Prior to working at York St John University Hannah held a variety of posts in Department of Health and NHS settings. By background Hannah is a clinical information specialist and her most recent post before coming to York was as Knowledge Manager at Airedale NHS Trust. She has also worked in a variety of independent consultancy roles including working with Nottingham University as an independent reviewer and content provider for the Intute Health and Life Sciences database, and as a consultant research librarian for GP’s and other health practitioners at Fisher Medical Centre, Skipton. As a qualified lecturer and information specialist with over ten years teaching experience, she has significant experience in research and information and knowledge management in the health and academic sectors. She is particularly experienced in working with health professionals in the primary and secondary healthcare, and academic sectors. At York St John she teaches across a broad range of health related undergraduate and postgraduate modules. She specifically takes the lead on the information and health literacy aspects of evidence based healthcare practice, teaches research methods and supports research capacity development within the Faculty advising and leading on systematic reviews and other research projects. Her specialist interest areas include