Research interests

Dawn is involved in research in Primary Care, Teaching Methods, Medical School Selection and Postgraduate Education. Her PhD focused on supervisory relationships in postgraduate GP training. She has also been involved in a programme of research exploring the applicant's journey in preparing to apply for medical school, with a focus on potential inequalities in access to particular preparatory opportunities.

Her current research interests include evaluation of teaching and learning methods in undergraduate medical education and professional identity development (in undergraduate and postgraduate learners).

Current projects

MAPS project: Medicine Applicant Preparation Study.  A programme of research exploring sociodemographic differences in Medical School admissions (involving both quantitative and qualitative research methods).

Dawn has supervised 1 doctoral research student to completion.  She is also involved in the supervision of Masters and intercalated degree students.

She is interested in supervising further doctoral research students who are planning to use mixed methods or qualitative methods in their research.  Projects should focus on medical education (postgraduate or undergraduate), and she is particularly interested in supervising students with an interest in professional identity and narrative methods.