Summary

I am a Registered Nurse (Adult) with a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Southampton. I have more than 10 years of nursing experience, combining clinical practice in acute and community settings and academia. 

I joined the School of Health and Care Professions at the University of Portsmouth in September 2020, where I have been teaching, assessing and supervising Health Sciences undergraduate and postgraduate students. My main areas of expertise include evidence-based practice, qualitative healthcare research, palliative and respiratory care. 

I recently led Year 1 (level 4) of the BN (Hons) Adult and Mental Health Nursing Programmes.

Research interests

I have research interests and/or experience in the following areas:

  • Dementia and self-management of multimorbidity;
  • Long-term conditions, especially COPD and Motor Neurone Disease;
  • Palliative and end-of-life care;
  • Health literacy and literature;
  • Patient perspectives and experiences on the use of healthcare-related technologies.

Teaching responsibilities

I teach a wide range of topics to undergraduate and postgraduate students in different programmes at the School of Health and Care Professions. Some of these topics include healthcare-related research methodologies, evidence-based practice, long-term conditions, public health and respiratory and palliative care. 

I currently lead the following module:

  • M30180 - Complexities of Nursing (Level 6 - BN (Hons) Adult Nursing)