Amy Tomlinson

Amy Tomlinson

Lecturer in Sport Rehabilitation

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Hull York Medical School

Qualifications

  • BSc (University of Hull)
  • PGCert

Summary

Amy graduated from the University of Hull with a BSc in Sport Rehabilitation in 2013 and went on to work in private practice, rugby union and a number of health and fitness clubs as a personal trainer and GP exercise referral instructor.

She completed her teaching qualification in 2016 and began teaching full time in April 2017, joining the University's Sport Rehabilitation lecturing team in September 2018.

Amy currently teaches anatomy and education practice on the following Hull York Medical School programmes:

MB BS

MSc Clinical Anatomy

MSc Clinical Anatomy and Education

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Teaching first-year students during transition to higher education: An autoethnographical account

Tomlinson, A., & Killingback, C. (2025). Teaching first-year students during transition to higher education: An autoethnographical account. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 13(2), 65-79. https://doi.org/10.56433/nm1k9e08

'You teach it, and then I go off and try to soak it all up': A qualitative investigation of first year student expectations during transition

Tomlinson, A., & Killingback, C. (2025). ‘You teach it, and then I go off and try to soak it all up’: A qualitative investigation of first year student expectations during transition. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 22(2), https://doi.org/10.53761/y4j1wm14

Compassionate pedagogy in higher education: A scoping review

Killingback, C., Tomlinson, A., & Stern, J. (in press). Compassionate pedagogy in higher education: A scoping review. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, https://doi.org/10.53761/7yvrw787

Exploring the value of PGRs who teach (PGWT) in supporting undergraduate students' sense of belonging: A Student Staff Partnership Project

Grant, B., Lillie, C., Smith, M., & Tomlinson, A. (2024). Exploring the value of PGRs who teach (PGWT) in supporting undergraduate students’ sense of belonging: A Student Staff Partnership Project. Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice, 4(4), 12-31. https://doi.org/10.31273/ctv5zz94

Academic survival: student retention in sport and exercise sciences

Tomlinson, A., Smith, L., Wilcox, C., & Simpson, A. (in press). Academic survival: student retention in sport and exercise sciences. Journal of Further and Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2024.2356567

Research interests

Pedagogy

Student expectations of learning and teaching

Transition to higher education

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