Pam is a National Teaching Fellow, a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Senior Fellow of SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association).
Pam is a member of the Advisory Board for The Learner Research Network https://thelearner.com/ and Pam has been an active member of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA). Pam is currently a member of the conference and events committee and a member of the SEDA Executive. Pam has been Vice-Chair of the SEDA May 2013 - May 2015 and conference co-chair from May 2011 - April 2013.
Pam is the Programme Director for the MPhil/PhD Professional Education and Programme Director for the MA Academic Practice Programme and the RISES CPD Programme for staff to gain HEA Fellowship.
Pam is part of the academic team in the department and has a School Liaison role with the School of Health Studies.
Her areas of interest include curriculum design, staff development and motivation, personal tutoring, SoTL and educational development.
Pam started her career as a nurse and then moved into Nurse education where she has spent over sixteen years prior to moving to educational development work where she has been since the summer of 2008.
Pam has experience of teaching and supervising students undertaking their research from first degree to PhD level. Pam participates in a range of activities for staff such as seminars, development days and an annual conference. Pam also has a range of project management experience including as Project Manager of a four year JISC funded project on curriculum design 2008 -2012.
Pam is a reviewer for a range of nursing and education international journals and a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Further and Higher Education since November 2020. Pam is also an academic associate and accreditor for Advance HE.
Employment History
July 2021 – current post Interim Director Department for Learning Enhancement and Development City, University of London
August 2008 – June 2021 Deputy Director promoted to Professor of Educational Development March 2016 Department for Learning Enhancement and Development City, University of London
July 2007 – July 2008 Director (Academic Practice & Quality) Centre for Educational and Academic Practice, City University London
November 2004 – July 2007 Acting Head of the Health Care Education Development Unit, St. Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University London
January 1994 – November 2004 Senior Lecturer Educational Developments, St. Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University London
May 1992 – January 1994 Nurse Tutor Education Development Unit, St. Bartholomew’s College of Nursing and Midwifery, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London,
September 1991 – April 1992 Nurse Tutor, St. Bartholomew’s College of Nursing and Midwifery, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London
October 1989 – August 1991 Unqualified Nurse tutor seconded to undertake the teacher qualification through the BA (Hons) Nursing with Education, West Sussex College of Nursing and Midwifery, Bishop Otter College, College Lane Chichester West Sussex
January 1989 – October 1989 Unqualified Nurse Teacher, West Sussex College of Nursing and Midwifery, Southlands Hospital, Shoreham - by - Sea, West Sussex BN4 6TQ
December 1983 – January 1989 Staff Nurse and Junior Sister Worthing Hospital, Park Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2DH
August 1980 – November 1983 Registered general Nurse Training Southlands School of Nursing, Southlands Hospital, Shoreham - by - Sea, West Sussex BN4 6TQ
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, 2003
- MA Education, Open University, United Kingdom, 1994
- BA (Hons) Nursing with Education, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, 1991
Employment
- Deputy Director, City University London, Aug 2008 – present
Memberships of professional organisations
- Registered Nurse, Nursing and Midwifery Council, 1983 – present
Teaching
MA Academic Practice programme
Pam is the programme leader and oversees the Nursing and Midwifery Council route.
Pam is also the module leader for:
EDM106 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
EDM112 Professional and Personal Development Planning
EDM119 Research Supervision
In addition Pam teaches on EDM120 Learning, teaching and assessment and EDM114 Educational Research Project and Dissemination.
Research Development
Pam provides sessions on working with your supervisee and supervisor, preparing for your viva and chairing a viva and developing your conference presentation into a publication.
Education Workshops
Pam provides workshops focused on preparing teaching sessions, peer review, writing programme and module specifications, writing learning outcomes and writing for publication.