Working to Advance
Health Equity in Africa

Meet the team

The staff team at HEARD is composed of core staff and visiting fellows contributing to HEARD’s research. HEARD is directed by an experienced senior management team providing strategic, research and operational leadership. Our diverse staff at HEARD are united by a shared commitment in working to advance health equity in Africa.

Dr Carolien Aantjes

Research Associate

Dr Sean Beckett

Research Fellow

Dr Tamaryn Crankshaw

Programme Leader

Professor Gavin George

Deputy Executive Director

Samuel Gormley

Operations Director

Professor Sophie Harman

Visiting Professor

Professor Franklyn Lisk

Visiting Professor

Sylvester Louis

PreAward Manager

Sisonke Msimang

Senior HEARD Fellow

Regina Ombam

Visiting senior research fellow

Dr Julia Heather Smith

Visiting research fellow

Mike Strauss

Research Fellow

Dr Jesper Sundewall

Research Associate

Vanitha Venkatas

Finance Administrator

Robyn-Lee Wagner

Human resources officer

Professor Jim Whitman

Professorial fellow and Co-director of HEARD's PhD Scholarship Programme