Miss Susan Crossman

Biography

Susie Crossman is a Senior Programme Manager based in the Centre for Capacity Research. She manages multiple research consortia and oversees numerous sub-awards. Her responsibilities include budget preparation, monitoring, forecasting, and reporting; contract development and negotiation; staff recruitment and line management; and monitoring project progress and reporting to funders. She also contributes to research activities and peer-reviewed publications. Susie works closely with research colleagues to prepare, develop, and submit grant applications, and she promotes and disseminates the Centre for Capacity Research’s research outputs. She has a diverse background in project management, having worked on projects across sub-Saharan Africa and the UK, spanning neglected tropical diseases, drug discovery, vector control, sickle cell disease, and research capacity strengthening.

Selected research publications

How an international research programme can contribute to improvements in the research environment: the perspective of doctoral students in sub-Saharan Africa – Journal: F1000Research – Published: 24th June 2024

How research consortia can contribute to improvements in PhD students’ research environment and progress in sub-Saharan African countries – Journal: F1000Research – Published: 24th June 2024

The process of developing a joint theory of change across three global entities: can this help to make their efforts to strengthen capacity for implementation research more effective? – Journal: BMJ Public Health – Published: 20th March 2024

How international research consortia can strengthen organisations’ research systems and promote a conducive environment and culture – Journal: BMJ Global Health – Published: 7th April 2023

Demonstrating the sustainability of capacity strengthening amidst COVID-19 – Journal: International Health – Published: 3rd September 2021

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