Dr Shirley Crankson
Lecturer in Public Health
Mary Seacole
- Email: shirley.crankson2@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268097
- Global Public Health
- Department of Health Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Shirley is a Lecturer in Public Health in the Division of Global Public Health, Department of Health Sciences, Brunel University London. Her research interests include infectious diseases, health policy evaluation, health promotion and stakeholder research.
Her recent research acitivities include evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the WHO flagship program, FCTC2030, developing a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) for the Hillingdon Council in 2021, and co-leading research partnership activities between Brunel and international universities in West Africa.
Shirley’s work on the determinants of long COVID and prolonged COVID-19-related hospitalisations in Ghana provided preliminary evidence that advanced Ghana's policy discourses on COVID-19 mitigation.
She was awarded a presidential honour by the President of Ghana in 2023 for her distinguished contribution to addressing the burden of COVID-19 in Ghana.
Before joining Brunel, She was the head of the physiotherapy department at the Ga East Municipal Hospital in Ghana, contributing to establishing a full-fledged physiotherapy department in the municipality. She was also among the team that established physiotherapy departments in the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital and La General Hospital in Ghana.
She is a Chevening Scholar, a member of the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network.
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Qualifications
PhD Public Health and Health Promotion
MSc Public Health and Health Promotion
BSc Physiotherapy
Associate Fellow, HE
Responsibility
Research; Teaching; Supervision; Mentoring, Tutoring; Leadership
Newest selected publications
Agyemang, K., Crankson, S. and Anokye, N. (2025) 'Effectiveness of obesity interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analyses'. PLoS One, 20 (5). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 1932-6203 Open Access Link
Crankson, S., Mintram, K., Pokhrel, S., Anagnostou, A. and Anokye, N. (2024) 'Lockdowns and vaccinations: Could COVID-19 interventions reduce long-term COVID-19 consequences in Ghana?'.Workshop on the Economics of Pandemic Preparedness. Stockholm, Sweden. 1 - 20 June. Workshop report: Workshop on the Economics of Pandemic Preparedness. pp. 7 - 7.Open Access Link
Lima dos Santos, L., Codogno, JS., Camilo Turi-Lynch, B., Araujo, MYC., Fernandes, RA., de Oliveira Gomes, GA., et al. (2023) 'Interrelationship between arterial hypertension, health service costs, therapeutic treatment and physical activity'. BMC Primary Care, 24 (1). pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 2731-4553 Open Access Link
Siddiqi, K., Elsey, H., Khokhar, MA., Marshall, A-M., Pokhrel, S., Arora, M., et al. (2023) 'Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 2030 - A Program to Accelerate the Implementation of World Health Organization Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation'. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 25 (6). pp. 1074 - 1081. ISSN: 1462-2203 Open Access Link
Crankson, S. and Anokye, N. (2022) 'Exploring the effectiveness of Ghana’s COVID-19 policy responses.'. [Poster] Exhibited at. Approaches to Combat COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Workshop 2022 3 11 2022