Nicholas Fuller

I am currently a Lecturer in the Division of Adult Nursing and Care, School of Health and Life Sciences, at the University of the West of Scotland. I am a registered adult nurse and registered teacher with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA), and a member of the Royal College of Nursing.

I was awarded my PhD by the University of Stirling in 2020. My doctoral thesis, Following Ariadne’s Thread, explored the relevance of spirituality to experiences of problem substance use and to processes of drug and alcohol recovery, with particular reference to men living in Scotland. Using qualitative methodologies, the research examined lived experience, meaning‑making, and identity in recovery and culminated in the development of a novel labyrinth‑based model of addictions recovery, integrating spirituality, reflective practice, and embodied experience. I have subsequently developed this interest by qualifying as a Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator.

Since completing my PhD, my academic career has been primarily teaching‑focused. I teach across undergraduate and postgraduate pre‑registration nursing programmes and contribute to post‑registration education. My teaching is informed by my professional background in nursing, counselling, and outdoor education, and consistently emphasises reflective, holistic, and person‑centred approaches to care.

Alongside teaching, I have maintained an active scholarly interest in spirituality, qualitative and creative research methodologies, and researcher reflexivity. This is evidenced by a peer‑reviewed publication co‑authored with K. Hammond in The Handbook of Creative Data Analysis (Hammond and Fuller, 2024).