Sasha Bryan

Sasha Bryan

  • Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing
  • BG-410 - Staff (BGB)
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Biography

Sasha Bryan BSc(Hons), RMN is a Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at Bournemouth University. She is a registered Mental Health Nurse and has worked in a variety of settings including: Criminal Justice, Psychiatric Liaison, Autism Specialist Schools and CAMHS. Sasha continues to practice within a local Primary care Liaison Service. Within Nursing education, Sasha is currently exploring how mental health simulation practice can support student nurses bridging the "theory practice" gap. Sasha has been involved with the development of a VR 360 video focussed on Autism Spectrum Disorder and has been able to present her findings at the ASPiH conference 2025. Sasha has been involved with a multi-agency mass-casualty event ran within Bournemouth University and is currently engaging with researched focused on this. Sasha is the unit lead for the Clinical Pharmacology and Medicines Management unit ran across the nursing programmes.

Journal Articles

Conferences

  • Bryan, S., Singleton, H., Law, B., Brooks, E., Ingham, A., Holley, D. and Rossner, J., 2025. Unlocking Potential: Harnessing Virtual Reality as a Teaching Tool for Understanding Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). In: Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare 12-13 November 2025 Bournemouth. Journal of Healthcare simulation, 5 (1), A6-A7.

Posters

  • Brooks, E. and Bryan, S., 2025. Beyond Role-Play: Innovative Simulated Practice in Mental Health Nursing for crisis and risk assessment. In: Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare.

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Applied Health Care Sciences 2
  • Caring for People with Complex Health Care Needs
  • Clinical Pharmacology and Medicines Management
  • Improving Safety and Quality of Care
  • Nursing Theory and Nursing Skills

Qualifications

  • PGCE in PG Cert Education Practice (2024)
  • Master's Credit in Supporting and Managing Those at Risk of Suicide (University of West England, 2022)
  • BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing (Bournemouth University, 2017)