Collection: Sheila Hillier

Sheila Hillier trained at the London School of Economics and The London Hospital Medical College. She was appointed Professor of Medical Sociology in 1992, the first sociologist to be appointed to a Chair in a UK Medical School. She has undertaken research in the UK, Trinidad and the People’s Republic of China, where she has been involved for over 30 years. She is currently Visiting Professor at the Chinese University, Hong Kong and Professor Emeritus at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.