Role
Dr Jess Dale is a Senior Lecturer within the Biosciences team and Course Leader for the BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science course. She is the Year Tutor for the final-year Biomedical Science cohort and Module Leader for the final-year Immunology and Virology module. Her main teaching contributions are in the fields of Virology, Immunology, Cell Biology and Viral Pathogenesis. She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Dr Dale has scholarship interests centred on promoting inclusive communities and enhancing student wellbeing. Her research explores strategies to improve course outcomes, reduce attainment gaps and refine assessment practices for a diverse student cohort.
Career overview
Dr Jess Dale began teaching at NTU in 2014. Before this, Dr Dale completed a PhD in Virology at the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) and Imperial College London. She was a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Avian Viral Immunology at the Institute for Animal Health. Following this, Dr Dale was a Lecturer in Anatomy and Physiology at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) where she was a Faculty Winner for the Inspirational Teacher Award 2014 and a nominee for the University Awards 2014.
Publications
Rayment, S., Garrie, K., Kaur, I., McVicker, G., Storey, E., Winter, J., De Girolamo, G., Rimmer, C., Negus, D., Nelson, C., Thomas, J., Loughlin, M., and Dale, J., 2022, Investigating Student Engagement and Making Science Real during a Pandemic: Bioskills at Home, a Case Study, education sciences, 12, 106, 1-19
Dale, JM., Hood, SP., Bowen, O., Bright, H., Cutler, KL., Berry, N., Almond, N., Goldin, R., Karayiannis, P., and Rose, NJ., 2020, Development of hepatic pathology in GBV-B infected, red-bellied tamarins (Saguinus labiatus), Journal of Medical Virology, 92, 3584-3595
Hood, SP., Mee, ET., Perkins, H., Bowen, O., Dale, JM., Almond, NM., Karayiannis, P., Bright, H., Berry, NJ., and Rose, NJ., 2014, Changes in immune cell populations in the periphery and liver of GBV-B infected and convalescent tamarins (Saguinus labiatus). Virus Research, 179, 93-101