Our staff

Dr Eloise Elaine Phillips

Dr Eloise Elaine Phillips

Associate Professor in Healthcare (Dubai)
Programme Director MSc Advanced Practice in Healthcare (Dubai)
Head of Subject Group – Health, Wellbeing and Human Sciences (Dubai)

Eloise is an Associate Professor in Healthcare in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and based on the Dubai campus. In addition, Eloise is the Head of the Subject Group for all Health, Wellbeing and Human Science programmes in Dubai. As the programme director for the MSc Advanced Practice in Healthcare (Dubai) she teaches across a variety of modules in the postgraduate portfolio. 

The role ...

Mrs Lauren Philp-von Woyna

Mrs Lauren Philp-von Woyna

Associate Professor

Lauren is an Associate Professor in Midwifery and programme lead for the BSc (Hons) Midwifery and BSc (Hons) Midwifery Degree Apprenticeship programmes.

Lauren is an experienced midwifery academic who has worked with several UK Higher Education Institutes and other external organisations.

Ms Mary Pocock

Ms Mary Pocock

Teaching Fellow

Mary is a clinical skills and simulation teaching fellow. She teaches across all the pre-registration nursing programmes, with a particular focus on adult nursing. Mary previously worked as a critical care nurse and a haematology stem cell transplant nurse, as well as working in older adult care.

 

Miss Sarika Prathapan

Miss Sarika Prathapan

Teaching Fellow

Sarika currently works as a Teaching Fellow in the nursing department mainly focused on delivering skills and simulation teaching across different nursing specialities.

Jason Pritchard

Jason Pritchard

Programme Director MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Jason Pritchard is the Director of the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice/MSc ACP Degree Apprenticeship (DA) and the MSc ACP MSK (DA) programmes. The role incorporates working in partnership with NHS Trust and private providers to develop expert clinicians and workforces to improve patient outcomes. This includes Module leadership of specific modules and the direction of the programme, including ...

Mr David Pyta

Mr David Pyta

Lecturer in Nursing (Mental Health Field)

David is a Lecturer in Nursing (Mental Health Field) at the University. David has extensive experience and a rich history, working clinically in mental health and is a passionate clinical teacher. He has taught in various nursing fields and to multiple disciplines at several NHS Trusts and Universities.

Professor Anne-Marie Russell

Professor Anne-Marie Russell

Jenny Jones Chair of Nursing Science
School Head of Research

Dr Russell holds the Jenny Jones Chair of Nursing Science and is head of research and knowledge transfer. She has research expertise in mixed methods and person-centred approaches in Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD). She maintains a portfolio of contemporary practice in research, research leadership, clinical practice, and education.

Dr Russell is committed to developing the next generation of ...

Mrs Teresa Shalofsky

Mrs Teresa Shalofsky

Associate Professor in Midwifery
Lead Midwife for Education
School Lead for Academic Quality

Teresa is an Associate Professor and Lead Midwife for Education. Teresa leads on the development, delivery and management of midwifery education within the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Teresa is a registered midwife and has previously held a number of academic leadership portfolio roles to include workforce development and transformation, and learning and teaching. Teresa has extensive ...

Dr Priyanka Sharma

Dr Priyanka Sharma

Research Associate

Priyanka Sharma is a Research Associate at the University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡. Priyanka is a graduate in Medicine and has worked as a post-MBBS Junior Critical Care fellow in India. She pursued her interest in clinical research by studying MSc in Health Research Methods from the University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡.

Miss Hannah Shaw

Miss Hannah Shaw

Teaching Fellow - Child

Hannah currently works within the child branch of Nursing as a Teaching Fellow.  Her role focusses on clinical skills and simulation.