Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Lecturer in Nursing Studies, Outreach Director Edinburgh Community Yoga
Churchill Fellow (2019)
Queens Nurse (2022)
Lead for clinical skills and simulation
Research Interests: health inequality, marginalisation, social prescribing, equity diversity and inclusion in nursing education, simulation based education, wellbeing, embodiment, trauma informed practice
External positions
Communication Skills Tutor Medicine , School of MedicineUniversity of St Andrews St Andrews UK
1 Sept 2023 → …
Outreach Director , Edinburgh Community Yoga
1 Jan 2014 → …
Research Themes and Networks
- Health & Wellbeing
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Preparing medical students for the operating theatre using video-based learning
Dick, L., Hughes, K., Turmeau, L., Burla, R., Morrison, B., Close, L. & Dundas, K., Apr 2026, In: Clinical Teacher. 23, 2, e70351.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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It’s high time for TIME
Frej, M., Skinner, J. & Close, L., 2025, In: Medical Teacher. 47, 11, p. 1862 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Well-being workshop: Simple acts of care
Roy, S., Close, L., McCorkell, V. & Skinner, J., Aug 2019, In: Clinical Teacher. 16, 4, p. 378-383 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities
- 2 Oral presentation
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Workshop: Exploring person centred care through co-creation of patient stories with first year nursing students
Clarissa, C. (Speaker), Aviles, L. (Speaker), Close, L. (Speaker), Creighton, P. (Contributor), Taylor, C. (Contributor), Paterson, N. (Contributor) & Ritchie, N. (Contributor)
27 Jun 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Exploring person centred care through co-creation of patient stories with first year nursing students
Close, L. (Speaker), Aviles, L. (Speaker), Clarissa, C. (Speaker), Creighton, P. (Speaker), Taylor, C. (Speaker), Paterson, N. (Contributor) & Ritchie, N. (Contributor)
27 Apr 2023 → 28 Apr 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Prizes
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CAHSS Recognition Award Nomination - The Exceptional Team Award.
Clarissa, C. (Recipient), Close, L. (Recipient), Aviles, L. (Recipient), Creighton, P. (Recipient), Taylor, C. (Recipient), Tocher, J. (Recipient) & Fawcett, T. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Other distinctions
Projects
- 4 Finished
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PTAS Large Grant Award: Co-creating a culturally responsive pedagogy that moves towards Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the Nursing Studies clinical skills and simulation curriculum.
Close, L. (Principal Investigator) & Clarissa, C. (Co-investigator)
31/08/24 → 31/07/26
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Realist Evaluation of a Social Prescribing Yoga Project in SIMD15 ‘Deep End’ Areas of Edinburgh
Close, L. (Principal Investigator), Malden, S. (Co-investigator), Sivaramakrishnan, D. (Co-investigator) & Stenhouse, R. (Co-investigator)
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
1/08/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Exploring the experiences of Widening Participation Students on Health in Social Science (HiSS) Programmes
Close, L. (Principal Investigator), Rhynas, S. (Co-investigator) & Brown, S. (Co-investigator)
1/07/24 → 1/06/25
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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EDI Staff-led Grant awarded to Nursing Studies Clinical Skills Team
Close, L. (Principal Investigator) & Clarissa, C. (Co-investigator)
14/03/23 → 13/07/23
Project: University Awarded Project Funding