Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Quality of life research in people with end-stage kidney disease, and their carers
- Mindfulness for healthcare staff and/or patients and carers
Public outreach & key achievements
- Member of the Scientific Programme Committee of the European, Dialysis and Transplant Nurses
Association, leading and co-ordinating the scientific programme of their annual conference. - Previous Editor of the Journal of Renal Care
- Previous Associate Editor of Evidence Based Nursing and BMC Nephrology.
- Invited Guest Editor of a special issue in Healthcare titled: Supportive and Palliative Care in Renal Disease and Mindfulness in healthcare
- Key Note Speaker at the Renal Society of Australasia in 2017
- World Scientists Forum ‘Eminent Scientist of the year 2009’, an International Award in the field of Nephrology.
- Awarded the 2016 Renal Association Walls Bursary.
Research students
PhD Title | Development of a psychosocial intervention to support informal caregivers of people with end-stage kidney disease receiving haemodialysis |
Name | Michael Matthews |
Country | NI |
Year of Study | 2019-Present |
PhD Title | Effectiveness of foot care education among people with type 2 diabetes |
Name | Layla Alshammari |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Year of Study | 2019-Present |
PhD Title | Mindful Self-Compassion Support for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Feasibility Study |
Name | Stephanie Burton |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Year of Study | 2023 - Present |
PhD Title | Mixed Methods Research Proposal to Study Nurses' Burnout and Its Impact on the Adverse Events in Saudi Arabia |
Name | Rahman Aloufi |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Year of Study | 2023 - Present |
PhD Title | Mindfulness Based Interventions for Carers of People with Kidney Disease |
Name | Michael McArdle |
Country | Ireland |
Year of Study | 2023- Present |
PhD Title | The Role of Stigma in the Care of Women with Perinatal Mental Health Problems |
Name | Patricia Jarrett |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Year of Study | 2023 - Present |
Alumni: Where are they now
PhD Title | An exploration of symptom burden and its management in Saudi Arabian patients receiving haemodialysis, and their carers: A mixed methods study |
Name | Dr Bushra Alshammari |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Current Position | |
PhD Title | Breast health awareness in an Arabic culture: A qualitative exploration |
Name | Dr Norah Madkhali |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Current Position | Vice Dean of The Colleage of Nursing, Gizen University |
PhD Title | An ethnography of communication processes involving the management of oral chemotherapeutic agents by patients with a primary diagnosis of colorectal cancer |
Name | Gary Mitchell |
Country | UK |
Current Position | Lecturer (Education), Queen's University Belfast |