Dr. Judith Kuitis Programme Leader for the BSc in Clinical Physiology and the BSc in Healthcare Science at the University of Sunderland.Herpast experienceincludesclinical research in endocrinology,leading university staff development in learning and teaching specialising in reflective practice, assessment and e-learning, developing educational programmesfor staff in healthcare and developing the professional identity of healthcare staff.
Dr. Gail Sandersis Programme Leader for the University of Sunderland's Doctorate of Business Administrationand a core team member for the university's professional doctorate programme, specialising in reflective practice. Her research focuses on professional identity and inter-professional working, particularly with respect to healthcare workers.
Professor Peter Smith is Programme Leader for the Professional Doctorate programme at the University of Sunderland. He has published over 250 papers, and spoken at conferences throughout the world. Peter has supervised, and examined over 80 doctoral candidates, and is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and the Royal Society of Arts.
The authors have published widely on the subject of professional doctorates. Collectively, they have supported over 100 students through the different stages of doctoral study. The authors' subject disciplines include sociology, nursing, sports science, education, chemistry, physiology, business, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.