BA (HONS), PhD, Adv Cert Ed, FHEA, DipFA

  • 30 years experience interviewing professionals, hospital patients and members of the public about sensitive and confidential topics

  • Good listening skills (including a certificate in basic counselling)

  • Research skills: analyzing & summarizing information. Reflecting and feeding back to various audiences in text, diagrammatic and video format.

  • Trained as a teacher and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

  • I have worked on clinical trials and social networks studies. These involved also administering questionnaires and analysis of statistical data

  • Trained in psychometric measures of health & psychological state

  • Trained in Data Protection, IT security and informed consent

  • As a researcher I had clearance to work with vulnerable adults in hospital and community settings (Disclosure & Barring Service checks + regular 'Good Clinical Practice' training in research ethics & scientific quality standards)

  • I hold a level 4 FCA approved qualification for Independent Financial Advisors (DipFA - awarded June 2024) and am a participant in the CPD Program at the London Institute of Banking & Finance where I focus on Retirement & Pension issues