Rate My Professor Sara Eastburn

Her research focuses on qualitative methods, particularly phenomenology, alongside healthcare education, workforce development, communities of practice theory, assessment, and feedback. Key recent publications include 'Exploring teachers’ experiences of secondary school physical education in England' (2026, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy), 'Housing affordability, cost-of-living and NHS workforce retention in a high-cost region of England: A multiphase study' (2026, SSM - Health Systems), 'Early Years Practitioners' and Public Health Consultants' Perspectives on the Use of Interactive Electronic Devices in Young Children: A Qualitative Study' (2025, Child: Care, Health and Development), 'The Use of Turning Points in Understanding Homelessness Transitions: A Critical Social Psychological Perspective' (2025, Housing, Theory and Society), and 'Understanding overweight and obesity subgroups: a cluster analysis of data from the UK Yorkshire Health Study' (2025, BMC Public Health). Eastburn has held external appointments such as Fitness to Practise Partner with the Health and Care Professions Council from 2015 to 2023, the University’s appointed Governor at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, and co-opted Governor at two local schools. In 2024, she joined the University Council, nominated by the Senate, serving on the Governance & Nominations Committee and Honorary Awards Committee.