Membership

The GEN-Int Network brings together academics and practitioners from institutions across four countries. Our members are committed to advancing Graduate Entry Nursing education and research.

Network Leadership

Dr Chris Wagstaff

Dr Chris Wagstaff

Chair

University of Birmingham

Marie McGee

Marie McGee

Lead for Education

University of East Anglia

Course Director for the MSc adult nursing programme at the University of East Anglia which commenced Jan 2016.

Dr Bobbi Shatto

Dr Bobbi Shatto

Lead for Internationalisation

Saint Louis University

Assistant Professor at Saint Louis University School of Nursing with experience teaching both traditional and direct entry students.

Dr Melanie Bish

Dr Melanie Bish

Lead for Internationalisation

La Trobe University

Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Head of the Department of Rural Nursing and Midwifery in the La Trobe Rural Health School.

United Kingdom

(14 members)
Dr Chris Wagstaff

Dr Chris Wagstaff

Chair

University of Birmingham

Dr Nickey Rooke

Dr Nickey Rooke

University of East Anglia

Course Director for the MSc Adult Nursing programme at the University of East Anglia from February 2020.

Marie McGee

Marie McGee

Lead for Education

University of East Anglia

Course Director for the MSc adult nursing programme at the University of East Anglia which commenced Jan 2016.

Juliet Bostwick

Juliet Bostwick

Oxford Brookes University

Programme Lead for pre-registration nursing; led development of the Graduate Entry nursing course; 4th year EdD student.

Devi Nannen

Devi Nannen

University of York

Lecturer in Acute and Critical Care nursing; former Cardiac Intensive Care and ECMO specialist; supervises GEN students.

Dr Ivan McGlen

Dr Ivan McGlen

Keele University

Commenced nursing career in 1986; qualified as RGN and RM; clinical background in Accident and Emergency care.

Dr Eloise Monger

Dr Eloise Monger

University of Southampton

Professor Patricia Owen

Professor Patricia Owen

Keele University

Director of Undergraduate programmes with responsibility for pre-registration nursing programmes; interests in curriculum development.

Dr Diane Phimister

Dr Diane Phimister

Coventry University

Associate Head of School of Nursing; qualified mental health nurse with expertise in mental health and community health.

Coralie Roll

Coralie Roll

University of East Anglia

Associate Professor of Nursing Sciences and Professional Lead for pre-registration Nursing Programmes; specialist in health promotion.

Professor Gemma Stacey

Professor Gemma Stacey

Nottingham Trent University

Associate Dean for Practice for the School of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University. Mental Health Nurse with a career spanning clinical practice, nursing education, and senior academic leadership.

Dr Amelia Swift

Dr Amelia Swift

University of Birmingham

Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Director of the Masters in Nursing Programme; research in knowledge translation and technology enhancement.

Susan R Thompson

Susan R Thompson

University of Nottingham

Part of the core team developing the graduate entry programme; course lead since 2014; over 25 years in public health.

Dr Nicola Wright

Dr Nicola Wright

University of Nottingham

Assistant Professor in Mental Health; research interests in inpatient-community care transitions, youth mental health, and qualitative methodologies.

United States

(2 members)
Dr Bobbi Shatto

Dr Bobbi Shatto

Lead for Internationalisation

Saint Louis University

Assistant Professor at Saint Louis University School of Nursing with experience teaching both traditional and direct entry students.

Dr Geralyn Meyer

Dr Geralyn Meyer

Saint Louis University

Teaching in the accelerated nursing curriculum since 1991; Coordinator of the ABSN program; involved in developing the first AMSN program in Missouri.

Australia

(4 members)
Dr Melanie Bish

Dr Melanie Bish

Lead for Internationalisation

La Trobe University

Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Head of the Department of Rural Nursing and Midwifery in the La Trobe Rural Health School.

Marie Gerdtz

Marie Gerdtz

University of Melbourne

Associate Professor and Head of Department of Nursing, with an interest in measuring outcomes of GEN programmes.

Dr Amy Johnson

Dr Amy Johnson

University of Queensland

Jo Martin

Jo Martin

University of Melbourne

New Zealand

(5 members)
Dr Isabel Jamieson

Dr Isabel Jamieson

ARA Institute of Canterbury

Dr Virginia Jones

Dr Virginia Jones

University of Otago

Programme Lead for Master of Nursing Science, with research interests in Family Nursing and Long Term Condition Management.

Dr Rachel Macdiarmid

Dr Rachel Macdiarmid

AUT University

Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader of Master of Nursing Science; research in simulation debriefing and interprofessional learning.

Professor Philippa Seaton

Professor Philippa Seaton

University of Otago

Director of the Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies; research interests in nursing education, technology-enhanced learning and clinical simulation.

Dr Michelle Honey

Dr Michelle Honey

University of Auckland

Associate Professor and Masters of Nursing Science Programme Director; clinical background in cardio-thoracic nursing; research focus on nursing informatics.