PhD Student and Associate Lecturer

Email: jjmg4@medschl.cam.ac.uk | ORCID | Office: East Forvie Building

Background

Josh read philosophy for his undergraduate and, also possesses a master’s degree in public health from Japan, and an MSc in social anthropology. His previous public health experience includes working at the WHO on global health policy and research implementation work in the North East of England. Josh holds research positions at the End of Life Studies Group, University of Glasgow and the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, UCL, and is co-founder of a global health organisation, MedicImpact, based in Kenya.

Research Interests

Joshua is currently undertaking a PhD funded by the National Institute of Health Research looking at self care practices and palliative and end of life care provision for ageing and multimorbid populations. His research interests include public health approaches to palliative care, epidemiology and biostatistics.

Selected Publications

Gallagher J, Bolt T, Tamiya N, Advance care planning in the community: factors of influence. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care Published Online First: 08 June 2020. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002221

Inoue M, Hanari K, Hamano J, Gallagher J, Tamiya N. Current Engagement in Advance Care Planning in Japan and Its Associated Factors. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. January 2019. doi: 10.1177/2333721419892694

Mayers, T, Kashiwagi, S, Mathis, B, Gallagher, J. International review of national‐level guidelines on end‐of‐life care with focus on the withholding and withdrawing of artificial nutrition and hydration. Geriatr. Gerontol. Int. 2019; 19: 847– 853. doi: 10.1111/ggi.13741