School of Pharmacy

I joined the School of Pharmacy at Keele in 2006 as a lecturer of pharmaceutics. I got my PhD from Nottingham School of Pharmacy in Oct 2000 and worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in Nottingham and London School of Pharmacy. My research interests cover formulation and evaluation of colloidal drug delivery systems (including parenteral emulsions, suspensions, and nanosuspensions). I have also worked on the formulation and stability of paediatric formulations. Other areas include insoluble-carrier supported solid dispersions for improved dissolution and bioavailability of poorly water soluble drugs. Techniques used in my studies include dynamic light scattering, laser diffraction, single particle optical counting, electrical zone sensing, zeta potential analysis, HPLC-MS, PXRD, DSC.

I currently teach some of the pharmaceutics elements in the MPharm programme and facilitate IPE (Inter Professional Education) activities. I am also involved in organising assessment related activities.

I have become a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2011 and obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education since 2010.

I am also a Member of the Academic Pharmacy Group of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (since 2006).