Michelle is a Teacher Practitioner in RCSI School of Medicine, a Senior Research Fellow in RCSI SIM and a Lecturer in Paramedicine in University College Cork; a registered Advanced Paramedic, Tutor and Examiner with the Prehospital Emergency Care Council (Paramedic regulator) in Ireland. She holds a Masters in Psychological Trauma from University of Nottingham, a Postgrad Diploma in Health Professions Education from RCSI, and is currently a PhD candidate with Monash University in Australia. She leads the HUGS@Home research programme and is co-founder and CEO of emerging spin out company and social enterprise, HUGS Community. Michelle’s research interests include wellbeing, peer support, post-traumatic growth following adversity and the use of simulation to prepare learners for real world experiences.