Professor Rhiannon Billingsley
Pro Vice-Chancellor
Faculty of Health and Wellbeing
Rhiannon Billingsley is the Pro Vice-Chancellor for the new portfolio of Regional and Public Health Development (R& PHD).
Her remit is to act as the University's key link to the regional and public health infrastructure, both locally and regionally, and to build on the existing excellent relationships already developed. She also carried responsibility for developing the University's strategy with regard to diversity and inclusivity.
Rhiannon joined the University in 2000 as director of the School of Health and Social Care. She became Executive Dean of the newly established Faculty of Health and Wellbeing in 2003. Rhiannon's academic background is in social sciences, and she followed an early career in management in social work. She was previously at Salford University as director of social work and community studies. She is a member of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.
Rhiannon is a governor of Northern College, and a board member of the following organisations
- Sheffield Foundation Hospital Trust for Clinical Governance
- Sheffield First for Health and Wellbeing
- Sheffcare
- South Yorkshire Coalfields Trust
- Phoenix Sport
She is a member of both the Council of Deans and the European Council of Deans, South Yorkshire Creative Industries and the DfES Community Cohesion Group. Her main research interest is with children and young people.
She is an adjunct professor to the University of Lethbridge, Canada where she has been recognised for her work in interprofessional health and social care education.
