Dr Anna Gkiouleka , PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)

Profile

I am a multidisciplinary social scientist specialising in mixed-methods research on inequalities in health and health care. Currently, I work as the Associate Director for Research at the Health Equity Evidence Centre, where I lead initiatives that bridge research on health inequalities with actionable equity-driven solutions for healthcare systems.

In 2020, I completed my PhD in Sociology at the University of York where my research explored the intersectional structural drivers of health inequalities including socioeconomic position, gender, and migration. By applying intersectional approaches to power relations, I examined how institutional practices within specific contexts (re)produce health inequalities through narratives and practices that differentially impact individuals and groups based on their social locations. Since then, my work has spanned public health, healthcare services, and health policy, with numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations in these fields.

Research

Research Interests:

Health inequalities; health equity; healthcare services; health policy

Publications

Gkiouleka A, Wong G, Sowden S, Bambra C, Siersbaek R, Manji S, Moseley A, Harmston R, Kuhn I, Ford J. Reducing health inequalities through general practice. The Lancet Public Health. 2023 Jun 1;8(6):e463-72.

Gkiouleka A, Huijts T, Beckfield J, Bambra C. Understanding the micro and macro politics of health: Inequalities, intersectionality & institutions-A research agenda. Social science & medicine. 2018 Mar 1;200:92-8.

Gkiouleka A, Huijts T. Intersectional migration-related health inequalities in Europe: Exploring the role of migrant generation, occupational status & gender. Social Science & Medicine. 2020 Dec 1;267:113218.

Franklin P, Gkiouleka A. A scoping review of psychosocial risks to health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2021 Mar 2;18(5):2453.