Staff profiles

Alistair Bardwell

Lecturer in Radiography

Alistair is part of the Birmingham City University (BCU) alumni having qualified in 2014 achieving a First-Class degree classification in Diagnostic Radiography. He went on to work as a Diagnostic Radiographer at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton for over 8 years. During this time, he maintained a solid foundation in Plain...

Kate Chadwick

Senior Lecturer in Radiotherapy

Kate worked as a Therapeutic Radiographer in Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre and as a Radiation Therapist in Perth, Western Australia. At Bristol she took on the roles of Union Representative for the Society and College of Radiographers and Infection Control Lead Radiographer. In her clinical role Kate reviewed head...

Victoria Fletcher

Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography

Vicki is a Senior Lecturer and the current Course Lead for BSc (hons) Diagnostic Radiography at Birmingham City University. Vicki is a member of the BCU alumni, having completed her BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography at BCU between 2008-2011. She achieved a First Class degree and was awarded the Student of Excellence...

Julie Hall

Senior lecturer in Radiotherapy

Julie Hall is passionate about raising the profile of radiotherapy both as a cutting edge treatment for cancer and as a profession. To do this she helps to arrange open evenings at clinical radiotherapy departments in the West Midlands, she liaises with cancer networks and patient groups and writes a regular blog for NHS local,...

Mark Holland

Senior Lecturer / Clinical placement co-ordinator in Radiotherapy

Mark qualified from the Department of Radiographic studies in Stoke-on-Trent in 1994, having spent the majority of his training at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. He worked for four years as a clinical radiographer at Essex County Hospital in Colchester, before being seconded part-time in June 1999 to the role of...

Helen Hopkins

Course Leader for MSc Radiography

Having qualified from University of Central England (now BCU) in 2000, Helen worked for City Hospital, Birmingham for 13 years. She became an Advanced Practitioner in 2004 as a reporting radiographer. She maintained her clinical expertise by working evening shifts alongside her university work up until October 2013. Having...

Zoe Hunt

Senior Lecturer in Medical Ultrasound

Zoe is a member of the BCU Alumni, as she completed her BSC (Hons) radiography in 2007 since then she has worked at a local NHS trust working her way up to a senior radiographer and then an advanced practitioner in ultrasound. Zoe still works two days per week clinical alongside the university role at a local NHS trust where...

Dr Louise McKnight

Senior Lecturer in Radiography

Louise is a Diagnostic Radiographer who worked in clinical practice for many years and brings that experience to vocational degree teaching in a higher education setting. Her research interest is the pedagogy of research in radiography, for which she continues to develop her Doctoral work on an innovative qualitative data...

James Michael

Senior Lecturer in Medical Ultrasound

James has previously worked as a Radiographer and Sonographer at University Hospital Birmingham NHS trust for 15 years before joining the BCU lecturing team. He is Co-Course lead of the MSc Medical Ultrasound Course. James teaches on both the BSc Medical Ultrasound and MSc Medical Ultrasound courses, along with radiology...

Tracey Perks

Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography / Course Leader for Preceptorship - MSc Medical Ultrasound

Tracey is a Diagnostic Radiographer with 20 years’ experience, focusing on trauma imaging and student support. She worked clinically in Southampton before moving to Heartlands Hospital as a Senior Radiographer. Tracey moved into academia in 2002 as a senior lecturer with Birmingham City University. She has fulfilled a number...