Lecturer – Patient, Carer and Public Involvement
I am a lecturer in Patient, Carer and Public Involvement (PCPI) based in School of Nursing and Health Sciences in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing and am co-chair of the Family Staff Network. I originally began with the University as a Student Support and Retention Research Associate conducting a Health Education England-funded retention research project aimed at supporting pre-registration nursing students.
I completed my BA (Hons) Sociology at Queen’s University Belfast going on to complete a PGCE Primary Education at Northumbria University gaining Qualified Teacher status. Throughout this, and over seven years of teaching experience of teaching across primary, secondary, and tertiary education settings, I have developed a passion for tackling educational inequalities, for both children and adult learners. More recently I have completed an MSc Inequality and Society at the University of Sunderland where I conducted primary research into the experiences of LGBTQ+ teachers in schools in the UK.
My areas of academic interest include feminism, intersectional, educational and social inequality, sex and gender, educational and social policy, and class.
Teaching and supervision
I currently support the integration of PCPIs across several areas including Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Sport and Allied Health courses.
I am the module lead for MNRN02 in MNurse (Adult) and teach onto Specialist Community Practitioner District Nursing Postgraduate Diploma Apprenticeship.
Research interests for potential research students
Research
My current research is linked to the Health Education England 50,000 Nurses initiative and aims to support the retention of undergraduate pre-registration nursing students. This qualitative research involves interviewing past and present students to gain insight into their experiences, understand barriers to success, and aims to improve student support and enhance retention.
Previous research involved delving into the experiences of LGBTQ+ teachers in the UK. This focused on the decision-making process behind expressing their gender or sexual identity in school and the influence of institutional heteronormativity, level of experience, and policy.
Publications
Article
Lee, Amanda (2024) Theoretical, legal and policy literature review: Understanding the decision-making process behind LGBTQ+ teachers in the UK openly expressing their gender and sexual identity in the workplace. Octopus.
Lee, Amanda (2024) Understanding the decision-making process behind LGBTQ+ teachers in the UK openly expressing their gender and sexual identity in the workplace. Octopus.ac.
Lee, Matthew, Newby, Kate and Lee, Amanda (2023) Nurses with visible tattoos and the issue of stigmatisation by the public. British Journal of Nursing, 32 (20). pp. 1010-1011. ISSN 0966-0461
Conference or Workshop Item
Newby, Kate and Lee, Amanda (2024) Enhancing Student Success through Predictive Analytics, Targeted Interventions and Impactful Solutions. In: 3rd International Online Conference of Health Workforce Education., 9/1/2025, Online. (Unpublished)
Lee, Matthew, Feather, Charlotte, Lee, Amanda, Sohdi, Reece and Widdowfield, M. (2024) Postcoloniality: Using decolonial thought to support and enhance doctoral study. In: Unleashing Potential: Breaking down barriers and bias for racially minoritised postgraduate researchers, 24-25 Oct 2024, Northumbria University. (Submitted)
Lee, Amanda (2024) Embracing Emotionality In Medical Education. In: Promoting Dialogue and Collaboration: The Intersection of the Medical Humanities and Medical Education, 06 Nov 2024, Hope St Exchange, 1-3 Hind St, Sunderland, SR1 3QD. (Unpublished)
Lee, Amanda, Scott, Lesley and Osho, Friday (2024) Learning from Patient Carer and Public Involvement (PCPI) participants who have experience of healthcare outside the UK to increase cultural competence in health education. In: University of Sunderland Centre for Inclusive Learning: Inclusive Learning Festival, 17 Sep 2024, Online. (Unpublished)
Lee, Amanda (2024) Can supporting others to find answers and make meaning of experiences help enhance researchers’ well-being when researching sensitive topics? In: New Approaches to Managing Emotions in Research, 18 Jul 2024, University of Sunderland. (Unpublished)
Lee, Matthew, Robinson, Gina, Clark, Liz, Lee, Amanda and Newby, Kate (2023) Innovating to enhance belonging and student mental health and wellbeing. In: Health and Wellbeing Conference: Partnerships, 15th November 2023, University of Sunderland. (Unpublished)
Newby, Kate and Lee, Amanda (2023) How can the new Predictive Analytic Dashboard better enable us to support our students’ mental health and wellbeing? In: University of Sunderland Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference, 15 Nov 2023, University of Sunderland.
Lee, Amanda (2023) Paying It Forward: The Creation of Queer Capital. In: Queer Joy – The University of Sunderland’s 3rd Annual LGBTQI+ Multidisciplinary Research Conference, 4th July 2023, University of Sunderland - Online.
Lee, Amanda (2022) To be out, or not to be out … That is the question. Understanding the decision-making process behind LGBTQI+ teachers in the UK openly expressing their gender and sexual identity in the workplace. In: Queer Voices – The University of Sunderland’s 2nd Annual LGBTQI+ Multidisciplinary Research Conference, 21st June 2022, University of Sunderland - Online.
- Research skills
- Data analysis
- Educational inequality
- Social inequality
- Sex and gender
- Educational policy
- Social policy