Sarah Ashelford
Lecturer in Biological Sciences
Profile
Biography
Sarah has experience in research and in education. Sarah started her career in Edinburgh where she completed a BSc (Hons) in genetics and a PhD from the Centre for HIV Research. Following two years of post-doctoral research, Sarah qualified as a secondary school science teacher and spent six years teaching in high schools in Leeds and Wakefield. Sarah moved back into higher education in 2005, working as a lecturer in the Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford. Subsequently, Sarah moved to the University of Lincoln, School of Health and Social Care in 2016 and joined the Department of Health Sciences at York in 2017 as a lecturer in biological sciences.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Genetics (University of Edinburgh)
- PhD Centre for HIV Research (University of Edinburgh)
- PgCert Higher Education Practice (University of Bradford)
- PgCert Secondary School Science (University of Leeds)
- FHEA
Publications
Selected publications
- Bioscience in Nursing Education Specialist Reference Group (2016). Quality Assurance Framework for Biosciences in Pre-registration Nursing Programmes. Higher Education Academy (http://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/-centres-of-excellence/centre-for-health-and-social-care-research/biosciences-in-nurse-education-network/publications-and-reports).
- Ashelford S, Raynsford J., Taylor, V. (2016) Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Students. Sage Publications
- Taylor, V., Ashelford, S., Fell, P., Goacher, P. (2015). Biosciences in nurse education: is the curriculum fit for practice? Journal of Clinical Nursing 24 2797-2806 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12880
- Lowry, M., Ashelford, S. Assessing the pulse rate in adult patients. Nursing Times 111(36/37) 18-20
- Middleton-Green, L., Ashelford, S. (2013). Using team-based learning in teaching undergraduate pathophysiology for nurses, Health and Social Care Education 2 (2) 53-58. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.11120/hsce.2013.00031
External activities
Memberships
- Member of the Higher Education Academy Biosciences in Nursing Education (BINE) Specialist Reference Group (https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/bioscience-nurse-education-bine-special-interest-group ).
- Member of the steering group for the Quality Assurance Framework for Biosciences in Education in Nursing (B-QAF).
