About

I am a registered NMC nurse educated to a master’s level. I am currently in the 4th year of my PhD studies investigating loneliness in women living with HIV. I have a masters in clinical research and a postgraduate certificate in healthcare education. I am a teaching fellow for HE Advance and an ethics committee member for the Health Research Association. 

I have a range of experience working in clinical and academic research. I have several years of experience delivering and managing study teams as a research sister.  I have experience as a research coordinator and work with clinicians in supporting and managing study teams to initiate and run their studies.  I am also experienced in designing and managing a team of researchers in academia. The most recent was as co-investigator for a student and academic study team that investigated the students' experiences of interprofessional education. I have a particular interest in the co-design of research and innovative approaches to ensure the co-design is inclusive of diverse populations. As part of my PhD studies, I have designed ethically approved research working with marginalised people. I have also published in peer-reviewed journals and I am a peer reviewer for several health and social care journals. 

As a lecturer at the university, I am experienced in designing and delivering learning resources for a range of professional audiences. I have managed teams of lecturers when designing and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate modules. I enjoy teaching and supporting healthcare professionals from the first days of starting their journey into health and social care and during their times of continuing their professional development. I have a passion for research and to help others feel confident in research methods, to bring new knowledge to their specialities and to excel in their careers.

Teaching

HWLS no department

College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences

Projects:

• Intergenerational living
• Patient and public involvement for minoritised people
• Women, HIV and loneliness.

Subject Area:

• Department of health, wellbeing and life sciences

Courses:

• BSc (Honours) Nursing Adult, Child, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice 
• MSc Nursing Adult, Mental Health
  

Modules:

• Applied sciences for professional practice
• Evaluating research methodologies
• Personal and professional development
• Research for practice
• The advancing professional
• Collaboration for individual and community wellbeing

Research

• Health Research Institute

Loneliness in women and women living with HIV
Intergenerational living
Evaluating Interprofessional Education

Makey, L. M., Lewis, R., Ashmore, R., & Wigfield, A. (2024). Loneliness and the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for practice. British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 33(3), 110–114. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.33.3.110

Wigfield A., Gurung, J., & Makey, L.M. (2023) Is loneliness really as damaging to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/is-loneliness-really-as-damaging-to-your-health-as-smoking-15-cigarettes-a-day-204959 

Makey, L. M., Walsh, C. L., & Salih, I. (2022). Co-production: What it is and how it can ensure inclusive practice for service users and staff. Nursing Management, 30(1), 18–23. https://doi.org/10.7748/nm.2022.e2046

Publications

Other activities

Peer reviewer for Nursing Times and Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice
Expert committee member for the Health Research Authority

Postgraduate supervision

The role of the health visitor in the perinatal mental health
An service evaluation of virtual wards
Diabetes in minority ethnic groups