Hazel is a Postgraduate Tutor with responsibility for the research culture in the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society. She is programme lead for the Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care, running the Sociology for Professional Practice, Research Methods and Thesis modules. As an experienced doctoral supervisor, she has supported students on a wide variety of topics, such as psychological safety within the multi-professional team; a Marxist critique of care in an older person's care home; meaningful activity for survivors of acquired brain injury within hospitals; the lived experiences of people with long-term conditions undergoing psychological therapies. Hazel is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an Associate in the University of Chester Centre for Academic Innovation and Development, supporting Higher Education professional development. She is also coordinator, with Professor Derek France, of the Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute / Teaching and Learning Innovation Special Interest Group in Pedagogy. She also runs a module for second-year nurses on evidence-based innovations in practice, as well as a Master's research proposal module.