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Professional biography

Distance Nursing Education and Practice.

Cultural CompetenceÌýinÌý Healthcare.

Ethnicity, diversity and inclusion inÌýnursing careers.

Health Inequalities in health and social care.

ÌýNursing, Midwifery and Heath VisitingÌý Practice in Pimary Care.

Research methods include qualitative/quantitative and mixed methodologies, with experience ofÌýÌýnarratives, Ìýstorytelling and participatory/action researchÌýenquiries. Cross cuttingÌýÌýinterests range acrossÌý discourses inclusive of intersectionality, and the extent to whichÌýÌýgender,Ìý race, social classÌý and other characterstics impact on the experiences of global majority people in health, education, social care and nursing practice.Ìý

FundedÌý research projects:ÌýÌý

2021 - 2022Ìý Ìý Internal:Ìý (As PI) RESDEV & PRAXIS Co-Funded Project: Student nurses, nursing curriculums and emergency responses to Covid-19-: a scoping review: £ 3043.76Ìý

2022-2023Ìý Ìý Ìý Internal:Ìý (As PI) RESDEV & PRAXIS Co-Funded Project: The Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health and wellbeing of current students and recent graduates of OU professional programmes - Ìý£3804.53

Fellowships:

2023-2024:Ìý ÌýOpen UniversityÌý Early Career Researchers'Ìý (ECR)Ìý Fellowship AwardÌýÌý£5000.ÌýÌý

ÌýÌýConference Presentations

July 2023:ÌýImpact and implications of the continued drain of qualified nursing and health care personnel from the Global South to support failing Wealthy Health Care Systems in the Global North: The Case of the British NHS.Ìý ÌýUniversity of Lusake Zambia.Ìý

October 2022: Student Nurses, nursing curriculums and emergency rsponses to Covid-19: a scoping review: NET/NEP, Barcelona.Ìý

2015: Cultural competence and its impact on African Caribbean Seniors.Ìý ÌýBASW Conference, Glasgow Caledonia University

2018: Cultural Competence and the role of the Doula in disadvantaged communities.Ìý Caribbean Studies Association.

Collaborative projects include the following:

2013: Resistance, Resilence and renewal- The health and wellbeibg of black women across the diaspora. (collaborative).

2000: An evaluation of the 1998 developent for Black and Minority Ethnic Managers in the NHS. (University of Warwick and DeMontfort University.

2000: A study to investigate the need for appropriate respite care provision for African Caribbean carers andÌý elders. (Leicestershire Health, Leicester City Council, DeMontfort University).

She is a member of the faculty's research group, the nursing research group,Ìýthe Black women's health and wellbeng research network and the Wellbeing of Women Research Network.

Doctoral Supervision:

Previous:

Narratives of Care:Ìý Kip Jones - DeMontfort University-Ìý ÌýPhDÌý Successful Completion.Ìý

ÌýÌý A Holistic Approach to the assessment of students with Learning Difficulties.- EdD;ÌýÌýElizabeth Smith,Ìý Successful CompletionÌýÌý

Current:Ìý

Whats the story? Exploring inequalities in outcomes through the narratives of Black and Brown students in a distance learningÌýsetting.Ìý In progress.Ìý

ÌýRecruitment of BAME NursingÌýstudents at the OU -Ìý ÌýEdD In Progress.Ìý

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Open to accceptÌý Doctoral students wishing to explore topics relating to nursing participation, education, practice, cultural competence, equality, diversity and inclusion and Black Women's Health and Wellbeing. .

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Naomi brings Ìýwide ranging expertiseÌýfromÌýclinical practice, educational andÌýinterdisciplinary perspectives to her teaching, having vast experience of curriculumÌý develpoment, design and delivery at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels. She has a keen interest in fostering student success and is passionate about prioritising this through excellent teaching,Ìýinclusve learning andÌý effective studentÌý and tutor support. She teaches at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels along with Doctoral supervision responsibilities..ÌýÌýAreas she has taught include the following:

Change Management in education and healthcare practice.

Care management and governance in health care.

ChildÌý Care and Health promotion.

Communication and diversity

Cultural understandingÌýand Cultural Competence in health care.

Diverse perspectives in health and illness, including, menopause, safeguarding, formal care, health, illness health and care, safeguarding, biological perspectives in nursing, disabiity in healthcare.

Diversity/Ethnicity, Nursing, Health, education and Social Care.

Distance Education,

Independent Learning,

Interprofessional learning in clinical practice andÌý nursing education.

Primary Care Nursing

PublicÌý Health and Private Medicine.

Specialist Practice in Health Visiting.

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Naomi fostersÌýand encourages partnerships and collaborative relationships with third sector organisations and individuals that support the health and wellbeing of black women.ÌýÌýSheÌýÌýworksÌýwith individuals and groupsÌýserving these communities and continues to provide academic leadershipÌýand guidance to those needing such support for their endeavours.Ìý

She was an invited speaker to the RetiredÌý Caribbean Nurses Conference, London in 2015, and the WindrushÌý Conference 70 years of the NHS, Birmingham University in 2018.ÌýÌý

She has Previously served as Associate editor of the Journal of Ethnicity and Health,

ÌýIs a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA -Advancedd HE),Ìý

ÌýReviewer forÌýtheÌýJournal of Nursing Management, Ìý

Reviewer forÌýtheÌýÌýJournal of Qualitative Research in health and a

Reviewer for Science Talks- Elsevier.

External Examiner Bournemouth UniversityÌý

External AssessorÌý Bournemouth University.Ìý

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She is Ìýan active volunteer mentor and coach to women and girls from disadvantaged backgrounds, having served as a mentor to the Girls Network. (TGN) and as a volunteer with Barnados, the childrens charity.

Naomi is a Member of theÌýÌýCaribbean Studies Association. (CSA)