Honorary titles within the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing are conferred upon persons of appropriate distinction, other than members of staff, who have an on-going association with the University in the area of research. They are leaders in their field, and below is a list of our current Honorary Associates.

Dr Andrea Lambell

Andrea is a Post-doctoral Research Associate on the Reimagining Governance project which aims to evaluate the effectiveness of research governance across Durham University. She was born and bred in County Durham and came to the university in 2018 after previous careers in the North-East as a regional journalist and a hospice massage therapist, during which time she completed an interdisciplinary Open University BSc (Hons) degree. At Durham she gained an MA in Research Methods (Anthropology), and a Medical Anthropology PhD investigating the effects of PPE and distancing on health and social care communication during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the consequences for those who experienced its effects. She was co-chair of the Anthropology First Generation Scholars Group between 2021-24, and was one of its student-lead research team which conducted the ‘Belonging at Durham’ study investigating the role of social class and UK home region in students’ experiences of inclusion at Durham University. Andrea’s research interests include social justice, palliative care, and the embodied experience of communication.