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Tori Ford

MPhil (Dist), BA (Hons)


NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow

  • Postdoctoral research fellow for the EVOLUTION trial
  • Skoll Centre Early Career Research Fellow

Doctoral project

Tori is a NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow under the supervision of Professor Sue Ziebland, Dr. Abigail McNivenDr. Sarah Tonkin-Crine, and Professor Gail Hayward. Her doctoral project is entitled: (Mis)Managing Microbiomes: Experiences and Challenges with Recurrent Vulvovaginal Thrush in Primary Care.

Biography

Tori's research focuses on patient experiences and advancing gender health equity. 

She holds an MPhil in Health, Medicine, and Society from the University of Cambridge and a BA in Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies from McGill University. She is the recipient of the McGill Scarlet Key Award and the University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Social Impact Award for her feminist health research.  

Tori has been named a Top 25 Women of Influence and her work  advancing gender health equity has been recognised by the Rising Star Champion Award and the University of Oxford Paving the Way Award. Her words have also been featured in Hunger Magazine, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan.  

Tori is also the founder of Medical Herstory, an international award-winning not-for-profit on a mission to eliminate sexism, shame, and stigma from health experiences. 

Social media

Research outputs : Health Experience Insights Website

Let's Talk About It: Undoing the Stigma around Vulva and Vaginal Health

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Recent publications

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