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Carrie Purcell

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Research Fellow, Scotland, The Open University

Dr Carrie Purcell is a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at the Open University. With a background in medical sociology, Carrie’s research interests span sexual and reproductive health, abortion, contraception, menstruation, embodiment, stigma, experiences of health professionals, and access to healthcare. She has conducted a number of research studies relating to experiences of and attitudes towards abortion in the UK, and her most recent research explores abortion stigma in a UK context.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Research Fellow, The Open University
  • 2018–2022
    Research Fellow, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow
  • 2015–2018
    Research Associate, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Uni, University of Glasgow
  • 2013–2015
    Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
  • 2012–2013
    Investigator Scientist, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow