Maddie Blackburn Editor

Sarah Earle is Professor of Medical Sociology at The Open University, UK. She is a medical sociologist with internationally recognised expertise in the sociology of reproductive and sexual health. Her inclusive research theorises the sexual and reproductive lives of under-researched or marginalised groups, exploring how this lack of agency impacts on everyday life and its meaning. She was a founding member and, later, Chair of The Open University Sexuality Alliance.

Maddie Blackburn is a retired lawyer and senior health professional, and a Visiting Fellow at The Open University, UK, where she completed her PhD. Maddie was the founding Chair of The Open University Sexuality Alliance and was previously a Chief Executive at Iain Rennie Hospice at Home and Director of Children’s and Young People’s Strategy at the Healthcare Commission, now the Care Quality Commission.