School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Practice
23rd May 2024
9 to 5 pm
H230 -
Ishbel Gordon Building
Lunch and refreshments provided
@ncjbrown
@AbleismAcademia
Dr Nicole Brown is a social researcher and author, whose expertise lies with social research practice. She is Director of Social Research & Practice and Education Ltd and Associate Professor at University College London.
Nicole conceptualises her work as sitting on the cusp of practice/teaching/research, thereby emphasising that through thinking-doing-being each area of expertise intersects with and impacts on another. In that sense, her practices as a fiction writer, poet, and educator as well as her activist work in response to, on the back of and as research represent an extension of her conceptualisation of research practice.
Nicole will share her expertise with us in a keynote presentation on Opportunities and challenges of creative research methods
More info on her work at https://www.nicole-brown.co.uk
Keiran Bellis
Paramedic lecturer and PhD student
Coming soon
Billy Jackson
Nursing lecturer and PhD student
His PhD aims to explore neurodivergent registered nurses’ lived experience of mental wellbeing
PhD candidate
Her PhD research is an ethnographic exploration into the factors shaping inequalities in food access and food insecurity experiences in rural Scotland
Midwifery lecturer and PhD candidate
Her PhD study is a feminist mixed-methods explorations of UK midwives´ attitudes and experiences of freebirth
Jennifer Elliot
Adult nursing lecturer and PhD student
Her PhD study aims to understand the impact of digital literacy on service user’s interaction and engagement with cardiac rehabilitation programmes.
Lecturer in mental health nursing, Abertay University
His research is focused on the crisis and crisis intervention experiences of people diagnosed with 'borderline personality disorder', their families and friends and professionals who work with them
Midwifery lecturer
Her research is focused on the influence of educational interventions on the wellbeing of expectant parents, future and current midwives.
Paramedic and MRes student
His MRes project aims to assess the impact of a dedicated reflective tool during ambulance placements for student paramedics
Lecturer and PG dissertation student
Ciara’s dissertation study focuses on students’ experiences and perceptions of the team-based support provided by RGU’s Practice Education Lecturer (PEL) Teams whilst they are on clinical placement.
Principal lecturer Midwifery
Her PhD study explores the influence of self-monitoring mood and selfcare activities during pregnancy and the early transition to motherhood
To find out more about the presenters and their work, click on their name
9:00
Registration and networking
9:30
welcome and introduction
9:45
Keynote session
(hybrid)
Opportunities and challenges of creative methods
Dr. Nicole Brown
11:00
Coffee break and posters
11:20
Presentation 1 and 2
A fireball of emotion: a qualitative case study approach into exploring the experiences of crisis and crisis intervention for people diagnosed with ‘borderline personality disorder’, their family and friends, and professionals who work with them.
Dan Warrender
Through an Occupational Health lens: The lived experience of neurodivergent registered nurses’ mental well-being
Billy Jackson
12:20
lunch break
13:00
Presentation 3, 4 AND 5
Titled to be confirmed
Keiran Bellis
“Share, Don’t Waste.”: Challenges and Opportunities for Community-mediated Food Access – Insights from Rural Aberdeenshire
Josephine Heger
A mixed methods study exploring digital literacy, use of technology and service user engagement in cardiac rehabilitation programmes
Jennifer Elliot
14:30
Coffee break and posters
14:50
Presentation 6 AND 7
Using emojis to explore midwives’ perspectives on freebirth
Maria Velo Higueras
‘Doing’ is never enough, if ‘being’ is neglected: midwives’ perspectives on the influence of an emotional intelligence education programme
Dr. Mo Tabib
15:50
short break
16:00
Ask--the-experts panel
PhinisheD! What now? Planning your early research career
16:30
pRIZES AND CLOSURE
Prof. Catriona Kennedy
Associate Dean for Research
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Practice
Robert Gordon University
Prof. Kay Cooper
Clinical Professor Allied Health Professions
Robert Gordon University and NHS Grampian
Dr. Mary McCallum
Consultant Health Pyschologist, NHS Grampian.
RGU Alumni
Prof. Sarah Pedersen
Dean of Graduate School.
Robert Gordon University
POSTERS
Reflective practice during practice-based learning; a qualitative descriptive study of paramedic students’ experiences
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Tom Dart
Poster title to be confirmed
Sarah Humphrey
Students’ experiences and perceptions of academic support received whilst on clinical placement
Ciara Moloney
Redefining freebirth as a self-care practice: findings from a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis
Maria Velo Higueras
