Staff directory
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Emily Sharp
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Emily completed a Speech and Language Therapy degree at Birmingham City University in 2014. She has now gained a place on the University’s Graduate Teaching Assistant scheme which involves undertaking a PhD and teaching undergraduate students. Emily’s PhD is looking at the risk factors associated with voice problems in teachers...
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Sue Shortland
Associate Professor – Primary Care
Sue qualified as a registered nurse in 1984 and a registered midwife in 1986. Sue worked for over 20 years in general practice as a general practice nurse and then as an advanced nurse practitioner and non-medical prescriber. Sue joined Birmingham City University in 2008 as a Senior Lecturer on the MSc Advanced Practice Course...
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Mark Sibbald
Assistant Lecturer in Paramedic Science
Mark has been a qualified paramedic since 2012. He started his training in 2010 when he enrolled on a student paramedic program with Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS). This was a 2-year course which involved an intense 4 month academic induction followed by placements and coursework for the remainder of the year. After...
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Danny Simeone
Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography
Danny qualified as a Diagnostic Radiographer at Birmingham City University in 2014. Before joining BCU, he had worked at an NHS major trauma centre in Coventry. Danny has always taken a keen interest in student development and experience during his time in the NHS, taking a lead role with student education within his...
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Manoher Singh
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Manoher Singh, a dedicated Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at Birmingham City University since 2019, brings a wealth of experience from teaching across secondary, further, and higher education sectors. With a solid background in scientific research, Manoher has notably contributed to developing an ELISA assay at the University...
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Gemma Smith
Co-course Lead and Senior Lecturer Medical Ultrasound
Gemma previously worked as a Radiographer and a Sonographer at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust for 15 years before joining the BCU lecturing team. Gemma teaches on both the BSc Medical Ultrasound and MSc Medical Ultrasound courses, specialising in teaching of Obstetric, Gynaecological and Abdominal Ultrasound. Gemma is...
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Paula Smith
Senior Lecturer and Joint Programme Leader, Master of Public Health (MPH)
Paula Smith brings a wide range of experience, knowledge and skills to her post including: Practitioner roles - Public Health/Health Promotion practice leading on the implementation of the Dudley Health Inequalities Strategy (for Dudley Community Partnership – job-share); Senior Health Promotion Officer (Community...
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Nichola Smith
Senior Lecturer
Nichola graduated from Cardiff University in 2012 with a BSc (Hons) in Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging, and has been working in this field ever since. In her clinical duties, Nichola gained experience in various areas of Diagnostic Radiography, including plain film, and Interventional Radiology. Following a Postgraduate...
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Jack Spencer
School of Health Sciences
Jack is a postgraduate research student (GRTA) at Birmingham City University that assists academic members of staff with their teaching and research responsibilities while also conducting research for his doctorate (PhD). Jack’s research project focuses on a rare paediatric cancer called neuroblastoma that remains poorly...
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Jackie Stephen-Haynes
Professor
Jackie Stephen-Haynes completed her RGN in 1984, specialising in orthopaedics and then, more specifically, rheumatology. Working in a rheumatology specialist unit, her interest in tissue viability began with an audit of wounds and a focus on pressure ulcer prevention. The increasing emphasis on primary care led to Jackie...