Roger Watson

Professor of Nursing, University of Hull

Roger Watson is Professor of Nursing, University of Hull, UK. He is a graduate of The University of Edinburgh with a PhD in biochemistry from The University of Sheffield who qualified in nursing at St George’s Hospital, London. Working in care of older people, he has a special interest in the feeding and nutritional problems of older people with dementia. He is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Advanced Nursing and Editor of Nursing Open. A frequent visitor to the Far East, South East Asia and Australia, he has honorary and visiting positions in China, Hong Kong, and Australia. He was a member of the UK 2014 Research Excellence Framework sub-panel for Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy.

Experience

–present

Professor of Nursing, University of Hull
2005–2012

Professor of Nursing, University of Sheffield
1999–2005

Professor of Nursing, University of Hull
1998–1999

Professor of Nursing, Dublin City University
1989–1998

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader, The University of Edinburgh

Education

1984

St George's Hospital London, Registered Nurse
1982

The University of Sheffield, PhD Biochemistry
1978

The University of Edinburgh, BSc Biological Sciences

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science
Fellow of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing