Ferguson, Rosalyn, Dr

Dr Rosalyn Ferguson

BSc, MSc, PhD, PGCE

Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

University Teacher

rosalyn.ferguson@sheffield.ac.uk

Room 209, 362 Mushroom Lane

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Dr Rosalyn Ferguson
Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Room 209
362 Mushroom Lane
91ֱ��
S10 2TS

Profile: Rosalyn joined the School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery in 2020 as a University Teacher and teaches Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology on a range of health-related courses in the school.

Qualifications

BSc Microbiology (Hons), University of Edinburgh

MSc Clinical Medicine (Haematology), Queen’s University Belfast

PhD in Cell Biology, Queen’s University Belfast

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Queen’s University, Belfast

Research interests

Rosalyn’s current research interests lie in pedagogy.

Projects within the UK focus on enhancing and standardising Anatomy and Physiology teaching in Nursing and Midwifery programmes and developing accessible and flexible learning and teaching resources in Genomic Medicine for all Allied Health professions.

She is also interested in using digital materials such as interactive teaching software, websites and online workbooks to share and standardise anatomy, physiology and genomics teaching and learning materials within and across different allied health programmes.

Publications

Journal articles

Ferguson R (2023) . Science Talks, 6(J. Anat. 232 5 2018 ), 100203-100203.
Ferguson RD, Gallagher EJ, Cohen D, Tobin-Hess A, Alikhani N, Novosyadlyy R, Haddad N, Yakar S & LeRoith D (2013) . Endocrine-Related Cancer, 20(3), 391-401.
Alikhani N, Ferguson RD, Novosyadlyy R, Gallagher EJ, Scheinman EJ, Yakar S & LeRoith D (2013) . Oncogene, 32(8), 961-967.
Gallagher EJ, Fierz Y, Ferguson RD & LeRoith D (2010) . Endocrine Practice, 16(5), 864-873.
Ferguson RD, Novosyadlyy R, Fierz Y, Alikhani N, Sun H, Yakar S & LeRoith D () . Breast Cancer Research, 14(1).

Chapters

Ferguson RD, Gallagher EJ, Scheinman EJ, Damouni R & LeRoith D (2013) , Vitamins & Hormones (pp. 51-98). Elsevier
Ferguson RD, Alikhani N, Vijayakumar A, Fierz Y, Cannata D & Yakar S (2012) , Insulin-like Growth Factors and Cancer (pp. 105-146). Springer US
Ferguson RD & LeRoith D (2012) , Insulin-like Growth Factors and Cancer (pp. 37-72). Springer US

Teaching activities

Rosalyn teaches on the following undergraduate and postgraduate courses:

SNM149 Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing (Module Lead)
HCS1010 (BMedSci) and HCS6301 (MMedSci) Biomedical Sciences (Module Lead)
HCS119 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech and Language Therapists (Module Lead)
SNM3252 The Biomedical Basis of Disease Management (Module Lead)

She also designs and delivers Genetics and Genomics teaching in Nursing, and teaches across a range of modules and stages in the nursing curriculum.

Professional activities and memberships

Member of UK Bioscience for Nursing Education (BiNE) (Advance HEA)

Member of Diabetes UK

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

University of 91ֱ�� Ethics Reviewer