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Dr. Claire Dosdale

Assistant Professor

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

Claire is an assistant professor in adult nursing. Her research is in sexual violence and abuse and focuses on disclosure of sexual violence in healthcare, sexual harassment in higher education and the workforce, supporting survivors of sexual violence in healthcare, gendered violence, trauma informed approaches, and active bystander training. 

Claire is one of the programme leads for adult nursing and has responsibilities with the department as fitness to practice lead. 

Claire Dosdale

Supporting survivors of sexual violence(abuse) / trauma informed approaches / gender-based violence / sexual harassment / public health implications of abuse & trauma / victim blaming and rape myths /  descriptive phenomenology / undertaking sensitive research /  

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Enhancing support for survivors of sexual violence and abuse provided within integrated sexual health services, Henson, C., Dosdale, C., Hill, B. 13 Jan 2025, In: British Journal of Nursing
  • Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence and Abuse: Approaches to Care for Health Professionals, Dosdale, C., Senior, E., Shotton, L., Skarparis, K. 13 May 2024
  • Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence and Abuse, Dosdale, C., Senior, E., Shotton, L., Skarparis, K. 13 May 2024, Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence and Abuse, London, Routledge
  • Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence and Abuse: Approaches to Care for Health Professionals, Dosdale, C., Senior, E., Shotton, L., Skarparis, K. 13 May 2024
  • Supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dosdale, C., Skarparis, K. 12 Nov 2020, In: British Journal of Nursing

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Oral presentation: Healthcare Students' Adherence to Rape and Sexual Harassment Myths 2024
  • Oral presentation: Adult Experiences of Sexual Assault Disclosures in Nursing Practice: a phenomenological study 2024
  • Oral presentation: Experiences of Sexual Assault Disclosures to Nurses: a phenomenological Study 2023

  • Leona McGowan Start Date: 10/09/2024
  • Margaret Dorward Doctor of Philosophy Start Date: 01/03/2025

  • Nursing PhD May 25 2023
  • Education (other/general) MSc September 06 2013
  • Professional Development PGDip September 01 2007
  • Nursing Science BA (Hons) September 05 2003
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2013
  • Nurse Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2003


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