About
Paul Clarkson is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Academic Practice (Academic Developer – Research) based in the Centre for Higher Education Practice at the University of Southampton.
His role involves setting up programmes that support the professional development of staff at the University who undertake research. His current focus is on supporting doctoral supervisors to effectively undertake this vital area of higher education practice through centralised and faculty specific resources. He is also involved with setting up wider programmes for research active staff including Anniversary Fellows, Deputy Heads of School: Research; and supporting writing retreats and research funding work.
Research
Research interests
- Implementation science
- Digital health
- Development of interventions
Current research
Paul’s existing research has focused on the development and implementation needs of digital technologies to support people with one or more long-term conditions. Current research interests are focusing increasingly on evaluation of programmes and interventions to support academic staff development.
Research projects
Completed projects
Publications
Teaching
Training and facilitation have been a consistent theme across all previous roles, whether in the public, private or HE sectors.
External roles and responsibilities
Biography
Paul is an alumnus of the University having completed a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy and a PhD in Health Sciences between 2010 and 2019. He also holds a BSc (Hons) in Media Technology from the University of Surrey.
He has worked as a post-doctoral researcher in Health Sciences, funded by NIHR CLAHRC and ARC between 2018 and 2021, while also taking up positions on various committees for Early Career Researchers, NIHR ARC and the Council for Allied Health Professions Research.
Paul also has a background in the private and public sector, having worked clinically in the NHS, and with technologies for health for both ORCHA Health and Garmin.
Training and staff development has been a considerable part of many of these previous roles, while the experience in applying for, undertaking, and publishing research has provided a strong foundation to supporting researchers across the University with their professional development needs.