Dr Lisi Gordon
Senior Lecturer
Postgraduate Medicine, School of Medicine
Contact
Biography
Lisi joined the University of Dundee School of Medicine in August 2019. Lisi is lead for healthcare educational research within the School of Medicine and is also Head of Doctoral Studies within the school. She is also Director of Research Centre for Transformative Change: Educational & Life Transitions (TCELT).
Her key areas of research and teaching interest are in the field of professional career trajectories, in particular: educational and life transitions; wellbeing in health professions; healthcare leadership; professional identity development; and equality, diversity and inclusion and has published in these fields in top health professions education journals. She has expertise in longitudinal qualitative research method and has been invited to talk internationally on this area. She is principal and co-investigator for several research grants, most recently focused on doctors’ transitions during COVID and innovation in healthcare. In recognition of her research contribution to health professions education, she holds an honorary appointment within the School of Management at the University of St Andrews. She also represents University of Dundee School of Medicine on the Scottish Medical Education Research Consortium Board (hosted at NHS Education for Scotland) and is Deputy Editor for the International Journal of Education and Life Transitions.
Research
Lisi is lead for healthcare educational research activities within CME. Her key areas of research and teaching interest are: healthcare leadership; professional identity development; educational and life transitions; and equality, diversity and inclusion.
She is interested in innovative research methodologies and has done projects using video-reflexive ethnography and longitudinal audio-diaries. She is principal and co-investigator for several research grants, most recently focused on doctors’ transitions and knowledge mobilisation in healthcare. In recognition of her research contribution, she holds honorary appointments at Monash Centre for Scholarship in Healthcare Education and within the School of Management at the University of St Andrews.
She also represents University of Dundee Medical School on the SMERC board (having previously served as an Associate Director). She currently supervises three PhD students in the fields of: knowledge and practice; leadership in intensive care units; and leadership succession.
Teaching
Masters of Medical Education
Lisi is the lead for the MMEd modules: Professionalism in Medical Education; Leadership in Healthcare and Healthcare Education. She is deputy lead for Educational Support and Resilience.
Lisi also supervises several Masters dissertation students with varied areas of interest.