Pamela Gillies
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Professor Pamela Gillies BSc PGCE MEd MMedSci PhD FRSA FFPH (born 1953) was appointed as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University
in March 2006.
, a PGCE and a Masters in Education
and Philosophy
. In 1976 she was awarded a competitive Scottish Home and Health Department Fellowship to train in community health in England
and graduated first with an MMedSci and then subsequently with a PhD in Epidemiology
from the University of Nottingham
.
evaluating health promotion initiatives and moved back to Nottingham in 1984 to take up a Lectureship in Public Health Medicine. She moved through the ranks to Senior Lecturer, Professor of Public Health and Head of the School of Community Health Sciences before becoming a Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham in 2001.
During her career, Pamela has worked in San Francisco on an Abbott Fellowship for AIDS
Research (1988), in Geneva
at the World Health Organisation's Global Programme on AIDS (1989), at Harvard as a Harkness Fellow and Visiting Professor in Health and Human Rights (1992–93) and in London on a seconded post as the first Executive Director of Research at the Health Education Authority for England (1996–99).
She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
and was elected a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians
of London in 2002. She was elected as an Academician of the Academy of Learned Societies of Social Sciences in 2005.
Amongst other roles, she has served on ESRC Committees on Evidence Based Policy and on People at the Centre of Information and Communication Technologies and has acted as Chair of the Peckam Pulse Healthy Living Centre, the Government's Task Force on Unintended Conceptions in Young People and the European Commission
's Working Group on HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Discrimination.
She has researched and written widely on cross-cultural perspectives on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and health, partnership responses to health improvement and community development responses to inequalities in health focusing on the potential of social action for health. She is currently active in a Gates Foundation funded research project in Kolkata
, India
, to prevent HIV transmission in sex workers and their families.
Pamela is a member of the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association, Glamis Castle
Musicale, the Royal Horticultural Society
, Friends of Covent Garden
and the Women Directors on UK Boards.
in March 2006 after a career in higher education.
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow Caledonian University is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland.The university was constituted by an Act of Parliament on 1 April 1993 as a result of a merger between Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow....
in March 2006.
Education
First in her family to go to University, Pamela Gillies attended Aberdeen University from which she graduated in 1976 with a BSc in PhysiologyPhysiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
, a PGCE and a Masters in Education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. In 1976 she was awarded a competitive Scottish Home and Health Department Fellowship to train in community health in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and graduated first with an MMedSci and then subsequently with a PhD in Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
from the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
.
Career
She began her research career in 1978 as a research officer with the Department of Education in SheffieldUniversity of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
evaluating health promotion initiatives and moved back to Nottingham in 1984 to take up a Lectureship in Public Health Medicine. She moved through the ranks to Senior Lecturer, Professor of Public Health and Head of the School of Community Health Sciences before becoming a Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham in 2001.
During her career, Pamela has worked in San Francisco on an Abbott Fellowship for AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
Research (1988), in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
at the World Health Organisation's Global Programme on AIDS (1989), at Harvard as a Harkness Fellow and Visiting Professor in Health and Human Rights (1992–93) and in London on a seconded post as the first Executive Director of Research at the Health Education Authority for England (1996–99).
She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
and was elected a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
of London in 2002. She was elected as an Academician of the Academy of Learned Societies of Social Sciences in 2005.
Amongst other roles, she has served on ESRC Committees on Evidence Based Policy and on People at the Centre of Information and Communication Technologies and has acted as Chair of the Peckam Pulse Healthy Living Centre, the Government's Task Force on Unintended Conceptions in Young People and the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
's Working Group on HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Discrimination.
She has researched and written widely on cross-cultural perspectives on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and health, partnership responses to health improvement and community development responses to inequalities in health focusing on the potential of social action for health. She is currently active in a Gates Foundation funded research project in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, to prevent HIV transmission in sex workers and their families.
Pamela is a member of the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association, Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public....
Musicale, the Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
, Friends of Covent Garden
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
and the Women Directors on UK Boards.
Glasgow Caledonian University
Pamela Gillies was instilled as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow Caledonian University is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland.The university was constituted by an Act of Parliament on 1 April 1993 as a result of a merger between Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow....
in March 2006 after a career in higher education.