Professor, School of Health and Human Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK

David spent some time in the Merchant Navy, the City of London Police and the Royal Hong Kong Police before becoming a full time student at the University of Calgary, Canada. He returned to the UK in 1999 as Senior Research Officer at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex and moved to Health and Human Sciences in 2003. In 2010/12 he was Dean of Science and Engineering and for 2012/13 he was Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Science and Engineering. He was promoted to Professor in 2013 and is now the Dean of Postgraduate Research and Education, which is a role that provides strategic leadership for postgraduate education across the University.

asylum seekers, cultural competence, health visiting, refugees