Mrs Miriam Collett
School of Health & Society
Current positions
Lecturer in Children and Young People
Biography
Miriam Collett is a Lecturer in Children and Young People’s Nursing at the University of Salford, UK. She is a School Nurse (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse) and has over 15 years experience in community nursing practice and education. Miriam's career has comprised of roles in school nursing, specialist safeguarding nursing and therapeutic foster care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she served as the clinical lead for the first Mass Vaccination Centre in the North West of England, drawing on her school nursing expertise to operationalise national guidance in just four weeks. As a registered school nurse and weight-neutral practitioner, Miriam is passionate about reducing weight stigma and promoting equitable access to health for all school-aged children and young people.
In 2025, Miriam was awarded the title of Queens Nurse in recognition of her contribution to excellence in community nursing.
Miriam's doctoral research explores how weight stigma and other forms of inequity intersect in the lives of children from Black African backgrounds and how school nurses and schools can influence perceptions of bodies and health.
She is committed to ensuring her research has meaningful impact on practice and regularly collaborates with partner organisations such as Body Happy Org, Salford Council and SAPHNA. Through which she has delivered local and national training on body image and weight neutral practice, including a guest appearances on the School Nursing Uncovered podcast.
Miriam has co-authored book chapters on intersectionality, discrimination, and integrated care in 0–19 services.
As a neurodivergent academic with ADHD, Miriam is a proud advocate for neurodiversity in research and higher education, and is passionate about creating inclusive learning environments where all voices are valued.
In her role as CYP Nursing lecturer, she led on the design and delivery of the UoS SCPHN Programme, newly validated in 2023. Miriam led SCPHN the programme for 4 years, which was recognised as a finalist in the Student Nursing Times Awards for Post Graduate Provider of the Year in 2025.
In September 2025, Miriam's focus changed with her mainly teaching in the pre-registration CYP Nursing programme, although she retains her professional and research interest in SCPHN practice and community nursing.
She plans to finish her doctoral research by the end of 2025.
Areas of Research
- School Nursing
- Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
- Weight stigma and weight neutral approaches to health
- Public Health & Heath promotion
- Childhood Obesity
- Social Exclusion and health inequities
- Anti-racist research practice
25-26:
Module Lead - Integrated & Inclusive Community Practice (L7)
Module Lead - Part 2 Nursing Practice (L5)
Module member - Evidence Based Interventions in Nursing (L5)
Module member - Field Specific Care Needs (L5)
Module member - Developing CYP Nursing practice (L5)
Previous Teaching and Learning roles/responsibilities:
Programme Lead - Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (L7)
Pathway Lead - School Nursing (L7)
Module Lead - Integrated & Inclusive Community Practice (L7)
Module Lead - School Nursing Theory (L7)
Module Lead - Education in Practice (L7)
Module Lead - Principles & Foundations of Integrated Care (L7)
Module Lead - Compassionate Integrated Digital Care (L7)
Module Lead - Sexual & Reproductive Health (L7)
Year 1 BSc CYP Nursing lecturer
Qualifications
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PgCert Academic Practice
2021 - 2021 -
MSc Health and Social Care Professional Practice
2019 - 2021 -
DProf Health & Social Care - current study
2019 -
BSc Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) - School Nursing
2010 - 2011 -
Diploma in Professional Studies of Nursing - RN Child
2004 - 2006
Recognitions
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Queens Nurse - Awarded by the Queen's Institute of Community Nursing