Dr Debbie Roberts

Lecturer

• Mary Seacole MS2.30
• T: 0845 234 0184
• E: d.roberts@salford.ac.uk
• SEEK: Research profile

I joined the University of Salford in April 2000, as a new lecturer. My previous roles were in clinical practice. I achieved my PhD from the University of Salford in 2007: Friendships and the community of students: peer learning amongst a group of pre-registration student nurses and became a Senior lecturer in 2010.

2011/12: Led the development of an innovative Graduate Diploma, together with specific International pathway within the MSc Nursing Programme. The Grad Dip acts as a bridging programme specifically designed for international students, helping them achieve the required IELTs score and or level six credits.
2009 to date: Programme Leader MSc Nursing (Research, Education, Practice, International). Led the development of the curriculum, modules and modular teams and took the programme through internal validation processes.
2009-2010: Member of curriculum development team creating a new MA  Nursing / RN Programme for pre-registration nursing. This programme enables graduates to pursue nursing careers. Act as member of the team delivering and evaluating the programme.
2000-2008: Base group facilitator (Facilitating Problem based learning).
2003: Took part in the evaluation of the Making a Difference / Fitness for Practice curriculum. Leading the evaluation of the clinical guide role.
2003-2006 Intake co-ordinator Diploma in Adult Nursing.
2006-2009 Intake co-ordinator BSc Nursing (Adult)
2009: Led the development of new masters level modules for the MSc programme.
2007-2008 Led the development of a Post Qualifying module in Managed Intermediate care using blended learning.

I am co-research theme leader of the Education for Practice and health theme group. Programme of research leading up to the Ref exercise has been developed.

I actively engage in research supervision, as first named and co-supervisor to several doctoral candidates. I regularly undertake internal assessment of candidates at progression points.
Personal research interests focus on issues in nurse education, teaching and learning.

PhD University of Salford 2007. (Friendships and the community of students: peer learning amongst a group of pre-registration student nurses.)
BSc (Hons) nursing. Obtained 1998 University of Wales (NEWI). 2:1.
Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, Obtained 2001 University of Salford.
Diploma in Nursing Studies. Obtained 1996. University of Wales (NEWI).

Registered Nurse Teacher.
RGN. Pin No: 84F0874E.

2000-2010 Lecturer
2008-2009 Professional & Academic Lead for Adult Nursing Directorate
2010: Senior Lecturer.
2009: Programme Leader: MSc Nursing: Research, Practice, Education, International
2010: Education for Practice & health research theme co-leader.
2011: Member Scientific Committee of the 4th NET/NEP Conference, Baltimore, USA

I am a peer reviewer for three nurse education journals, and I am an International Editorial Board Member for Nurse Education in Practice. My publications focus around issues in nurse education.  A full list of my publications can be found in the University of Salford Institutional Repository