Dr Jennifer Burr
BA(Hons); MA; MSc; PhD; SFHEA
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior University Teacher in Medical Sociology
Chair University Research Ethics Committee (UREC)
+44 114 222 0792
Full contact details
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Room 2037, 2nd Floor
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I joined the University as a postdoctoral researcher in 1998 working on a project exploring eating disorder services in South Yorkshire. I’m currently a Senior University Teacher in Medical Sociology in the Public Health section of Population Health and coordinate the sociology teaching across the Faculty of Health. I have particular expertise in qualitative research methods and have conducted research in a range of health and social care contexts including ethnicity and racism, sexuality and reproduction.
- Research interests
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- Qualitative research methods
- Sociological theory including the work of Niklas Luhmann
- The social construction of the body in anatomical science
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- The more-than-human micropolitics of the dissection assemblage: what can a ‘dead’ body do?. Body & Society.
- The social production of the dead human body in the practice of teaching anatomy through cadaveric dissection. Sociological Research Online.
- Evidence or stereotype? Health inequalities and representations of sex workers in health publications in England. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine, 24(6), 665-683.
- A qualitative study of how students learn from human cadavers. European Journal of Anatomy, 23(6), 447-452.
- Influence of past trauma and health interactions on homeless women’s views of perinatal care : a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 69(688), e760-e767.
- Informed consent in research ethics: an analysis from the perspective of Luhmann’s social systems theory. Social Theory and Health, 16(3), 241-255.
All publications
Edited books
- Consumers’ perspectives on health care: Critical Approaches to Research Methods.. London: Palgrave Macmillan limited.
Journal articles
- The more-than-human micropolitics of the dissection assemblage: what can a ‘dead’ body do?. Body & Society.
- The social production of the dead human body in the practice of teaching anatomy through cadaveric dissection. Sociological Research Online.
- Evidence or stereotype? Health inequalities and representations of sex workers in health publications in England. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine, 24(6), 665-683.
- A qualitative study of how students learn from human cadavers. European Journal of Anatomy, 23(6), 447-452.
- Influence of past trauma and health interactions on homeless women’s views of perinatal care : a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 69(688), e760-e767.
- Informed consent in research ethics: an analysis from the perspective of Luhmann’s social systems theory. Social Theory and Health, 16(3), 241-255.
- A Framework for Developing the Structure of Public Health Economic Models. Value in Health, 19(5), 588-601.
- A systematic literature review of the key challenges for developing the structure of public health economic models. International Journal of Public Health, 61(3), 289-298.
- Anonymous or known donors? A brief discussion of the psychosocial issues raised by removing anonymity from sperm donors.. Hum Fertil (Camb), 16(1), 44-47.
- Guidance for modellers for developing public health economic models. The Lancet, 380, S68-S68.
- An Aesthetic for Deliberating Online: Thinking Through “Universal Pragmatics” and “Dialogism” with Reference to Wikipedia. The Information Society(28), 151-160.
- The Wrong Paradigm? Social Research and the Predicates of Ethical Scrutiny. Research Ethics Review, 128-133.
- To name or not to name? An overview of the social and ethical issues raised by removing anonymity from sperm donors.. Asian J Androl, 12(6), 801-806.
- Factors associated with late presentation of cancer: A limited literature review. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 9(2), 117-123.
- Healthcare Professionals´ Perspectives of Eating Disorders and Service Provision: A Qualitative Study. European Eating Disorders Review, 18(5), 390-398.
- Fear, fascination and the sperm donor as 'abjection' in interviews with heterosexual recipients of donor insemination.. Sociology of Health and Illness(5), 705-718.
- Exploring reflective subjectivity through the construction of the `ethical other´ in interview transcripts. Sociology(2), 323-339.
- Thinking ethically about genetic inheritance: liberal rights, communitarianism and the right to privacy for parents of donor insemination children. Journal of Medical Ethics, 281-284.
- Eating disorders patients' views on their disorders and on an outpatient's service: A qualitative study. Journal of Health Psychology(7), 956-960.
- Becoming an advanced practitioner in neonatal nursing: a psycho-social study of the relationship between educational preparation and role development. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14(6), 727-738.
- Searching Electronically for Information on Transcultural Nursing and Health Subjects. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 15(3), 242-247.
- Contextualising experiences of depression in women from South Asian communities: a discursive approach. Sociology of Health and Illness, 26(4), 433-452.
- What is ‘normal’ about women's (hetero)sexual desire and orgasm?: a report of an in-depth interview study. Social Science & Medicine, 57(9), 1735-1745.
- GP Letter Writing in Colorectal Cancer: A Qualitative Study. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 18(6), 342-346.
- Cultural stereotypes of women from South Asian communities: mental health care professionals’ explanations for patterns of suicide and depression. Social Science & Medicine, 55(5), 835-845.
- Cultural Stereotypes of women from South Asian communities: mental health care professionals’ explanations for patterns of suicide and depression. Social Science and Medicine, 55(5), 141-151.
- Editorial: Are Eating Disorders Feminine Addictions?. Addiction Research, 8(3), 203-210.
- Some reflections on cultural and social considerations in mental health nursing. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 5(6), 431-437.
Chapters
- Polycontexturality in medical research ethics, Systems Theory and the Sociology of Health and Illness: Observing Healthcare (pp. 195-214).
Conference proceedings papers
- Teaching interests
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I teach on a range of subjects in medical sociology and ethics, specifically research ethics.
- Teaching activities
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I am the module coordinator for HAR6016 Sociology of Health and Illness delivered as part of the Master in Public Health (MPH) and Master in Dental Public Health (MDPH). I also deliver the sociology teaching on the MBChB. I provide teaching on research ethics to students at all levels in the Department.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Chair University Ethics Committee (UREC)
- Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy
- PhD Supervision
I am interested in supervising PhD students using qualitative research to explore aspects of public health, inequalities in health and sociological theory.
PhD students:
- Heba Salama (Joint ScHARR and School of Clinical Dentistry)