CHSS Professor receives MBE at Buckingham Palace

Congratulations to Sally Kendall, who received her MBE on 31 January in recognition of 30 years of research in nursing and health visiting. As Professor of Community Nursing and Public Health she is renowned for practice-based research in the area of parenting and maternal and child health. Her parenting work is internationally recognised and implemented from Kent to Japan.

Sally said: ‘I am delighted and honoured on behalf of the nursing profession to receive the MBE. It is a particular privilege to be honoured for research in nursing. It has been an important part of my work to raise the profile of nursing and develop evidence-based practice.’

She is currently leading a national study of breast-feeding promotion ‘Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly’, in collaboration with Yale School of Public Health. Sally is also Adjunct Professor at Murdoch University in Western Australia, contributing to research on Aboriginal Health in families and communities.

She is also co-editor in chief of Primary Health Care Research and Development, an internationally-recognised journal, and co-chair of the International Collaboration of Community Health Nursing Research, a UK charity supporting international community nursing research dissemination.

Sally Chairs the European Primary Care Forum, which seeks to develop international perspectives on community health initiatives.