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Dr Katie Davis

Profile summary

  • Central Academic Staff
  • Lecturer, Health and Social Care
  • Faculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies
  • School of Health, Wellbeing & Social Care
  • Health & Social Care
  • katie.davis

Professional biography

Katie is a registered mental health nurse and registered teacher with the Nursing & Midwifery Council. With a background in older adult mental health, Katie has worked as a lecturer since 2018 at universities in England and Scotland. Currently based in Scotland, Katie joined the OU in March 2024 and is mainly involved in mental health modules within Health & Social Care at the OU. Katie was awarded her PhD in 2020 with her thesis titled Co-researching with people living with dementia: A co-operative Inquiry at the University of Manchester.  

Qualifications

  • PhD (University of Manchester)
  • MSc Advanced Nursing (Glasgow Caledonian University)
  • BN Nursing (Mental Health) (Glasgow Caledonian University)
  • MA Social Sciences (University of Glasgow)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (University of Salford)
  • Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills (University of Abertay Dundee)
  • Fellow (Advance HE)

Research interests

  • Lived experience of dementia
  • Older adult mental health
  • Adult mental health
  • Student mental health and well-being
  • Participatory methods
  • Qualitative Methods

Teaching interests

  • Older adult mental health
  • Adult mental health
  • Dementia
  • Health & Well-being
  • Communication in health care settings
  • Compassionate Leadership