Petra Chipperfield

Overview

Petra is a lecturer in Health and Social Science specialising in neuroscience who joined City University in 2010.

Petra initially studied General Nursing in her native Germany where she then worked as a registered nurse for several years before moving to the UK. She worked for University College London Hospitals NHS Trust both as a registered nurse and as a practice educator. Around this time Petra also embarked on a period of academic study where she gained qualifications in professional practice nursing, specialising in neuroscience care and practice education. Her main areas of interest are in palliative and end-of-life care, in particular caring for patients within neuroscience.

Qualifications

MSc Practice Education, PGCE Practice Education and BSc Professional Nursing Practice (Neuroscience).

Memberships of professional organisations

1. Nursing and Midwifery Council
2. Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
3. UK Network of German Academics

Languages

German.

Research overview

Petra has recently completed some research exploring the mentorship experience of nursing mentees.

Research areas

- Neuroscience
- Palliative and end-of-life care

Research centres

- Professional Education Research