Expert Details
Writing for Publication in Nursing and Health
ID: 729982
United Kingdom
Quantitative researcher with expertise in survey design and questionnaire development. Specific expertise in item response theory (Mokken scaling).
Clinical background in care of older people, especially older people with dementia with a special interetst in feeding difficulty in dementia.
He has provided research consultancy for the Open University in the UK in writing a research proposal for National Institute for Health Research funding.He has provided research assessment consultancy to UK universities in the run up to preparation for the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise.He has provided research consultancy to the University of Dundee in conducting a research project into nursing education in Scotland.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1982 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Biochemistry | Institution: Univeristy of Sheffield |
| Year: 1978 | Degree: BSc | Subject: Biology | Institution: University of Edinburgh |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2005 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor of Nursing | Department: Nursing |
Responsibilities:Academic leadership |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2005 | Employer: University of Hull | Title: Professor of Nursing | Department: Nursing and Health |
Responsibilities:Acadecmic leadership |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 1999 | Employer: Dublin City University | Title: Professor of Nursing | Department: Nursing |
Responsibilities:Head of School |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1998 | Employer: University of Edinburgh | Title: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader | Department: Nursing |
Responsibilities:Teaching, research, student affairs, administration |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2010 to Present | Agency: Higher Education Funding Council | Role: Sub-panel member | Description: UK 2014 Research Excellence Framework assessor |
| Years: 2005 to 2007 | Agency: Higher Education Funding Council | Role: Sub-panel member | Description: UK 2014 Research Assessment Exercise assessor |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2003 to Present | Country / Region: Hong Kong | Summary: External examiner at Chinese University of Hong Kong and Visiting Expert at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. |
| Years: 2008 to Present | Country / Region: Taiwan | Summary: Visiting Expert at Tzu-Chi College of Nursing, Hualien. |
| Years: 2009 to Present | Country / Region: Australia | Summary: Adjunct Expert at University of Western Sydney. |
| Years: 1991 to Present | Country / Region: Spain | Summary: Visiting Lecturer University of Navarra, Pamplona. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Fellow of Society for Biology; Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (1st European Fellow); Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom, Fellow of the Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Registered Nurse |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Editor-in-Chief Journal of Advanced Nursing (from January 2012); currently Editor-in-Chief Journal of Clinical Nursing |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Gulf War Medal; Liberation of Kuwait Medal; Saudi Liberation of Kuwait Medal |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Over 100 academic papers published and several textbooks in nursing and biology. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert witness at inquest into death of older people with dementia; selected due to clinical expertise in this area and my research into feeding and dementia. Other pieces of expert witness work related to care of older people. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| One, two and three days worshops on writing for publication including introduction to the publishing process, the four rules of writing, organising an article, better writing techniques, losing words, ethics of publication and dealing with editors. |