معرفی
Catherine Porter is a Senior Lecturer (Teaching Focused) in Optometry at the University of Manchester. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being. She holds qualifications including a PhD, FCOptom, and PFHEA, and has expertise in optometric education, interprofessional learning, and autism-related visual experiences.
- BSc, PhD (Optometry)
- FCOptom (Fellow of the College of Optometrists)
- PFHEA (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy)
Her research focuses on interprofessional education, active learning strategies, and the visual experiences of autistic adults. She has published on topics such as team-based learning in optometry, collaborative educational workshops, and ocular anomalies in neurodivergent populations. Her work combines qualitative methods (e.g., focus groups) with clinical data analysis.
Award highlights include the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (2023) and the Teaching Excellence Award for Educational Leadership (2024). She has supervised 2 academic works and contributed to datasets on optometric education. Recent activities include presentations at the Manchester Pharmacy Education Conference (2024) and workshops on optometric education evaluation.
