Dr Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh

PhD, MSc, PG Cert

Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

Research Associate

s.ejegi-memeh@sheffield.ac.uk

Barber House

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Dr Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh
Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Barber House
Sheffield
S10 2HQ

Profile

I have been working and researching in the field of health inequalities since 2008, when I completed my BSc in Adult Nursing. I have worked with several NGOs and universities in the UK and Spain. After completing a Master of Nursing Science (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London), I was awarded a PhD scholarship from the University of Sheffield.

I completed my PhD in the Division of Nursing and Midwifery in 2019. My thesis was an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the sexual health and well-being experiences of baby boomer women living with Type 2 diabetes.

I currently lead and contribute to research undertaken at the Mesothelioma UK Research Centre and the NIHR School for Public Health Research.

Research interests

Methodologically, my experience is in qualitative research. I have expertise in phenomenology, thematic analysis and framework analysis.

My interests lie in health inequalities and patient/staff experience research. I have a specific interest in mesothelioma, sexual health and well-being; and health issues related to gender and race.

Publications

Journal articles

Ronzi S, Gravenhorst K, Rinaldi C, Villarroel-Williams N, Ejegi-Memeh S, McGowan VJ, Holman D, Sallinen I & Egan M (2023) Intersectionality and public understandings of health inequity in England: learning from the views and experiences of young adults. Public Health, 222, 147-153.
Hargreaves S, Clayton K, Creech L, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Fenemore J, Gardiner C, Taylor B & Tod A (2023) Moral distress in mesothelioma and lung cancer nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a UK survey. Lung Cancer, 178, S25-S25.
Sherborne V, Ejegi-Memeh S, Tod A, Hargreaves S & Gardiner C (2023) Understanding the mental health and well-being impacts and interventions related to living with mesothelioma: a systematic review. Lung Cancer, 178, S24-S24.
Sherborne V, Ejegi-Memeh S, Tod A, Gul M & Dunkley J (2023) Online information about mental health and well-being for UK patients and carers living with mesothelioma: an internet search study. Lung Cancer, 178, S24-S25.
Taylor B, Tod A, Gardiner C, Ejegi-Memeh S, Harrison M, Sherborne V, Couchman E, Senek M, Bachas Brook H, Ross J & Zhang X (2023) Mesothelioma patient and carer experience research: A research prioritisation exercise. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 102281-102281.
Rojas-García A, Holman D, Tinner L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Ben-Shlomo Y & Laverty AA (2022) Use of intersectionality theories in interventional health research in high-income countries: a systematic scoping review. The Lancet, 400, S58-S58.
Hargreaves S, Clayton K, Creech L, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Fenemore J, Gardiner C, Taylor B & Tod A (2022) Impact of Covid-19 on lung cancer and mesothelioma specialist nurses: a survey of experiences and perceptions. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 61. View this article in WRRO
Couchman E, Ejegi-Memeh S, Mitchell S & Gardiner C (2022) Facilitators of and barriers to continuity with GPs in primary palliative cancer care: a mixed-methods systematic review. Progress in Palliative Care. View this article in WRRO
Ejegi-Memeh S, Taylor B, Gardiner C & Tod A (2022) Mesothelioma patient and carer experience: a study to identify research priorities. Lung Cancer, 165, S25-S25.
Gardiner C, Tod A, Ejegi-Memeh S & Sherborne V (2022) Patient and public involvement (PPI) in mesothelioma research: experiences of the Mesothelioma UK Research Centre. Lung Cancer, 165, S26-S26.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Robertson S, Taylor B, Darlison L & Tod A (2021) Gender and the experiences of living with mesothelioma: a thematic analysis. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 52. View this article in WRRO
Harrison M, Gardiner C, Taylor B, Ejegi-Memeh S & Darlison L (2021) Understanding the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers : an integrative systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 35(6), 1039-1051. View this article in WRRO
Ejegi-Memeh S, Hinchliff S & Johnson M (2021) Sexual health discussions between health care professionals and midlife-older women living with Type 2 diabetes: an interpretative phenomenological study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(3), 1411-1421. View this article in WRRO
Ejegi-Memeh S, Darlison L, Moylan A, Tod A, Sherborne V, Warnock C & Taylor B (2020) Living with mesothelioma : a qualitative study of the experiences of male military veterans in the UK. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. View this article in WRRO
Ejegi-Memeh S (2016) Sexuality and Ageing. Reproductive Health Matters, 24(48), 55-56.
Tinner L, Holman D, Ejegi-Memeh S & Laverty AA () Use of Intersectionality Theory in Interventional Health Research in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(14), 6370-6370.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Salway S, McGowan V, Villarroel-Williams N, Ronzi S, Egan M, Gravenhorst K, Holman D & Rinaldi C () Can White allyship contribute to tackling ethnic inequalities in health? Reflections on the experiences of diverse young adults in England. Critical Public Health, 1-13.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Harrison M, Taylor B, Senek M, Tod A & Gardiner C () Patients’ and informal carers’ experience of living with mesothelioma: A systematic rapid review and synthesis of the literature. European Journal of Oncology Nursing.

Conference proceedings papers

Couchman E, Ejegi-Memeh S, Mitchell S & Gardiner C (2024) 4 Rethinking continuity in primary care for people with mesothelioma. The Marie Curie Research Conference 2024 (pp a2.2-a2a2)
Couchman E, Ejegi-Memeh S, Mitchell S & Gardiner C (2023) Rethinking continuity in primary care for people with mesothelioma. British Journal of General Practice, Vol. 73(suppl 1) (pp bjgp23X733485-bjgp23X733485)
Hinchliff S, Ejegi-Memeh S & Cliff G (2022) P63 Developing a sexual rights charter for older adults. Abstracts
Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Harrison M, Taylor B, Senek M, Tod A & Gardiner C (2021) Patient and informal carers experience of living with mesothelioma: a systematic rapid review and synthesis of the literature. Lung Cancer, Vol. 156(Supplement 1) (pp S31-S31). Virtual, 22 April 2021 - 23 April 2021. View this article in WRRO
Tod A, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Robertson SR & Senek M (2020) The Gendered Experience of Mesothelioma Study (GEMS) : initial findings from a mixed method study. Lung Cancer, Vol. 139(Suppl 1) (pp S69-S70). Dublin, Ireland, 29 January 2020 - 31 January 2020. View this article in WRRO
Tod A, Ejegi-Memeh S & Darlison L (2020) 162 - The military mesothelioma experience study (MiMES). Lung Cancer, Vol. 139(Suppl 1) (pp s70-s71). Dublin, Ireland, 29 January 2020 - 31 January 2020. View this article in WRRO
Tod A, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S & Taylor B (2019) P2.06-26 The military mesothelioma experience study (MiMES) : initial findings and implications for practice. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Vol. 14(10) (pp S765-S765). Barcelona, Spain, 7 September 2019 - 10 September 2019. View this article in WRRO

Theses / Dissertations

Ejegi-Memeh S Baby boomer women, Type 2 diabetes and sexual health discussions in primary care: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Research group

Rebecca Stephenson - MMedSci dissertation

Tamesha Dennis – BMedSci dissertation

Dr. Emilie Couchman - PhD student (current)

Grants

£1,000: ESRC Festival of Social Science 2019. What do we know about menopause, relationships and intimacy for women? Co-applicant – Dr. Sharron Hinchliff. Funded by the ESRC, UK.

€190: Attendance to 16^th National AIDS Conference, Barcelona, Spain in 2013. Funded by the Citizen’s Anti-AIDS Association of Catalonia, Spain

€450: Attendance to 15^th National AIDS Conference, Madrid, Spain in 2012. Funded by SEISIDA (Spanish Interdisciplinary AIDS Society), Spain

£25,000: Exploring the role of Black-led community organisations in promoting mental well-being in Black communities (PI) NIHR Career Development Award.

£18,000: Supporting nurses’ palliative care education needs. World Wide University Network (PI) Worldwide University Network.

£31,484: MINNOW: Investigating the Mental health Implications of a mesothelioma diagNosis and developiNg resources to Optimise Wellbeing (PI) Mesothelioma UK. 2021.

£6000: Gender and the experiences of mesothelioma: an animation for professionals. TUoS Public Engagement Development Fund

£2000: University of Sheffield. Public Engagement Development Fund 2020. ‘Capacity building and training on: Isolation and loneliness among older BAME people living in the UK’ project (Co-app)

Teaching activities

I co-lead the Introduction to Epidemiology Unit

I am a seminar lead for the Health Psychology Unit

I frequently contribute to units on the Postgraduate Diploma in Adult Nursing (PG Dip Adult Nursing) and the BMedSci Health and Human Sciences.

Professional activities and memberships

Member of the Health Sciences School Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Co-lead the Staff Race Equality Network Mentoring Scheme

Development Officer, Staff Race Equality Network (role to commence October 2022)

Member of the White Rose Gender Equality College

Member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Theses/dissertations

Ejegi-Memeh S (2019) Baby boomer women, Type 2 diabetes and sexual health discussions in primary care: An interpretative phenomenological analysis (PhD)

Ejegi-Memeh S (2012) Association between HIV status and HIV knowledge in the population attending NGOs to perform rapid HIV tests in Catalonia (MSc)

Ejegi-Memeh S (2008) A qualitative grounded theory study to investigate the rationale for complementary and alternative medicine use in people living with HIV in industrialised countries (BSc)