Dr Paula Smith

Lecturer in Biological Education

  • Biology Teaching Organisation
  • School of Biological Sciences

Contact details

Address

Street

Peter Wilson Building (Rm 112)
The King’s Buildings, Nicholas Kemmer Road

City
Edinburgh
Post code
EH9 3FH

Biography

Background

I joined the Biology Teaching Organisation as a Lecturer in Biological Education in December 2019, to implement experiential learning enhancement and integrated skills development for the new curriculum in the School of Biological Sciences.

I have been in continuous academic employment since completing my PhD in 1995. I conducted seven years of postdoctoral research in biomedical science, including a Wellcome Trust Prize Fellowship at Toronto University, Canada.   I held lectureships in Neuropharmacology (UoE) and Biomedical Science &Toxicology (Edinburgh Napier University), before spending nine years as an Academic eFacilitator/Senior Lecturer for Edinburgh Surgery Online, Deanery of Clinical Sciences (UoE).   As well as delivering science degree programmes on-campus and online, I have taught in industry (Aptuit) and overseas (Université Paul Verlaine-Metz, France; Hong Kong HKU Space).   In 2017, I completed the Edinburgh Teaching Award for Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences: Pharmacology (1st) (1988 - 1992) University of Edinburgh 

PhD in Cardiovascular Pharmacology (1992 - 1995) University of Edinburgh 

Responsibilities & affiliations

  • Higher Education Academy/Advance HE – Fellow (2004-2017); Senior Fellow (since 2017)
  • Medical Science Educator Journal - Editorial Board member (Associate Editor) (since 2015)
  • MSc Imaging/Neuroimaging – UoE Board of Examiners Convenor (since 2017)
  • International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) – Educational Scholarship Committee member (since 2018)
  • MSc Critical Care – UoE Board of Examiners Convenor (since 2019)
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