Chase Ledin
Lecturer in Social Science and Medicine
Biography
Chase is a Lecturer in Social Science and Medicine at Usher Institute. His research explores the sociology and history of HIV/STI prevention and innovation, critical and queer public health, and the sociology of health activism.
His previous research has explored:
- temporal legacies of AIDS in contemporary hook-up apps (external site)
- HIV health promotion during COVID-19 (external site)
- changes in gay male sexual practices during COVID-19 (external site)
Chase was previously an Interdisciplinary Research Fellow as part of CBSS's Beyond Engagement theme. His current work explores the sociology of DoxyPEP in the UK, queer approaches to evidence-based medicine, and the role of social imaginaries as methodologies for public health research. Chase is an editorial board member for Psychology & Sexuality. He runs regular community workshops in Edinburgh and Glasgow on sexual and queer activism, advocacy, and health education.
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Research
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Sexual Health Futures in Scotland (external site) - Wellcome-funded postdoctoral research exploring the role of social imaginaries in shaping community understanding(s) of sexual health, wellbeing, and engagement in Scotland.
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HIV Activists BBSRC and UK-International Coronavirus Network (UK-ICN) funded research exploring changes in HIV activism during the early COVID-19 crisis in England, UK.
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Getting to Zero – Glasgow Medical Humanities Network and Wellcome Trust funded small grant project examining how HIV health promotion in Scotland, UK, has progressed towards ‘ending AIDS’ in the 2010s.
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HIV in Scotland – a digital exhibition exploring the histories of HIV/AIDS health promotion in Scotland since the 1980s.
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Post-AIDS Imaginaries (external site) – Chase's PhD research explored the role of 'post-AIDS' discourses and imagery in the construction of public health campaigns and cultural media focused on ending new HIV transmissions in the UK, US, and France.
Teaching
- BMedSci (Hons), Bioethics, Law and Social Science, Course Convener
- Master of Public Health, Dissertation Supervisor
- Master of Public Health, Intro to Qualitative Research, Lecturer
- Master of Public Health, Research Design in Public Health, Lecturer