Lesley is a Senior Lecturer in Postgraduate Medical Education and Programme Lead for The Advanced Fertility Practice Programme at Edge Hill University. Lesley has extensive experience working as a midwife, educator and researcher. Lesley’s research interests have a focus around maternity care and the current area of exploration relates to perinatal mental health. Research approaches have utilised qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodology to explore or test research questions around real life issues in practice. Lesley has presented about research and education locally, nationally and internationally. Her publications span nursing, midwifery, obstetric and paediatric journals. Her research experience informs her role as a reviewer for BJM, ‘Midwifery’ and ‘The Advanced Journal of Nursing’.

Lesley’s research feeds directly into postgraduate education and midwifery curriculum informing both Pre-Registration and Post Registration teaching, learning and assessment. Lesley currently teaching on the Post-Graduate Teaching and Learning in Clinical Practice Programme. Lesley has a background as a Programme Lead in Undergraduate Midwifery Education, External Examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery, a reviewer on Research Ethics and Research and Enterprise Committees.

Lesley is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, which enhances her ability to link education and research to clinical practice. Externally, Lesley collaborates with experts in the field at the University of Manchester, University of Leeds and Liverpool University. Independent organisation collaboration involves working with BUILDING BONDS Limited in North West Boroughs Health care Trust and the Liverpool Women’s Hospital. Lesley is currently external examiner for Keele University in relation the three-year undergraduate programme and the University of Central Lancashire in relation to the Masters of Midwifery programme.