Joanne Black

Joanne is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, accredited member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and PENG and an experienced HCPC registered dietitian and academic with over 17 years in clinical practice and higher education. She leads and lectures on the MSc Nutrition and Dietetics (pre-registration) programme at the University of Hull, where she designed and implemented an innovative curriculum achieving BDA accreditation and HCPC approval within her first year.

Her leadership spans curriculum design and enhancement, quality assurance and practice-based learning (PBL). Joanne also serves as Admissions Lead for home and international learners and is the Faculty AHP Professional Lead for Fitness to Practice, contributing to university-wide panels and task groups.

Externally, Joanne acts as External Examiner and Expert Advisor to other MSc dietetic programmes and contributes to national BDA, NHS-E and Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (formally Pubic Health England) working groups. A notable achievement is founding the PebbleCAT project and HEI network, a national collaboration digitising the BDA’s Common Assessment Tool, now adopted by over 10 HEIs.

Joanne is an active lead member of the North East Yorkshire Dietetic Practice Placement Network (NEYDPP). During her tenure as Chair, she secured sponsorship to support annual conferences, with year on year support now exceeding £10,000. She also drives regional and national engagement through BDA, dietetics and nutrition industry networks.

A published author and active researcher, Joanne’s recent work focuses on dietetic PBL models, enteral feeding and nutritional wellbeing. She was also invited to co-author a new biochemistry chapter for the prestigious Manual of Dietetic Practice (7th edition), scheduled for publication in May 2026.

Joanne is passionate about shaping the future dietetic workforce through compassionate leadership, inclusive education and innovative practice.