Arts Based Health Care Research: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (PDF)

Nursing and Journal of Interpersonal Violence. She completed her PhD from University of Sheffield, and completed MScN and BScN from Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. Prof Ali's research focuses on gender based violence, domestic abuse, inequalities in health related to gender and ethnicity, and health care professionals' preparation. She is a mixed method researcher and has led and contributed to many different projects over the past decade.
She is a recipient of various awards including Mary Seacole leadership Award, Sigma's Emerging Nurse Researcher Award for Europe and Pakistani Diaspora Achievement Award. She also leads a health programme on a community radio station to raise awareness about different health issues. Prof Ali serves on various grant awarding bodies and research ethics committees in the UK and other countries.

Professor Julie McGarry DHSci (Nottingham), MMedSci (Nottingham), Post-Graduate Diploma (Medical Ethics), BA (Hon) (Law & Psychology), PGCHE, SFHEA, a registered nurse (RN) in adult and mental health fields of practice and a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registered nurse teacher. Julie's expertise and professional background is in the field of adult and mental health nursing, safeguarding (adults and children), gender based violence and intimate partner violence/domestic and sexual violence and abuse with a focus towards survivors' experiences - the impact on health and wellbeing alongside the development of effective multi-agency (health/social care/criminal justice) responses. She has led on a number of externally funded research initiatives, working with international, national and local agencies in the development of safeguarding and domestic and sexual abuse services for children and families and survivors of abuse. Julie also has a well-established background in participant led research exploring effective approaches to domestic abuse identification and management through co-production of arts based narrative projects with survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) and domestic abuse. Current research includes healthcare responses to sexual violence in South Africa - funded through British Council Global Challenge Funds.