Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Susan Coan
Research Fellow
Susan is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Health Promotion Research.
Susan works on diverse health-related projects and has a great deal of experience researching with marginalised groups of people, for example, people who are survivors of domestic abuse, asylum seekers, and people living in areas experiencing high levels of deprivation. She has expertise in programme evaluation and uses participatory and creative methods to support people’s involvement in and empowerment through research.
Susan is also part of the CommUNIty initiative. CommUNIty supports the development of sustainable partnerships between community and voluntary organisations and Leeds Beckett University, with an emphasis on activity that promotes improvements to community health and wellbeing. The overarching goal of community is to find new, more effective ways to improve health and reduce health inequalities in communities.
Susan leads the Community Learning Course which offers taster sessions of university courses to support increased access to learning opportunities.
Research Interests
Recent research projects include:
- Leading a stream of participatory research for a Cambridge University research project on food retailers’ impact on community health and wellbeing
- Being the academic lead on a peer research project with a group of Afghan migrants
- Evaluating an innovative programme to reduce inequalities by connecting people to careers in health and care
Susan has co-written a book on Participatory Research and she co-wrote a case study on remote peer research during COVID with a community worker.
Ask Me About
- Health
- Health promotion
News & Blog Posts
Leeds Beckett research reveals how NHS health inequalities funding is used
Leeds Beckett University leads new NHS research project to investigate the use of health inequalities funding
Pioneering Leeds Community Development programme a success, according to university study
