Integrated research informing teaching practice

My roles focuses on research informing education. I obtained my PhD at the University of Glasgow in 2015. As a researcher, I have experience in  evaluating health interventions relating to e-health heart failure, neurology, treatment burden and survivorship cancer care.  I have research interest in the in the Well Enhanced Learning (WEL) programme at the Centre for Integrative Care in Glasgow for chronic disease. Knowledge learned from my experience as a research fellow informs teaching learning and assessment practices.

I am the postgraduate research coordinator for the Adult Nurse Community Health (ANCH) division. I work in collaboration with the postraduate lead for home and international students. 

Academic expertise

Heart failure, neurological conditions, cancer survivorship (short term, long term and late effects of cancer treatment),  infection control, perioperative care, qualitative research and normalisation process theory. 

Over the last ten years, I have received qualitative training at the Universities of Glasgow, Oxford and Edinburgh Napier. This training has provided me with a strong foundation from which to practice qualitative research. Most of the research that I have been involved with as a research fellow has been qualitative in nature. Therefore, I have experience of Grounded Theory and Framework Analysis as analytical tools.

I have PhD, ProfD students and Masters students.  I teach in modules related to evidence led enquiry, critical appraisal of care, promoting health and well being and essentials of nursing practice. 

Current research activities 

I have recently published in the British Medical Journal 2025  on infection control  and spill kits, which aim to mitigates the risk of fhe the spread of infection in the healthcare setting. I am also involved in the Tensarc facegaitor project around reusable masks. I am involved in a systematic review relating to cannanaboids and palliative care, and a scoping review re trauma informed practice and nursed education perspectives from UK, Europe and Switzerland. This is collaboration between Scotland and Germany.  I have collaborated with Taiwan university on virtual reality and handwashing in nurses.