Professor
Sharron
Hinchliff

PhD, BSc(Hons), PGCertHE

School of Allied Health Professions, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery

Professor of Psychology and Health

Sharron Hinchliff
Profile picture of Sharron Hinchliff
s.hinchliff@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2045
Room 109, 362 Mushroom Lane

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Professor Sharron Hinchliff
School of Allied Health Professions, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery

Room 109
362 Mushroom Lane
Sheffield

S10 2TS

Profile

Sharron leads an ecosystem of research, teaching, and innovation that drives meaningful change in sexual and reproductive health, with a particular focus on midlife/menopause and the sexual health and wellbeing of older adults. Her work brings together research, human rights, public engagement, and partnerships beyond academia to challenge stigma, influence practice, and develop innovative resources that make a difference to people’s lives.

She works with service providers and organisations to support them to become more age-friendly and informed about sexual rights, helping to create services and environments where people can age with dignity, respect, and choice. Example resources include:

  • : a set of resources designed to ensure that people are treated with dignity and respect in relation to their sexuality as they age. The Charter is currently I use across three domains: health care, social care, and the community.

  • Age of Love: a collaboration with Sheffield artist Pete McKee that challenges the myths and misconceptions about the intimate relationships of older adults. The Age of Love has been developed into an, in partnership with Kit Green, as well as a series of wellbeing cafés with charity partners in Sheffield and Northampton.

  • : a public health website dedicated to providing accessible, evidence-based information about sexual health and wellbeing as people get older. Designed for both the public and professionals, it addresses an often-overlooked aspect of healthy ageing.

Sharron’s work has been recognised through a number of awards, including the President’s Medal from the Market Research Society, the national Girl Up Award from She Inspires, and the Public Engagement Award from the British Psychological Society’s North East England Branch.

She holds a PhD and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. Find out more about her work via her and.

Research interests
  • Ageing, sexual health and wellbeing, women’s health, menopause, psychology of health and health/social care
  • Qualitative research
  • Under-represented groups
  • Sensitive topics

Current/recent projects

(NIHR School for Social Care Research), PI Sharron Hinchliff

(Croatian Science Foundation), PI Aleksandar Štulhofer

Co-designing and evaluating training and educational resources for care home staff to support the sexual rights of aged-care residents (ESRC IAA), PI Sharron Hinchliff

Publications

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Edited books

  • Barrett C & Hinchliff S (Ed.) (2017) Addressing the Sexual Rights of Older People: Theory, Policy and Practice. UK: Routledge.

Journal articles

  • Bulut H, Hinchliff S, Alqurashi TS, Ifayomi M & Alotaibi SM (2026) . Health & Social Care in the Community.
  • Gore-Gorszewska G, Ševčíková A & Hinchliff S (2025) . Qualitative Health Research.
  • Alotaibi S, Hinchliff S & Ali P (2025) . Journal of Advanced Nursing, 82(5), 5082-5095.
  • Hinchliff S, Mawson RL, Malta S & Cliff G (2023) . BMJ, 380, e072388-e072388.
  • Towler LB, Graham CA, Bishop FL & Hinchliff S (2023) . The Journal of Sex Research, 60(9), 1318-1331.
  • Di Lorito C, Bosco A, Peel E, Hinchliff S, Dening T, Calasanti T, de Vries B, Cutler N, Fredriksen-Goldsen K & Harwood R (2022) . Aging and Mental Health, 26(10), 1912-1921.
  • Towler LB, Graham CA, Bishop F & Hinchliff S (2021) . Social Science & Medicine, 287.
  • Hinchliff S, Lewis R, Wellings K, Datta J & Mitchell K (2021) . Age and Ageing, 50(2), 546-553.
  • Stulhofer A, Hinchliff S & Træen B (2020) . International Journal of Impotence Research, 32(5), 525-534.
  • Hinchliff S, Fileborn B, Alba B, Lyons A, Minichiello V, Barrett C, Brown G, Malta S & Dow B (2020) . Culture, Health and Sexuality, 23(3), 367-382.
  • Hinchliff S, Carvalheira AA, Stulhofer A, Janssen E, Hald GM & Træen B (2020) . European Journal of Ageing, 17(2), 185-195.
  • Štulhofer A, Hinchliff S, Jurin T, Carvalheira A & Træen B (2019) . European Journal of Ageing, 16, 155-165.
  • Hinchliff S () Understanding the interplay between cognitive changes at menopause, the workplace, and mental health: Qualitative findings from the MARiE-UK (WP2a) project. Frontiers in Global Women's Health.

Book chapters

  • Hinchliff S & Fileborn B (2020) , Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry (pp. 785-802). Oxford University Press
  • Hinchliff S (2019) In Gu D & Dupre ME (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging Springer
  • Hinchliff S & King A (2018) , Psychologies of Ageing (pp. 51-77). Springer International Publishing

All publications

Edited books

  • Barrett C & Hinchliff S (Ed.) (2017) Addressing the Sexual Rights of Older People: Theory, Policy and Practice. UK: Routledge.

Journal articles

  • Bulut H, Hinchliff S, Alqurashi TS, Ifayomi M & Alotaibi SM (2026) . Health & Social Care in the Community.
  • Gore-Gorszewska G, Ševčíková A & Hinchliff S (2025) . Qualitative Health Research.
  • Alotaibi S, Hinchliff S & Ali P (2025) . Journal of Advanced Nursing, 82(5), 5082-5095.
  • Hinchliff S, Mawson RL, Malta S & Cliff G (2023) . BMJ, 380, e072388-e072388.
  • Towler LB, Graham CA, Bishop FL & Hinchliff S (2023) . The Journal of Sex Research, 60(9), 1318-1331.
  • Di Lorito C, Bosco A, Peel E, Hinchliff S, Dening T, Calasanti T, de Vries B, Cutler N, Fredriksen-Goldsen K & Harwood R (2022) . Aging and Mental Health, 26(10), 1912-1921.
  • Towler LB, Graham CA, Bishop F & Hinchliff S (2021) . Social Science & Medicine, 287.
  • Hinchliff S, Lewis R, Wellings K, Datta J & Mitchell K (2021) . Age and Ageing, 50(2), 546-553.
  • Stulhofer A, Hinchliff S & Træen B (2020) . International Journal of Impotence Research, 32(5), 525-534.
  • Hinchliff S, Fileborn B, Alba B, Lyons A, Minichiello V, Barrett C, Brown G, Malta S & Dow B (2020) . Culture, Health and Sexuality, 23(3), 367-382.
  • Hinchliff S, Carvalheira AA, Stulhofer A, Janssen E, Hald GM & Træen B (2020) . European Journal of Ageing, 17(2), 185-195.
  • Štulhofer A, Hinchliff S, Jurin T, Carvalheira A & Træen B (2019) . European Journal of Ageing, 16, 155-165.
  • Hinchliff S () Understanding the interplay between cognitive changes at menopause, the workplace, and mental health: Qualitative findings from the MARiE-UK (WP2a) project. Frontiers in Global Women's Health.

Book chapters

  • Hinchliff S & Fileborn B (2020) , Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry (pp. 785-802). Oxford University Press
  • Hinchliff S (2019) In Gu D & Dupre ME (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging Springer
  • Hinchliff S & King A (2018) , Psychologies of Ageing (pp. 51-77). Springer International Publishing
Teaching interests

Qualitative research; health psychology; health promotion; sexual and reproductive health; sexual well-being; psychology of ageing and gender.

Professional activities and memberships
  • Committee member of the Sheffield Sexual Health Network
  • Departmental Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Lead for a large portfolio of Public Engagement and Knowledge Exchange projects on the sexual rights of older adults
  • Peer reviewer for a range of funding bodies and international journals
  • Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

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