Dr Alison Buckley, PhD

Alison Buckley joined the University of Cumbria in 1996 (formerly St. Martin’s College) and is presently employed as a Senior Lecturer and Pathway Leader (BSc Hons Nursing / RN : Adult) in the Institute of Health

Prior to a career in Higher Education, she worked as a senior nurse at Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester and Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge,  in neurology,  neurosurgery and neurocritical care & acute brain injury services. Alison has particular academic interests in ethics, law, pathophysiology, pharmacology and professional practice and was awarded a MA in Community & Health Care Ethics in 1999, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Nursing Pharmacology in 2001 and a BSc(Hons) with First Class Honours in Nursing Studies / Physiology & Pharmacology in 1994.

Her research interests lie in narrative & phenomenological inquiry, and notably in understanding the patient’s experience of altered states of consciousness secondary to neuropathology. She was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing in January 2023. Her thesis was entitled ' A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry into the Life-World of an Altered State of Consciousness Secondary to Acquired Brain Injury'.

Current Professional Affiliations and Memberships (Including Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies)

Nursing & Midwifery Council: Registered Nurse (Adult) 19.11.1985

Nursing & Midwifery Council: Teacher (recorded qualification) 12.9.2009

Higher Education Academy Fellow (July 2019)

Ethics, Law & Professional Practice

Stroke pathology & management

Pathophysiology & Pharmacology

Neuroscience (with particular interest in Traumatic Brain Injury & Neurosurgery)

Patient & Public Involvement

Research interests: Qualitative methodologies, Narrative Inquiry and Hermeneutic Phenomenology

St John York University, York (July 2013)

Conference Presentation: ‘Influencing Policy Through Enhancing Professionalism’

Exploring memories of acute confusional state following intracerebral haemorrhage: a patient narrative

St John York University, York (July 2014)

Presentation entitled: ‘ Situating Oneself in Narrative Inquiry: A Challenge for the Health Care Practitioner’

Pre-conference Seminar to the Fourth International Conference on Value and Virtue in Practice-Based Research: Openness and Criticality: Evaluating and Publishing Our Research

1. ‘Publishing our Research with Families and Groups in Health & Social Care Settings. Monday 21 July 2014

2. Presentation entitled: ‘ Situating Oneself in Narrative Inquiry: A Challenge for the Health Care Practitioner’. Conference / Workshop presentation – Tuesday 22^nd July 2014

Lancaster University Postgraduate Research Conference 25.4.15

Poster presentation : ‘ Methodological Challenges in Narrative Inquiry : The Illness –Recovery Trajectory

St John York University, York (July 2015)

Fifth International Conference on Value and Virtue in Practice-Based Research 9 / 10^th June 2015,

‘The Significance of Our Research: Influence and Impact’.  

Parallel session : They used to thump the patients, they used to drag ’em’: The Impact of the Voice of Experts by Experience in Higher Education’

A Buckley / S Mee / L Corless

University of Cumbria : Post-Graduate Summer School (July 2015)

Poster presentation : ‘ Methodological Challenges in Narrative Inquiry : The Illness –Recovery Trajectory

Paper presented at the Doctoral Colloquium, University of Cumbria entitled ‘Narrative Inquiry & Moral Protection’ – 14.7.16

Poster Presentation: Post-Graduate Conference, Lancaster University

‘ Hermeneutic Narrative Inquiry & Moral protection: An Emotional Business’Paper presented at the Doctoral Colloquium, University of Cumbria entitled

‘Hermeneutic Narrative Inquiry & Moral Protection: An Emotional Business’ 13.7.17

Publications

Buckley A, Corless L, Mee S (2016) Patient Narratives: Using patent stories to reflect on care. Nursing Times Vol 112 no 10  (March 9-15) 22-25

Dorrity A, Mee S, Buckley A, Corless L (2016) Patient Narratives: Helping patients to give informed consent. Nursing Times Vol 112 no 11 (March 16-22) , 16-18

Corless L, Mee S, Buckley A (2016) Patient Narratives: Power Inequality between patients and nurses. Nursing Times Vol 112 no 12, 12-13

Mee S, Buckley A, Corless L (2016) Patient Narratives: The meaning behind communication. Nursing Times Vol 112, No 14 (April 6-12) 22-23

Buckley A, Corless L, Mee S (2016) Patient Narratives: Providing empathetic care in nursing practice. Nursing Times Vol 112, No 15 (April 13-19) 22-23

Barrow R, Mee S, Corless L, Buckley A (2016) Patient Narratives: Defining Patient Boundaries. Nursing Times Vol 112, No 16, (April 20-26) 18-19

Phillips H, Maw H, Mee S, Buckley A, Corless L (2016) Patient Narratives: How Narratives can change nursing practice. Nursing Times Vol 112, No 17 (April 27- May 3) 18-20

Nixon, J., Buckley, A., Cheng, A., Dymoke, S., Spiro, J., & Vincent, J. (2016). The ‘questionableness’ of things. In: McNiff, J. (Ed.) (2016). Values and Virtues in Higher