About

I qualified as a children's nurse in 2000 from Sheffield Hallam University. My first post as a newly qualified nurse was at Rotherham General Hospital Children's unit. I took up my first senior nurse role in 2002 at Birmingham Children's Hospital acute medical ward and returned to Rotherham staying there till 2014 as a senior nurse on the children's unit. I left in 2014 to return to Sheffield Hallam University to study the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse course and train to be a health visitor. I worked as a health visitor in Sheffield and here is where my interest in research and atopic diseases began. Becoming part of the 0-19 service research council I was able to complete my Masters in Public Health Nursing which explored how eczema in children is managed by health visitors. I became a researcher in a collaborative project between the Sheffield Children's Hospital allergy department and Sheffield Hallam University. This was subsequently presented at two conferences.
This path led me to Sheffield Hallam University where I took up my current post as a lecturer. 

Teaching

School of Health and Social Care

College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences

Subject Area:

Undergraduate, post-graduate and masters level 

Courses Taught:

BA (Hons) Nursing Studies
SCPHN
Post-graduate modules
Masters

Modules Taught:

Personal & Professional Development
SCPHN
Public Health
Evidence & Enquiry
Clinical skills
Recognition & management of the acutely unwell child & family

Research

Current Research Topics:

Atopic disease
Health inequalities
Diversity and inclusion

Featured Research Projects:

1. https://shu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44SHU_INST/19st8hg/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2508573761
2.https://shu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44SHU_INST/19st8hg/cdi_crossref_primary_10_12968_johv_2021_9_8_341

Publications