As the Head of School for Allied and Public Health, I provide strategic leadership to the School. Working closely with colleagues within the Faculty, across the University and external to the University I have a key role in ensuring that the School provides a high quality educational experience for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students that meets their needs and those of the wider communities, workforce and services. This approach is aligned with the University's commitment to the Citizen Student Strategy.

I support the development and expansion of research within the School, including engagement with the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).

Before joining the University of Chester in 2009, I worked as a mental health nurse at a National Centre of Excellence for people with a diagnosis of personality disorder (Henderson Hospital) as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. This experience is foundational to my understanding of the importance of education not only in the lives of students but those individuals they go on to work with and empower as their careers progress.