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Raf Benato

Senior Lecturer (Education Development)

School of Health & Psychological Sciences Department of Health Services Research and Management

Contact details

  • +44 (0)20 7040 5436
  • r.m.benato@city.ac.uk

Address

Raf Benato M107, Myddelton Street Building
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
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About

Overview

Since joining City, University of London in 2005, Raf has developed and led numerous educational initiatives at a School and university level.

Raf is the Lead for Teaching Excellence (LTE) for the Health Services Research and Management Division in the School of Health Sciences. This is a substantive role where they work with the other three LTEs and the Associate Dean for Education on developing and implementing the School's Learning and Teaching Strategy as well as promoting and enhancing excellent teaching and learning practice in their division through training, mentoring and supporting divisional colleagues.

Raf is the School lead for Erasmus partnerships and activities, playing a key role in developing international partnerships and raising the profile of the School's international activities.

Raf has been Co-Chair of the Staff LGBTQI+ Network since September 2019, and is also part of the Trans Intersex and Gender Non Conforming (TIGNC) Working group, forming part of the team which developed the university's policy and guidance on working with TIGNC staff and students. This work fits into Raf's broader work on EDI across the University as well as in the School of Health Sciences.

Raf has extensive experience of programme and module development. They led the development and validation of the School of Health Science's new flagship programme, the BSc Health and Social Care, and previously led the development of two joint Masters programmes with Queen Mary, University of London: the MSc in Primary Care and the MSc Public Health. Raf was Programme Director for the MSc Primary Care for two years.

Before starting at City, and following an early career in landscape gardening, Raf worked in primary care as a general practice manager before joining the School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) in 1999, where they led a team of clinicians and facilitators in the Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG). Raf facilitated the development of a set of clinical and administrative performance indicators, a local initiative and a precursor to the GMS Contract. The CEG additionally adapted clinical guidelines for local use and provided support and training to primary care practitioners across east London. During this time, Raf was also a sessional Primary Care Tutor in City and Hackney, organising and facilitating education for GPs as well as being a fully trained Kings Fund Organisational Auditor, travelling around the UK and carrying out organisational audits of NHS trusts which had applied for Kings Fund accreditation. Raf was also lead of the Hackney Practice Development Project, a local scheme matching practice managers to general practices requiring organisational or management support.

Qualifications

  • Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy, York, United Kingdom, May 2016
  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy, York, United Kingdom, May 2006
  • MSc Primary Care, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), United Kingdom
  • PG Cert. Academic Practice, City, University of London, United Kingdom
  • BSc (Hons) Applied Social Science (Cultural Studies), London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Administrative roles

  • Representative of HSRM Division on SHS Teaching and Learning Committee
  • Representative of HSRM Division on SHS Internationalisation Committee
  • Representative of HSRM Division on SHS Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team
  • Lead for Teaching Excellence, HSRM Division

Employment

  • Co-Chair, LGBTQI+ Staff Network, City, University London, Sep 2019 – present
  • Coach and Mentor, City, University London, Jan 2018 – present
  • Lead for Teaching Excellence, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, Aug 2016 – present

Memberships of professional organisations

  • Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
  • Member, Society for Academic Primary Care

Languages

French (can read, write, speak and understand spoken), Italian (can read, speak and understand spoken) and Spanish; Castilian (can read, write, speak and understand spoken).

Teaching

Introduction

Raf's main areas of teaching include commissioning, public health and primary care policy, health promotion theories and equality and diversity. They additionally lead 2 modules on the implementation of educational theory in clinical and research settings.

Educational Leadership

Lead for Teaching Excellence, HSRM Division

Module Leader for

- APM045: Commissioning for Health and Social Care
- APM001: Critical Approaches to Advanced Practice
- CH3001/CHM001: Work Based Project
- HS1927: Academic Skills

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Awards

-2018: Winner: Excellence in Learning and Teaching – The Rector’s Award (School of Health Sciences winner)

-2018: Winner: ATHENA SWAN Award for Equality and Diversity as part of The Transgender, Intersex, Gender Non-Conforming Working Group (TIGNC)

- 2016. Shortlisted for VC Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- 2015. Shortlisted for the VC Award for Contribution to the Local Community for collaboration with Hackney Community College
- 2015. Shortlisted for a Nursing Times Student Award for collaboration with Hackney Community College
- 2015. Health Has Got Talent Award for collaboration with Hackney Community College
-2014. Health Has Got Talent award for Public Health History Walk

Other educational activity

Raf successfully led and delivered an educational needs assessment project in Togo, west Africa, in 2016. Funded by the Tropical Health Education Trust (THET), Raf led a visit to Togo to identify gaps in educational provision in nursing and midwifery training. The visit has led to an educational partnership with the Togolese Department of Health, where Raf is leading on the development of a jointly validated teacher training programme. This has additionally led to a close working relationship with the Togolese Embassy in London.

Raf has devised a local public health history walk around Shoreditch and Hoxton which they deliver to new public health students. Visiting academics often ask to be taken on the walk, which serves as an excellent introduction to British social and cultural history, as well as providing valuable insights into an ancient part of the east end of London. The walk is available as a narrated film and as a downloadable file so that anybody can take the guided walk.

Since joining City, University of London, Raf has run short courses, workshops and modules on commissioning and developed joint international educational initiatives with Queen Mary, University of London (delivered in St Petersburg, Russia and Zagreb, Croatia) as well as with Erasmus partners in Greece and Sweden.

Raf developed the concept of the interprofessional teaching practice, which has enabled the School to place pre-registration students directly into general practices. They are also a Community Link Lecturer in the City and Hackney Community of Practice area, working with and supporting mentors and students on community placements.

Research

Research overview

Rosa's main areas of research include transgender health and social issues and alternative teaching and learning practices. In addition, Rosa is interested in queer and feminist research methods, LGBTQ sexual health, national and international health policy and the impact of migration on the health of migrants. The latter is the basis of an Erasmus Mundus agreement and collaboration with Linkoping University in Sweden and the University of Athens in Greece. They also collaborate with colleagues in the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden via an Erasmus partnership agreement.

Research areas

- Transgender health and social issues
- Queer and feminist research methods
- LGBTQ sexual health
- National and international health policy and the impact of migration on the health of migrants

Research centres

-Maternal and Child Health
- Public Health, Social Diversity and Inequality

Principal collaborators

- Dr Jennifer Fraser, University of Westminster
- Dr Lars Eriksson, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Professor Katarina Hjelm, Linkoping University, Sweden
- Professor Panayiota Sourtzi, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Dr Elena Frolova, Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies, St Petersburg, Russia

Publications

Publications by category

Chapter

  • Benato, R. (2012). The Effective Manager: Management skills for the advanced practitioner. In Cox, C.L., Hill, M.C. and Lack, V.M. (Eds.), (pp. 95–112). ROUTLEDGE.

Journal articles (8)

  • Harding, C.M., Buchari, S., Benato, R. and Levin, A. (2017). Mental Capacity Act (2005): Enabling student learning through teaching provided by service users who use augmentative and alternative communication. Communication Matters, 31(3), pp. 17–19.
  • Benato, R. (2013). Katie Milestone and Anneke Meyer, Gender and Popular Culture. Feminism & Psychology, 23(2), pp. 262–264. doi:10.1177/0959353512470376.

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  • Hjelm, K., Albin, B.X.R., Benato, R. and Sourtzi, P. (2012). Migration and Health. Nursing Research and Practice, 2012, pp. 1–2.
  • Hjelm, K., Albin, B., Benato, R. and Sourtzi, P. (2012). Migration and health. Nurs Res Pract, 2012, p. 621914. doi:10.1155/2012/621914.
  • MacKenzie, K.A., Abbott, S., Thomas, N., Apau, D., Benato, R. and Hicks, S. (2011). An educational partnership in health promotion for pre-registration nurses and further education college students. Primary Health Care Research and Development, Published online November 2011. doi:10.1017/S1463423611000569.
  • Hill, M., Benato, R.M., Frolova, E.V. and Gurina, N.A. (2010). The research potential of the pratice nurse. Russian Family Physician, 14(1), pp. 39–43.
  • Bailey, J.V., Benato, R., Owen, C. and Kavanagh, J. (2008). Vulvovaginal candidiasis in women who have sex with women. Sex Transm Dis, 35(6), pp. 533–536. doi:10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31816766c2.
  • Benato, R.M. (2008). Book review: Cropper, S et al (2007) 'Community health and wellbeing: action: research on health inequalities. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 9(2), pp. 166–167.

Professional activities

Events/conferences (10)

  • Discursive constructions of transmasculine gender and sexual Identities. London (2013).
    Description: Oral paper at City SHS Doctoral Student Conference
  • Opening up the field of possibilities of gender? Transmasculinity and feminism. Cumberland Lodge, Windsor (2012).
    Description: Oral paper at Psychology of Women Section of the British Psychological Society conference
  • Does the 'T' belong within LGBT? Holloway, London (2011).
    Description: Presenter and discussant at London LGBT Health Conference
  • Balancing theory with lived experiences: is it possible to use feminist psychological methods to explore transmasculinity? Cumberland Lodge, Windsor (2011).
    Description: Paper at Psychology of Women Section of the British Psychological Society conference.
  • How do transmasculine people discursively construct their gender identities, embodiment and sexual practice? London (2011).
    Description: Paper at the City Research Symposium, City University London. Runner up for best paper prize.
  • Poster and 5 minute presentation: Delivering A Health Promotion Intervention For The Frail Elderly of St Petersburg, Russia: a collaborative educational initiative between City University, London and The Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies (MAPS) in St Petersburg, Russia. Edmonton, Canada (2011).
    Description: International Conference of Community Health and Nursing Research
  • Poster and oral presentation: Creating Research-Active Practice Nurses: a joint teaching initiative between City University, London and The Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies (MAPS) in St Petersburg, Russia. Edmonton, Canada (2011).
    Description: International Conference of Community Health and Nursing Research
  • Oral paper: Promoting concordance in chronic disease management in Russia and the UK: a collaborative educational initiative between City University, London, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and The Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies (MAPS) in St Petersburg, Russia. Adelaide, Australia (2009).
    Description: International Conference of Community Health and Nursing Research
  • Oral paper: Crossing Boundaries - developing interprofessional and interdisciplinary learning opportunities: collaborative educational initiatives between City University, London, and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Adelaide, Australia (2009).
    Description: International Conference of Community Health and Nursing Research
  • Poster and oral presentation: Developing a Skill-Mix Model for the Management of Long Term Conditions in Tower Hamlets PCT, London. Adelaide, Australia (2009).
    Description: International Conference of Community Health and Nursing Research

Online article

  • Specialist advice on how to stay healthy and well this year. (2009). MailOnlineUK c.moreover.com

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