Dr Natasha Barrett
Responsibilities
Teaching Fellow
- Natasha has taught Human Anatomy and Physiology for over ten years to undergraduates across Life Sciences
- She is responsible for co-ordinating and delivering teaching programmes within the School of Biological Sciences
- She advocates the use of technology where it enhances the learning experience and has road-tested several novel approaches for her department, testing both the learning benefits and ease of use for academics and students
Areas of Interest
- Natasha's research background is in platelet biology, haematology
- Natasha is actively engaged in teaching and learning research
- Collaborator on the Leverhulme Trust funded project on 3D learning in a collaborative environment using haptics. The cross-institution team (University of Reading and Kings College London) aims to enhance understanding of cell biology using cutting-edge haptics technology (touch/VR)
- Investigating novel ways to improve student engagement with marking criteria and feedback (in large classes)
- Investigating whether attendance or other measures better reflect engagement in our students
- Use of electronic card readers to monitor student attendance / engagement
Impact, Enterprise and Outreach
- Lead educator for the online Heart Health course, taken by over 55,000 participants, completing about 1,000,000 learning activities and posting 90,000 comments
- STEM Ambassador
- 6th form college presentations to prospective students
Teaching
- Part 1: Pathology and Histology, Human Physiology
- Part 2: Clinical Biomedicine, Endocrinology
- Part 3: Group leader for both Systematic Literature Review and Teaching, Outreach and Science Communication final year projects
Esteem Factors
- University Teaching Fellow Award (a prestigious award for individuals who have demonstrated individual excellence, and made a significant contribution to the development of teaching and learning at the University)
- Fellow of the HEA
Research groups / Centres
Publications
2018
- Tokatli, O., Tracey, M., Hwang, F., Barrett, N., Jones, C., Johnson, R., Webb, M. and Harwin, W. (2018) A classroom deployment of a haptic system for learning cell biology. In: Eurohaptics 2018, 13-16 Jun 2018, Pisa, Italy. (Published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, volumes 10893 and 10894)
2017
- Webb, M., Tracey, M., Harwin, W., Tokatli, O., Hwang, F., Johnson, R., Barrett, N. and Jones, C. (2017) The potential for haptic-enabled interaction to support collaborative learning in school biology. In: Resta, P. and Smith, S. (eds.) Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake VA, pp. 927-935. ISBN 9781939797278
2014
- Jones, C. I., Sage, T., Moraes, L. A., Vaiyapuri, S., Hussain, U., Tucker, K. L., Barrett, N. E. and Gibbins, J. M. (2014) Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 inhibits platelet response to thrombin and von Willebrand factor by regulating the internalization of glycoprotein Ib via AKT/glycogen synthase kinase-3/dynamin and integrin αIIbβ3. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 34 (9). pp. 1968-1976. ISSN 1079-5642 doi: https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.304097
2011
- Stanley, R., Tucker, K., Barrett, N. E. and Gibbins, J. (2011) Platelets and their role in thrombotic and cardiovascular disease: the impact of proteomic analysis. In: Garcia, A. and Senis, Y. (eds.) Platelet Proteomics: Principles, Analysis and Applications. Mass Spectrometry . Wiley, pp. 3-26. ISBN 9780470463376
- Jones, C. I., Barrett, N. E., Moraes, L. A., Gibbins, J. M. and Jackson, D. E. (2011) Endogenous inhibitory mechanisms and the regulation platelet function. In: Gibbins, J. and Mahaut-Smith, M. (eds.) Platelets and Megakaryocytes. vol. 3, Additional Protocols and Perspectives. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 788. Humana Press, pp. 341-366. ISBN 9781617793066
2010
- Moraes, L. A., Barrett, N. E., Jones, C., Holbrook, L. M., Spyridon, M., Sage, T., Newman, D. K. and Gibbins, J. M. (2010) Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 regulates collagen-stimulated platelet function by modulating the association of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase with Grb-2-associated binding protein-1 and linker for activation of T cells. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 8 (11). pp. 2530-2541. ISSN 1538-7933 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04025.x
2008
- Barrett, N. E., Holbrook, L., Jones, S., Kaiser, W. J., Moraes, L. A., Rana, R., Sage, T., Stanley, R. G., Tucker, K. L., Wright, B. and Gibbins, J. M. (2008) Future innovations in anti-platelet therapies. British Journal of Pharmacology, 154 (5). pp. 918-939. ISSN 0007-1188 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/bjp.2008.151
- Jones, S., Tucker, K. L., Sage, T., Kaiser, W. J., Barrett, N. E., Lowry, P. J., Zimmer, A., Hunt, S. P., Emerson, M. and Gibbins, J. M. (2008) Peripheral tachykinins and the neurokinin receptor NK1 are required for platelet thrombus formation. Blood, 111 (2). pp. 605-612. ISSN 0006-4971 doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2007-07-103424
- Tucker, K. L., Sage, T., Stevens, J. M., Jordan, P. A., Jones, S., Barrett, N. E., St-Arnaud, R., Frampton, J., Dedhar, S. and Gibbins, J. M. (2008) A dual role for integrin-linked kinase in platelets: regulating integrin function and alpha-granule secretion. Blood, 112 (12). pp. 4523-4531. ISSN 0006-4971 doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2008-03-148502
2006
- Falati, S., Patil, S., Gross, P. L., Stapleton, M., Merrill-Skoloff, G., Barrett, N. E., Pixton, K. L., Weiler, H., Cooley, B., Newman, D. K., Newman, P. J., Furie, B. C., Furie, B. and Gibbins, J. M. (2006) Platelet PECAM-1 inhibits thrombus formation in vivo. Blood, 107 (2). pp. 535-541. ISSN 0006-4971 doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2005-04-1512
2005
- Jordan, P. A., Stevens, J. M., Hubbard, G. P., Barrett, N. E., Sage, T., Authi, K. S. and Gibbins, J. M. (2005) A role for the thiol isomerase. protein ERP5 in platelet function. Blood, 105 (4). pp. 1500-1507. ISSN 0006-4971 doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2004-02-0608
2004
- Coffey, M.J., Jarvis, G.E., Gibbins, J. M., Coles, B., Barrett, N.E., Wylie, O.R.E. and O'Donnell, V.B. (2004) Platelet 12-lipoxygenase activation via glycoprotein VI: involvement of multiple signaling pathways in agonist control of H(P)ETE synthesis. Circulation Research, 94 (12). pp. 1598-1605. ISSN 0009-7330 doi: https://doi.org/10.1161/01.RES.0000132281.78948.65
Article
Jones, C. I., Sage, T., Moraes, L. A., Vaiyapuri, S., Hussain, U., Tucker, K. L., Barrett, N. E. and Gibbins, J. M. (2014) Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 inhibits platelet response to thrombin and von Willebrand factor by regulating the internalization of glycoprotein Ib via AKT/glycogen synthase kinase-3/dynamin and integrin αIIbβ3. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 34 (9). pp. 1968-1976. ISSN 1079-5642 doi: https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.304097
Moraes, L. A., Barrett, N. E., Jones, C., Holbrook, L. M., Spyridon, M., Sage, T., Newman, D. K. and Gibbins, J. M. (2010) Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 regulates collagen-stimulated platelet function by modulating the association of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase with Grb-2-associated binding protein-1 and linker for activation of T cells. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 8 (11). pp. 2530-2541. ISSN 1538-7933 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04025.x
Barrett, N. E., Holbrook, L., Jones, S., Kaiser, W. J., Moraes, L. A., Rana, R., Sage, T., Stanley, R. G., Tucker, K. L., Wright, B. and Gibbins, J. M. (2008) Future innovations in anti-platelet therapies. British Journal of Pharmacology, 154 (5). pp. 918-939. ISSN 0007-1188 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/bjp.2008.151
Jones, S., Tucker, K. L., Sage, T., Kaiser, W. J., Barrett, N. E., Lowry, P. J., Zimmer, A., Hunt, S. P., Emerson, M. and Gibbins, J. M. (2008) Peripheral tachykinins and the neurokinin receptor NK1 are required for platelet thrombus formation. Blood, 111 (2). pp. 605-612. ISSN 0006-4971 doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2007-07-103424
Tucker, K. L., Sage, T., Stevens, J. M., Jordan, P. A., Jones, S., Barrett, N. E., St-Arnaud, R., Frampton, J., Dedhar, S. and Gibbins, J. M. (2008) A dual role for integrin-linked kinase in platelets: regulating integrin function and alpha-granule secretion. Blood, 112 (12). pp. 4523-4531. ISSN 0006-4971 doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2008-03-148502
Falati, S., Patil, S., Gross, P. L., Stapleton, M., Merrill-Skoloff, G., Barrett, N. E., Pixton, K. L., Weiler, H., Cooley, B., Newman, D. K., Newman, P. J., Furie, B. C., Furie, B. and Gibbins, J. M. (2006) Platelet PECAM-1 inhibits thrombus formation in vivo. Blood, 107 (2). pp. 535-541. ISSN 0006-4971 doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2005-04-1512
Jordan, P. A., Stevens, J. M., Hubbard, G. P., Barrett, N. E., Sage, T., Authi, K. S. and Gibbins, J. M. (2005) A role for the thiol isomerase. protein ERP5 in platelet function. Blood, 105 (4). pp. 1500-1507. ISSN 0006-4971 doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2004-02-0608
Coffey, M.J., Jarvis, G.E., Gibbins, J. M., Coles, B., Barrett, N.E., Wylie, O.R.E. and O'Donnell, V.B. (2004) Platelet 12-lipoxygenase activation via glycoprotein VI: involvement of multiple signaling pathways in agonist control of H(P)ETE synthesis. Circulation Research, 94 (12). pp. 1598-1605. ISSN 0009-7330 doi: https://doi.org/10.1161/01.RES.0000132281.78948.65
Book or Report Section
Webb, M., Tracey, M., Harwin, W., Tokatli, O., Hwang, F., Johnson, R., Barrett, N. and Jones, C. (2017) The potential for haptic-enabled interaction to support collaborative learning in school biology. In: Resta, P. and Smith, S. (eds.) Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake VA, pp. 927-935. ISBN 9781939797278
Stanley, R., Tucker, K., Barrett, N. E. and Gibbins, J. (2011) Platelets and their role in thrombotic and cardiovascular disease: the impact of proteomic analysis. In: Garcia, A. and Senis, Y. (eds.) Platelet Proteomics: Principles, Analysis and Applications. Mass Spectrometry . Wiley, pp. 3-26. ISBN 9780470463376
Jones, C. I., Barrett, N. E., Moraes, L. A., Gibbins, J. M. and Jackson, D. E. (2011) Endogenous inhibitory mechanisms and the regulation platelet function. In: Gibbins, J. and Mahaut-Smith, M. (eds.) Platelets and Megakaryocytes. vol. 3, Additional Protocols and Perspectives. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 788. Humana Press, pp. 341-366. ISBN 9781617793066
Conference or Workshop Item
Tokatli, O., Tracey, M., Hwang, F., Barrett, N., Jones, C., Johnson, R., Webb, M. and Harwin, W. (2018) A classroom deployment of a haptic system for learning cell biology. In: Eurohaptics 2018, 13-16 Jun 2018, Pisa, Italy. (Published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, volumes 10893 and 10894)