Mrs Samantha Curtin
School of Health & Society
Current positions
Lecturer in Radiography
Biography
Sam joined the University as Mechanical Engineering student in 2010. After completing her Undergraduate degree, Sam moved over to the Radiography department to undertake a PhD in Medical Imaging. Her thesis explored the Experience-Based Co-Design of Mammography Machines, fuelling an interest in Patient and Public Involvement, as well as medical device design and development. Sam has also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice.
Sam has worked across the school of Health & Society in a range of different roles supporting postgraduate programme development with industry partners and working as a post-doctoral researcher. Since joining the University as a Lecturer in 2018, Sam works with ICE Dental Institute and Hospital leading the Non-Surgical Facial Aesthetics PGCert, supporting programme development and supervising MSc dissertations.
Sam also teaches on the Radiography and Prosthetic and Orthotic Undergraduate Programmes, and MSc in Prosthetic and Orthotic Science which is part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Prosthetics and Orthotics.
Sam is current supervising four PhD students.
Areas of Research
Patient and Public Involvement
Co-design
Medical Device Design
Physical Behaviour Activity Monitoring
Prosthetic Sockets
Qualitative Research
Programme Lead:
Non-Surgical Facial Aesthetics
Module Lead:
(Co-Lead) Materials Manufacturing and Design in P&O
(Module Link with Imperial College London) Medical Device Certification
Introduction to Digital Skills in Radiography
Other Teaching:
Research Methods in Radiography
MSc Dissertation Supervision in Dental Implantology
Qualifications
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Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
2015 - 2019 -
PhD in Medical Imaging
2014 - 2017 -
Mechanical Engineering - BEng (Hons)
2010 - 2014