Sheila Payne

Date of birth: 24.01.54
Nationality: British
Current Position: Help the Hospices Chair in Hospice Studies
International Observatory on End of Life Care
Institute for Health Research
Lancaster University
Lancaster LA1 4YT
UK
Tel: 00441524593701
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CAREER
1989, Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), University of Exeter
1985, Bachelor of Science (Hons.) (Psychology), University of Exeter
1982, Diploma in Nursing, University of London
1975, Registered General Nursing, General Nursing Council

POSTS HELD (WITH DATES)
2000 - 2006, Professor in Palliative Care, Palliative and End-of-Life Care Research Group, University of Sheffield
1999 – 2000, Reader / Director of Research, School of Health Professions, University of Southampton
1996 – 1999, Senior Research Fellow, School of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, University of Southampton
1990 – 1995, Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Southampton

EDITORIAL COMMITMENTS
From 1996 to 2006 member of 7 editorial reviewer boards of national and international journals

APPOINTMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Member of 9 learned societies in bereavement, health psychology and palliative care.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
My current appointment is primarily a research post, although I am involved with the co-ordination and teaching on the M.Med.Sci. in Palliative Care and the D.Med.Sci, based at the School of Nursing, University of Sheffield.

• M.Med.Sci. in Palliative Care: Co-ordination of the ‘Research Methods’ course
• D.Med.Sci. teaching sessions on: (i) Observational research methods
(ii) Writing research proposals
(iii) Systematic review methodology

PUBLICATIONS
Author and Co-author of 11 books and 135 papers published in Academic and Professional journals
Book series editor for ‘Health Psychology’ - 15 books published or in press

REFERRED PUBLISHED CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS
From 1996 to 2005 had 69 published conference contributions in national and international journals