Staff Profile
Dr Marianthi Alexandropoulou
- Senior Lecturer
College of Health and Society
Dr Marianthi Alexandropoulou
- Senior Lecturer
College of Health and Society
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Before joining Buckinghamshire New University in 2015, I built a diverse career in nursing that combined clinical practice, education, and research in both the UK and Greece. I hold a BSc in Nursing, an MSc in Community Nursing, and a PhD focusing on Health Education and School Nursing. I am also a registered teacher with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and hold Postgraduate Certificates in Education and in Supporting Learning and Assessment in Practice.
My doctoral work focused on first aid education in special education schools, and my postdoctoral research explored public perceptions of home healthcare. Both projects led to the development of validated questionnaires that have since been requested and applied in research and professional practice. Since then, I have been involved in a range of research activities, including projects on curriculum innovation, student learning in practice placements, and the impact of COVID-19 on blood donors.
Alongside research, I have extensive experience teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in nursing and public health, supervising student projects at all levels, and contributing to curriculum development. I continue to publish and present my work at conferences and serve as a reviewer for academic journals. My contributions have been recognised with several awards, scholarships, and grants for research excellence and innovation.
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- PhD in Health Education/School Nursing – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
- MSc in Community Nursing – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
- BSc in Nursing – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education – Buckinghamshire New University, UK
- Postgraduate Certificate in Supporting Learning and Assessment in Practice – University of Lincoln, UK
- Certificate of Pedagogic and Teaching – ASPETE, Greece
- Summer School Certificate for Doctoral Studies – European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS)
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My academic interests span Health Promotion, Public Health, Community Nursing, and Nursing Education, with a strong focus on the design and evaluation of interventions that improve practice and population health outcomes. More recently, I have become particularly interested in exploring how innovation and artificial intelligence can contribute to education and public health.
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I am registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Hellenic Regulatory Body of Nurses (ENE). I am also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH) and of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and a member of the Hellenic Nurses Association (ESNE), the Onassis Scholars Association, and the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA).
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One PhD student, as well as Master’s and Undergraduate dissertations in Public Health.
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I am currently leading a systematic literature review on nurses’ and student nurses’ perceptions of artificial intelligence in nursing practice and education.