University College London

Sarah Lasoye is a poet, black feminist, and current masters student in Global Health and Development at UCL, and joins SHaME as an Associate Fellow. She previously held the role of Women’s Officer for the National Union of Students (NUS), campaigning on behalf of women and non-binary students across Further and Higher Education. Presently, she supports the work of LUSTRUM, a 5-year NIHR-funded programme aiming to prevent transmission of STIs and reduce undiagnosed HIV, and contributes to Race & Health, a network of academics, healthcare professionals and activists working to tackle the impact of racism, xenophobia and discrimination on health. Her research and wider work focuses on addressing state violence and developing abolitionist global and public health practices.