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Staff Profile

Dr Mihirini Sirisena

Research Associate

  • Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
    Faculty of Medical Sciences
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Background

I am a research associate within the Population Health Sciences Institute, Â鶹´«Ã½ and a member of Fuse/ SPHR with an interest in mental health, wellbeing and wider determinants of health. In my current role, I have been involved in research on non-clinical interventions aimed at improving mental health and wellbeing of people living in socio-economically disadvantaged communities. I am currently involved in the evaluation of social determinants of health pilot (Caredeep) of GPs at the Deep End NENC (). My previous projects include a multi-region evaluation of the rollout of PCN social prescribing link worker intervention (), the evaluation of the Reading for Wellbeing initiative () and the evaluation of the Well Â鶹´«Ã½ Gateshead model () .

Publications

  • Articles

    • Gupta A, Sirisena M, Vance G, Armstrong M, Sowden S. . BJGP Open 2025, Epub ahead of print.
    • Sirisena M, Lhussier M, Kaner E, Wearn A, Gray J, James R, Redgate S. . Medical Humanities 2024, 50(3), 504-512.
    • Sirisena M. . South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 2016, 39(01), 167-182.

  • Authored Book

    • Sirisena M. . Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.

  • Review

    • Sirisena M, Redgate S, Kaner E, Wearn A, Hackett S, Wojciechowska A, Lhussier M. . Perspectives in Public Health 2025, epub ahead of print.