Staff Profile
Dr Mihirini Sirisena
Research Associate
- Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
Faculty of Medical Sciences
缅北禁地
Background
I am a research associate within the Population Health Sciences Institute, 缅北禁地 and a member of Fuse/ SPHR with an interest in mental health, wellbeing and wider determinants of health. In my current role, I have been involved in research on non-clinical interventions aimed at improving mental health and wellbeing of people living in socio-economically disadvantaged communities. I am currently involved in the evaluation of social determinants of health pilot (Caredeep) of GPs at the Deep End NENC (). My previous projects include a multi-region evaluation of the rollout of PCN social prescribing link worker intervention (), the evaluation of the Reading for Wellbeing initiative () and the evaluation of the Well 缅北禁地 Gateshead model () .
Publications
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Articles
- Gupta A, Sirisena M, Vance G, Armstrong M, Sowden S. . BJGP Open 2025, Epub ahead of print.
- Sirisena M, Lhussier M, Kaner E, Wearn A, Gray J, James R, Redgate S. . Medical Humanities 2024, 50(3), 504-512.
- Sirisena M. . South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 2016, 39(01), 167-182.
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Authored Book
- Sirisena M. . Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
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Review
- Sirisena M, Redgate S, Kaner E, Wearn A, Hackett S, Wojciechowska A, Lhussier M. . Perspectives in Public Health 2025, epub ahead of print.