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Jayne Walker

Jayne Walker

Senior lecturer| Professional Lead. School of Paramedical, Peri-Operative and Advanced Practice. Faculty of Health Sciences., University of Hull

Senior lecturer| Professional Lead. School of Paramedical, Peri-Operative and Advanced Practice. Faculty of Health Sciences., University of Hull Registered to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Adult Nurse; SCPHN; Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber). Jayne began her career as a registered Adult Nurse in 1996, before progressing into Midwifery in 1999. Jayne's clinical practice then transitioned to become a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) in 2005. Jayne successfully qualified as a Practice Teacher (P.G.C.E.) in 2012. Jayne has an MSc in Health Studies (Leadership and Education). Jayne has been a Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Hull since 2017 and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Jayne is a Fellow of the Institute of Health Visiting and iHV Perinatal Mental Health and Infant Mental Health Champion. She is actively involved as a steering panel member for the local Schwartz Rounds, which is a forum for healthcare staff to address personal, emotional and social challenges associated with working in Healthcare, and caring for patients. Jayne works directly with student groups from all levels of academic study alongside external partners to ensure the training and study delivered is of a high standard. Jayne has extensive experience and knowledge of designing, delivering, assessing and evaluating Programmes of study. Jayne is involved in the development and implementation of organisational policies, procedures and guidance, which reflects national standards of practice. Jayne has worked collaboratively with the Local Authority and Clinical Commissioning Groups to evaluate service provision for vulnerable community groups. This has led to further collaborations and service evaluations within the Acute Trust and within Primary Care settings.

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Jennifer Creese

Jennifer Creese

Lecturer in the Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester

Lecturer in the Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester I am a social anthropologist with a focus on healthcare, particularly professional and organisational cultures of healthcare work, health worker migration, and ethnic/minority experiences in health. I hold a PhD in Social Science from The University of Queensland, Australia (2020) specialising in social anthropology and ethnography. I have previously held research positions studying migration experiences, health care resilience, and dementia family care in Australia, and held a postdoctoral fellowship in 2020-21 at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, before joining the University of Leicester in 2022. My research focuses on health workers' experiences of work, particularly around workplace communication and voice, and staff wellbeing and support.

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Joshua Bell

Joshua Bell

PhD Candidate in the Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University, Rhodes University

PhD Candidate in the Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University, Rhodes University Joshua Bell is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University. His research focuses on political economies and the analysis of systemic forms of power and oppression. Joshua's PhD thesis is titled 'Social upgrading or dependency? Investigating the implications of the inclusion of commercial wine farms within South African Fairtrade certification' and is in the process of being examined. This study asks if the inclusion of commercial wine farms within the South African Fairtrade model promotes or undermines the social upgrading of farmworker livelihoods.

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Jordi Recasens Guinjuan

Jordi Recasens Guinjuan

Catedrático de Botánica Agrícola y Malherbología, Universitat de Lleida

Catedrático de Botánica Agrícola y Malherbología, Universitat de Lleida Jordi Recasens Guinjuan es Catedrático de Botánica Agrícola y Malherbología de la Universitat de Lleida e investigador del centro CERCA-Agrotecnio. Ha sido Presidente de la Sociedad Española de Malherbología (2007-2010), Vicepresidente de la Asociación Española de Sanidad Vegetal (2012-2017) y miembro de la Junta Directiva de la European Weed Research Society (2012-2014). Su linea de investigación se centra en estudios sobre ecología y manejo de malas hierbas en sistemas agrícolas. Ha dirigido varios proyectos de investigación, de convocatorias europeas y nacionales, y publicado varios libros y artículos científicos en el campo de la ecología vegetal y la malherbología.

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