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Lesley Halliday

Associate Professor & Director of Under-Graduate Education, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Lesley Halliday is an Associate Professor within the School of Health Sciences. She has a BSc(Hons) in Psychology, a Master of Public Health (MPH), a Post Graduate Diploma in Counseling and holds a Post Graduate Certificate in University Teaching. She undertook her PhD in Nursing under the supervision of Professor Ian Kerridge (Consultant Haematologist) and Associate Professor Maureen Boughton at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Lesley is the Director of Undergraduate Education in the School of Health Sciences and has broad experience in health education acquired through academic roles and consultancies. She has held membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS), the Australian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM), the Higher Education and Research Society of Australia (HERDSA) and Public Health Australia (PHA).

Expertise Summary

Lesley's research interests predominantly focus on women's health and how disruption or alteration to the three M's - Menstruation, Motherhood, Menopause can significantly impact on women's wellbeing and quality of life. Her PhD focused on the impact of infertility for young women who had received treatment for haematological malignancy. It investigated the biological, psychological and social implications of treatment and ongoing side effects.

Lesley is also an experienced academic and health education consultant having worked with Australian Government agencies, tertiary institutions and private organisations. She is passionate about teaching quality and has extensive knowledge and skills in developing, delivering and evaluating professional education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. While working at the University of Sydney, Lesley received a prestigious Australian Learning and Teaching Council Award (ALTC) in 2009 for her 'outstanding contribution to the Learning Experience'.

Research Summary

Women's health (general)

Midwifery Research

Experience of care

Psychosocial impact of challenges to fertility and motherhood

Serious conditions in pregnancy

Recent Publications

School of Health Sciences

B236, Medical School
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham, NG7 2HA

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