People

Name	Tierney Kinnison
Position	Research Assistant
Extension	6990
Email	tkinnison@rvc.ac.uk

Tierney completed a BSc (Hons) in Animal Behaviour at Anglia Ruskin University and then went on to obtain an MSc in the same subject at the University of Exeter. Her masters project looked at the effects of an olfactory enrichment device on the behaviour and welfare of fishing cats in captivity.

Tierney then worked briefly as a receptionist at a charity veterinary clinic before joining LIVE in March 2008. She now works on a variety of projects within LIVE. She is a member of the Haptics Group, and teaches with the Haptic Cow. She is a core member of the NOVICE project which investigates the use of Web 2.0 technology for informal lifelong learning (NOVICE). Her main projects centre on veterinary students and veterinary nursing students - 'The EMS Driving Licence' and 'VN Online Clinical Placement Tool' (for preparing students for placement studies) and interprofessional education (e.g. the vIPEr project).

Publications and Presentations:

2011

• Baillie, S., Kinnison, T., Forrest, N., Dale, V.H.M., Ehlers, J.P., Koch, M., Mándoki, M., Ciobotaru, E., de Groot, E., Boerboom, T.B.B., van Beukelen, P. Developing an Online Professional Network for Veterinary Education: The NOVICE Project. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (2011), 38(4): 395-403.
• Kinnison, T., Orpet, H., Pullen, S., McNae, J., Bell, C., Gregory, S., Baillie, S. Development of the VN online clinical placement tool. The Veterinary Nurse (2011), 2(8): 428-433.
• Kinnison, T., Orpet, H., Pullen, S., McNae, J., Bell, C., Baillie, S. A tool to prepare veterinary nursing students for work-based learning placements. AMEE, 27-31 August 2011, Vienna, Austria.
• Kinnison, T., Lumbis, R., Orpet, H., Welsh, P., Gregory, S., Baillie, S. Piloting Interprofessional Education Interventions with Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Students. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (2011), 38(3): 311-318.
• Rhind, S.M., Baillie, S., Kinnison, T., Shaw, D.J., Bell, C., Mellanby, R.J., Hammond, J., Hudson, N.P.H., Whittington, R.E., Donnelly, R. The transition into veterinary practice: opinions of recent graduates and final year students. BMC Medical Education (2011), 11:64.
• Low-Beer, N., Kinnison, T., Baillie, S., Bello, F., Kneebone, R., Higham, J.  Hidden practice revealed: using task analysis and novel simulator design to evaluate the teaching of digital rectal examination. The American Journal of Surgery (2011), 201: 46-53.

2010

• Ciobotaru, E., Ionita, M., Kinnison, T., Militaru, M., Predoi, G., Baillie, S. Face-to-face and online professional communities for veterinarians and veterinary students - a focus group study. Scientific Works (C Series) (2010), LVI (304); 39-49.
• Kinnison, T., Baillie, S., Welsh, P. Developing three resources to promote interprofessional communication skills. International Conference on Communication in Veterinary Medicine (ICCVM). 31 October – 2 November, California, USA.
• Bell, C., Baillie, S., Kinnison, T., Cavers, A.  Lack of preparation for clinical placements: A solution. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), 4 September – 8 September 2010, Glasgow, UK
• Kinnison, T., Welsh, P., Lumbis, R., Orpet, H., Gregory, S., Baillie, S. Developing veterinary interprofessional teaching resources. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), 4 September – 8 September 2010, Glasgow, UK
• Kinnison, T., Welsh, P., Lumbis, R., Orpet, H., Gregory, S., Baillie, S. Veterinary Interprofessional Education: Developing New Resources for Teaching Veterinary and Nursing Students Together. Lifelong Independent Veterinary Education (LIVE) Symposium, 1-2 September 2010, Hertfordshire, UK.
• Baillie S, Forrest N, Kinnison T. The Core Skills Trainer: A Set of Haptic Games for Practicing Key Clinical Skills. Lecture Notes in Computing Science (2010), 6192:317-376
• Bell C, Baillie S, Kinnison T, Cavers A. Preparing veterinary students for extramural clinical placement training: Issues identified & a possible solution. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (2010), 37:190-197.
• Bell, C., Baillie, S., Cavers, A., Kinnison, T. Preparing for veterinary clinical placements: Development and use of a computer aided learning package. Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning (CEPPL), 13-15 April 2010, Plymouth, UK.

2009

• Baillie, S., Kinnison, T., Pierce, S., Forrest, N., Frean, S. Haptic Simulators as an Adjunct to Veterinary Anatomy Teaching. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), 29 August – 2 September 2009, Malaga, Spain.
• Kinnison, T., Forrest, N.D., Frean, S.P., Baillie, S. Teaching Bovine Abdominal Anatomy: Use of a Haptic Simulator. Anatomical Sciences Education (2009), 2(6): 280-5.

2008

• Baillie, S., Forrest, N., Kinnison, T., May S.A. Core Skills Simulator for Teaching Palpation Skills to Health Professionals. Presented at: Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) in Prague, Czech Republic, August 2008.