معرفی
Christine Furber is an Honorary Reader in Nursing & Midwifery at The University of Manchester. She holds roles as Lead Midwife for Education and Vice Chair of the Greater Manchester Midwifery Education Group. Her expertise spans midwifery education, public health, and maternal health, with a focus on baby feeding, research methods, and maternal mortality. She contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the UK and Singapore, including the BMidwif(Hons), BSc Nursing, MClinRes, and PhD programs.
Education:
- PhD, The University of Manchester
- MSc (Public Health and Health Promotion), The University of Manchester
- BSc (Social Sciences), The Open University
Research Interests: Public health, midwifery education innovations, obesity in pregnancy, decreased fetal movements, and qualitative methodologies including grounded theory and framework analysis.
Awards:
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Scholar of European Academy of Nursing Science (2005–2011)
Advising & Grants: Supervises PhD/MClinRes students and chairs educational initiatives. Collaborates on projects like the REACT study on postpartum hemorrhage and obesity-focused midwifery education.
Labs/Teams: Leads units in Public Health and Midwifery Education within the School, and contributes to the Midwifery and Women's Health Research Group.
