Centre for Midwifery and Women's Health staff

Vanora Hundley BN, RGN, RM, MSc, PhD, FHEA
Vanora is Professor of Midwifery (previously Deputy Dean for Research and Professional Practice and Acting Executive Dean) in the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences. She is an internationally recognised midwifery researcher, having written …

I am trained as a medical sociologist and I have an interest in mixed-methods research, qualitative research and evaluation research. A large share of my academic work has been in the fields of Public Health, Health Promotion and the Organisation of Maternity Care. I have substantial research …

I am Head of Department for Midwifery and Health Sciences, and also Lead Midwife for Education. My main teaching interests are in evidence based practice and infant feeding. My research largely involves teaching and learning around health, from school children though to heathcare students at …

I am a part-time Nutrition Lecturer in the Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Science. I teach nutrition, psychology, and research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. I am currently completing my PhD, funded by Bournemouth University in 2018, researching the mental health …

Carol is a Physiotherapist and is affiliated to the Department for Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences, in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University. Her research is aimed at improving the lives of those who experience pain in a variety of situations and conditions. With …

Malika joined BU in 2017 to complete her PhD in Health Sciences and joined the Department of Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences in February 2021 as a Lecturer in Health and Exercise Science. In September 2023, she was promoted to Senior Lecturer and she is currently the Programme Leader for BSc ( …

I have been a registered midwife since 1986 mainly working at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital midwifery led unit from 1992 - 2004. Working in a midwife led unit resulted in a reappraisal of my philosophy of midwifery and consequently I have a keen interest in facilitating normal birth. Due to …

Since 11.09.2019: Lecturer in Midwifery at Bournemouth University. Registred and practising midwife since 2001, with experience in several settings of care (e.g. community, tertiary hospital, birth centre). Most of her clinical practice was performed at Careggi University Hospital in Florence ( …

I am a registered midwifery lecturer, a registered public health practitioner and a post graduate researcher. I work four days a week for Bournemouth University and on my non working days I study towards a my goal of achieving a doctorate qualification. My doctorate research is exploring the …

I taught English As A Foreign Language for 16 years, before qualifying as a midwife at the age of 40. I promised myself 10 years' front line midwifery, so I slept with a mobile phone for 8 of them as an on-call caseload midwife. I gained an MSc .in Advanced Clinical Practice whilst working on …

Rebecca is a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology and is the Programme Leader for the Sport and Exercise Science degree programme. She teaches physiology and research methods units across the Department of Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences and the Department of Sport and Events Management. She …

I am primarily interested in global health and have predominantly studied around health and wellbeing of migrants and their left-behinds, young people’s sexual health and romantic relationships, diabetes, health promotion and health of ethnic minority populations. I also have an interest in …

Dr Alison Taylor is Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Midwifery programme in the Department of Midwifery and Health Sciences in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University. In 2019, Alison was awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

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I am a Senior Lecturer of Physician Associate Studies within the Department of Medical Science and Public Health. I am also a General Practitioner with a special interest in women’s health. I qualified from the University of Oxford in 2015 with a distinction in Medicine and Surgery. During this …

I am a registered midwife and a Professor in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. I have enjoyed a longstanding career that has combined education, research and practice. I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Midwives and a National Teaching Fellow (AdvancedHE). I am passionate about …

I have had a long and varied career in hospital, community and independent clinical midwifery in the UK and in South Africa. This has invariably been combined with both formal and informal teaching in clinical and academic settings. Along the way, I was a Principal Investigator on an influential …

Dr Debora Almeida joined Bournemouth University in 2017 as a Lecturer in Operating Department Practice (ODP) following a clinical, academic and managerial career in general hospitals, private clinics, surgical units and higher education in the South of Brazil.

Having trained and performed …

Dr Linda Serwaa Agyemang is a lecturer in the Department of Nursing Science at Bournemouth University. She has an extensive experience in practice and research. Her practice experience spans across local and international contexts. Her recent professional practice centred on clinical trials …

Dr. Ann Luce is a Professor of Journalism and Health Communication with nearly 10 years of investigative data journalism (covering health and science), business reporting (covering government and politics) and editorial writing experience in the United States. She was Technology Enhanced …

I am a solid Nutrition Scientist, registered nutritionist (Nutrition Science) with AfN and an elected trustee to the AfN Council. I have a 1st class degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. After 12 months in weight management dietetics i gained a full-time postgraduate scholarship from the …