Dr Amie Hodges

Overview

I am a Senior Lecturer in Children and Young People in the School of Healthcare Sciences. As a Sociologist with a clinical background in both child and adult nursing, I have a long standing interest in improving health and wellbeing outcomes. My research focuses on the lived experiences and social worlds of children, young people and families in relation to chronic illness trajectories.

My Doctoral research was supported by The Florence Nightingale Foundation. The study focused on The family centred care experiences of child siblings living in the context of cystic fibrosis. I used visual, creative and participatory methods and drew on dramaturgy to highlight sibling performance, social interactions and places and spaces encountered in family life. My work challenged the perspective of the 'well' sibling in the field of chronic illness.

I have received funding and scholarship awards from The Florence Nightingale Foundation, The Band Trust, GNC, The Royal College of Nursing, The Brocher Foundation,Sociology of Health and Illness, Cardiff University and GlaxoSmithKline.

I have presented my research to representatives from WHO, Red Cross and The UN and have conducted a Travel Scholarship Study which focused on The impact of an Asthma Camp on the quality of life of children in Nova Scotia.

In clinical practice I pioneered service improvement in children's respiratory and allergy care in hospitals and communities and this work was recognised in a nomination for Welsh Woman of The Year.

I was nominated for Enriching Student Lives Awards for Teaching in the School of Healthcare Sciences and I have successfully co-supervised two PhD students through to completion.

My publications reflect my research interests in child, family and sibling wellbeing, I have written for Wiley Blackwell, Brill and Emerald publishers.