Enrico De Luca

About me:

Enrico joined the University of Exeter in April 2022 as a Senior Lecturer in the Academy of Nursing. In addition, he has held academic positions as a research fellow for the Department of Translational Medicine (UPO), Program Lead for Postgraduation Healthcare Professions courses, specifically for Community Nursing (2019-2021) and collaborated in research projects and education with the University of Rome Sapienza - Psychology Faculty and Nursing Department.

Enrico possesses a solid clinical background (acquired in 25 years of critical care nursing in Italy and the UK) and extensive experience teaching health professions in practice.

In 2008, he created, with some Italian nurses and health professionals, a group dedicated to studying the Humanisation of Care and the use of Touch and interpersonal contact within the care relationship. Therefore, he developed an interest in studies exploring the lived experience of Illness and the person-centred model of care. Moreover, since then, he has been involved in teaching and researching Touch in the healthcare context.

In the academy of Nursing, Enrico is covering the role of clinical practice lead.

Interests:

Enrico was actively involved in various Italian and international research projects, published in scientific journals, on topics such as intensive care, touch, palliative care, learning and interprofessional care, spirituality in health and innovation in health services. He is interested in mixed method and qualitative research methodologies. ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Enrico-De-Luca-2

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• BSc (Hons) Nursing
• Master’s degree in Pedagogy, Adult Education and Lifelong learning
• PhD in Educational Research and Psychology