Professor Joht Singh Chandan

Professor Chandan is a Clinical Professor of Public Health at the University of Birmingham. His primary research focuses on identifying and addressing health inequalities, supported through novel data science approaches.

To date, Joht has spent considerable time working on designing and delivering a public health approach to abuse and violence. This includes research into finding what works to support survivors of violence, abuse and maltreatment as well as methods to improve surveillance in the context of violence against women and children. For example, his research has shown that survivors of domestic abuse are nearly three times more likely to suffer from mental ill health during their lifetime and have above-average rates of diabetes, heart disease and death. The findings of his published work have been highlighted in the House of Commons and Lords during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working in this field he has had numerous high impact factor publications which have been disseminated with frequent news appearances on BBC News, Sky News and other leading international media outlets.

Joht holds several regional and internationally recognised roles in this field such as but not limited to scientific advisor for the Lancet Commission on Violence against Women and Children, Co-director for the Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing and deputy stream lead at the Institute for Global Innovation.