Karen Pirrie

I have been a lecturer in policing at University of Staffordshire since 2021 and currently deliver on the Police constable entry route courses.

I was a police officer for 14 years working in response and community teams and also managing a control room. I left policing and returned to University to complete an MSc in Emergency Management and then spent a number of years in the rail industry. I was responsible for emergency planning, representing the industry at a number of local resilience forums and in the response to significant incidents. My role also involved managing security, part of that role was to work with and advise Government on protective measures linked to counter terrorism.

I have a keen interest in the use of simulation in police education and interprofessional simulation. I have delivered a number of interprofessional simulated learning events involving students from policing, paramedic science, nursing, social work and other professions. Which links with my other interest of emergency planning and joint working. I also deliver training in simulation based education to individuals from a variety of professional settings. I am currently studying for an MSc in Simulation based education in support of this interest