Dr Maëva May

Who Dr Maëva May is

Dr Maëva May is a policy professional working at the intersection of health research and system reform. Since September 2023 she has served as Associate Director of Systems Engagement at the Stroke Association, overseeing research funding, policy, and partnerships to improve stroke care. Before joining the Stroke Association she was Head of Policy at the British Heart Foundation, working on research, prevention, and health policy. Earlier in her career she held strategic roles at the National Institutes of Health in the United States, with a focus on advancing women's health research. She is an alumna of the Academy of Medical Sciences FLIER programme and has been quoted in UK press coverage on stroke policy and care.

References for this biography

1. 1.UK Stroke Forum Coalition | Stroke Association — Confirms Dr Maëva May's title as Associate Director of Systems Engagement at the Stroke Association from September 2023, her prior role as Head of Policy at the British Heart Foundation, and her background at the National Institutes of Health in the US.
2. 2.Advocacy – Maeva May, British Heart Foundation | The Mental Elf podcast — Confirms her former role as Head of Policy at the British Heart Foundation and links her X account (@may_maeva) to her identity.
3. 3.Maeva May (@may_maeva) / X — Confirms X account self-description as Associate Director of System Engagement at the Stroke Association.
4. 4.STROKE ASSOCIATION – Companies House — Confirms Stroke Association registered office address: Stroke Association House, 240 City Road, London, EC1V 2PR.
5. 5.Contact details for specific teams | Stroke Association — Confirms Stroke Association press office contact email (press@stroke.org.uk) and press phone number as organisational contact details.

Notable achievements

• Appointed Associate Director of Systems Engagement at the Stroke Association in September 2023, with responsibility for research funding, policy, and partnerships to improve stroke care. Source ↗
• Appeared as a speaker on health research advocacy as Head of Policy at the British Heart Foundation at the NIHR Impact Frameworks and Cultural Change conference in February 2021. Source ↗

What Dr Maëva May has said

• “Too many people from Black African and Black Caribbean communities, and those living in more deprived circumstances, are developing stroke risk factors earlier and are experiencing stroke before those risks have even been identified.”

  director of policy at the Stroke Association · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Black people’s risk factors for stroke ‘rising faster than for white people’ ↗

Recent social activity

• We launched our new research strategy @UKStrokeForum 2025. A practical, ambitious plan to grow research capacity, embed lived experience, and accelerate the journey from discovery to delivery. Check it out below!

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Where Dr Maëva May has been quoted

1. Black people in England twice as likely to suffer stroke as white counterpartstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
2. Black people’s risk factors for stroke ‘rising faster than for white people’theguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

Related media coverage

Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.

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• GP architect of neighbourhood health reforms to leave NHS EnglandPulse Today
• An important step forward in ending corridor care - Colin Poolman | Blog | RCN ScotlandRoyal College of Nursing

Contact & links

• Xhttps://x.com/may_maevapublished here ↗
• Press office emailpress@stroke.org.ukpublished here ↗
• Staff pagehttps://www.stroke.org.uk/professionals/uk-stroke-forum/about-uk-stroke-forum/coalition

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