A Caribbean Perspective on the Evolution of Translational Health Sciences (Oxford Global Health Society x Primary Care Health Sciences)
The Oxford Global Health Society and Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences present: A Caribbean Perspective on the Evolution of Translational Health Sciences. We are delighted to invite Dr. Jasneth Mullings to deliver this session.
This seminar explores the evolving translational health sciences paradigm through the lens of Caribbean academic and professional experience. Drawing on transdisciplinary principles — including leveraging integration, collaborative knowledge production, and multi-level impact — it reflects on the unique opportunities and career challenges that arise when navigating interdisciplinary research environments, particularly in low- and middle-income country settings. The session will offer insights relevant to early-career and established researchers alike who are working at the intersection of research, policy, and community health.
Dr Jasneth Mullings is a Lecturer and Social Epidemiologist in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, and Head of the Clinical Translational Research Unit (CTRU). Over the last two decades, she has led and supported community health research, educational, and intervention programmes across the Caribbean, working closely with governmental and non-governmental partners. Her research focuses on the effects of neighbourhood structural and social processes on health outcomes in Jamaica, particularly mental health, as well as public health systems and health inequities in LMIC and Caribbean settings, including maternal and child mortality, urban health, and healthcare access in small island developing states. She also serves as a strategic advisor to UrbanHealth360 and has collaborated extensively with UNICEF Jamaica and the Ministry of Health in Jamaica.
This event will be delivered both in-person at the Anne Watts Building and virtually through Microsoft Teams.