THEORIST'S BACKGROUND & INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION
Nancy Roper
- Roper started the nursing career which she had always determined to follow as a schoolgirl in Wetheral near Carlisle, she studied to be a registered sick children's nurse (gaining a gold medal at Booth Hall Hospital, Manchester), and then took her general training (collecting more medals at Leeds General Infirmary).
- In 1943, when Roper became a state registered nurse, several of the nurse teaching staff had been called up as members of the Territorial Army, although teaching was a reserved occupation. She was offered a post as staff nurse in teaching. She gained a London University sister tutor's diploma in 1950.
- Nancy Roper achieved MPhil degree in 1970 at Edinburgh University, wrote thesis on “Clinical Experience in Nurse Education” which later became the model of Activities of Living.
- Worked as the first nursing research officer for the Scottish Home And Heath Department (McEwen & Wills, 2011).
- Carried out assignments for World Health Organization (WHO) European Office.
- Worked as a nurse educator and speaker.
Winifred Logan
- Winifred Logan earned an M.A. In nursing from Columbia University in 1966.
- She was appointed as Nurse Education Officer at the Scottish Office in 1960’s -1970’s.
- Her Assignment as executive director of the International Council of Nurses, a consultant for WHO in Malaysia, Europe, and Iraq (McEwen & Wills, 2011).
- She established nursing services in Abu Dhabi.
Allison Tierney
- Alison Tierney was one of the first nurses to earn a PhD in the United Kingdom.
- Director of Nursing Research at the University of Edinburgh for 10 years later promoted as a personal chair in nursing research (McEwen & Wills, 2011).
- She joined Roper and Logan as they began to develop, refine, and publish the Activities of Living (ALs) model.
- She contributed to the development of research in nursing in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe.
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