Joy Shao

Assistant Professor

School: Healthcare and Nursing Sciences

Joy Shao 255 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.

Campus Address

D104, Coach Lane Campus (West)
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7XA

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Key Publications

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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)
Exploring support and guidance of student development - a joint enterprise, Reimann, N., Brown, J., Thompson, J., Shao, C. 8 Sep 2009, Northumbria Conference 2009