Academic Roles

• Programme Co-lead for Diagnostic Radiography
  • DR Foundation Year (7036)
  • BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography (4656)
  • BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography with Foundation Ultrasonography (7037)
• Academic Lead for Anatomy and Histology at Peninsula Medical School
  • BMBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  • MSc Physician Associate Studies
• Module lead for RAD514
• Anatomist with nearly 20 years of education and research experience
• Expertise in virtual (digital) anatomy education
  • Article in The Sunday Times Magazine here and interviewed on Radio 4's Today programme 
• Educational game developer
  • Created Wordotomy with Dr John Chilton to help make anatomical and clinical language more accessible
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-67368355

Research

• Principal investigator for the 'Inclusivity in anatomy' research project 
  • The first phase of this international inclusive research has reached over 260 people in over 23 countries 
• Research interests in virtual/digital anatomy education 
  • Outputs from this research include two papers and a book chapter accepted for publication soon. 

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

• Member of the Faculty of Health EDI Committee and subgroup focusing on inclusive education 
• Research lead for EDI on the Anatomical Society EDI committee

• Anatomical Society
• International Association of Medical Science Educators
• Senior Fellowship of the HEA

I am a visiting professor at the University of Pavia's International Medical Programme (since 2022). 

My teaching interest is anatomy and histology. This includes both gross anatomy and microanatomy (tissue/cell biology) as it is essential to understand the structure of the cells before you can determine the function of the tissue they are associated with. Also, due to the integrated nature of this course I aim to help students create links between anatomy and other biomedical and social sciences to cement their understanding of their patients as a whole.  
I also created the new BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography. I was responsible for leading the development of this innovative, evidence-based, patient-focused degree. This programme was developed in response to a National shortage in Diagnostic Radiographers, something felt particularly acutely in this Peninsula. We have built this programme around the skills, qualities and knowledge essential for a Diagnostic Radiographer the this modern Health Care Service. The programme is grounded in best educational practice internationally and from within the Faculty and University..  I am immensely proud of this programme, and the Team of Radiographers, Academics, Clinicians and Administrators that have helped develop it.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-diagnostic-radiography