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Biography
John is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy at the University of Nottingham. As well as working full-time, he is studying for a Doctorate in Health Sciences.
John has been a nurse for 26 years and has worked in the NHS and Private healthcare across the United Kingdom in a variety of roles and a variety of specialities. Since the late 1990s he has developed a keen interest in HIV and sexual health, in particular how they affect men who have sex with other men. His interest in the health of men led to his role as Co-Director of the European Men's Health Development Foundation from 2004 to 2009.
John has a degree in healthcare and a masters degree in public health as well as undertaking specialist education in HIV, sexual health, research and teaching. He joined the University in 1996 as a lecturer in Nursing and became an Associate Professor in 2005, where he is the Course Director for an MSc in Health and Social Care and a BSc Pathway in Sexual Health. John's research interests included HIV, sexual health, sexualities and men's health issues. In 2008 he co-edited a book on The Sexual Health of Men (Radcliffe Publishers).
Expertise Summary
Education 2008 Post Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, The University of Nottingham, (Registered with NMC)
2002 Master of Public Health (MPH) with distinction, The University of Nottingham
1998 - ENB 934 - Care and management of individuals with HIV/AIDS, School of Nursing, The University of Nottingham
1996 BSc (Hons) Health Care, The University of Derby
1992 C&G 7303 - Adult and Further Education Teacher's Certificate, Clarendon College, Nottingham
1989 ENB 298 - Nursing Elderly People, Nottingham School of Nursing, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
1987 Registered General Nurse (Part 1) Brent and Harrow School of Nursing, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex
Professional Awards, Memberships & External Appointments 2011 External Examiner to Sexual Health Awards, University opf Northumbria (ongoing)
2011 Panel Member for healthtalkonline project, Leeds MetropolitanUniversity (ongoing)
2010 Reviewer for International Journal of Men's Health - Sexual Health and HIV (ongoing)
2006 Reviewer, Evidence Based Practice, McMasters University, California (ongoing)
2007-2011 External Examiner to Public Health and Combined Awards, School of Health Studies, University of Wolverhampton 2007-2011
2010 Short Course for Nurse Educators and Registered Nurses, Guang Hua Nurses Foundation, Beijing, China (with Callaghan, P & Hall, C)
2004-2009 Chair and Co-Director - European Men's Health Development Foundation (EMHDF)
2008 The Sexual Health of Older Men - Invited to present an Open Public Presentation chaired by the Nottingham Men and Masculinity Group
2004-2008 External Examiner to BA Health Studies, University of Central Lancashire
2003-2007 External Examiner to Post registration Modules and Dissertations, University of Bradford
2004 External Academic Advisor to Mats Christiansen, Lecturer, School of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden for development of Sexual Health Modules
2004 External Academic Adviser to University of Glamorgan for BSc (Hons) Rehabilitative Studies
2004 Invited Participant, National Conference on Sexual Health Training, Co-ordinated discussion forum by Centre for HIV and Sexual Health, fpa and Department of Health, London
2003 External Academic Adviser to UCE Birmingham for BSc (Hons) Sexual, Contraceptive and Reproductive Health
1999 External Academic Adviser, Queen's University, Belfast for BSc (Hons) Stroke Rehabilitation
Funding/Sponsor(s) Support provided by the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, through Professional Development processes.
Teaching Summary
Course Director:
- MSc Health and Social Care
Pathway Leader:
- BSc (Hons) Health Care Studies (Sexual Health)
- MSc Health and Social Care (Generic Route)
Module Leader:
- B73SHI - HIV and Blood Borne Infections
- B74HSD - Dissertation project for Health and Social Care
Module Convenor:
- B73CSA - Contraception and Sexual Health Awareness
Teaching input to a variety of LBR modules, Diploma/BSc in Nursing modules and Master of Nursing Science Modules relating to Blood Borne Infections, Sexual Health and Sexuality Issues.
Pre-registration:
- Evidence Based Practice Facilitator (B72S07, B73S14)
Research Summary
Research Interests:
- Sexual Health
- HIV
- Men's Health
- Health Promotion
- Infection Control
Currently Advisory Panel Member for Healthtalkonline Study on Penile Cancer (Leeds Metropolitan University)
Project Title The experience of HIV for Men who have sex with men in their first year following diagnosis.
Project Details An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach is intended to be utilised throughout this study. This is an inductive approach which works from a position of no hypothesis or previous assumptions and explores the meanings that participants assign to their experience; in this instance a new diagnosis of HIV. This approach sees the participants as the 'experts' in the phenomenon. It is proposed that MSM who have been diagnosed with HIV in the previous three months will be invited to participate in two semi-structured interviews. The first interview will be undertaken on identification into the study (i.e. within the first three months since diagnosis) and the second interview will take place towards the end of their first year of diagnosis.
This study will utilise a purposive sample in that it includes only MSM with HIV with a recent diagnosis and excludes others who may have had a diagnosis for a longer time period or who are not MSM. One of the key elements of IPA is that "less is more" when considering sample size and therefore it is proposed that a maximum of 20 MSM will be recruited for the first interview and will all be invited for the second interview. However, populations can be transient at times and therefore some individuals may not be able to participate or be lost to data collection at the second interview. By having 20 participants at first interview it is hoped that at least 10 participants will be available for the second interview stage. Participants will be recruited through Voluntary Service organisations, in particular Terrence Higgins Trust.
Following diagnosis of HIV, individuals will be entering into a health care system that will monitor their health; provide physical and emotional care; and support them during their subsequent years of infection. This study will provide information of how MSM understand their HIV diagnosis and what it means to them in the current health arena. It is perceived that data from this study will enable health care providers to gain a better understanding of what "the experts" view as their needs within the first year of diagnosis and it is important to understand whether a new diagnosis of HIV in MSM is coherent with the changing discourse of HIV as a long term condition within health care policy
Supervisors: Dr Catrin Evans (Nursing) and Professor Patrick Callaghan (Nursing)
Projected thesis completion date: September 2014
Past Research
McLuskey J (2008) - Not everything in moderation! - Examining academics' perceptions of the role of the moderation process in the assessment of learning, Individual Project for PGCHE, The University of Nottingham
Lomas L, McLuskey J (2004)- Evaluation of a Health Promotion Initiative in the Workplace, The University of Nottingham and Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust
Gray N, McLuskey J, Moppett I, Pringle A, Trueman I (2004) - Patients as Assessors of student learning in healthcare professional courses, An Interdisciplinary Collaboration between the Schools of Nursing, Medicine and Pharmacy, The University of Nottingham
McLuskey J (2002) Condom use among men who have sex with men: Perceptions of safer sexual practices, MPH Dissertation, The University of Nottingham
McLuskey J, Dodds A (1999) Embedding Key Skills in a Traditional University: The School of Nursing experience - Co-Project Lead for the School of Nursing in Embedding Key Skills in a Traditional University National Project, The University of Nottingham
Future Research
Currently studying for Doctorate in Health Sciences, The University of Nottingham: The experience of HIV for men who have sex with men in the first year following diagnosis.