Gina is an alumna of the Nottingham School of Nursing and completed her PhD at the University of Sheffield. Her clinical career as a nurse, midwife and health visitor spans 22 years and she is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards.

Gina’s research portfolio focuses on ethnic minority populations and immigrant health. She particularly specialises in the broad issue of social exclusion and equity in healthcare, lay understandings of health and illness, chronic disease management in primary care, self-care strategies, the cultural congruence of healthcare services, access to and utilisation of healthcare services, and ethnic and cultural diversity in care giving. 

A further major theme in her research portfolio is international migration and maternity. This includes parenting issues, early parenthood and postnatal depression in different ethnic minority groups, and experiences of diverse ethnocultural groups during access to maternal healthcare services.