Emma Tappin

BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, Dip. Res., PgCHE, SFHEA

Senior Lecturer

Teaching Duties

Emma is an experienced Senior Lecturer and industry trainer who has held several management roles within the institution, including head of postgraduate taught courses, covering the five departments within the University. She also held responsibility for the PhD Personal Development Programme for research students.

Emma is committed to offering students the opportunity to develop mindsets, skills and capabilities, delivered through experiential and real-world learning. She was awarded an Excellence Award 2008 for Innovative Practice in Teaching and again in 2019 where she was awarded the Student Choice Award for Inspirational Teaching. In 2020 Emma was the first Harper Adams lecturer to be nominated for the Times Higher Award Innovative Tutor of the Year.

Emma has received three Aspire Development Fellowships, including one for the development of online provision of Leadership and Professional Development and received an award to review adoption of enterprise education pedagogies.

Professional Memberships

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Academic Department: Harper Adams Business School

Tel: +44 (0)1952 815452

Fax: +44 (0)1952 814783

Office: JA71 Jubilee Adams, Tudor Lodge and NW Building

Publications

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Other publications

Tappin, E (2006) (2006) The concept of legitimacy within non-governmental organisations. British Academy of Management, Belfast.
Tappin, E. (2005) Challenge and Change – International capacity building intervention and Tuvalu NGOs. World Forum on Small Island Developing States, Mauritius, 2005.
Llewellyn, S. and Tappin, E.M. (2003) Strategy in the public sector: Management in the wilderness. Journal of Management Studies 40, 5, pp955-982.
Hester, A.J., Gordon, I.J., Baillie, G.J., Tappin E.M. (1999) Foraging behaviour of sheep and red deer within natural heather/grass mosaics. Journal of Applied Ecology 36,pp133-146.

Additional Information

Prior to joining Harper Adams, Emma worked in both the NGO and public sectors in regional management and project management roles. In addition, she has worked overseas as an organisational development adviser.

During her time as the Postgraduate Programme Manager, Emma oversaw a strategic review of postgraduate provision and facilities development.

Practitioner consultancy includes:

March/April 2008 Organisational Development Adviser, Tokaut Aids, Papua New Guinea

Short term consultancy researching and advising on the development of a new indigenous NGO aimed at increasing awareness of HIV/Aids using theatre for development within remote rural regions of PNG.

March/April 2006 Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant, Tanzania

Short term volunteer consultancy working with the Northern District Authority of Zanzibar, during which I assisted District staff and community based groups to review current planning, monitoring and evaluation practices and develop new planning systems.

Sept 2001 – July 2003 Strategic Planning Adviser, British Association of Nature Conservationists

Assisted BANC to develop and implement organisation and funding strategy. Facilitated a strategic planning workshop for Council Members.

2000/2001 Organisational Development Adviser, Tuvalu Association of NGOs, Tuvalu.

Modules

You can contact Emma Tappin if you would like to discuss any of the following course modules:

Developing and Managing Environmental Projects (C6005C17)
Key Academic Skills (R3001HF)
Managing Projects (HF)
Team Challenge (R3003HF)

Emma Tappin

Senior Lecturer

Teaching Duties

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Publications

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