Dr Magdalena Mikulak

Research Fellow

Research Overview

I am a Research Fellow in Health Research. I am also involved in the work of the Research Support Services (RSS) Hub delivered by Lancaster University and Partners.

I research health inequity and inequalitised experienced by marginalised groups and communities. I put strong emphasis on co-production and public engagement throughout the research cycle.

My most recent work focuses on peer support for people with learning disabilities who self-harm. I also research social determinants of health and health inequalities experienced by diverse people with learning disabilities.

Before joining Lancaster, I researched how older people with learning disabilities can be best supported across various models of support provision. Prior to that, my work centred on health and social inequalities experienced by LGBTQ+ people. I was involved in a project about experiences of healthcare of young trans and gender diverse people and their parents. My doctoral research examined conversion therapy in Poland.

I am interested in intersections of disability, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and other axes of difference.

PEEPS Project Advisory Group consultation
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Self-harm team training
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

NIHR RfPB Funding panel observation
Review of Award Applications

NIHR Student Engagement Event
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

Learning disability, belonging and difference
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Suicide, self-harm and learning disability
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Suicide, self-harm and people with learning disabilities: stakeholder engagement and dissemination
Oral presentation

What does research say about self-harm, suicide, and learning disability?
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Learning Disabilities
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

Workshop: belonging & health for diverse people with learning disabilities
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Introduction to the NIHR Research Support Service
Invited talk

Introduction to the NIHR Research Support Service
Invited talk

Inclusive Research: Approaches, Impact, and Change
Invited talk