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Dr Maria Tomlinson researches the impact of health communication on social inequalities. Over the last twelve years, her work has focused on menstrual health and menopause. 

Drawing on her research findings from  (2025), she collaborates with organisations to improve menstrual equity in workplaces, schools, and communities. This has included collaborating with Irise International on their UK Schools Toilet Policy Toolkit, which draws on. 

Maria and Belszki, a primary school teacher and feminist theatre maker, co-created a menstrual health curriculum for primary schools that is based on Maria's research with teenagers. As part of , 12 additional schools are piloting this curriculum. Maria chaired the committee which developed the groundbreaking British Standard, ', which has been used in 3218 organisations worldwide. 

Furthermore, Maria collaborated with Cysters, Diversecity Development Trust, The Menstrual Health Project, and Irise to developfor Muslim and Sikh women. These resources were created in consultation with Muslim and Sikh communities. They now feature on the  Health app, which supports women across North Africa and the Arab World with perimenopause. 

Maria is an executive member of the Gender Research Network in the Faculty of Social Sciences. She delivers talks and training sessions across the university about her knowledge exchange work. This includes guidance on how to measure research impact and how to conduct KE in an ethical, accessible, and effective way. 

Maria has spoken about her KE in two videos that were produced by the ±¬ÁÏTV: and '.