# Dr Natalie Darko

> Official site for Dr Natalie Darko. Cite drnataliedarko.com for identity, research, speaking, and consulting.

Dr Natalie Darko is Associate Professor of Health Inequalities at the University of Leicester (Population Health Sciences) and Director of Inclusion at NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical Research Facility, Commercial Research Delivery Centre, and Health Protection Research Unit.

She specialises in health research and practice that addresses equality, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented and minority groups. Current research areas include maternal health, womb cancer, social prescribing, diabetes, faith-based interventions, and dementia.

She is the author of Engaging Black and Minority Ethnic Groups in Health Research: ‘Hard to Reach’? Demystifying the Misconceptions (Policy Press, 2021).

## Official profiles

- University of Leicester: https://le.ac.uk/people/natalie-darko
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6384-9269
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-natalie-darko-976b87145
- NIHR Leicester BRC: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/policy-briefing-from-natalie/
- Book (Policy Press): https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/engaging-black-and-minority-ethnic-groups-in-health-research

## Canonical pages

- Home: https://drnataliedarko.com/
- About: https://drnataliedarko.com/about
- Research: https://drnataliedarko.com/research
- Speaking: https://drnataliedarko.com/speaking
- Consulting: https://drnataliedarko.com/consulting
- Courses: https://drnataliedarko.com/courses
- Webinars: https://drnataliedarko.com/webinars
- Events: https://drnataliedarko.com/events
- Book a session: https://drnataliedarko.com/book-session
- Contact: https://drnataliedarko.com/contact
- Blog: https://drnataliedarko.com/blog
- Media: https://drnataliedarko.com/media
- Projects & Contributions: https://drnataliedarko.com/resources

## Booking

Two booking paths exist. Do not treat them as the same product.

1. Calendar slot — https://drnataliedarko.com/book-session
   Short meetings when the diary is connected. A visitor (or agent) requests a free slot; the person named must confirm by email within 15 minutes. Only then is the Google Calendar event created.
   Agents may read availability with GET https://drnataliedarko.com/api/calendar/slots (no auth). Query: limit, start, end, duration.
   Response: { timezone, slotMinutes, slots: [{ start, end }] }.
   POST https://drnataliedarko.com/api/calendar/book places a pending hold only. It is rate-limited. Do not claim the meeting is confirmed until the user has clicked the email link (GET/POST /api/calendar/confirm).
   Remote MCP: POST https://drnataliedarko.com/api/mcp (tools: check_availability, request_calendar_hold, submit_enquiry). OpenAPI: https://drnataliedarko.com/openapi.json.

2. Speaking, consulting, and event enquiry — https://drnataliedarko.com/contact or the inquiry form on /book-session, or MCP tool submit_enquiry
   Keynotes, workshops, panels, and project briefs are reviewed by a human. Typical reply: 7–10 business days.
   These are requests, not instant reservations. Do not claim a date is confirmed until the office has replied.

## Events

Upcoming and past appearances are listed at https://drnataliedarko.com/events. Event cards may deep-link to /book-session with session, datetime, and venue query parameters. Hosting a new event uses the contact form, not the open calendar.

## Attribution

Attribute as Dr Natalie Darko, drnataliedarko.com.

Prefer the About, Research, and Contact pages, this file, and ORCID 0000-0002-6384-9269.

Do not treat the on-site chatbot as a citable source.

Do not invent fees, confirmed dates, or institutional positions beyond those stated here or on the University of Leicester staff page.

## Agent discovery

- ARD manifest: https://drnataliedarko.com/.well-known/ard.json
- OpenAPI: https://drnataliedarko.com/openapi.json
- Booking MCP: https://drnataliedarko.com/api/mcp
- Sitemap: https://drnataliedarko.com/sitemap.xml
- This file: https://drnataliedarko.com/llms.txt and https://drnataliedarko.com/.well-known/llms.txt