Dr Emma Hughes
| Biography | Emma is a registered nurse with clinical experience in renal, cardiothoracic, operating theatre and critical care across Scotland, Australia and New Zealand. Emma also worked as a Senior Clinical Research Nurse within NHS Lothian, as well as part of the Infection Prevention and Control Team. Emma spent time nursing in refugee camps and is actively involved in supporting the health and well-being of refugees in Scotland. As a member of the Migration and Mobilities Research Network at ENU, Emma's primary research interest lays in asylum and refugee health in the community resettlement context. Emma is also passionate about climate change, environmental health and sustainability in healthcare, and is working to embed these topics into the undergraduate nursing curriculum. |
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| Research Interests | Asylum & Refugee Health Nursing, Health Inequalities, Sustainability in Nursing Education, Global and Planetary Health |
| Teaching and Learning | Health Promotion, Health Inequalities, Community Nursing, Managing Chronic Disease, Sustainability in Healthcare |