Professor Neal Cook is a Professor of Nursing and the Head of School at the School of Nursing and Paramedic Science, Ulster University. Neal is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He leads the Athena Gold Award winning team, and is President of the European Association of Neuroscience Nurses and an Executive Board Member of the British Association of Neuroscience Nurses. A key component of Neal’s work is in person-centred nursing, particularly in its application in both practice and education. Neal has a background in neurosciences, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology. He has worked in the fields of neurosciences and critical care since registering as a nurse, becoming a specialist practitioner and subsequently moving into education and research. Neal has published clinical, research and education papers in the fields of person-centredness, education and neurosciences and remains very active in these endeavours. He remains clinically active in neurosciences and is a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK) and the Nursing and Midwifery Board Ireland (NMBI).Andrea Shepherd is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of School at the School of Nursing and Paramedic Science, Ulster University. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Vice President of the British Association of Neuroscience Nurses. She has taught anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology to undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students across a number of courses since she commenced working in higher education. Andrea is also a Resuscitation Council UK, Generic Instructor and Advanced Life Support Instructor, teaching life support courses in Health and Social Care Trusts and in the University. She has worked in the fields of critical care and orthopaedics since registering as a nurse, becoming a specialist practitioner and subsequently moving into education. She currently takes a lead role in adult pre-registration nursing and curriculum design, is clinically active in critical care and is a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK).Stephanie Dunleavy is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing with a strong leadership background in pre-registration nursing programmes at the School of Nursing and Paramedic Science, Ulster University. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has taught anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology to undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students across a number of courses since she commenced working in higher education. Stephanie is also an Immediate Life Support Instructor, teaching life support courses in the School. She has extensive clinical experience in the fields of critical care and neurosciences and has completed a BSc (Hons) in Life Sciences and a Masters of Business Administration since registering as a nurse, subsequently moving into education. She currently takes a lead role in pre-registration nursing education and curriculum design, and is a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK).Dr Claire McCauley is a Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences, Academic Lead for Education and is Pharmacology Lead in the School of Nursing and Paramedic Science, Ulster University. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has taught physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology to undergraduate nursing and paramedic students and pharmacology and Non-Medical Prescribing to postgraduate nursing students across a number of courses since she commenced working in higher education. Claire is also an Immediate Life Support Instructor, teaching life support courses in the School. Claire has an MSc in Health Promotion and Public Health. Since completing her PhD in 2015, Claire works extensively in research specialising in the mental health and wellbeing of vulnerable groups across the life span and clinical decision making. She remains clinically active in pharmacy and is a registered pharmacist with The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.
