Mark Hayter, PhD, M.Med.Sci, RN, BA (Hons), Cert. Ed, M.Med.Sci, FEANS, SFHEA, FRCSI, FAAN, is Professor of Nursing and Health Research in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK, where he previously served as Head of Nursing and Associate Dean of Research.

Dr. Hayter is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Nursing, the largest nursing journal in the world, and serves on the editorial boards of Nursing Outlook and the International Journal of Qualitative Methods. He edited the Journal of Advanced Nursing for seven years (2013-2010). He holds Visiting Professorial appointments at the University of Genoa, Italy; Yangzhou University, China; and the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education, Chennai, India. His research has a primary focus on reproductive health and his work makes a substantial and diverse impact on clinical practice, service quality, and health policy internationally.

Dr. Hayter has published 174 scholarly papers and is a recognized expert in qualitative research. His paper on sampling in qualitative studies has been cited 762 times. He links his passion for research mentorship through his publications. For example, his chapter in the popular book on Academic Writing for Nurses focuses on publishing papers from dissertations and theses. Dr. Hayter has delivered more than 150 invited keynote addresses, conference papers, seminars, and master classes to audiences in Australia, China, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the United States.

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