Dr Peter Ochepo

I am an ardent Public Health Researcher with over a decade of experience conducting very insightful research in various fields including mental health, explorative in-depth research on Covid-19, and maternal health inequalities among the BAME communities in the UK. I am a Fellow of The Royal Society for Public Health (FRPH).

I graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Bedfordshire in Public Health. My thesis was titled Perceptions and attitudes to health-seeking delays for malaria treatment in Makurdi, Nigeria.

I began my teaching career as a Public Health Lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire where I led the Health and Social Care Inequalities (HSCI) unit at MSc level.

I am excited to have joined the University of Sunderland as a Lecturer in Public Health. I was recently involved in Young Luton Voices (YLV) research sponsored by Luton Borough Council. The Young Luton Voices research is a massive project of over £3M which aims at exploring the impact of Covid-19 on young people's mental health with a focus on co-creating a solution.

My passion for research extends to providing research services for private organisations such as Stemax Consult Healthcare Services where I worked as a Clinical Research Associate.

I am a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH). I am a recipient of many prestigious awards including the Prestigious Nigeria President National Youth Service Award in 2012. I have also been. I was awarded the State Honour award from Benue, a north-central state in Nigeria.

I have also won the Petroleum Technology Development Trust Fund (PTDF) Scholarship for fully paid study from MSc to PhD. I have worked with the Federal Government of Nigeria at the Ministry of Health as a Public Health Surveillance officer for over seven years.