Rising Star Award

After qualifying as an Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) in 1992, Graeme spent 15 years working for local authorities across the north west of England. Whilst he worked across all aspects of environmental health, his career had a strong public health focus covering areas such as pest control, nuisance, emergency planning and animal welfare.

In 2007, Graeme joined Liverpool John Moores University (LJUM) as the programme leader for their new BSc (Hons) Environmental Health programme. This programme, accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, provides the first step towards professional registration as an EHP. It covers all five key areas of environmental health which Graeme contributes to: food safety, housing, health and safety, environmental protection and public health. In 2024, he was appointed Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience for the Faculty of Health, and, in 2025, won the Outstanding Teacher award from John Moores Student Union.

His research has resulted in publications and presentations on a range of topics, including food safety, food allergens, risk management, pest control and managing student exceptions. He has also worked with international colleagues on publications related to areas such as AI and environmental health. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Graeme has been a regular guest on BBC and local radio stations, discussing the public health impacts of Covid-19 and wider environmental and public health issues.

Alongside his teaching role at LJMU, he has chaired panels assessing programme validation and currently acts as an external examiner for two other CIEH-accredited universities in the UK. A former elected trustee of the CIEH, and a member of the International Federation of Environmental Health and NEHA, Graeme remains actively engaged with developments in environmental health at local, national and global levels.

Lindsay is a Chartered Member of CIEH and is the Programme Director of the CIEH-accredited BSc Hons Environmental Health Course at Ulster University. She previously worked as an EHO in several local authorities in Northern Ireland. Lindsay is currently a Trustee at CIEH and sits on the Environmental Health Services Committee.

Carlene is a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner and has been working as a Housing EHP for over 30 years for several London Local Authorities. She currently works for the West London Alliance/Commissioning Alliance, for the Setting the Standard (StS) Inspection Service, in the role of Service Development Manager.

The StS Inspection Service inspects privately rented, nightly-paid and studio temporary accommodation across London, on behalf of the London Housing Directors. Carlene is also the Chair of the CIEH Housing Coffee and Catch meetings, a CIEH Housing Advisory Panel Member, and previously served as a CIEH Trustee for 7 years.