Dr Debra Morgan

Assistant Professor

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

I have over 20 years of experience as a senior lecturer / assistant professor in the field of nurse education. I have also served terms as Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Director of International Development and Recruitment (Principal Lecturer), and also Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Director of Transnational Education.

My area of expertise is framed as ‘transcultural nursing, education and research’. I have generated, published and implemented evidence-based pedagogy to develop, lead and teach programmes and modules that impact on nursing practice in the UK and globally, including low and middle income countries (LMIC’s). I have also led on projects to investigate and develop cultural competence and global citizenship in nursing, with an overarching aim to develop healthcare education globally and to reduce global health inequality.

More specifcially, my research is situated within the qualitative paradigm, in particular hermeneutic phenomenology (HP). I developed a modified approach to data analysis suitable for multiple context HP research, I provide PhD supervision and I am a PhD examiner. My educational expertise includes design and leadership of international programmes, transcultural teaching expertise, international student well-being and support and international educational consultancy work, including design of novel virtual consultancy models for low and middle income countries. I have expertise in the pedagogy of student and staff mobility, including virtual exchange, and I lead the departments mobility programme which seeks to support students to develop cultural competence and humility, to progress as global graduates and as global citizens. I am also an active member of a global community of practitioners and I co-lead the Advance HE network 'Authentic Learning for Global Citizenship'.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Transcultural nursing and transcultural education: Comprising the development of cultural competence and humility, culture and health, globalisation and health. Development of healthcare education in low and middle income countries. Virtual approaches to transcultural education and pedagogy of study abroad. Learning and teaching methodologies and concepts such as transformative learning, internationalisation, global citizenship, threshold concepts in nursing, virtual exchange.

Key Publications

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Analysing complexity: developing a modified phenomenological hermeneutical method of data analysis for multiple contexts, Morgan, D. 2 Nov 2021, In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology
Learning in liminality. Student experiences of learning during a nursing study abroad journey: A hermeneutic phenomenological research study, Morgan, D. Aug 2019, In: Nurse Education Today
Implementation and evaluation of a transformative learning framework to enhance learning during study abroad: poster+presentation, Morgan, D., Smith, G. 8 Sep 2021, NET 2021 Conference
Enhancing learning during the liminal journey of study abroad: Developing a study abroad transformative learning framework, Morgan, D. 2 Jul 2019, Advance HE Teaching & Learning Conference 2019
Learning within a global community of practice: Implementation of virtual exchange into a student nurse and student midwifery programme, Morgan, D., Smith, G. 29 Jun 2022, Three Rivers Learning & Teaching Conference 2022. Engaging Students: Building Communities

Professional Activity

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Consultancy: Exploring the views of staff involved in the regional implementation of the personalised anticipatory care programme using the Year of Care approach: A mixed methods service evaluation 2023
Membership of committee: Personalised Anticipatory Care Programme Steering Group, Northumbria Healthcare Trust (External organisation) 2023
Examination: PhD external examiner for Central Queensland University, Australia 2023
Consultancy: International educational consultancy: Kulangwa Prinmat School of Nursing, Tanzania. 'Building health worker education in Tanzania' 2020
Other: Association of Commonwealth Universities task and finish project peer mentor: ‘Commonwealth universities and the global pandemic: Early career researchers’ review of responses and prospects’ 2020

PGR Supervision

James Brown An interpretive phenomenological exploration of registered Operating Department Practitioners experience of student supervision and the practice assessment process Start Date: 16/04/2021 End Date: 21/10/2022
Jonathan Vella The Professional Relationship between the Clinical Mentor and the Nursing Academic Start Date: 01/10/2020

Qualifications

PhD August 31 2018
Academic Studies in Education MA June 30 2011
Education PGCE June 30 2004
CertEd June 30 2001
Health MSc June 30 2000
Health Studies BSc (Hons) June 30 1995
Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy SFHEA 2020
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2004
Registered Nurse Tutor Nursing and Midwifery Council RNT/ LPE 2004
Registered General Nurse, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) RGN 1989

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