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After providing a variety of critical care services (including coronary care, peri-operative care, comprehensive intensive care, and cardiothoracic intensive care for both adult and children) in China and the UK for a number of years, Joy became a Senior Lecturer at Northumbria in 2007. In this role, she teaches, assesses and facilitates students’ learning, helping pre-registration nursing and operating department practitioner (ODP) students work towards their professional registration. In addition, she teaches on the franchised overseas nursing programme, providing teaching and support for staff and students, as well as programme development.
Joy is also a Programme Leader for campus-based international nursing programmes, including MSc Nursing, MSc Nursing Leadership and BSc (Hons) Nursing Science; and Dissertation module lead for these programmes.
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- Overcoming the Final Hurdle: Understanding Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Journey to Completing Their Final Year ‘Dissertation’ Project, Ramluggun, P., Shao, C., Harper, L., Skarparis, K., Greenshields, S. 8 Apr 2026, In: Education Sciences
- Recent Trends in Doctoral Theses in Nursing Across Eight Countries: A Scoping Review, Podgorica, N., Červený, M., de Rezende, H., Horta Reis da Silva, T., Ivziku, D., Mew, L., Nagórska, M., Sampaio, F., Shao, C., Teixeira-Santos, L., Warshawski, S., Luiking, M. 1 May 2026, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Mapping Leadership in Undergraduate Nursing Regulator Standards and Requirements Across Eleven Countries, Frazer, K., Luiking, M., Baron, S., Bianchi, M., Casaleiro, T., Červený, M., Collins, D., Grinberg, K., Nagórska, M., Sousa, J., Shao, C., Tiitta, I., Warshawski, S., Harnett, G. Aug 2025, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Profiles of innovative behavior and associated predictors among clinical nurses: a multicenter study using latent profile analysis, Li, H., Qiao, Y., Wan, T., Shao, C., Wen, F., Liu, X. 22 Jan 2025, In: BMC Nursing
- Doctoral dissertations in nursing – research protocols in a multicenter comparative study, Teixeira-Santos, L., Cerveny, M., Collins, D., Nagórska, M., Patel, H., Shao, J., Sihvola, S., Simoes, A., Warshawski, S., Luiking, M. Dec 2024, In: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
- Global citizens, Porteous, D., Morgan, D., Solomon, J., Platt, A., Allan, J., Shao, J., Conner, A. 9 May 2019, In: British Journal of Nursing
- Reported clinical outcomes of high-fidelity simulation versus classroom-based end-of-life care education, Venkatasalu, M., Kelleher, M., Shao, C. 2 Apr 2015, In: International Journal of Palliative Nursing
- Student satisfaction through innovation in assessment: the use of OSCEs to ODP students, Shao, C. Sep 2011, Northumbria Conference 2011: Preparing for 2012: Students as Customers
- OSCEs for ODPs: Students' experience pre and post examination, Shao, C. 2010, 5th Academic Practice conference 2010
- Developing communities of support, Thompson, J., Reimann, N., White, A., Shanahan, D., Shao, C. Apr 2009, International Personal Tutoring and Academic Advising Conference (HEA/NACADA)
- Education EdD June 28 2023
- Management Certificate September 21 2021
- Academic Studies in Education PGCE November 23 2011
- Nursing BSc June 25 2008
- Education PGDipEd June 24 2005
- Research Methods MSc July 31 2002
- Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy SFHEA 2024
- Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2014
- Lecturer/Practice Education 2006
- Registered Nurse Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2002
- Registered Nurse Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China 1995
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