Senior Lecturer in Continual Professional Development
I am a Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences and predominantly manage academic development of various short courses in alignment with NHS workforce requirements and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing.
I have specific expertise in musculoskeletal rehabilitation along with teaching and learning across several health-related disciplines.
Additionally, I serve as the School's Academic Champion for Employability and Enterprise (ACEE). The conduit between The Centre for Graduate Prospects and academics within the Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation department. I facilitate collaboration between teams to integrate innovative Employability and Enterprise principles and initiatives into the curriculum, to enhance graduate opportunities for students
Teaching and supervision
I have been teaching at the University for over 14 years and have written and delivered modules across a wide variety of courses including Sport and Exercise Science, Paramedic Science, and more recently Nursing.
Publications
Article
Graham, Yitka, Limmer, Matt, Jackson, Michelle, Ridgway, Dawn, Evans, Barry and Hayes, Catherine (2021) Exploring front line ambulance staff perspectives of the hospital transfer pathway. Journal of Social Care. (In Press)
Conference or Workshop Item
Fisher-Edwards, Alice, Fayaz, Saeed, Ridgway, Dawn and Bradley, Eddie (2015) Comparison of the effect of neuromuscular balance training and external ankle supports on balance performance in netball. In: International Society of Biomechanics Annual Congress, Jul, Glasgow, UK. (Submitted)
I have specialised expertise in musculoskeletal anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology, as well as extensive experience in MSK rehabilitation services.
With over 20 years of managing a successful sports therapy business, I also bring considerable business acumen and industry-specific knowledge to the table.