Dr. Laura Sampson-Hodgetts

Course Field Lead – Adult Nursing

Email:: Laura.Hodgetts@bcu.ac.uk

Dr Laura Sampson-Hodgetts qualified as an Adult Nurse at Birmingham City University (BCU) in 2014 and continues to practise as a Registered Nurse in Emergency Surgery as a Theatre Practitioner. Her clinical background spans Thoracic, Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery, alongside experience in cardiology, general surgery, district nursing, hospice care, theatres and gynaecology.

In 2018, Dr Sampson-Hodgetts became a full-time PhD student and part-time lecturer at BCU, joining the university full-time in 2020. She completed her doctorate in 2025, focusing on professional standards of practice and enhancing student experiences within practice learning environments.

Her research and professional interests include qualitative research, surgical nursing, clinical skills development and simulated learning.

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Publications

Women of Our Time (2026) Surrounded, yet alone: the hidden human cost of workplace loneliness [podcast] - Released on 11^th September 2025.

Hodgetts, L.J (2026) How can a researcher’s own positionality and ontological perspective influence their approach to supervision? [PowerPoint presentation] – Qualitative Research Symposium. University of Bath. 28^th and 29^th January 2026.

Hodgetts, L.J (2025) Getting Involved with Research: Where to get started? [PowerPoint Presentation] 3^rd Annual Midwifery Support Worker Conference, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University, 13^th August 2025.

Women of our Time (2025) This is me! – How did I get into my career and where I’ve got to now. [podcast] - Released on 11^th September 2025.

Hodgetts, L.J (2025) Approved Educational Institutions' role in supporting pre-registration students in the practice learning environment. Ph.D Thesis. Birmingham City University.

Hodgetts, L.J (2025) Who am I within a piece of research and how much of myself do I share? – The difficulty in managing positionality within qualitative research while maintaining a post in the phenomenon of interest. [PowerPoint presentation] – Qualitative Research Symposium. University of Bath. 28^th and 29^th January 2025.

Hodgetts, L.J; Watts, A. and Wilcox-Tolley, C. (2023) The school-wide impact of promoting Neurodiversity within the Patient Handling Curriculum [PowerPoint presentation] HELS Educational Impact Conference, Birmingham City University, 4th April.

Hodgetts, L.J. (2023) Have we skipped a beat with the SSSA?[PowerPoint Presentation]– CSPACE Conference: Rhythm of Learning and Living, Birmingham City University, 5^th July.

Hodgetts, L.J., Wilcox-Tolley, C. and Watts, A. (2023) How does Patient Handling promote patient centred care, belongingness, and awareness of Neurodiversity [PowerPoint Presentation] -Teaching and Learning Conference, Birmingham City University, 12^th July.

Hodgetts, L.J, Wilcox-Tolley, C. and Watts, A. (2023) How does a hybrid, simulated learning approach towards patient handling improve patient care experiences, enhance biomechanical efficiency and lead to progressive, cultural change in practice? [ePoster Presentation] -Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Hilton, Brighton. 6^th November 2023.

Hodgetts, L.J, Wilcox-Tolley, C. and Watts, A. (2023) The school-wide promotion and awareness of Neurodiversity and belonging which enables students to meet their proficiencies for Patient Handling. [PowerPoint presentation] – Advance HE: NET2023. Hilton, Liverpool City Centre. 5^th and 6^th December 2023.