Chase Ledin

Lecturer in Social Science and Medicine

Biography

Background

Chase has a background in social science, public health and medical education. Whilst completing his PhD at the University of Edinburgh, he taught medical sociology to undergraduate medical students. After completing his doctorate, he worked as a teaching fellow and research fellow in the School of Population Health Sciences. He was then appointed as a Lecturer in Social Science and Medicine. In this role, he leads social aspects of medicine modules for the MBChB, HCP-Med, BMedSci, and MPH programmes.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Edinburgh (2022)

Responsibilities & affiliations

Behavioural and Social Science Teaching in Medicine (BeSST), Committee Member & Co-Lead in Student Partnership

Interdisciplinary Research in Sexual Health (IReSH) Network Scotland, Co-Chair

Undergraduate teaching

Chase teaches social and ethical aspects of medicine (SEAM Y1-2) as part of the MBChB programme in Edinburgh Medical School. He is also course organiser for the HCP-Med SEAM programme (Units 2 & 3).

Postgraduate teaching

Chase supervises research students as part of the Master of Public Health (MPH) and MSc Data Science for Health and Social Care programmes within the School of Population Health Sciences.

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Areas of interest for supervision

My research interests focus on three core areas: (1) queer experiences of health and illness, including health activism, HIV/STI prevention, and the sociology of sexual health and medicine; (2) the intersection(s) of sexual health and science and technology studies (STS); and (3) the relationship(s) between antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antimicrobial stewarship, and sexual health and medicine.

My methodological approaches are primarily qualitative, including interviews and focus groups, workshops, archival research, and arts-based and creative methods for engaging publics.

I welcome masters and PhD projects related to these topics and methods.

Research summary

Chase is a social scientist working within public health and medicine. His research explores biomedical innovation and disease elimination, HIV/STI prevention and sexual health, critical public health, and health promotion.

Using qualitative methods, including interviews, focus groups, and archival research, Chase's work examines the role of social imaginaries in public health campaigns, national and global agendas to 'end HIV' by 2030, and biomedical innovation within queer communities in the Global North. Chase also employs collaborative and participatory methods, including community workshops, to foster dialogue between academic research, public health outreach, and community engagement.

He has work published or forthcoming in Critical Public Health; Culture, Health and Sexuality; the Journal of Science Communication; Sociology of Health and Illness; Social Science & Medicine; BMJ Medical Humanities; and the Journal of Medical Humanities. 

Affiliated research centres

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