Bría McAllister

PhD Student 

I am a nurse by background, qualifying in 1998. Since 2004, I have worked in Urology as a Nurse Practitioner working to advance patient care and improve access for patients of underserved backgrounds.

I came late to academia, completing my BSc in Nursing and Healthcare Studies in Glasgow Caledonian University in 2006, and my MSc in Advanced Nursing in Nottingham University in 2014. My PhD project investigates the role that indoor air pollution plays in the development of lung cancer in never-smokers of different ethnicities. While this is a change from Urology, it explores cancer in minority ethnic populations, which has been my focus for many years.

I am a Wellcome Trust Fellow, on the Leicestershire Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Doctoral Training Programme.