Jessica Potter

I recently completed an MRC-funded PhD which explored the experiences of recent migrants to the UK when they became unwell with tuberculosis. My research included questionnaire administration and biographic narrative interview methods. I am particularly interested in the structural influences on the lived experiences of migrants. Along with specific expertise in qualitative research methods I am interested in conceptual models of healthcare access. I come from a critical public health perspective through the lens of intersectionality. I have lectured on healthcare access at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. I have supervised several dissertations examining health policy related to migration, the phenomenon of return migration for health and freedom of information requests to analyze charging of overseas patients for health in a UK context. I am a medical doctor by background specialising in adult respiratory medicine with a special interest in tuberculosis. Alongside my research I work with a number of advocacy and activist organizations in the UK which campaign for migrants' rights.