College of Health, Psychology and Social Care staff

Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging

Sophie Gallagher is a Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography, specialising in CT and MRI.

Gulcan Garip
Programme Co-Lead in Psychology

Dr Gülcan Garip is the Programme Co-Lead for MSc Psychology and teaches on the MSc Health Psychology. Gülcan is a registered Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS), a registered Health Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council, a member of the BPS Division of Health Psychology, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography

Jane is a senior lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging for the collage of Health, Psychology and Social Care.

Senior Lecturer

A Senior Lecturer in health care practice, Jill teaches across postgraduate and post-registration programmes. She is programme leader for Non-medical Prescribing and some online programmes. She also teaches on the community specialist courses. She contributes to learning through authoring, including a textbook on prescribing.

Senior Lecturer Pre-Qualification Health Care Assistant Programme Leader for Nursing Associates and Assistant Practitioners

Mandy qualified as a Registered Learning Disability Nurse in 1987 and spent 20 years in this field of clinical practice. Mandy moved into academia and became a lecturer in the College of Health and Social Care at the University of Derby. Mandy is now a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Programme Leader for Foundation Degree Nursing Associates and Assistant Practitioners

Annabelle Griffiths with a medical baby doll
Senior Lecturer in Midwifery

Annabelle is a midwife of 20 years and has spent the last 5 years in academia. 

Postgraduate Research Student

Alexander is a Postgraduate Research Student and Associate Lecturer in Psychology. He uses quantitative research methods to explore fake news, with a specific focus on moral reasoning and metacognition.

Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing

Craig Gunton-Day is a registered nurse who teaches on the Adult Nursing programmes at the University of Derby. Craig has a background of working in Emergency Medicine (A&E) and the Ambulance Service.

Jane Hager standing in a classroom
Senior Lecturer in Pre-Qualifying Health Care

Jane Hager is a Senior Lecturer in Pre-Qualification Healthcare and Stage 2 lead for Adult Nursing. Jane is a Registered Nurse and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) with experience of working in the NHS in several different settings and capacities. 

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Jenny is a critical Developmental Psychologist who specialises in qualitative methods. Jenny has a long-standing research interest in the arts and exploring the ways in which the co-production of artwork in educational settings shapes children’s understanding and experiences of the visual arts.