Congratulations to The Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health’s (ISEH) Dr Eleanor Tillett, Dr Hara Trouli and Dr Snehal Pinto Pereira on their much-deserved promotions.
Dr Eleanor Tillett has been promoted to Professor (Teaching) while Dr Snehal Pinto Pereira and Dr Hara Trouli have become Associate Professors within the Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London (UCL). The promotions will come into effect in the new academic year.
Dr Eleanor Tillett is an honorary consultant at University College London Hospital and is also co-organiser of the UCL’s MSc in Sports Medicine, Exercise and Health. In addition, she sees patients during her NHS clinic on site at The ISEH, with her specialist interests being in: back and neck pain, spinal stress fractures (spondylolysis), adolescent sports injuries and exercise-based rehabilitation for all types of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries. This includes working with anyone wishing to be more physically active for their health, day to day life or work, as well as recreational and elite athletes.
Dr Hara Trouli is an Associate Professor and course lead for UCL’s Performing Arts Medicine MSc based at The ISEH. She is also an experienced musculoskeletal doctor who has worked extensively with professionals and student performers. Her research has focused on performance-related problems of musicians and the topics have included: Clinics for Musicians, Wrist Problems of Musicians and Health of the Popular Musician. Dr Hara is involved in multiple academic activities and she also organises the PAM day once every year at UCL.
Dr Snehal Pinto Pereira, Associate Professor in Population Health and Applied Statistics has three broad and complementary research remits that address public health needs with demonstrable impact on national policy and practice. First, she is an MRC funded researcher leading on work on obesity, physical activity strength and ageing. Second, she leads and contributes substantially to several projects trying to understand how specific child maltreatments are related, via certain pathways, to outcomes in adulthood. Third, she is heavily involved in the nationally funded Children & young people with Long Covid (CLoCk) study which aims to describe the clinical phenotype and prevalence of post-COVID symptoms in children and young people. Her approach is underpinned by a strong methodological foundation that aims to make the best use of existing data resources. Her activities, achievements and expertise have been recognised through grant funding, prestigious panel memberships and by providing evidence for SAGE during the COVID pandemic.
Dr Eleanor Tillett said: “I am delighted to have been promoted and very grateful to those who supported my application. We have a very strong education team at ISEH and any promotion reflects the drive for excellence which everyone works towards.”
Dr Hara Trouli said. “I am privileged to be promoted to Associate Professor (Teaching) for the Division of Surgery at UCL this year. My academic journey has been amazing and working in the field of Performing Arts Medicine, I would say unique and challenging. I have a vision to enhance not only our educational options for postgraduate students in the UK and overseas, but to also establish our PAM Research Hub, based at the ISEH, which will enhance and promote the evidence behind clinical work.” And lastly shares: “Personal growth is about progress, not perfection.”
Dr Snehal Pinto Pereira said: “My promotion would not have been possible without the amazing support I have gotten colleagues and mentors at The ISEH, UCL and my network of collaborators across the country. In my view, this promotion has very much been a team effort!”
Professor Mark Hamer, Professor of Sport and Exercise Medicine at The ISEH said: “These promotions are hugely deserved. It is impressive that SEM colleagues regularly feature on the UCL promotions round and is a true reflection of all the hard work.”
Professor Fares Haddad, Director of The ISEH commented on each of the promotions and said:
“We are all delighted for Eleanor who has been integral to the masters programme at ISEH since its inception. She continues to deliver leadership in education both at ISEH and in the Division of Surgery. A well deserved promotion.”
“Snehal is a great team player, she has already many friends and achieved so much in her brief time at ISEH, we are all very pleased for her.”
Lastly, commenting on Dr Hara’s Trouli’s Promotion, Professor Fares Haddad, shares: “We should all commend her incredible energy in putting performing arts on the map, educationally and academically.”