Lisa Common

Lisa Common was a secretary in the School when, after encouragement from academic colleagues, she decided to pursue her interests in childbirth, feminism and human rights by applying to study for the Diploma in Midwifery. Following completion of her studies in September 2008, she enjoyed working full-time as a midwife in the hospital and then community settings and also undertook a secondment as a Lecturer Practitioner with the University. She was supported to undertake two post-registration midwifery modules with the University, which developed and extended her critical thinking. 

In 2012, Lisa applied for and was awarded a place on the prestigious NIHR/CNO funded Masters in Research Methods (Health) which she completed in September 2013. In August this year, Lisa was successful in securing a doctoral studentship with the Health Foundation to support her full-time PhD studies with the Nottingham Business School. Lisa plans to study how safe and cost-effective models of care for supporting home birth can be translated into NHS contexts where home birth rates are low. Lisa continues to work clinically as a midwife in Nottingham.