Professor Monique Lhussier

I have held awards, as Principal Investigator and collaborator, totalling over £29 million from funders including the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the UK Research and Innovation, which focus on knowledge translation and on the experiences of people who are marginalised or find themselves in situation of social or health precarity.

My research is two pronged. On the one hand it focuses on the experiences of marginalisation, in all of its presentations. I also focus on the pragmatic understanding of ‘what works’ in service delivery to cater for those experiences, and meet the needs of people who may have complex and multiple needs. I use theory to explain the vagaries of public health interventions in their broadest possible sense, with a focus on the broader societal and structural determinants of health. As well as embracing postmodern approaches to research, I have expertise in soft system methodology and realist evaluation and synthesis.

I am currently co-leading a £1.5M UKRI funded programme of work to help tackle homelessness in the North East and Cumbria.

I have also recently undertaken research on women's experiences of homelessness.

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• Adolescent health: from individual risk behaviours to wellbeing ecosystems: learning from the paradigm shift, Cooper, C., Lhussier, M. 28 Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Inclusive Education
• Beyond ‘firefighting’ health inequalities in times of austerity: local authorities as ambidextrous organisations, Cooper, C., Lhussier, M. 15 Feb 2026, In: Perspectives in Public Health
• 'Do You Know What I Mean?’: Rhizomatic Biographies and Unbelievable Stories in Trauma Narratives, Astley, T., Lhussier, M., Bilby, C., Cooper, C., Kirton, A., Riley, F. 4 Jun 2026, In: International Review of Qualitative Research
• “Like having 16000 tabs open in my head”- unravelling the complexity of safeguarding adults at risk of exploitation, Cooke, K., Lhussier, M. 22 Apr 2026, In: European Journal of Social Work
• Trauma, trust, and decision-making in child protection: a realist synthesis of interventions to prevent care entry and support reunification, McGovern, R., Smiles, C., Grant, C., Gibbs, J., Adisa, O., Alderson, H., De Backer, K., Brennan-Tovey, K., O'Keeffe, S., Powell, C., Rankin, J., Wilson, C., Woodman, J., Lhussier, M. 29 Jul 2026, In: Children and Youth Services Review
• Community asset mapping: An ethical, strength-based approach to co-production and inclusion, Hall, K., Shrimpton, L., Alderson, H., Lhussier, M., McGovern, R., Sattar, Z., Watson, P., McGovern, W. 10 Nov 2025, Public Involvement and Community Engagement in Applied Health and Social Care Research, Leeds, Emerald
• Community Asset Mapping: Promoting Inclusion and Equity and Countering Stigma in Applied Substance Use Research, McGovern, W., Shrimpton, L., Alderson, H., Hall, K., Lhussier, M., Sattar, Z., Watson, P., McGovern, R. 28 Sep 2025, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Complexities of conducting dressing selection research for malodourous fungating wounds, Pagnamenta, F., Lopez, V., Desjardin, C., Lhussier, M. 25 Sep 2025, In: Wounds UK
• Co-production from the Perspectives of People Who Have Experienced Homelessness, Lhussier, M., Cooper, C. 10 Nov 2025, Public Involvement and Community Engagement in Applied Health and Social Care Research, Leeds, Emerald Publishing
• Exploring agency, autonomy and authority among lead tissue viability nurses: a qualitative study, Pagnamenta, F., Rapley, T., Lhussier, M. Dec 2025, In: Nursing Open

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• Making every community asset count: improving health and reducing inequalities for people experiencing homelessness, Cooper, C. (Principal Investigator), Lhussier, M. (Co Investigator), Arts & Humanities Research Council, 01/02/24 - 31/01/27, £1,255,235.00
• Exploring Non-clinical Drug and Alcohol harm and service access experiences of British South Asian youth, Sattar, Z. (Principal Investigator), Lhussier, M. (Co Investigator), Newcastle City Council, 01/04/23 - 31/03/24, £24,211.00
• Community Asset Mapping the Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Services, Organisations and Recovery Groups in the Newcastle Area, McGovern, W. (Principal Investigator), Lhussier, M. (Co Investigator), Newcastle City Council, 01/02/23 - 31/01/24, £49,971.00
• Building and Evidencing Community Asset Partnerships in Housing and Health to address Health Disparities in North East North Cumbria, Lhussier, M. (Principal Investigator), UK Research and Innovation, 01/11/22 - 31/07/23, £195,356.00

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• Invited talk: Webseminar on realist approaches to research 2016

• Helen Forrow Why we should worry about falls in hospices - a realist evaluation Start Date: 01/03/2020 End Date: 17/10/2025
• Helen Forrow Why we should worry about falls in hospices - a realist evaluation Start Date: 01/03/2020 End Date: 17/07/2026

• Sociology PhD September 01 2004
• Nutrition MSc June 30 1995
• Applied Biology MSc June 30 1995