The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Sheena's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Sheena
Professor Sheena Asthana is Director of the Centre for Health Technology and the co-Director of the Centre for Coastal Communities, the first of its kind in the UK. Sheena鈥檚 research interests include the role of digital health technologies in supporting the shift towards prevention and health inequalities, with a particular focus on levelling up the coastal divide in health outcomes. Recent publications include Asthana, S., Agarwal, S. and Gibson, A. (2026). The Challenges Facing Britain鈥檚 Coastal Communities: a neglected divide. Policy Press.
Sheena has been an applicant on over 拢40 million of funded research projects, 拢30 million since 2020. Her impact case studies on the formula funding of public services were rated 4* in REFs 2014 and 2021.聽
She also has a strong track record with respect to senior level governance, non-executive directorships/committee memberships including the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Royal Society of Public Health and the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation.聽
Supervised Research Degrees
P. Evans: Urban Mosquitoes and Measures for their Control in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Awarded 1995; ESRC funded.
P. Vong-Ek. Factors Affecting the Incidence and Duration of Breastfeeding in Thailand: Implications for Health Promotion. Awarded 2000. WHO funded.聽
S. Burley. Changing Childbirth: the Role of Antenatal Services. Awarded 2004. University Scholarship, 天美传媒官方网站.聽
S. Richardson.The Challenge of Interagency Information Sharing. A Systemic Analysis of Two Sure Start Children's Centres. Awarded 2007, ESRC funded
E. Williams. Non-Governmental Organizations and HIV/AIDS in Kolkata, India: A Discursive Analysis of Policy and Programming. Awarded 2009. ESRC funded.
C. Featherstone. Health and wellbeing outcomes and social prescribing pathways in community-based support for autistic adults. Awarded 2023.
Teaching
Health policy; social justice; international social policy; sustainability; and globalisation and health.
