Dr Clare Whitfield
| Post Nominals | PhD, RGN, BA(Hons), PGCE, SFHEA |
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| Biography | Clare is a registered nurse who has taught research methods and evidence-based practice since 2002. Her research background includes health and social care service user experience, the impact of health policy on health outcomes and telehealth. Current interests include the sexual health of young people and women's health. Clare is a peer reviewer for Health Education Research. |
| Teaching and Learning | Clare teaches research methods and methodology and evidence-based practice at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She supervises PhD students, MSc dissertations and final year Masters projects in the School of Paramedical, Perioperative and Advanced Practice and the School of Nursing and Midwifery in the Faculty of Health Sciences. |
| Scopus Author ID | 55608418300 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Women's health, sexual health, teen / adolescent pregnancy and parenting, care of older people, care relationships, qualitative and Grounded Theory methodologies. Current PhD supervisions Jackie Hutchison ‘The lived experience of people with cardiovascular disease (CVD): A narrative analysis of discourses that inform everyday experience and decision-making’ [Co-Supervisor] Tracey Long ‘Experiences of First-time Adopting Parents’[Principal Supervisor] Prapasri Poopayang ‘Experience of Teenage Mothers in Thailand’ [Co-Supervisor] Kevin Christian ‘Lifestyle adaptations amongst people with a Diabetes diagnosis’[working title]. [Co-Supervisor] Successful completions Laura Shand (2019) Living precarity, enduring bias: exploring the gendered experiences of UK early career academics [Co-Supervisor] Parichat Arayajaru (2023) Experiences of repeat pregnancy in Thai adolescent mothers [Principal Supervisor] Alex Wray (2023) Exploring the experiences of support with parentally bereaved children and their surviving parents using constructivist grounded theory. [Co-Supervisor] Maria Sciberras (2024) Female Gender Dominance in Nursing: Gender hindrance perceptions of State Maltese First-line Nursing Managers on leadership career progression. [Co-Supervisor] Silvana Matassini (2024) ‘Experiences of Older Women and Loneliness in an Urban Space’ [Co-Supervisor] Sharifa Al-Zadjali (2025) ‘Decision-making for Dialysis Patients in Oman’[Principal Supervisor] Ganiyu Lanre Lawal (2025) ‘Family care experiences in Nigeria’ [Principal Supervisor] |