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Dr Andrea Barrett

Date

26th Jun 2017

Dr Andrea Barrett

Andrea is the Head of Health programmes at the University of Essex Online, having joined the team in June 2020, and oversees all programmes that are offered at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

She graduated with a PhD in Healthcare Management in 2010. Andrea has continued to work within higher education for the last 12 years holding a number of roles across the UK. She has conducted primary research in several areas including patient experience, leadership, service management and health education.

Andrea also holds teaching qualifications in higher education and e-learning more specifically. She has led on the development and launch of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications and overarching quality assurance of these together with student experience. She also has experience within the NHS and has held various roles, both managerial and educational.