Lorraine Ashley

Overview

Lorraine Ashley is a PhD student at the Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research at City, St George's, University of London. 

Her PhD uses qualitative methods to explore the postnatal experiences of UK-born Black women. In 2023, she was awarded a studentship to investigate disparities in maternity outcomes experienced by Black women and birthing people in the UK. Her research focuses on both healthcare interactions and broader life experiences as mothers in the first year postnatal. Using Black feminist methodology, her work aims to uncover how historical and structural inequalities continue to shape their care and wellbeing after birth, and how intersecting systems of oppression impact postnatal experiences and access to care.

Qualifications

• MA Global Political Economy, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2019 - September 2020
• BA Politics and International Relations, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, September 2016 - July 2019

Employment

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, City, University of London, United Kingdom, October 2023 - present

Languages

Ga (can understand spoken)

1^stsupervisor

• Dr Ellinor Olander, Reader