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Epistemic Emotions in Learning: Using Qualitative Inquiry to Explore Implications for Veterinary Educators in Responding to Student Emotions in Their Classrooms (2024)
Journal Article
Davis, R., Kedrowicz, A., Moffett, J., Zaneb, H., & Armitage-Chan, E. (in press). Epistemic Emotions in Learning: Using Qualitative Inquiry to Explore Implications for Veterinary Educators in Responding to Student Emotions in Their Classrooms. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0076

Abstract
Veterinary students frequently experience heightened emotions which can stimulate or compromise learning. The impact of student emotions on educators, or the ways that educators can respond to these is less well known. This has potential im... Read More about Epistemic Emotions in Learning: Using Qualitative Inquiry to Explore Implications for Veterinary Educators in Responding to Student Emotions in Their Classrooms.

Learning While in Work: Exploring Influences on Engagement and Achievement in Veterinary Professionals Studying Remotely (2024)
Journal Article
Davis, R., Fox, K., & Armitage-Chan, E. (2024). Learning While in Work: Exploring Influences on Engagement and Achievement in Veterinary Professionals Studying Remotely. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2023-0169

Remote learning provides flexible opportunities for veterinarians and veterinary technicians to undertake professional development qualifications alongside their work. Although this offers advantages in accessing courses that may otherwise not be ava... Read More about Learning While in Work: Exploring Influences on Engagement and Achievement in Veterinary Professionals Studying Remotely.

Manifestations of professional identity work: an integrative review of research in professional identity formation (2024)
Journal Article
Reissner, S., & Armitage-Chan, E. (2024). Manifestations of professional identity work: an integrative review of research in professional identity formation. Studies in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2322093

Professional identity formation (PIF) is an integral part of educating professionals. A well-formed professional identity helps individuals to develop a meaningful professional self-understanding that facilitates their transition to and sustainabilit... Read More about Manifestations of professional identity work: an integrative review of research in professional identity formation.

“Going From Strength to Strength”: Delving into Professional Identity Formation of Veterinary Curriculum Leaders: A Narrative Inquiry (2024)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E., Bell, M., Cake, M., Cobb, K. A., Janicke, H. J., Kelly, S., Read, E., & Warman, S. M. (in press). “Going From Strength to Strength”: Delving into Professional Identity Formation of Veterinary Curriculum Leaders: A Narrative Inquiry. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2023-0152

Curriculum leaders (individuals with responsibility for an institution's veterinary curriculum), are student-oriented, want to make a difference, and prioritize teaching and pedagogy in their work. However, as they work to enhance curriculum developm... Read More about “Going From Strength to Strength”: Delving into Professional Identity Formation of Veterinary Curriculum Leaders: A Narrative Inquiry.

Professional Identity of Pakistani Veterinary Students: Conceptualization and Negotiation (2023)
Journal Article
Zaneb, H., & Armitage-Chan, E. (2023). Professional Identity of Pakistani Veterinary Students: Conceptualization and Negotiation. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 50(6), 685-693. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2022-0064

Most work on the professional identity of veterinary and medical professionals has been conceptualized in the US and Europe. It reports professional identity formation to be highly individualized, triggered by experiences of identity distress, and id... Read More about Professional Identity of Pakistani Veterinary Students: Conceptualization and Negotiation.

Disease prevention efforts on Welsh cattle farms are influenced by farm demographics (2022)
Journal Article
Paton, N., Schaefer, K., Armitage-Chan, E., Cooper, H., & Buggiotti, L. (2022). Disease prevention efforts on Welsh cattle farms are influenced by farm demographics. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1389

Background This research seeks to understand how the transition to a new generation of younger, more diverse farmers affects disease prevention efforts on UK farms. Methods We apply multivariate regression analysis to analyse survey responses from 11... Read More about Disease prevention efforts on Welsh cattle farms are influenced by farm demographics.

How do veterinary students engage when reflecting on their development towards being veterinary surgeons? (2020)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E., & Reissner, S. (2020). How do veterinary students engage when reflecting on their development towards being veterinary surgeons?. Veterinary Record, 187(9), e77-e77. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105692

Background Reflection has been widely acknowledged to contribute to professional development, the ability to manage tension and enhanced resilience. However, many practitioners struggle to reflect productively due to a lack of clarity of what constit... Read More about How do veterinary students engage when reflecting on their development towards being veterinary surgeons?.

Best practice in supporting professional identity formation: Use of a professional reasoning framework (2019)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E. A. (2019). Best practice in supporting professional identity formation: Use of a professional reasoning framework. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0218-019r

Professional identity and professionalism education are increasingly important to veterinary education, but many of the concepts remain intangible to veterinary students, and engagement is a persistent challenge. While whole-curriculum integration is... Read More about Best practice in supporting professional identity formation: Use of a professional reasoning framework.

The Veterinary Identity: A Time and Context Model (2018)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E., & May, S. A. (2018). The Veterinary Identity: A Time and Context Model. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 46(2), 153-162. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0517-067r1

The nature of professionalism teaching is a current issue in veterinary education, with an individual’s identity as a professional having implications for one’s values and behaviors, as well as for his or her career satisfaction and psychological wel... Read More about The Veterinary Identity: A Time and Context Model.

Identity, environment and mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession (2018)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E., & May, S. A. (2018). Identity, environment and mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession. Veterinary Record, 183(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104724

Mental health and career dissatisfaction are of increasing concern to the veterinary profession. The influence of identity on the psychological wellbeing of veterinarians has not been widely explored. Twelve recent veterinary graduates were enrolled... Read More about Identity, environment and mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession.

Developing a Professional Studies Curriculum to Support Veterinary Professional Identity Formation (2018)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E., & May, S. A. (2018). Developing a Professional Studies Curriculum to Support Veterinary Professional Identity Formation. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.1216-192r1

Professional studies teaching in medical and veterinary education is undergoing a period of change. Traditional approaches, aiming to teach students professional values and behaviors, are being enhanced by curricula designed to support students' prof... Read More about Developing a Professional Studies Curriculum to Support Veterinary Professional Identity Formation.

Improving Student Engagement in Veterinary Business Studies (2017)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E., & Jackson, E. L. (2017). Improving Student Engagement in Veterinary Business Studies. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 45(2), 204-212. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0816-137r1

In a densely packed veterinary curriculum, students may find it particularly challenging to engage in the less overtly clinical subjects, yet pressure from industry and an increasingly competitive employment market necessitate improved veterinary stu... Read More about Improving Student Engagement in Veterinary Business Studies.

Developing teaching to improve the wellbeing of future vets (2017)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E. (2017). Developing teaching to improve the wellbeing of future vets. Veterinary Record, 181(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.j3109

Some people are under the impression that developing the educational experience of students at the Royal Veterinary College doesn't make you a ‘real vet’. Here, Elizabeth Armitage-Chan explains how her role helps future vets gain in confidence and co... Read More about Developing teaching to improve the wellbeing of future vets.

The challenges and issues of undergraduate student retention and attainment in UK veterinary medical education (2016)
Journal Article
Jackson, E. L., & Armitage-Chan, E. A. (2016). The challenges and issues of undergraduate student retention and attainment in UK veterinary medical education. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 44(2), 247-259. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.1215-202R1

Student retention and attainment has recently been identified as a key area for development in veterinary medical education enquiry. Woodfield's research on retention and attainment across the UK disciplines has yielded some unique information about... Read More about The challenges and issues of undergraduate student retention and attainment in UK veterinary medical education.

Assessing Professionalism: A theoretical framework for defining clinical rotation assessment criteria (2016)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E. (2016). Assessing Professionalism: A theoretical framework for defining clinical rotation assessment criteria. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 43(4), 364-371. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.1215-194R

Although widely accepted as an important graduate competence, professionalism is a challenging outcome to define and assess. Clinical rotations provide an excellent opportunity to develop student professionalism through the use of experiential learni... Read More about Assessing Professionalism: A theoretical framework for defining clinical rotation assessment criteria.