Research Interests
Supervising PhD students in the fields of
- Palliative care
- Chronic illness
- Elder care
- Health Services Research
Public outreach & key achievements
- Scientific Expert, Expert Panel, National Consensus on Palliative Care for Canada. (2016)
- Expert Advisor, Evaluation of the impact of the National Dementia Strategy, Health Service Executive, Ireland (2017 – 2018)
- Distinguished Scholar, The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, November (2016)
- Panel member, Policy Research Unit Commission, National Institute for Health Research, UK (2017-2018)
- Board member, BMBF Funding Programme, Palliative Care Research, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany (2016)
- Board member, Health Services and Delivery Research programme, National Institute for Health Research, UK (2016-2019)
Research students
| PhD Title | ManGuard: an on-line CVD risk reduction program |
| Name | James McMahon |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year of Study | 2018-Present |
| PhD Title | Using Experience-based Co-design with family carers of individuals living with Dementia and healthcare staff to improve experiences of attending the Emergency Department |
| Name | Stephen Rose |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year of Study | 2019-Present |
| PhD Title | Coping Enhancement through Educational programme for Caregiver of People with Dementia in Indonesia |
| Name | Azam David Saifullah |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Year of Study | 2019-Present |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Ethical conflicts experienced by healthcare workers and family carers of residents requiring end of life care in nursing homes |
| Name | Deborah Preshaw |
| Year of Study | 2013-2016 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current Position | Research Fellow, University of Ulster |
| PhD Title | Examining Palliative Care Networks in Enhancing Community Palliative Care |
| Name | Daryl Bainbridge |
| Year of Study | 2006 - 2011 |
| Country | Canada |
| Current Position | Senior Research Coordinator, McMaster University |
| PhD Title | Determining the informational needs of family caregivers of people with learning disabilities who require palliative care: a qualitative study |
| Name | Laurie McKibben |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year of Study | 2015 - 2018 |
| PhD Title | Sustaining Palliative Care Teams that Provide Home-based Care in a Shared Care Model |
| Name | Lily Demiglio |
| Country | Canada |
| Year of Study | 2009 - 2012 |