Biography

Kumud began her education career in the late 1980s after practising for several years in radiotherapy departments at King's College Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital. She first joined the School of Radiography at Kingston & St George's as a senior lecturer in 1997, then in 2003 became research coordinator for the radiotherapy clinical trials portfolio at the Royal Surrey County Hospital before returning to the School in 2007.

She is currently deputy course director for the undergraduate therapeutic radiography programme, as well as leading the modules Introduction To Practice, and Radiotherapy And Oncology 2. At postgraduate level she is module leader for Oncology Practice.

Kumud leads the implementation of virtual reality learning in therapeutic radiography, is the assessment coordinator for the School of Radiography and clinical liaison tutor with the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust.

She is currently a reviewer for the Radiography Journal and Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, and external examiner for the University of Hertfordshire's undergraduate therapeutic radiography programme.

Academic and professional qualifications

• Radiotherapy and Supportive Care (Postgraduate level module), University of Surrey
• Leadership in Higher Education (Postgraduate level module), Kingston University
• MA, Higher and Professional Education, Institute of Education, University of London
• Higher Diploma of the College of Radiographers
• City & Guild's Further Education Teachers Certificate, North East Surrey College of Technology
• Clinical Tutors Certificate, Ipswich
• Diploma of the College of Radiographers, King's College Hospital

Professional experience

• 2008 - present
  Senior Lecturer, Kingston University & St George's, University of London
• 2003 - 2007
  Research Radiographer, St Luke's Cancer Centre, Royal Surrey County Hospital,
• 1997 - 2003
  Senior Lecturer, Kingston University & St George's, University of London
• 1990 - 1994
  Student Teacher / Teacher, Royal Marsden Hospital,
• 1988 - 1990
  Clinical Tutor, South East Thames Regional Radiotherapy Education Centre,
• 1985 - 1988
  Senior II Radiographer, South East London Radiotherapy Centre,
• 1982 - 1985
  Radiographer, King's College Hospital,

Research interests

Professionalism; teaching and learning in higher education; patient and public engagement in healthcare education; learning in virtual reality environments; use of activity theory in research; supportive patient care in therapeutic radiography.

Publications