Description: In this episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Dr. Emma Hyde who is the current president of UKIO congress.

Dr. Emma Hyde is an Associate Professor in Learning, Teaching and Pedagogy at the University of Derby. In 2020, she was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by Advance HE. This award recognised the impact that she has had on learning & teaching approaches, integrating simulation into the curricula of diagnostic imaging programmes, expanding clinical placement capacity, and supporting and nurturing a research culture at the University of Derby.

She is passionate about Person-Centred Care and has undertaken a number of research projects looking at different aspects of this within her profession of diagnostic radiography. Emma has disseminated this research widely via peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and presentations at conferences and study days. She is an associate member of the Person-centred Practice International Community of Practice CIC(PCP-ICoP). In January 2022 she started the role of Clinical Director for the Personalised Care Institute. 

As well as her Associate Professor role here at Derby, she is the President of the UKIO congress for 2024 and 2025. She am also a member of the College of Radiographers Research Advisory Group, an Associate Editor of the 'Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences', a mentor for the FoRMM (Formal Radiography Research Mentorship) scheme run by the College of Radiographers, a mentor for the Council of Deans for Health 150 Student Leaders scheme, and a peer reviewer for the 'Radiography' journal.

Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.