Ejegi-Memeh, Stephanie, Dr

Dr Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh

Department of Sociological Studies

Research Fellow

s.ejegi-memeh@sheffield.ac.uk

The Wave

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Dr Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh
Department of Sociological Studies
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
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Profile

Dr. Steph Ejegi-Memeh joined the Department in January 2023. 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), she was awarded a PhD scholarship from the School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery, University of ��«Ӱҵ. She completed her PhD in 2019, under the supervision of Dr Sharron Hinchliff and Dr Maxine Johnson.

Steph’s current research centres around health inequalities related to underrepresented groups, gender and ethnicity. She currently co-leads the NIHR funded CLARITY+ project which explores community-led evaluation from the perspective of racially minoritised communities. She was recently awarded an NIHR Career Development Award focused on the contribution that Black led community organisations make to Black mental health and well-being. She works closely with healthcare professionals and community organisations. Steph has worked with several non-governmental organisations and universities internationally. She has extensive experience as a community volunteer in Spain and the UK. Initiatives that Steph has supported in a volunteering capacity include enabling access to health care services for people living with HIV who are newly diagnosed, promoting safe sex, and promoting mental health in the Black community. She is a Research Consultant with Voluntary Action ��«Ӱҵ and an Associate Researcher at the New Economics Foundation.

Research interests

Racial and gendered inequalities
Lived experiences of health and illness
Mental health and well-being
Health inequalities

Publications

Journal articles

Ejegi-Memeh S, Berkeley R, Bussue D, Mafoti W, Mohamad A, Myrie U & Samuels S (2025) . Ethnicity & Health.
Sherborne V, Ejegi-Memeh S, Tod AM, Taylor B, Hargreaves S & Gardiner C (2024) . BMJ Open, 14(6).
Talpur AA, Ryan T, Hinchliff S, Ejegi-Memeh S & Ali P (2024) . Journal of Adult Protection, 26(3), 126-139.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Mayland C, Tod A & Taylor BH (2024) . European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 70.
Sherborne V, Wood E, Mayland CR, Gardiner C, Lusted C, Bibby A, Tod A, Taylor B & Ejegi-Memeh S (2024) . European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 70.
Ronzi S, Gravenhorst K, Rinaldi C, Villarroel-Williams N, Ejegi-Memeh S, McGowan VJ, Holman D, Sallinen I & Egan M (2023) . Public Health, 222, 147-153.
Tinner L, Holman D, Ejegi-Memeh S & Laverty AA (2023) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(14).
Hargreaves S, Clayton K, Creech L, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Fenemore J, Gardiner C, Taylor B & Tod A (2023) . Lung Cancer, 178, S25-S25.
Sherborne V, Ejegi-Memeh S, Tod A, Gul M & Dunkley J (2023) . Lung Cancer, 178, S24-S25.
Sherborne V, Ejegi-Memeh S, Tod A, Hargreaves S & Gardiner C (2023) . Lung Cancer, 178, S24-S24.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Salway S, McGowan V, Villarroel-Williams N, Ronzi S, Egan M, Gravenhorst K, Holman D & Rinaldi C (2023) . Critical Public Health, 33(4), 421-433.
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) . European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 63.
Couchman E, Ejegi-Memeh S, Mitchell S & Gardiner C (2023) . Progress in Palliative Care, 31(1), 18-36.
Rojas-García A, Holman D, Tinner L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Ben-Shlomo Y & Laverty AA (2022) . 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) . European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 61.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Harrison M, Taylor B, Senek M, Tod A & Gardiner C (2022) . European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 58.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Taylor B, Gardiner C & Tod A (2022) . Lung Cancer, 165(Suppl 1), S25-S25.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Robertson S, Taylor B, Darlison L & Tod A (2021) . European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 52.
Harrison M, Gardiner C, Taylor B, Ejegi-Memeh S & Darlison L (2021) . Palliative Medicine, 35(6), 1039-1051.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Hinchliff S & Johnson M (2021) . Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(3), 1411-1421.
Ejegi-Memeh S, Darlison L, Moylan A, Tod A, Sherborne V, Warnock C & Taylor B (2021) . European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 50.
Ejegi-Memeh S (2016) . Reproductive Health Matters, 24(48), 55-56.
Westbrook S, Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Warnock C, Wood E, Stanford S, Tahar R, Creech L, Squib L, Twist C & Gardiner C () . European Journal of Cancer Care.

Conference proceedings papers

Couchman E, Ejegi-Memeh S, Mitchell S & Gardiner C (2024) . British Journal of General Practice, Vol. 74(suppl 1) (pp bjgp24X737373-bjgp24X737373)
Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Wood E, Mayland C, Balmer K, Gardiner C, Lusted C & Tod A (2024) . Lung Cancer, Vol. 190 (pp 107628-107628)
Ejegi-Memeh S, Westbrook S, Sherborne V, Warnock C, Stanford S, Squibb L, Twist C & Gardiner C (2024) . Lung Cancer, Vol. 190 (pp 107625-107625)
Couchman E, Ejegi-Memeh S, Mitchell S & Gardiner C (2023) . British Journal of General Practice, Vol. 73(suppl 1) (pp bjgp23X733485-bjgp23X733485)
Hinchliff S, Ejegi-Memeh S & Cliff G (2022) . Abstracts (pp A53.1-A53)
Ejegi-Memeh S, Sherborne V, Harrison M, Taylor B, Senek M, Tod A & Gardiner C (2021) . Lung Cancer, Vol. 156(Supplement 1) (pp S31-S31). Virtual, 22 April 2021 - 22 April 2021.
Tod A, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Robertson SR & Senek M (2020) . Lung Cancer, Vol. 139(Suppl 1) (pp S69-S70). Dublin, Ireland, 29 January 2020 - 29 January 2020.
Tod A, Ejegi-Memeh S & Darlison L (2020) . Lung Cancer, Vol. 139(Suppl 1) (pp s70-s71). Dublin, Ireland, 29 January 2020 - 29 January 2020.
Tod A, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S & Taylor B (2019) . Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Vol. 14(10) (pp S765-S765). Barcelona, Spain, 7 September 2019 - 7 September 2019.

Grants

CLARITY+: Collective reimagining of community-led public health evaluation from the perspective of racially minoritised communities (Co-Lead) 1/6/24 – 31/12/26 £247,393
Sponsor: NIHR (co-PI) SPHR Health Inequalities Programme

The TASH project: Telling Adira’s story of health and social care service harms through collaborative filmmaking research methods. (Co-I) 1/10/24 - 31/12/26 £149,623
Sponsor: NIHR Programme Development Grants Developing Innovative, Inclusive and Diverse Public Partnerships

Exploring the role of Black-led community organisations in promoting mental well-being in Black communities (Individual Career Development Award) 1/12/22 – 31/5/24 £24,831
Sponsor: Three NIHR Research Schools Mental Health Programme.

Supporting undergraduate nurses’ palliative care education needs (Lead) 1/10/22 – 30/9/23 £20,500
Sponsor: Worldwide University Network

Variability in patient pathways and experiences of care in peritoneal mesothelioma (Co-lead)
1/6/21 – 30/04/23 £23,596
Sponsor: Mesothelioma UK Research Centre, Health Sciences School

MINNOW study – Investigating the Mental health Implications of a mesothelioma diagNosis and developiNg resources to Optimise Wellbeing (Lead)
1/3/22 - 31/10/23 £31,484
Sponsor: Mesothelioma UK

Professional activities and memberships

Development Officer, Staff Race Equality Network

Member of the White Rose Gender Equality College

Member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council

I am also a Research Fellow in the Health Sciences School, University of ��«Ӱҵ.

PhD Supervision

Steph currently supervises two PhD students

Emilie Couchman – Rethinking continuity in primary care for people with mesothelioma

Noura Alruwaili - The experience of breastfeeding among nurses returning to work in Saudi Arabia

She would be pleased to hear from potential PhD students who would like to work on qualitative or mixed methods projects, which are related to her research areas.