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Qualifications & Memberships

• Ph.D. (University of Essex)
• BA (Hons.) Sociology and Social Policy (University of Essex)
• City and Guilds Teachers Certificate for Adults (730)
• RNMH
• NNEB

Outline of career

I am currently a Reader in Mental Health at Anglia Ruskin University & South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. I am a sociologist and academic researcher with a strong background in conducting research with black and ethnic minority communities. In the UK, I have had the pleasure of working with various refugee groups, as well as Somali, Bangladeshi, Gypsy, Irish, Caribbean, Chinese community groups. I have also conducted research with communities in Uganda, USA, St Helens (in the Pacific), New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea and Morocco. I am also an experienced portfolio manager, filmmaker and web designer. I have also worked extensively with the Department of Health and the Home Office. Past roles have included:

• The Regional Director for the Joint Improvement Partnership for the East of England.
• An International Project Lead for Plan UK (the international children's charity).
• The NHS National Programme Lead for Black and Minority Ethnic Elders Mental Health.
• National Director of Research for HARP (Health for Asylum Seekers and Refugees Programme).

Advisory work and external links

I have made numerous contributions to various Government Committees including: The Home Office National Refugee Integration Forum; the Department of Health Advisory Committee on Asylum Seekers Mental Health; the Department of Health Steering Group on Language, Interpretation and Translation services; the Department of Health Equality and Diversity group, as well as being an invited speaker at the House of Commons and the House of Lords on asylum health issues.
I have worked with various professional and voluntary agencies, including the Employability Forum, The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, the National Centre for HIV and Sexual Health, the Refugee Council and other Refugee Community Organisations.
I was a member of a special advisory group for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and a member of the Thomas Conran Research Institute Advisory Group on the mental health and well being of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

Media and Communication Skills: I have spoken at more than 50 national and international conferences as well as giving broadcast interviews for BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service and Pacifica Radio Station in New York.

Films: I have made twelve short films: a few of them can be seen here http://www.jipeast.org/

Selected Publications

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Tribe. R. and Lane. P. (2011) Mental wellbeing: dementia care in diverse ethnic groups. Nursing & Residential Care. December 2011, Vol. 13, No 12: pp 594-596

Lane, P., Tribe, R., & Hui, R. (2010). Intersectionality and the mental health of elderly Chinese women living in the UK. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 6 (4), 34-41

Lane, P., & Tribe, R. (2010). Following NICE 2008: A practical guide for health professionals: Community engagement with local black and minority ethnic community groups. Diversity in Health and Care 7(2), June 2010, pp.105-114.

Lane, P., & Tribe, R. (2010). Towards an understanding of the cultural health needs of older gypsies: an introduction. Working with Older People, 14(2), 23-30.

Tribe R and Lane P (2009) Working with interpreters across language and culture in mental health Journal of Mental Health, Volume Issue 3 June 2009 , pages 233 - 241

Tribe R. Lane P and Hearsum. S (2009) Working towards promoting positive mental health and well-being for older people from BME communities. Working with Older People Volume 13, Number 1 / March 2009 Pier Professional ISBN1366-3666 (Print) 2042-8790 (Online)

Evans. M. and Lane P. (2009) Chapter Five: Girls mean business.in Because I am a Girl: The State of the Worlds Girls: Girls in the Global Economy: Adding it All Up 2009 Pages 137-151 Plan International

Lane P. (2009) Because We are Girls 'Real Choices, Real Lives' Cohort Study Update. All research case studies and Photographs for Girls in Uganda in Because I am a Girl: The State of the Worlds Girls: Girls in the Global Economy: Adding it All Up 2009 Pages 178-194 Plan International


Reports for Government Departments

Lane P (2007) The health of asylum seekers and refugees in England. 2000-2006: A systematic review of research evidence and annotated bibliography. For the Department of Health Refugee Health Team 2007.
Tribe R and Lane P (2006) 'Diverse people with diverse need: A guide for practitioner working in mental health services for asylum seekers, refugees' . This work forms part of the UK Delivering Race Equality Strategy.

Book

Holder J, Lane P. et al (1993) Perspectives on the Environment: Interdisciplinary Research in Action edited by of the Interdisciplinary Research Network on the Environment and Society. Aldershot: Avebury, 1993.ISBN 1 85628 606 1.

For a full list of publications please contact Pauline