Parveen Azam Ali (born 4 April 1979) is a British

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and radio

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i origin who works at the

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. She is Professor in Nursing in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health - Health Sciences School, Division of Nursing and Midwifery/Sheffield Teaching Hospitals/Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals. She was an

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of ''Nursing Open'' until 2021, a contributor to

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and a presenter o
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She was a founding member of

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Commission on Nursing. In 2020 she became the

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of International Nursing Review the society journal of the

International Council of Nurses The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations. It was founded in 1899 and was the first international organization for health care professionals. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerl ...

Research

Ali's research covers

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and ethnicity with a specific focus on domestic violence.

Honours and awards

In 2014 Ali was one of six recipients of the annual Mary Seacole awards from the

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to fund her work to reduce inequality for black and minority ethnic communities. In 2017 Ali received an Emerging Nurse Researcher award from the European region of

Sigma Theta Tau International The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing () is the second-largest nursing organization in the world with approximately 135,000 active members. While often referred to by nurses as simply Sigma, its official name is "Sigma Theta ...

. Ali is a Senior Fellow of the

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and a

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. Ali's work as a radio

to the

i community of

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on health related issues was recognised in 2020 by the

. In 2022 Ali won the Asian Women of Achievement Award in the Professions category.

Publications

Ali's 121 publications on

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have been cited over 1000 times giving her an h-index of 21, her most cited publications are: * * *

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Parveen Academics of the University of Sheffield British nurses Pakistani nurses Nursing researchers Living people 1979 births Aga Khan University alumni