Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom
Retired Professor of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Staffordshire. I was Research lead for the School of Health and Social Care - teaching, facilitating and developing the research culture across the School. My research areas were perinatal mental health, patient and public involvement and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). I am the author of ‘Making the Case for EFT and Energy Psychology: Designing, Conducting and Publishing Case Studies’. I am a National Teaching Fellow and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I have a teaching and learning in Higher Education qualification from Keele University. I was also Module Lead across a range of Health and Social Care Modules and contributed to a range of Nursing and Midwifery Awards. I have previously worked at Keele University, Strathclyde University and Glasgow University undertaking a range of research roles. I was also previously a Primary and Community Research Facilitator for the West Midlands NHS Executive with responsibility for developing research skills, knowledge and awareness within primary and community care practitioners. I spent four years as Head of the Centre for Health Policy and Practice at the University of Staffordshire, taking the Centre from its inception to a flourishing Centre producing nationally and internationally leading research. I have a PhD from Keele University, Department of Postgraduate Medicine in ‘The cost and effectiveness of two alternative approaches to the treatment of postnatal depression’. This innovative cost-effectiveness analysis was instrumental in commissioning perinatal mental health services locally and nationally. I am a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Advanced EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), Matrix Reimprinting and Emotion Code Practitioner. I am a member of EFT International research committee (Former Chair), leading on EFT research and the inaugural EFT Scientific Symposium at Staffordshire University.
Chair of the Independent Peer Review Committee. Deputy Chair of Ethics Committee Facilitating research in Social Welfare Law, Public Health, nursing, midwifery and social work. Award Leader for Master of Public Health and Master of Social Welfare Law Policy and Practice PhD Supervisor
Academic
Supporting Primary and community care professionals in seeking research funding and in undertaking research design, literature searching, managing research, data collection, data analysis, writing for publication and dissemination. Designing and developing training in Research Awareness.
Designing and delivering on an evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of services for postnatal depression
Analysing data and writing research reports and summaries of policy and practice documents. Managing staff.
Researching Staff-child interaction styles and staff attitudes and perceptions in multi-cultural nursery schools with Prof Rudolph Schaffer and Prof Gustav Jahoda.