Healthy Working Lives Group

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Our Staff

A Clinically Led, Multidisciplinary Team

The Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG) is led by experienced occupational physicians and health researchers, supported by a multidisciplinary team with expertise spanning occupational medicine, public health, employability, policy, and professional education.

Our staff combine clinical experience, applied research, and frontline teaching, ensuring that everything we deliver — from research to education — is grounded in the realities of practice.

The Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG) team at the University of Glasgow delivering occupational health research and education. Members of the Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG) at the University of Glasgow. The team delivers occupational health research, teaching, and professional education, including the Diploma in Occupational Medicine and the Diploma in Health Practice.

Leadership

image of Professor Ewan Macdonald CBE Founder and Head, Healthy Working Lives Group Professor of Occupational Medicine, University of Glasgow

Professor Ewan Macdonald CBE

Founder and Head, Healthy Working Lives Group
Professor of Occupational Medicine, University of Glasgow

Professor Macdonald founded HWLG in 1990 and has led over three decades of clinically focused research, education, and policy engagement in occupational medicine and work-related health. His leadership ensures HWLG’s work remains practice-led, policy-relevant, and clinically grounded.

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Professor Drushca Lalloo

Deputy Head, Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG)
Honorary Professor in Occupational Medicine, University of Glasgow

Dr Drushca Lalloo is Deputy Head of the Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG) and a senior academic in occupational medicine at the University of Glasgow. She provides academic and strategic leadership across the group’s research, teaching, and professional education activities.

Research Profile
As Deputy Head, Dr Lalloo plays a key role in ensuring that HWLG’s work remains clinically grounded, methodologically robust, and aligned with the needs of working clinicians, employers, and health systems.
Honorary Research Fellow in the Healthy Working Lives Group at the University of Glasgow specialising in occupational health research. Dr Sergio Vargas-Prada Figueroa, Honorary Research Fellow with the Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG) at the University of Glasgow, contributing to applied occupational health and public health research.

Dr Sergio Vargas‑Prada Figueroa

Honorary Research Fellow, Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG)
University of Glasgow

Dr Sergio Vargas-Prada Figueroa is an Honorary Research Fellow with the Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG) at the University of Glasgow. He is an experienced occupational health researcher with a strong track record in applied epidemiology, musculoskeletal health, and work-related health outcomes.

Research Profile

Dr Simon Harold Walker

Senior Research Lead, Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG)
University of Glasgow

Dr Drushca Lalloo is Deputy Head of the Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG) and a senior academic in occupational medicine at the University of Glasgow. She provides academic and strategic leadership across the group’s research, teaching, and professional education activities.

Research Profile

Effie Assan

Research Assistant, Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG)
University of Glasgow

Effie Assan is a Research Assistant with the Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG) at the University of Glasgow. She supports the group’s applied research across occupational health, public health, and workforce wellbeing, contributing to projects that sit at the interface of research, policy, and practice.

Research Profile

Mrs Sandra McGuire

Administrative Assistant, Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG)
University of Glasgow

Sandra McGuire manages the administrative services of the Healthy Working Lives Group, helping coordinate group activity across research, teaching, and professional engagement. Her role includes supporting communications, scheduling, document preparation, and liaison with internal and external partners.

Mrs Karen Taggart

Administrative Assistant, Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG)
University of Glasgow

Karen Taggart supports the administrative services of the Healthy Working Lives Group, helping coordinate activity across research, teaching, and professional engagement. Her role includes supporting communications, scheduling, documentation, and liaison with internal and external partners.

Ms Georgia McDowall

Administrative Assistant, Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG)
University of Glasgow

Georgia McDowall supports the administrative services of the Healthy Working Lives Group, helping coordinate activity across research, teaching, and professional engagement. Her role includes supporting communications, scheduling, documentation, and liaison with internal and external partners.

Honorary Lecturers and Affiliate Staff                             

  • Dr Kaveh Asanati
  • Dr Anshu Bhatia
  • Mr Liam Entwistle
  • Mrs Mairi Gaffney
  • Dr Hazem Gallagher-Alagha
  • Dr David Gentles
  • Dr Imran Ghafur
  • Dr Robbert Hermans
  • Mr Kenneth Hill
  • Dr Chris Ide
  • Dr Chris Kalman
  • Dr Alastair Leckie 
  • Dr Cheryl Liew  
  • Dr Colin Martin
  • Prof Manish Patel
  • Dr Munna Roy
  • Dr John Wadsworth
  • Prof Chris Williams