Gillies began her research career in 1978 as a research officer with the Department of Education in Sheffield evaluating health promotion initiatives. She moved back to Nottingham in 1984 to take up a lectureship in Public Health Medicine. She first became a Senior Lecturer, Professor of Public Health and Head of the School of Community Health Sciences before being promoted to a Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham in 2001.[3][4]
During her career, Pamela Gillies has worked in San Francisco on an Abbott Fellowship for AIDS Research (1988), in Geneva at the World Health Organization's Global Programme on AIDS (1989), at Harvard as a Harkness Fellow and Visiting Professor in Health and Human Rights (1992–93), and in London on a seconded post as the first Executive Director of Research at the Health Education Authority for England (1996–99).[4]
Amongst other roles, Gillies has served on ESRC Committees on Evidence Based Policy and on People at the Centre of Information and Communication Technologies. She has acted as Chair of the Peckam Pulse Healthy Living Centre, the Government's Task Force on Unintended Conceptions in Young People, and the European Commission's Working Group on HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Discrimination.
Gillies has researched and written widely on cross-cultural perspectives on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and health, partnership responses to health improvement and community development responses to inequalities in health, focusing on the potential of social action for health.[6] She was involved in a Gates Foundation funded research project in Kolkata, India, to prevent HIV transmission in sex workers and their families.
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FAcSS FRSE born 1953 is a Scottish academic and educator who served as Principal and Vice Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University from March 2006 until January 2023 Pamela GilliesCBE FRSA FAcSS FRSEProfessor Gillies in 2014Principal and Vice Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian UniversityIn office March 2006 2006 03 January 2023 2023 01 Preceded byIan JohnstonSucceeded bySteve DecentPersonal detailsBorn1953 age 70 71 Alma materUniversity of NottinghamUniversity of AberdeenOccupationEpidemiologist academic educator Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEducation editThe first in her family to go to university 1 Gillies attended the University of Aberdeen graduating in 1976 with a BSc in Physiology a PGCE and a Masters in Education and Philosophy In 1976 she was awarded a competitive Scottish Home and Health Department Fellowship to train in community health in England She graduated first with an MMedSci and then subsequently with a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Nottingham 2 Career editGillies began her research career in 1978 as a research officer with the Department of Education in Sheffield evaluating health promotion initiatives She moved back to Nottingham in 1984 to take up a lectureship in Public Health Medicine She first became a Senior Lecturer Professor of Public Health and Head of the School of Community Health Sciences before being promoted to a Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Nottingham in 2001 3 4 During her career Pamela Gillies has worked in San Francisco on an Abbott Fellowship for AIDS Research 1988 in Geneva at the World Health Organization s Global Programme on AIDS 1989 at Harvard as a Harkness Fellow and Visiting Professor in Health and Human Rights 1992 93 and in London on a seconded post as the first Executive Director of Research at the Health Education Authority for England 1996 99 4 Gillies is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was elected a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Royal College of Physicians of London in 2002 Consequently Gillies was appointed as an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2005 4 Finally in March 2015 Gillies was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 5 Amongst other roles Gillies has served on ESRC Committees on Evidence Based Policy and on People at the Centre of Information and Communication Technologies She has acted as Chair of the Peckam Pulse Healthy Living Centre the Government s Task Force on Unintended Conceptions in Young People and the European Commission s Working Group on HIV AIDS Human Rights and Discrimination Gillies has researched and written widely on cross cultural perspectives on HIV AIDS sexuality and health partnership responses to health improvement and community development responses to inequalities in health focusing on the potential of social action for health 6 She was involved in a Gates Foundation funded research project in Kolkata India to prevent HIV transmission in sex workers and their families Gillies was installed as Principal and Vice Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in March 2006 after a career in higher education She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to education and public health 7 After seventeen years as Vice Chancellor she stepped down from the position in 2022 8 References edit Who We Represent Universities Scotland Universities Scotland Retrieved 21 March 2016 Gillies Prof Pamela A born 13 Feb 1953 Principal and Vice Chancellor Glasgow Caledonian University since 2006 Gillies Prof Pamela A born 13 Feb 1953 Principal and Vice Chancellor Glasgow Caledonian University since 2006 WHO S WHO amp WHO WAS WHO www ukwhoswho com 2013 doi 10 1093 ww 9780199540884 013 u257493 ISBN 978 0 19 954088 4 Retrieved 27 January 2019 Wilcox Brian Gillies Pam 1 January 1981 The Curricular Anatomy of Primary School Health Education British Educational Research Journal 7 1 17 25 doi 10 1080 0141192810070102 ISSN 0141 1926 a b c Professor Pamela Gillies Glasgow Caledonian University Scotland UK www gcu ac uk Retrieved 21 March 2016 RSE welcomes 56 new fellows PDF Royal Society of Edinburgh RSE Retrieved 1 March 2016 Gillies Pamela June 1998 Effectiveness of alliances and partnerships for health promotion Health Promotion International 13 2 99 120 doi 10 1093 heapro 13 2 99 JSTOR 45152407 Retrieved 31 July 2023 No 60367 The London Gazette Supplement 29 December 2012 p 7 New portrait celebrates Principal s time at GCU Glasgow Caledonian University Retrieved 13 March 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pamela Gillies Professor Pamela Gillies BSc PGCE Med MMedSci PhD FRSA FFPH AcSS Hon FRCPS Glasgow Principal and Vice Chancellor Uni Boss Parks In Peace After Students Banned Academic officesPreceded byDr Ian Johnston Principal and Vice Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University2006 present Succeeded byIncumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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