Staff directory
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Joanna O’ Brien
Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Having completed her training in Ireland in 2015, Joanna began her career as a theatre practitioner across a variety of fields, eventually specialising in plastics and general surgery. Seeking a new challenge, Joanna then moved to critical care nursing and has worked across several specialist areas including liver and neuro...
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Gary O'Grady
Visiting Lecturer
Before joining the University, Gary worked for many years as a Senior Clinical Nurse in emergency care both in the Midlands and the North West of England. During this time, he developed particular expertise in the care of the acutely and critically ill patient, patients suffering from musculoskeletal trauma and the evolving...
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Dr Andrea Page
Associate Professor
Andrea is a registered nurse for people with learning disabilities, with 30 years plus experience in this field. Prior to joining Birmingham City University in 2000, she was a community nurse for people with learning disabilities. Throughout her career she has always had an interest in how challenging behaviours are managed...
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Stephanie Paget
Interim Quality Enhancement Lead
Stephanie is Interim Quality Enhancement Lead and an Associate Professor. She was previously the course leader for two of our provisions within the School of Nursing and Midwifery, MSc Nursing and MSci Nursing. Stephanie graduated from Birmingham City University with a BSc (hons) degree in Children’s Nursing in 2012. Post...
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Charlotte Parnham
Maternity Pathway Lead and Deputy Course Lead, FdSc Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship and Senior Lecturer
Charlotte joined BCU in July 2019 as a lecturer. She is also the Maternity Pathway Lead and Deputy Course Lead for the FdSc Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship. Charlotte leads the level 4 and 5 maternity specific modules within the apprenticeship. These range from ‘supporting normal birth’ to ‘supporting the transition to...
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Samantha Peck
Assistant Lecturer
Having qualified in Adult Nursing in 2009 from BCU, Samantha undertook roles within gastroenterology and gynaecology at the QEHB and Sandwell General Hospital. After gaining a postgraduate diploma in SCPHN, she worked within Birmingham as a Health Visitor for 7 years. Whilst working to support and safeguard vulnerable families...
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Claire Perkins
Senior Lecturer
Experienced nurse educator with a key interest in the the recognition and management of acute physiological deterioration. Also in the development of under graduate and post graduate nursing curricula.
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Pamela Perks
Lecturer / Admissions Tutor
Pamela has worked in health care since the eighties starting her career on a children’s ward. The majority of her career though has been in Critical Care working in a variety of settings and specialties at Grimsby, Leeds and Papworth hospitals before coming to Birmingham’s Major Injuries Unit in the early nineties. Of...
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Jody Perry
Course Lead for BSc Nursing and FdSc Assistant Practitioner (Health) and Senior Lecturer
Jody initially joined the University as a Health and Safety Advisor has a back ground in Risk Management/Clinical Governance as well as Learning and Development. Before joining the University, Jody worked in the NHS for almost twenty years. In 2014, Jody moved into academia as Senior Lecturer to undertake the role of...
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Professor Anne Phillips
Professor in Diabetes Care
Anne Phillips is a Queen's Nurse and a National Teaching Fellow with the Higher Education Academy. After a career in specialist and community diabetes nursing in London and Yorkshire, Anne previously worked with colleagues at the University of York and established a countrywide and international collaborative curriculum for...