Dr Sarah Channon
BSc MSc PhD FHEA
Associate Professor in Veterinary Anatomy
Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Campus: Camden
Research Groups: Pedagogy, Musculoskeletal Biology, CPCS (Research Programme)
Sarah is an Associate Professor in Veterinary Anatomy and Associate Dean (Undergraduate Teaching and Learning). Based at the Camden campus, she teaches anatomy and related subjects to students on several courses. Her research interests include functional comparative anatomy, locomotor biomechanics and pedagogy.
Sarah is a comparative anatomist with a BSc in Equine Science from the University of Bristol (2004) and a PhD in Locomotor Anatomy and Biomechanics from the 91做厙's Structure and Motion Laboratory (2007). Sarah's PhD focused on the locomotor anatomy and performance of animals with exceptional sprinting abilities - the hare and racing greyhound. Following this, she spent two and a half years at the University of Liverpool as a Lecturer in Veterinary Preclinical Science before returning to the 91做厙 in her current role. Sarah holds an MSc in Veterinary Education and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Externally Sarah acts as an external examiner. She is a member of the Anatomical Society of GB and NI, where she serves as deputy chair of the Education Committee.
Sarah predominantly carries out educational research. Her pedagogical research interests include group and teamworking behaviours, and developing and evaluating anatomy teaching methods for optimal learning and enhancing non-knowledge based skills (e.g. spatial ability, palpation, communication). Sarah is interested in determining what relevant anatomical knowledge/ skillsets are required in the professional workplace and applying this to teaching practices. She is currently leading a Delphi approach to creating a clinically relevant anatomy curricula for Veterinary Medicine students.
Outside of the educational field, Sarah has interests in anatomical and biomechanics research. She is interested in 'unsteady' locomotion (for example acceleration, deceleration and turning) and also how the anatomy of the locomotor system can adapt to deal with loading (for example during growth or following a limb amputation.
Publications
E Gummery, M Singh, SB Channon (2024) Establishing a veterinary anatomy core syllabus through a modified Delphi process Journal of Anatomy 244 (1), 184-201
Channon, S (2023) Awareness of cadaver donation among dog owners can benefit veterinary education. The Veterinary Record 193 (9), 362-364
Previdelli, RL, Boardman, E, Frill, M, Frean, S, Channon, SB. (2023) Supporting collaborative dissection through the development of an online wiki positively impacts the learning of veterinary anatomy. Anat Sci Educ. 00: 1–14.
B Homfray, A Attwood, SB Channon. (2022) Anatomy in Practice: How Do Equine and Product