Tracey Collett

Academic profile

Dr Tracey Collett

Associate Professor
Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Tracey's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 03: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingGoal 05: SDG 5 - Gender EqualityGoal 10: SDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesGoal 16: SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

About Tracey

I am subject lead for the Sociology of Health and Illness atÌýÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½ University PeninsulaÌýMedical School and an active researcher. In addition to being responsible for the sociology elements of the medical school curriculum I undertake a variety of teaching and management roles including Enquiry Based Learning (EBL), academic tutoring, case unit management, and special study units. I supervise post graduate students at Masters and PhD level and am always interested in taking on more post graduate supervision. I am lead for evaluation and scholarship and co lead our faculty Education and Scholarship group, D.E.S.Ìý/research/camera/division-of-education-and-scholarship.Ìý


Broad areas of teaching and research:

  • Health inequalities/ social determinants of health and illnessÌý
  • Experiences of chronic illness and disability
  • Social research methods
  • Health professions education

Teaching

Lectures and workshops (often co taught):

  • Models of heath, illness and disease
  • Occupation, socioeconomic status, health and illness
  • Gender, health and illness
  • LGBTQI+ health
  • Race, ethnicity health and illness
  • Disability and medicine
  • Health, illness and the life-course
  • The patient - doctor relationship
  • Shared decision making
  • Stigma, health and illness
  • Lived experiences of illness with respect to:

  • cardiac disease
  • domestic abuse
  • substance use
  • disordered eating
  • obesity
  • non - legitimated illnesses
  • invisible illness
  • Social research methods, with a focus on qualitative methodologies
  • Health professions education

Other
  • Small group facilitation : problem based learning and special studies units.
  • Co lead ‘Medicine in Society’ Special Studies Unit
  • PhD supervisorÌý
  • Dissertation supervisor Masters in Clinical Education degree programme
  • Visiting lecturer University of Cardiff Medical School: Identity health and illness.Ìý
Curriculum management roles include:
  • Chair of the Cross Cutting Themes Group (sociology, psychology, medical humanities, ethics and population health)
  • Member of the Public and Patient Involvement curriculum working group
  • Member of Faculty Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Decolonisation subgroup

Contact Tracey

Room 422, Portland Square, Drake Circus, Â鶹´«Ã½, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 586813