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Dr Diana Reader serves as Head of Bath Business School (in job share) and Senior Lecturer in Business and Management at Bath Spa University's Bath Business School, where she has been employed since 2003. A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and HEA Champion, she holds prominent leadership roles within the university's academic structure.
Her educational background includes:
- BSc (Hons) from University of Southampton
- MSc from University of Southampton
- PhD from Nottingham Trent University
Reader's research centers on the intellectual and social structures of entrepreneurship scholarship, utilizing bibliometric analyses and qualitative methods to examine SME development, collaborative research patterns, and knowledge dissemination. Her work bridges scientometric techniques with practical entrepreneurship education, emphasizing how academic communities shape entrepreneurial discourse. Recent professional development includes Bath Spa's Developing Leaders Programme (2018-19) and the CABS Leaders in Learning and Teaching programme (2016-17).
Her publications from 2001-2016 reveal evolving expertise from foundational bibliometric mapping of entrepreneurship scholarship toward contemporary applications in business education. Key thematic threads include peer-feedback mechanisms in teaching, intellectual structure analysis of academic fields, and systematic curation of niche entrepreneurship literature.
Professional recognition includes:
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- HEA Champion designation
As a PhD supervisor, Reader mentors students on SME development, enterprise dynamics, and bibliometric research methodologies within entrepreneurship studies. Her teaching specialisms encompass entrepreneurship, business environment analysis, operations management, and research methods, with recent focus on blended learning, problem-based pedagogy, and quality management in higher education.
