Personal Statement
Helen is a veterinary surgeon and graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2013, having undertaken a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology & Zoology beforehand at the University of Liverpool. She is a Senior Lecturer in Equine Practice and joined the first-opinion ambulatory equine veterinary team at Leahurst Equine Practice in February 2018. Helen's primary role is clinical and she is a practising veterinary surgeon at our first-opinion ambulatory equine practice.

Helen has a Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice in Equine Medicine and is an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Equine Internal Medicine. Helen has interests in all aspects of equine medicine, but particularly infectious disease, cellulitis, neurology and laminitis. Her Master's (MSc) degree project focused on the diagnosis and treatment of distal limb cellulitis in horses by UK vets. Her current research interests include topics related to veterinary education, notably the use of models or simulators for teaching practical clinical skills to veterinary students. Helen also holds higher education teaching qualifications, including a Master's in Academic Practice (MA) and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Helen is the Senior Tutor for the 5th year of the BVSc (Veterinary Science) course and is dedicated to the pastoral care of the students in the final year.

Outside of work, Helen is a keen martial artist; she obtained her 3rd Dan black belt in Japanese Ju-jitsu in December 2021, is a qualified martial arts instructor and has published research in the field of martial arts. She is also a keen swimmer, having completed a relay swim across the English Channel in 2013 and multiple other open water events.

Research Overview
Helen has a wide range of clinical interests, although is particularly interested in infectious disease. She has published research on the topics of cellulitis in horses, iatrogenic synovial sepsis following intra-articular injections in horses, and welfare scoring of wild ponies.

Helen is also contributing to the development of teaching models and simulators to assist with teaching practical clinical skills to veterinary students. She has published research on this topic, including a literature review and a paper describing an equine castration simulator which she created after receiving a research grant from the Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences (IVES) at the University of Liverpoool. Helen has presented her castration simulator research at veterinary education conferences. Helen is currently working on a number of other simulators, and in 2023 she was awarded a grant from the University's Centre for Innovation in Education for their development.