Research Interests
Supervising PhD/MSc students in the fields of
- Suicide prevention and postvention; supporting people bereaved after suicide
- Improving the evidence base for mental health services
- Digital mental health, co-design and implementation science methodologies
Public outreach & key achievements
- Invited Speaker at NI Assembly All Party Group on Suicide Prevention (2018) (No current link to agendas is available)
- Articles in The Conversation on mental health and abortion law, and on providing mental health support after sudden death/suicide(2018)
- Soapbox Science Presenter and Blogger (2017)
- Presentations at the Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series at NI Assembly, Series 4 (2015) and Series 5 (2016)
Research students
| PhD Title | The Psychological Experiences of Nurses Working in the Critical Care Units During the Early Stage of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: a Qualitative Study |
| Name | Hawa Hassan Mohammad |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| PhD Title | Developing, Delivering and Evaluating a Training Model for Mental Health Practitioners in Basic Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Knowledge and Skills |
| Name | Monica McGrath |
| Country | Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | How can learning from Serious Adverse Incident reviews contribute to reducing deaths by suicide of people in the care of Mental Health Services? |
| Name | Colette Ramsey |
| Country | Ireland |
| PhD Title | Arts-Based Interventions as a Vehicle for a Reduction in Suicide Risk among Men. |
| Name | Shane O'Donnell |
| Country | Ireland |
| PhD Title | 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. |
| Name | Ghadeer Alharbi |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |