Personal statement

Samantha is an Academic Leader within the School of Sciences, overseeing Marketing and Student Recruitment. She also contributes to teaching in the Biological Sciences, and leads modules such as Biological Techniques and the Work Placement, as well as specialist modules in Microbiology and Medical Biology.

Samantha has worked in the subject area of Biology since joining the University in 2006. Her research interests include antibiotic resistance, occupational lung disease and infectious diseases. She supervises dissertations in the areas of Microbiology and Health, Physiology and Public Understanding of Biology.

Academic qualifications

  • PhD Occupational Lung Disease, Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff
  • PGCE Secondary Science, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
  • BSc (Hons) Microbiology, University of Wales, Cardiff

Professional memberships

  • Member of the Microbiology Society
  • Member of Royal Society of Biology
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Teaching specialisms

  • Biological Skills
  • Research Skills
  • Introductory and Applied Microbiology
  • Physiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics
  • Pharmacology
  • Medical Biology

Research and academic outputs

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