Dr Nagina Khan
About
Dr Nagina Khan joined CHSS in November 2023 as Senior Clinical Research Fellow. She was a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Cultural Psychiatry & Health Inequalities (CHiMES), Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University, UK.
Nagina has experience in leading high-performing multidisciplinary teams in the UK, Canada and the US, of medical leaders representing a diverse portfolio of subjects, as an authentic and trusted supervisor. Her new role will support primary care research across the NIHR portfolio and other projects across CHSS and NHS Kent and Medway.
Nagina is passionate about advancing the role and contribution of research in the health and care systems and supporting the professional development of others.
Currently researching
Nagina’s current research will support the Integrated Care Systems (ICS) to capitalise on emerging existing networks in its research duty and mitigate the current risk of future research being conducted in silos and without focus on priorities and underserved populations.
This work will diversify the public voice listened to and strengthen ICS strategic links within local research infrastructure to support evidence-based practice, apply solutions, and spread innovation. This work will bring together the research community, the seldom-heard voices for the first time to steer future research towards priorities for impact.
Background
Nagina was working on the Experience based investigation and Co-design of approaches to Prevent and reduce Mental Health Act Use: (CO-PACT) study. She led the analysis of the staff data at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford.
Nagina has worked as a Scientist at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH Canada) on the mixed method study focused on the Cultural adaptation of CBT for Canadians of South Asian Origin.
Her PhD research was centred on complex interventions for people with depression and utilised explanatory models as a lens to analyse, University of Manchester, UK.
Her post-doctoral studies were undertaken at the NIHR School for Primary Care Research, UK focusing on First episode Psychosis in Young People Using Early Intervention services. She was also a Medical Research Council Training Fellow.
Education
2005 – 2009 PhD, Medical Research Council Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Manchester
2001 – 2004 Bachelor of Health Science (Hons), Healthcare Studies: First Class, University of Leeds
2002 – 2003 Post Graduate Certificate (PGCert), Health Research: Merit, School of Medicine, Research School and Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Psychology and Health, University of Leeds
1997 –2000 Registered Mental Health Nurse (RN Part13), School of Health Studies, University of Bradford
Research interests
Other research interests include Social Justice in medical education, Professionalism in undergraduate medicine (Touro University Nevada, US) and Incentivisation Schemes in healthcare for HICs and LMICs (CHSS Kent).
Professional
Registered Mental Health Nurse (RN Part13), School of Health Studies, University of Bradford.
Memberships, Awards, Editorial
2022 Academy for Professionalism in Health Care APHC
2021 Member, Expert Reference Group UK – 4 Mental Health SAFETool Triage Clinical Director, Dr Alys Cole-King
2020 Executive Committee Member – Association of University Teachers of Psychiatry (AUTP) UK
2018- present – International Public Policy Association
2017 – 2023 Advocacy member Compass Foodbank and Outreach Centre, Mississauga, Canada
2004 Prize Achievement Award, Bradford District Care Trust, NHS England
2005-2009 MRC Training Fellowship – School of Medicine, National Primary Care Research Development Centre – School of Medicine, University of Manchester
Associate Editor BMJ Mental Health Journal (appointed Oct 2023)
Invited Editorial Fellow at the BMJ Leader Journal (Jan 2023 – present). I have curated a series of blogs focused on mental health, social justice, equity, equality, diversity and inclusion EDI that will be out at the end of the year.
Invited Editorial Board Member, BMC, Medical Education Journal (Oct 2021 – present)
2023 Oxford Psychiatry travel grant award to attend Royal College of Psychiatrists Congress