO
Tod A, Ejegi-Memeh S & Darlison L (2020) 162 - The military mesothelioma experience study (MiMES). Lung Cancer, Vol. 139(Suppl 1) (pp s70-s71). Dublin, Ireland, 29 January 2020 - 29 January 2020. View this article in WRRO
Tod A, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S & Taylor B (2019) P2.06-26 The military mesothelioma experience study (MiMES) : initial findings and implications for practice. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Vol. 14(10) (pp S765-S765). Barcelona, Spain, 7 September 2019 - 7 September 2019. View this article in WRRO

Grants

CLARITY+: Collective reimagining of community-led public health evaluation from the perspective of racially minoritised communities (Co-Lead) 1/6/24 – 31/12/26 £247,393
Sponsor: NIHR (co-PI) SPHR Health Inequalities Programme

The TASH project: Telling Adira’s story of health and social care service harms through collaborative filmmaking research methods. (Co-I) 1/10/24 - 31/12/26 £149,623
Sponsor: NIHR Programme Development Grants Developing Innovative, Inclusive and Diverse Public Partnerships

Exploring the role of Black-led community organisations in promoting mental well-being in Black communities (Individual Career Development Award) 1/12/22 – 31/5/24 £24,831
Sponsor: Three NIHR Research Schools Mental Health Programme.

Supporting undergraduate nurses’ palliative care education needs (Lead) 1/10/22 – 30/9/23 £20,500
Sponsor: Worldwide University Network

Variability in patient pathways and experiences of care in peritoneal mesothelioma (Co-lead)
1/6/21 – 30/04/23 £23,596
Sponsor: Mesothelioma UK Research Centre, Health Sciences School

MINNOW study – Investigating the Mental health Implications of a mesothelioma diagNosis and developiNg resources to Optimise Wellbeing (Lead)
1/3/22 - 31/10/23 £31,484
Sponsor: Mesothelioma UK

Professional activities and memberships

Development Officer, Staff Race Equality Network

Member of the White Rose Gender Equality College

Member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council

I am also a Research Fellow in the Health Sciences School, University of Sheffield.

PhD Supervision

Steph currently supervises two PhD students

Emilie Couchman – Rethinking continuity in primary care for people with mesothelioma

Noura Alruwaili - The experience of breastfeeding among nurses returning to work in Saudi Arabia

She would be pleased to hear from potential PhD students who would like to work on qualitative or mixed methods projects, which are related to her research areas.