The Faculty of Public Health is delighted to announce that we have welcomed ten new Honorary Fellows this year.
Honorary Fellowship is the highest category of FPH membership, awarded to those who have made exceptional contributions towards public health policy, practice, or improving the health of the public.
Andy Bell
Andy Bell has emerged as one of the most influential voices in public mental health, with a career distinguished by a commitment to social justice, equality, and evidence-based reform.
At the heart of his impact is his leadership of the Centre for Mental Health, where he has driven initiatives that challenge systemic inequalities and promote inclusive public mental health strategies. He led the Commission for Equality in Mental Health, which produced the landmark report 'Mental Health for All', and the Equally Well UK collaborative, a pioneering effort to improve the physical health of people with severe mental illness.
His influence extends into national policy, where he played a pivotal role in securing the rollout of specialist perinatal mental health services across the UK and embedding Individual Placement and Support employment services. Through the Local Authority Mental Health Challenge, he has empowered more than 100 councillors to become mental health champions in their communities.
Internationally, Andy has contributed to World Health Organization initiatives on mental health across government sectors. His work continues to shape the future of public health in the UK and globally, with a focus on building mentally healthier, fairer societies.
Marie Brousseau-Navarro
Marie Brousseau-Navarro is Deputy Commissioner and Director of Health at the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, where her leadership has placed prevention and long-term thinking at the heart of public policy.
She drafted and leads the Commissioner's health and well-being mission, working to transform how public bodies keep people healthy – tackling the root causes of ill health, addressing health inequalities, and increasing investment in prevention.
A lawyer by training, Marie helped establish the Office in 2016 alongside the first Commissioner, and has served as Deputy Commissioner since 2021, having previously been Chief Operating Officer. In that role she ensures the Office itself operates as efficiently and sustainably as the future it champions for Wales.
Professor Mary Codd
Professor Mary Codd is an outstanding public health specialist, academic, teacher, and advocate. Appointed to University College Dublin in 2008, she is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Director of both the UCD MPH programme and the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master European Public Health Degree.
Her teaching has been recognised with Excellence Awards at UCD and internationally through Universitas 21, and in 2023 her School received the ASPHER Award for Excellence in the Teaching and Practice of Public Health.
Her research spans neuroepidemiology, cardiovascular epidemiology, screening, and infectious disease, with over 400 publications and close to 10,000 citations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she established and directed the UCD Contact Tracing Centre in partnership with the Health Services Executive.
A member of the Executive Board of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region since 2019, Mary led the development of its Core Curriculum Programme for Public Health, and in June 2025 was elected President, taking up the role in June 2026.
Dr Penelope Dash
Dr Penny Dash is Chair of NHS England, having brought to the role a career that spans clinical practice, consulting, and senior system leadership.
A physician by training and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Penny holds an MSc in Public Health Medicine and an MBA from Stanford Business School.
Much of her career has been spent in consulting, first at the Boston Consulting Group and then at McKinsey & Co, where she led the healthcare practice in Europe and worked with payors, providers, health systems, and investors across the world. She has also served as Director of Strategy for the NHS, Vice Chairman of the King's Fund, Non-Executive Director at Monitor, and Chair of North West London Integrated Care Board.
Penny also founded and co-chairs the Cambridge Health Network, which brings together the leading players in the wider healthcare industry in the UK. Her career bridges clinical, strategic, and system leadership at the highest levels of UK healthcare.
Dr Jeanette Dickson
Dr Jeanette Dickson is a consultant clinical oncologist whose leadership has shaped postgraduate education and the wider medical profession in the UK.
Since July 2023, she has served as Chair of Council of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, having previously been Vice Chair with responsibility for the educational portfolio. She became actively involved with the Royal College of Radiologists in 2010, going on to serve as its President from 2019 to 2022.
Alongside her clinical work – including five years as Clinical Director of Mount Vernon Cancer Centre – Jeanette has held senior education roles including Head of School, and continues as an educational supervisor and trained consultant appraiser.
She contributes to the Leng Review, the Medical Education and Training Review, and the workforce strand of the NHS 10 Year Plan, and chairs the Grail Clinical Advisory Group.
Professor Lucy Easthope
Professor Lucy Easthope is a world-leading authority on recovery from disaster. For over two decades she has challenged others to think differently about what comes next after tragic events, becoming a passionate and thought-provoking voice on emergency planning.
Lucy has spearheaded practice and policy around disaster response, with a particular focus on the psychological impacts of catastrophe and the long process of recovery. Her public health approach insists on the details that matter – from the processes for returning personal effects to victims' families, to a deeply human vision of disaster management that places people at its centre.
She is Professor in Practice of Risk and Hazard at the University of Durham, where she co-founded the After Disaster Network. She is also a Fellow in Mass Fatalities and Pandemics at the Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath, and a Research Associate at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University, New Zealand.
Lucy's work has reshaped how the UK – and the world – prepares for, and recovers from, the very worst emergencies.
Professor Kevin Fenton
Professor Kevin Fenton is one of the UK’s most influential public health leaders, and is also immediate Past-President of the Faculty of Public Health, having held office from 2022 to 2025.
Kevin is OHID’s Regional Director for London, Regional Director of Public Health for NHS London, and statutory health advisor to the Mayor of London. He also serves as the UK Government's Chief Advisor on HIV, chairing the HIV Action Plan Implementation Steering Group, and is the 2024 to 25 President of the British Science Association.
His career spans national and international leadership – from directing the US Centers for Disease Control's National Centre for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, to serving as Public Health England's National Director for Health and Wellbeing, to leading London's response to COVID-19 and the landmark 'Beyond the Data' review of pandemic disparities.
Appointed CBE in 2022 for services to public health, Kevin's leadership of the Faculty was defined by championing equity, anti-racism, and the global public health community.
Professor Rowena Hill
Professor Rowena Hill is Professor of Resilience, Emergencies and Disaster Science at Nottingham Trent University, where her work builds the bridge between research and real-world decision-making in moments of crisis.
Her research provides the evidence base for policy and practice in disaster and emergency contexts – spanning communities, responders, and the resilience structures through which threats and risks are identified, prepared for, mitigated, managed, and adapted to. Her work considers how the UK can increase societal resilience to system-wide risks including pandemics, climate change, and civil protection challenges.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rowena was seconded as embedded scientist to the C19 National Foresight Group, leading teams that delivered more than 60 reports to inform decision-making by policymakers and leaders across the UK. She was awarded an MBE in 2024 for Public Service in recognition of this work.
She currently supports the Climate Security National Foresight Group, chairs the national Academic Collaboration, Evaluation and Research Group aligned to the National Fire Chiefs Council, and advises government departments across Whitehall and the Senedd. Her work places rigorous science at the heart of how the UK prepares for the threats of the future.
Dr Laura Magaña
Dr Laura Magaña is a global leader in public health education whose career has spanned more than 35 years across higher education in Mexico and internationally.
She serves as President and CEO of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health in the United States, and is the Founding President of the Global Network for Academic Public Health. Earlier in her career, she was Dean of the School of Public Health at the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico, and has held senior academic leadership roles across multiple institutions.
An accomplished scholar, Laura has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications on learning environments, educational technology, and public health education.
Under her leadership, ASPPH has expanded its global reach and driven transformative initiatives including Framing the Future 2030, workforce development, data modernisation, leadership development, climate and health, healthy longevity, and artificial intelligence in academia. Her vision continues to shape how the next generation of public health professionals is educated and equipped to meet the challenges of a changing world.
Professor Sanjay Zodpey
Professor Sanjay Zodpey is a globally recognised epidemiologist, public health scientist, and award-winning educator whose work has shaped the institutional landscape of public health in India and beyond.
He serves as President of the Public Health Foundation of India and Pro-Chancellor of the PHFI Institute of Public Health Sciences. An institution builder of national importance, he played a central role in establishing the Indian Institutes of Public Health, and was previously Professor of Preventive and Social Medicine and Vice Dean at Government Medical College, Nagpur.
He has held honorary professorships at six international universities, served two consecutive terms as National President of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, and was Chief Editor of the Indian Journal of Public Health.
The University of Sydney conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Medicine honoris causa, and he is a recipient of the WHO South-East Asia Region's Public Health Education Leadership Award.
