Faculty of Health, Sport and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Jacquie Ridge is a Registered Nurse (Adult), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and is a Senior Lecturer within the Field of Nursing at the University of Northampton, UK.
She received a Doctor of Philosophy investigating Professional Identity in Adult Nursing from the University of Northampton, UK in 2020, a MA Women’s Studies also from the University of Northampton, UK, in 2000, and a BA (Hons) Health from Liverpool John Moores University, UK in 1997.
Jacquie’s teaching qualifications include a Certificate of Education (CertEd), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (PGCTHE), both from the University of Northampton. A Postgraduate Certificate in Research Degree Supervision (PGCert) completes Summer 2025.
With leadership of final project and dissertation modules at Master’s level (7), Jacquie also contributes to BSc (Hons) Nursing, BSc (Hons) Professional Practice (Top-Up)/BSc (Hons) Enhancing Healthcare Practice (Top-up), and Master Programmes including Advancing Practice MSc, Advanced Clinical Practice MSc, and Specialist Community Public Health Nursing MSc (Top-Up). And doctoral level teaching and learning in areas of expertise, Grounded Theory.
Jacquie has several postgraduate research students, who are using a range of innovative methodologies to investigate solutions to complex and contemporary issues pertinent to healthcare and its professions.
As an Early Career Researcher (ECR), Jacquie is in the process of disseminating primary research derived doctoral study investigating professional identity in adult nursing, its legitimacy and authenticity. Undertaken using an innovative and novel methodology, known as Visual Grounded Theory, a qualitative methodology combining Constructivist Grounded Theory and Visual Research.
Her interest in unorthodox methodologies has translated to participation in the Non-Traditional Research Methods (NTRM) Network, of which she is a founder member. Established in April 2021- present, the purpose of this virtual network is to provide a space for meaningful cross disciplinary research debate, encouraging creativity in this aspect of research design.
A member of Faculty of Health and Society Research Ethics Committee for Health, and a co-theme leader for student experience within the Centre for Health Sciences and Services, that aims to create a positive and supportive platform for research endeavours mapped against the university’s strategy 2023-2027. Of which several innovation projects informing Teaching and Learning at UON have successfully undertaken and translated to new ways of thinking and working to enhance student learning.
She is also a journal reviewer for ‘Exchanges: The interdisciplinary Research Journal’. A diamond open access (OA) journal published by the University of Warwick: About the Journal | Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal
For publications, projects, data sets. Research interests and activities, view Jacquie Ridge’s profile on PURE, the University of Northampton’s Research Explorer