PhD Students
Chronic Illness and Palliative Care
| Student | PhD Title | Supervision Team |
|---|---|---|
| Zakariya Al Naamani | Experience of fatigue and self-management among patients receiving haemodialysis in the Sultanate of Oman: A qualitative study | Prof Kevin Gormley, Dr Helen Noble, Dr Olinda Santin |
| Majid Alhammadi | School Nursing in the United Arab Emirates: A study assessing the school nurse role amongst nurses, students, and teachers, in government schools, across the seven emirates | Dr Breidge Boyle, Prof Kevin Brazil |
| Layla Alshammari | Effectiveness of foot care education among people with type 2 diabetes | Dr Helen Noble, Dr Peter O'Halloran |
| Badryah Alshehri | The use of information and communication technology within and between emergency medical teams in a disaster, in Riyadh, KSA | Prof Kevin Gormley, Prof Karen McCutcheon, Dr Gillian Prue |
| Ernest Asante | Nurse-Led Mobile Phone Intervention to Promote Self-Management in Type 2 Diabetes in an Urban Area in Ghana: A Randomised Controlled Trial | Dr Gillian Prue, Dr Gillian Carter |
| Lorna Cassidy | HEart faiLure carer support Programme: A pilot study of the HELP intervention for carers | Prof Donna Fitzsimons, Dr Loreena Hill |
| Gemma Caughers | Improving engagement with Cardiac Rehabilitation using innovative approaches developed through Experience Based Co-Design | Prof Donna Fitzsimons, Prof Judy Bradley, Dr Patrick Donnelly |
| Nichola Ejaz | The Effect of Osteoporosis on Bone Cell Response to Strontium | Dr Susan Clarke, Dr Fraser Buchanan |
| Malik Issa | Predictors of Depression among Jordanian Breast Cancer Women | Prof Kevin Brazil, Dr Olina Santin |
| Bridie Kemp | Co-design of an eHealth family-based cardiovascular disease risk reduction programme: Health-e-Hearts | Prof David Thompson, Dr Chris Watson, Dr Karen McGuigan, Prof Chantal F Ski |
| Fatmah Kreedi | The experience of transition from student nurse to registered nurse in Kuwait: A qualitative study of the perspective of Newly Graduated Registered Nurses, Nurse Educators and Nursing Directors | Prof Michael Brown, Dr Katherine Rogers, Dr Lynne Marsh |
| Michael Matthews | Development of a psychosocial intervention to support informal caregivers of people with end-stage kidney disease receiving haemodialysis | Dr Helen Noble, Prof Joanne Reid, Dr Clare McKeaveney |
| Deirdre McGrath | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy during Radiotherapy Treatment for Breast Cancer-a feasibility randomised controlled trial | Prof Joanne Reid, Dr Peter O'Halloran, Dr Gillian Prue |
| Steven McKelvey | Unraveling patient predictors of mesenchymal stem cell expansion in an orthopaedic setting | Dr Susan Clarke, Dr Alex Lennon, Eugene Verzin |
| James McMahon | Co-design of an eHealth intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in male taxi drivers: Man-Guard | Prof David Thompson, Prof Chantal Ski, Prof Kevin Brazil |
| Colette Ramsey | How can learning from Serious Adverse Incident reviews contribute to reducing deaths by suicide of people in the care of Mental Health Services | Dr Karen Galway, Dr Gavin Davidson |
| Shane O'Donnell | Creative media as a vehicle for reduction of suicide risk in men | Dr Karen Galway, Prof Maria Lohan, Dr David Grant |
Maternal and Child Health
| Student | PhD Title | Supervision Team |
|---|---|---|
| Reem Alghamdi | A mixed-methods exploration of the level of respect provided to women during childbirth at healthcare facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Dr Oliver Perra, Dr Breidge Boyle, Dr Janine Stockdale |
| Rachael Bell | A Longitudinal Study of causal pathways to linking low birth weight and childhood problem behaviour in large population studies | Dr Oliver Perra, Prof Fiona Alderdice |
| Adele Boyd | Social Inclusion for Children and Young People with Complex Disabilities | Dr Claire Kerr, Dr Bronagh Byrne, Dr Fiona Lynn, Dr Karen McConnell |
| Mary Jo Chesnel | Perspectives of breastfeeding support provision in Northern Ireland | Dr Jenny McNeill, Dr Maria Healy |
| Corinna Colella | Hartbeeps, an established highly interactive music and multi-sensory programme for babies and young children and its impact on depression, anxiety, stress, wellbeing and parenting self-efficacy among socially disadvantaged mothers | Dr Fiona Lynn, Dr Jenny McNeill |
| Esther Dadzie | Perinatal Anxiety During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom | Dr Oliver Perra, Dr Helen Noble and Dr Jennifer Mckenna |
| Martina Galeotti | The emotional needs of women who experience miscarriage in hospital settings: a mixed- methods needs assessment in Northern Ireland | Dr Áine Aventin, Prof Mark Tomlinson, Dr Gary Mitchell |
| Suzanne Heaney | The Bluebell Study: An exploration of the healthcare experiences and needs of parents who terminate a pregnancy in the case of a fetal anomaly diagnosis on the island of Ireland | Dr Áine Aventin, Prof Mark Tomlinson |
| Nadhira Karim | Middle Eastern voluntary immigrant parents’ experiences of child healthcare services in Northern Ireland: A qualitative study | Dr Claire Kerr, Dr Breidge Boyle, Prof Maria Lohan |
| Emma McCall | The role of the health visitor in working towards positive outcomes for neonatal graduates and their families: developing a home-based, early intervention for preterm infants | Dr Jenny McNeill, Dr Claire Kerr, Prof Fiona Alderdice, Prof Linda Franck |
| Mary Elaine McCavert | Sleep Disturbances in Children with Cerebral Palsy | Dr Claire Kerr, Dr Oliver Perra |
| Kadisha Lagan | Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in neonatal intensive care unit parents in Northern Ireland and the feasibility of using online Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy as a treatment | Dr Breidge Boyle, Dr Oliver Perra, Dr Derek McLaughlin |
Education and Practice
| Student | PhD Title | Supervision Team |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Burton |
The feasibility of an online Compassionate Mindfulness Resilience (CMR) programme delivered for undergraduate nurses and midwives |
Dr Helen Noble, Dr Clare McVeigh, Prof Chantal Ski, Dr Claire Carswell |
| Alannah Curran |
Embedding Digital Health Knowledge, capabilities, and attributes into university nursing curriculum: a cross cultural study |
Prof Christine Brown Wilson, Prof Karen McCutcheon, Dr Christine Slade |
| Ghadeer Alharbi | LABORATORY SIMULATION IN PEDIATRICS NURSING EDUCATION: Conducting New Education Technique to Teach Undergrad Nursing Students on Pediatric Course Which Impact Students’ Performance on Clinical OSCE and Enhance Their Self-Confidence as Future Nurses. |
Dr Olinda Santin, Dr Billiejoan Rice and Dr Janine Stockdale |
| Monica McGrath | Improving the competencies of undergraduate mental health nursing (UGMHN) in Cognitive behavioural Therapy (CBT) skills to increase access to psychological therapy |
Dr Karen Galway, Dr Olinda Santin, Colin Hughes |
| Aidín McKinney | Co-design of a patient and family-initiated escalation of care intervention to detect and refer patient deterioration in the acute adult hospital setting |
Prof Donna Fitzsimons, Prof Bronagh Blackwood, Dr Jennifer McGaughey |
| Azam Saifullah | An Educational Intervention for Adult Child Carer of People Living with Dementia in Indonesia |
Prof Christine Brown Wilson, Dr Gillian Carter, Prof Kevin Brazil |