About

I am the Assistant Discipline Lead for Diagnostic Imaging, Operating Department Practice and Osteopathy at the University of Derby. I am a qualified HCPC Diagnostic Radiographer. Before joining the University, I worked as a Diagnostic Radiographer in the NHS for approximately five years. I started working at the University as a lecturer in 2011, taking over programme leadership of BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography in 2014. I maintained programme leadership until 2019. I progressed to Senior Lecturer and then my current role in 2017.

As well as my role here at Derby, I am also a member of the College of Radiographers (CoR) Diagnostic Imaging Advisory Group (DIAG) and a CoR assessor. I am a peer reviewer for the 'Radiography' journal and sit on the Insight editorial and advisory board.

I am an external examiner for a Radiography degree at another education provider and I also hold roles with Quality Standard for Imaging as an assessor, Health and Care Professions Council Fitness to Practise panel member and I am deputy chair of the national Heads of Radiography Educators group.

In 2019 I was awarded Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academic in recognition of my impact on education at the University of Derby.

Teaching responsibilities

I am one of the Senior Lecturers on the BSc (Hons) and MSc (pre-registration) Radiography degree programmes and I module lead Developing Professional Practice 3.

Professional interests

As I am passionate about improving health and social care services: I am active in my advisory board position for Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire.

Research interests

• Simulation
• Student experience
• Placement
• Patient care and leadership

Membership of professional bodies

• Health and Care Professions Council
• Society of Radiographers
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Qualifications

Undergraduate qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography, University of Derby

Postgraduate qualifications

• Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, University of Derby
• Master of Science in Health and Social Care, University of Derby

Recent conferences

• Presented oral speech at Achieving Excellence in Radiography Education Webinar series 10 November 2021. Novel placements in pre-registration diagnostic radiography students
• Presented oral speech at Research showcase at University of Derby 24 November 2021. Evaluation of a one-week simulation-based education package designed to support first year diagnostic radiography students during their clinical placements
• Co-researcher for Presentation oral speech at International Society Radiographers and Radiological Technologists World Congress 2021 Dublin. ‘Evaluation of a one-week simulation-based education package designed to support second year diagnostic radiography students during their clinical placements’
• Presented oral speech at UKRC Liverpool 2018 ‘Evaluation of shared teaching between MSc Pre-Registration and BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography students’
• Presented a Poster at International Society Radiographers and Radiological Technologists World Congress Trinidad and Tobago 2018 ‘Developing an educational programme in Diagnostic Radiography’
• Presented an oral speech at National Association of Educators in Practice Birmingham April 2018 ‘Evaluation of shared placements between MSc Pre-Registration and BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography Students’

Experience in industry

International experience

• I undertook a four week placement at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver, USA. During this time I studied techniques for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Presented at ISRRT in Finland and Trinidad and Tobago
• Visited Qatar as part of the International scoping exercise

Recent publications

Synergy News, April 25, 2014, Issue 77 ‘Session explores using social media in teaching’.