ProfessorFiona Timmins

As a prepared ‘Nurse Tutor’ Dr Timmins has a professional qualification [and nursing board registration] as a teacher. Having been awarded a first class honours in her teaching assessment during her preparatory degree (BNS UCD 1997), she continued to develop her practice through learning about managing education (MSc in Educational Management 2000) and developing a Teaching Portfolio (2004). Dr Timmins has a wide range of teaching experience including topics such as nursing research, reflective practice, leadership, cardiovascular nursing and psychology. She was awarded a Provost Teaching Award for excellence in 2005. She also has extensive External Examiner experience having held more than 20 positions mostly in the UK. She has also continued to actively research within the field of nurse education and contribute regularly to this subject as author, conference presenter in addition to holding key positions on nursing education editorial boards and scientific conference committees (e.g. Nursing Education Today International Advisory Panel; Scientific Panel of the International biannual NET/NEP Conference).