Dr Catherine Dodds is a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Head of the Centre for Health and Social Care Research at University of Bristol's School for Policy Studies. She has extensive qualitative research and policy analysis experience related to HIV, sexual and reproductive health inequalities.
She is a founding member of the Bristol HIV Fast Track Cities Steering Group. Catherine has led on the collaborative development of key HIV policy and planning frameworks and national HIV prevention needs assessments among people of African ancestry living in England.
Catherine is recognised internationally for her research relating to criminal prosecutions for HIV transmission, and HIV stigma. Catherine led development and roll-out of Hearts and Minds, co-produced training that aims to reduce HIV stigma in healthcare, and is currently collaborating with tattoo artists and piercers to help reduce harmful stigma related to blood borne viruses in these industries.
Catherine's ongoing commitment as a researcher/activist who is primarily focussed on co-produced research with immediate relevance for community members and policy makers was forged during her many years working with Sigma Research - a mixed methods social research group founded on participatory community-based principles.
