Colin MacDuff
Senior Research Fellow
Research Staff
School of Design, Glasgow School of Art
Research Interests
Research design and management, Nursing and Health service research, Evaluation research, Arts and Humanities in health, Visualisation approaches, Electronic theses
Research Profile
Dr. Colin Macduff joined GSA School of Design as Senior Research Fellow in August 2016. A nurse and health services researcher by background, Colin has very extensive experience as principal investigator on national evaluation research projects involving both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Building from a longstanding interest in the application of the expressive arts within healthcare, in recent years Colin has worked closely with design and other disciplines to address the pressing challenge of healthcare associated infections (HAIs).
Between 2011-2013 Colin led the AHRC/SFC funded Visualising the Invisible (Visinvis: http://visinvis.org ) research study which explored healthcare workers perceptions of pathogens and the application of dynamic visualisation approaches to helpmore...
Dr. Colin Macduff joined GSA School of Design as Senior Research Fellow in August 2016. A nurse and health services researcher by background, Colin has very extensive experience as principal investigator on national evaluation research projects involving both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Building from a longstanding interest in the application of the expressive arts within healthcare, in recent years Colin has worked closely with design and other disciplines to address the pressing challenge of healthcare associated infections (HAIs).
Between 2011-2013 Colin led the AHRC/SFC funded Visualising the Invisible (Visinvis: http://visinvis.org ) research study which explored healthcare workers perceptions of pathogens and the application of dynamic visualisation approaches to help prevent and control HAIs. Following on from this study and the successful partnership working with GSA, Colin contributed as a Co-I on the Vision On (http://www.gsa.ac.uk/research/health-wellbeing/visionon)project which established proof of concept for a tablet-based dynamic visualisation tool for use in staff training for the prevention of HAIs. In September 2016 Colin and Professor Alastair Macdonald led the launch of the AHRC funded HAIVAIRN project (Healthcare Associated Infection Visualisation and Ideation Research Network) which seeks to develop capacity in this important field. Colin is currently Principal Investigator for the AHRC funded RIPEN study (Re-envisaging Infection Practice Ecologies in Nursing through Arts and Humanities Approaches), which involves collaboration with colleagues from King's College London, University of the Arts London, Glasgow Caledonian University and Imperial College London. He is also Co-Investigator with colleagues from The University of Leeds on the AHRC funded "Lifting the Lid on Bacteria" study.
Colin maintains close links with healthcare research, education and practice and is Visiting Reader at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen where he was formerly Head of Research and Scholarship in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. He has particular interest and expertise in cross-disciplinary working and has supervised four doctoral candidates to successful completion of studies.
Qualifications
PhD 2007
PGCert Higher Education Teaching and Learning 2002
MSC Public Health and Health Services Research 1997
Bachelor of Arts (Nursing) 1996
Diploma in Nursing 1992
Registered General Nurse 1986
Registered Mental Nurse 1984
