Affiliation: Edinburgh Napier University

Dr. Jamie Brian Smith is a senior research fellow at Edinburgh Napier University and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Trained as a nurse in Sheffield, Jamie’s career spans specialist clinical practice, organ donation, and academic research at the intersection of nursing, sociology, and philosophy of science. His work critically engages with posthumanism, feminist theory, and new materialist approaches to reimagine the politics of care, health workforce well-being, and the role of technology in healthcare.

Jamie’s research explores innovative and mixed-methods approaches, from posthuman institutional ethnography to participatory digital tools, often highlighting the embodied, relational, and ecological dimensions of nursing practice. He has published widely in journals such as Nursing Inquiry, Nursing Philosophy, and Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience, and co-edited special issues on critical posthumanism in nursing.

Committed to knowledge exchange beyond traditional academic boundaries, Jamie co-founded the Compost Collaborative, a creative interdisciplinary group combining nursing, art, and activism to foster social change. His work consistently bridges the sciences, humanities, and lived experience, highlighting the often-overlooked practices and politics of care.