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Dr. Alison Cooke serves as Senior Lecturer at Keele University and Associate Chief Nurse for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP) Research and Education at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. She concurrently holds a Visiting Professorship in Nursing and Midwifery Research at Staffordshire University and directs the Centre for NMAHPP Research and Education Excellence (CeNREE), supporting over 300 NMAHPPs and 200 Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Neonatal Skincare (practice-changing UK research)
- MRes
- BMidwif (Hons)
- PGCertHE
- RM (Registered Midwife)
- SFHEA (Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy)
Research interests focus on infant skincare, advanced maternal age, maternal obesity, risk management, and intrapartum care, extending to all maternal/neonatal health and public health domains. Methodologically adept in systematic reviews, meta-syntheses, RCTs, observational studies, national surveys, and qualitative methodologies (phenomenology/grounded theory), her work directly influences UK clinical guidelines.
Recent publications (2021-2024) demonstrate evolving expertise in digital health for gestational diabetes, global midwifery working conditions, abortion law impacts in Chile, and infant skincare interventions. Her research consistently bridges clinical practice with academic rigor across midwifery, public health, and dermatology disciplines.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Two prestigious NIHR Fellowships
Grant leadership spans eight projects (four as Chief Investigator, four as co-investigator), with active supervision of Masters/Doctoral students in maternal-neonatal health. Her CeNREE leadership cultivates research capacity among 500+ clinical practitioners, driving innovation in NMAHP-led research design and implementation.
