Nursing Education and Primary Healthcare

Terri Thompson earned her DNP from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. Her dissertation was titled: The effective methods for providing preconception health education. Terri has specialized as a labor and delivery nurse for 21 years at a high-risk tertiary hospital. She has taught in Maternal-Childbearing Nursing Theory and Practicum in higher education for 6 years, and had taught Maternal-Childbearing Clinical Practicum for Loma Linda University, for 15 years. Terri is the BSN Program Director and Assistant Professor at California Baptist University (CBU), Riverside, CA, U.S.A. Terri is the Faculty Advisor for the Preconception Peer Education club on campus at CBU, is an advisor for the Office of Minority Health in Maryland, and Counselor for the Chi Mu chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). Terri has presented extensively on Preconception Health Education across southern California and in Oregon over the past six years.

Nursing

Dr Jo Lidster is the Deputy Head of Nursing and Midwifery, at Sheffield Hallam University. She is responsible for the Department’s post graduate and international portfolio. This includes working closely with stakeholders and practice partners to develop a quality learning experience. Jo leads on learning, teaching and assessment developments for the Department as well as supporting placement learning initiatives. She has had a number of key roles including leading research and innovation and research informed teaching developments as well as course leader roles. Jo is an adult nurse and prior to working in education worked in and managed acute and critical care settings. She teaches on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the areas of research methods and evidence based practice, health care education and supporting learners in practice. Jo’s research interests include nurses' professional identity and their transition into new roles.

Nursing

Susan Wakefield is the Head of Nursing and Midwifery, at Sheffield Hallam University, one of the largest Nursing and Midwifery Departments in England. She is responsible for the educational and practice provision for all for the Under Graduate and Post Graduate nurses and midwives who study within the Faculty. This includes working closely with the wider University leadership team, stakeholders and practice partners to develop a quality learning experience. During her time in higher education, Susan has worked at Department, Faculty and University level in a number of roles. She is a mental health nurse and had a range of roles in clinical practice including research nurse, care pathways co-ordinator and community mental health nurse. She teaches research methods and evidence based practice and supervises post graduate students.

Nursing and Midwifery

Jan has previously held executive and general management positions in a number of large public sector organisations, including central public-sector management agencies and housing, local government, planning and public works departments. She brings significant expertise in public service and healthcare improvement, including leadership and management development, workplace culture improvement, workforce redesign, strategic planning, quality improvement, innovation, human resource management and organisational change.

Nursing