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Dr. Winnifred Groves serves as a Lecturer in People Science within the Department of Management at Kingston Business School, Kingston University. Her dual-practitioner profile combines academic development in Business and Management Studies with active nursing practice, focusing on multidisciplinary intersections including workforce management, student employability, health service systems, and employee resilience through knowledge exchange initiatives with industry, third-sector organizations, and community groups.
Her educational qualifications comprise:
- PhD in Business & Management Studies/Nursing & Midwifery
- MSc in Management and Business Studies Research
- MA in Human Resource Management (CIPD Membership)
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Professional Studies in Education
- BSc (Hons) in Health Studies
- Registered General Nurse (RGN)
Research interests center on workplace resilience dynamics in healthcare and higher education, leadership models in health management, student/staff wellbeing frameworks, and culturally responsive pedagogy addressing BAME attainment gaps. Her nursing background informs a holistic approach to educational development, particularly through personal tutoring systems that improve student success metrics. Current projects examine financial service accessibility for d/Deaf communities and pandemic-era resilience strategies.
Publication trends reveal consistent interdisciplinary focus across nursing practice, business education, and workforce development, with recurring themes of role expansion in resource-limited settings (particularly African healthcare contexts), resilience mechanics during crises, and pedagogical innovations linking personal tutoring to student outcomes. The 2022 pandemic resilience study exemplifies her signature approach of bridging healthcare systems analysis with business management frameworks.
Professional recognition includes:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE)
As Level 6 Course Tutor and architect of Kingston University's redeveloped Personal Tutor Scheme, her research directly enhanced student retention, progression, and satisfaction metrics, contributing to institutional Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) success, Guardian Teaching Excellence Award, and National Education Opportunities Network (NEON) Award in 2017. She secured Kingston University research funding for international conference presentations and currently collaborates with external partners on financial inclusion research for d/Deaf communities.
Dr. Groves co-develops the "Your Life is Your Business" entrepreneurial student experience model with the Stupreneur Team and contributes to the Developing Community Innovative Empowerment (DICE) Consortium, providing expertise for Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) surveys, Higher Education Innovation funding (HEIF) accountability, and Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) reporting across London universities.
