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Departmental Leadership

Professor Steven Ersser - Head Of Department For Nursing Science and Professor Of Nursing and Dermatology

My current role is to lead the Department of Nursing Science within the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences at Bournemouth University. As Professor of Nursing and Dermatology Care, my primary research focus over thirty years has been on nursing applications within the clinical field of …

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Professor Sue Green - Professor and Deputy Head of Department for Nursing Science

Sue Green is a Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Nursing Science. A Registered Nurse with clinical experience in acute and continuing care environments, Sue held academic posts at Leeds, Kingston, Hull and Southampton Universities before moving to Bournemouth University in 2018. …

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Dr Michele Board - Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department for Nursing Science

Dr Michele Board PhD MSc BSc (Hons) DPSN RGN
Dr Michele Board is a Principal Academic in Nursing Older People at the Faculty of Health and Social Science at Bournemouth University. She has extensive experience in nursing, nurse leadership and nurse education.
Dr Michele Board leads …

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Dr Nikki Glendening - Principal Academic and Deputy Head of Department for Nursing Science

Nikki is a Registered Nurse, Registered Nurse Teacher and Registered Health Visitor/Specialist Public Health Practitioner who has worked both in the UK and abroad.

Nikki joined Bournemouth University in 1998 as a nursing lecturer and later as a senior lecturer where she contributes to the …

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Dr Leslie Gelling - Associate Professor in Adult Nursing
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Professor Debbie Holley - Professor Of Learning Innovation

Debbie Holley, Professor of Learning Innovation recently joined HSS and is leading innovation in research and teaching in her new role, as well as focusing on the forthcoming Research Excellence Framework (REF), co-convening Bournemouth’s first UoA23 (Education) submission. Her expertise lies …

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Dr Teresa Burdett - Principal Academic in Mental Health Nursing

Dr Teresa Burdett works at Bournemouth University as a senior lecturer in Integrated Health Care. She teaches on both undergraduate and post graduate programmes in integration, interprofessionalism, health promotion and work force development arenas.
She is also the Professional Lead for …

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Dr Andy Mercer - Professional Lead For Mental Health

My primary role is as Senior Academic/Professional Lead in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities. I contribute to the HSC mental health team, and have been working closely with Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust to achieve their 'University' status and to establish the new …

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Dr Dawn Morley - Principal Academic in Adult Nursing

Dr Dawn Morley (SFHEA) is a principal academic in adult nursing at Bournemouth University and programme lead for the new Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship. Since completing her doctorate in 2015, Dawn has a particular interest in work based learning and all things related to practice …

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Dr Duncan Randall - Principal Academic in Children and Young Peoples Nursing

Since entering academia in 2000 I have fused teaching, practice involvement and research. I have worked part time clinically in acute and children's palliative care.

I have undertaken a number of academic administration roles most notably lead for children’s nursing, Health Research MRes …

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Dr Steven Trenoweth - Principal Academic In Mental Health Nursing

Dr Steve Trenoweth has been a mental health nurse for 23 years. He has worked in a wide variety of mental health settings before entering higher education in 2003. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University. He has authored several books, chapters and articles in nursing and …

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Professor Sara White - Professor and Deputy Dean

I am the Deputy Dean (Education and Professional Practice) - the Faculty of Health and Social Science (FHSS). I qualified as a Nurse in 1986 and obtained my first Sisters post in Intensive Care and Coronary Care in 1989 in St Mary Hospital London. In 1998 I moved into academia. I have held many …

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Dr Cindy Cox - Principal Academic in Nursing & Head of CPD Programmes
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Dr Sue Baron - Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing

Dr Sue Baron is an NMC registered nurse and nurse teacher, and Senior Lecturer/Academic in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University. She completed her PhD ‘Exploring the Patient Journey: a collaborative and evidence-based approach to person-centred healthcare …

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Dr Pramod Regmi - Senior Lecturer In International Health

I am primarily interested in global health and have predominantly studied around health and wellbeing of migrants and their left-behinds, young people’s sexual health and romantic relationships, diabetes, health promotion and health of ethnic minority populations. I also have an interest in …

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Dr Jonny Branney - Principal Academic In Nursing and Clinical Sciences

Dr Jonathan (Jonny) Branney is Principal Academic in Nursing and Clinical Sciences and Programme Leader for the PGDip/MSc Advanced Clinical Practice and MSc Advanced Clinical Practice apprenticeship (including Advanced Nurse Practitioner routes). He has a substantial clinical background as both …

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Engagement Leads

  • Mary-Ann Robertson – Business Relations Manager (HSS)

Adult Nursing academic staff

Dr Linda Agyemang - Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Helen Aldridge - Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Tanya Andrewes - Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Dr Sue Baron - Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing

Dr Sue Baron is an NMC registered nurse and nurse teacher, and Senior Lecturer/Academic in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University. She completed her PhD ‘Exploring the Patient Journey: a collaborative and evidence-based approach to person-centred healthcare …

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Dr Michele Board - Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department for Nursing Science

Dr Michele Board PhD MSc BSc (Hons) DPSN RGN
Dr Michele Board is a Principal Academic in Nursing Older People at the Faculty of Health and Social Science at Bournemouth University. She has extensive experience in nursing, nurse leadership and nurse education.
Dr Michele Board leads …

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Emma Böckle - Senior Lecturer in Nursing

My name is Emma Böckle and I started at Bournemouth University in April 2016 as a Lecturer in Adult Nursing. Prior to this appointment I was a Consultant Project Lead at the University of Southampton working on several projects including Inter-professional Learning, Long Term Conditions and …

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Jennifer Butler - Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Dr Chantel Cox - Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Andrea Curley - Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences

Dr. Andrea Curley is an Academic and Senior Lecturer within the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University and is also Programme Lead for MSc Mental Health Nursing.

Andrea’s first degree is in Psychology and her second degree is an MA in Education - Life Long …

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Dr Abigail Emelonye - Lecturer in Adult Nursing

Dr Abigail Uchenna Emelonye joined Bournemouth University in January 2022 as a Lecturer (Academic) in the Department of Nursing Sciences. She is a Registered Nurse and contributes to the Adult Nursing programme. She holds a PhD in Health Sciences (Nursing Science) from the University of Eastern …

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Kelsie Fletcher - Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing

Kelsie is currently Year 2 Lead for the Adult Nursing Programme, and Unit Lead for Applied Health Care Sciences 1. She has a keen interest in disaster management and response research, focusing on the role of the nurse and the strategic management of disasters. She is currently undertaking her …

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Mark Gagan - Senior Lecturer In Adult Nursing
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Dr Sara Glithro - Lecturer in Health Sciences

Sara Glithro is an academic within the Faculty of Health and Social Care at Bournemouth University, a practicing clinician and a researcher. Her research interests are include chronic pain, sensory function and perception and how these might be influenced to improve health outcomes. She was …

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Matthew Hartwell - Senior Lecturer In Adult Nursing

Matthew Hartwell is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Science at Bournemouth University. I have extensive experience in nursing and nurse education.
The majority of my teaching is post registration where I am the programme lead for Independent and Supplementary …

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Katharine Hillier - Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Dr Martin Hind - Senior Lecturer In Critical Care

Martin has considerable experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students (all levels) and engaging in a wide spectrum of health and social care research projects across the quantitative and qualitative methodologies, with most experience in survey work. Other areas of notable …

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Dr Kelly Hislop Lennie - Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Dr Sharon Holland - Senior Lecturer In Adult Nursing
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Dr Janet James - Senior Lecturer In Adult Nursing

Prior to joining Bournemouth University as a lecturer, I was a Diabetes Specialist Nurse at the Bournemouth Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, where I worked for over 12 years.

I am especially interested in health promotion and specifically obesity prevention. The primary focus of my main …

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Emma Lucas - Lecturer In Adult Nursing

Emma Lucas is an Academic Lecturer in Adult Nursing with the Bournemouth University Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. She is an experienced Senior Registered Nurse and continues to practice within her clinical area of Urgent and Emergency Care. She qualified from Bournemouth University with …

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Scott McEwan - Senior Lecturer in Nursing and CPD

Scott McEwan, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing- Critical Care, PGC(HE)

Scott McEwan is a Senior Lecturer in CPD Nursing at Bournemouth University. He has extensive clinical experience in emergency and critical care nursing, advanced clinical practice and clinical …

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Ryan Muldoon - Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Angela Prah - Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Dr Pramod Regmi - Senior Lecturer In International Health

I am primarily interested in global health and have predominantly studied around health and wellbeing of migrants and their left-behinds, young people’s sexual health and romantic relationships, diabetes, health promotion and health of ethnic minority populations. I also have an interest in …

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Enrico Sgroi - Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Dr Rowena Slope - Senior Lecturer In Adult Nursing
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Ashley Spriggs - Senior Lecturer In Adult Nursing

Ashley is a Registered Nurse and academic with experience in the care of people with acute illness, having worked in the acute setting before developing her role as a nurse academic. She is a lecturer in Adult Nursing teaching in units related to anatomy & physiology and bioscience in …

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Lucy Stainer - Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing

I have extensive clinical and academic experience since graduation. 13 years' variety of surgical settings, 3 years as Lecturer Practitioner and 13 years as a Senior Lecturer.
Areas of interest focus upon the learners and staff experiences both within the University and practice setting, …

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Dr Memory Tauringana - Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing

Dr Tauringana joined the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences from the University of West London in 2021. She is a Registered General Nurse (RGN) with extensive experience in acute care settings and care of older adults. Memory has worked abroad and in the UK. In the UK, she has worked with …

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Ruth Thompson - Lecturer In Adult Nursing

I have started at Bournemouth University in 2021, prior to this I worked as a lecturer for Canterbury Christ Church University for three years. My background within nursing is in prisons and infection control, as well as the emergency department and primary care. I am teaching on several units …

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Sharon Waight - Senior Lecturer

I joined the Department of Nursing Science after a career in the NHS spanning over 30 years, culminating in the position as Associate Director of Nursing in a large NHS community Trust. As an active professional practice in nursing, at local, regional and national level, my qualifications are as …

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Rose Walford - Lecturer in Adult Nursing
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Children and Young People's Nursing academic staff

Emma Collins - Lecturer in Child and Young People Nursing
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Dr Heidi Singleton - Senior Lecturer in Children and Young Peoples Nursing

Heidi's route through academia has led her to Children’s and Young People’s Nursing, a research field that she feels passionate about. Having joined BU as Lecturer of Children’s and Young People’s Nursing, Heidi brings a range of experience to the role. Having trained as a CYP Nurse at the …

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Mental Health Nursing academic staff

Sasha Bryan - Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing
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Dr Teresa Burdett - Principal Academic in Mental Health Nursing

Dr Teresa Burdett works at Bournemouth University as a senior lecturer in Integrated Health Care. She teaches on both undergraduate and post graduate programmes in integration, interprofessionalism, health promotion and work force development arenas.
She is also the Professional Lead for …

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Sonya Chelvanayagam - Lecturer In Mental Health Nursing

Sonya Chelvanayagam MSc, RN, PgDip (Learning & Teaching) is a lecturer in mental health nursing at Bournemouth University. She is a registered mental health nurse and adult nurse who has worked in a variety of care services such as HIV and gastroenterology. This has involved Sonya in
…

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Andrea Curley - Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences

Dr. Andrea Curley is an Academic and Senior Lecturer within the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University and is also Programme Lead for MSc Mental Health Nursing.

Andrea’s first degree is in Psychology and her second degree is an MA in Education - Life Long …

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Stephen Richer - Lecturer in Health Sciences
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Josie Tuck - Lecturer In Mental Health Nursing

Josie Tuck is a lecturer in mental health nursing at Bournemouth University. She is a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMHN) and Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) who has worked in a variety of care services such as inpatient, community and general practice.

Josie currently works in …

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Joshua Wintrup - Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing
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University Practice Learning Advisor Team

Amanda Watson - Principal Academic Head of Practice Education

Outward facing role that requires engagement with personnel in 15 NHS Trusts and providers of NHS commissioned care within the independent sector. The focus of this engagement is to ensure that the quality and range of practice placements for students undertaking under graduate healthcare …

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Donna Griffin - University Practice Learning Adviser 0.5 FTE

I have been at Bournemouth University since October 2012 as part of the team of University Practice Learning Advisors. I studied my original nursing diploma at Bournemouth University and post qualification my nursing experience started in acute surgery, specialising in colo-rectal and lower GI. …

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Catherine Hewitson - Clinical Skills Demonstrator
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Joanne Hirdle -
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Belinda Humphries - Senior University Practice Learning Adviser

I am a University Practice Learning Adviser at Bournemouth University. Upon qualification in 1987 I worked within the acute medical field specialising in respiratory medicine. After 15 years I then experienced the role of registration and inspection officer for the independent sector before …

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Eleanor Jack - Senior University Practice Learning Adviser

Senior Lecturer/Academic (University Practice Learning Adviser) at BU - Faculty of Health and Social Sciences.
I am a University Practice Learning Adviser (UPLA) at Bournemouth University (BU), a multifaceted, practice education focussed academic role. This roles serves as a communication …

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Megan Jadzinski - University Practice Learning Adviser
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Kerry Nel - University Practice Learning Adviser
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Paula Shepherd - Senior University Practice Learning Adviser

As University Practice Learning Adviser (UPLA), I am able to combine my nursing and lecturer experience to support learning and assessment in practice. The UPLA team are a university based practice education team that supporting the practice element of healthcare programmes. As the lead for …

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Claire Uren - Senior University Practice Learning Adviser

Claire Uren qualified as a registered general nurse in 1990 and worked on an acute surgical unit in a district hospital for five years before moving to community nursing.

Claire became involved in education in 2001, taking on the role of Practice Educator for Bournemouth University, …

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Clinical Skills Team

Fiona Budden - Lecturer in Practice Simulation
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Catherine Hewitson - Clinical Skills Demonstrator
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Eleanor Jack - Senior University Practice Learning Adviser

Senior Lecturer/Academic (University Practice Learning Adviser) at BU - Faculty of Health and Social Sciences.
I am a University Practice Learning Adviser (UPLA) at Bournemouth University (BU), a multifaceted, practice education focussed academic role. This roles serves as a communication …

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Megan Jadzinski - University Practice Learning Adviser
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Charlotte Mutton - Clinical Skills Demonstrator
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Natasha Randall-Geddes - Clinical Skills Demonstrator
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Tracey Revuelta-Ruffolo - Demonstrator
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Kristi Smith - Nursing Clinical Skills Demonstrator
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Independent Lecturer Practitioners

  • Helen Currie – Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice 
  • Heather Griffith – Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice 
  • Mandy Rumley-Buss – Lecturer (CPD)

Lecturer Practitioners

  • K Akhtar – Lecturer
  • Dee Adcock – Lecturer 
  • Clare Byrne – Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice 
  • Fiona Conacher – Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice 
  • Jane Cherry – Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice 
  • Dawn Dann – Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice
  • Heather Griffith – Lecturer 
  • Angie Hack – Lecturer
  • Rob Harvey – Lecturer in Non-medical Prescribing 
  • Will Huxham – Lecturer in Critical Care 
  • Jo Lowry – Lecturer in Foundations in Practice Nursing
  • Rachel Martin – Lecturer in Advanced Clinic Practice
  • Lisa Notley – Lecturer in Critical Care 
  • Rebecca Pendlebury – Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice
  • Val Reynolds – Lecturer 
  • Tina Vaughn – Lecturer
  • Ed Waldron – Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice 
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