Dr Diane Dickson
Head of Department
Department of Podiatry and Radiography
Dr Diane Dickson is a Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging and Head of the Department of Podiatry and Radiography in the School of Health and Life Sciences.
Diane joined GCU in 2012 as a Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging from Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS. She was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2018 and appointed Head of Department in 2021. Diane successfully completed her PhD in 2020 and is an active member of the musculoskeletal rehabilitation research group with research interest in the role of ultrasound imaging in arthritis. Diane continues to work for the NHS supporting ultrasound services.
Diane develops, leads and contributes to a wide range of teaching and learning across courses within the department of Podiatry and Radiography and the wider School of Health and Life Sciences.
Diane leads the education and training for the National Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm screening course and introduced the department’s first-ever transnational education programme in the United Arab Emirates.
She currently acts as an external accreditor for the Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (CASE) and is a member of the National Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm screening lead screener and workforce group.
Current doctoral supervision includes projects on measurements of inflammatory foot disease in rheumatoid arthritis.