Research Interests
Supervising PhD students in the fields of:
- Long-Term Conditions in Older People
- Long-Term Care Settings
- Realist Evaluation and Mixed Methods Research
- Accelerated Co-Design Methodology
- Digital Health Education and Serious Games
Public outreach & key achievements
Current Roles & Memberships:
- Network Lead, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Northern Ireland Independent Sector
- Chair, RCN Older People’s Forum (representing over 12,000 professionals across the UK)
- Fellow, Evidence Synthesis Ireland (2025)
- Member, NIHR Reviewer Development Scheme
- Member, European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS)
- Member, National League of Nursing (NLN)
Awards & Recognitions:
2025: Fellowship (Evidence Synthesis Ireland)
2024: Post-Registration Teaching Award (Student Nursing Times Awards)
2023: Teaching Award (Queen's University Belfast)
2023: Fellowship (Advance HE)
2023: Rising Star Award (Cavell Nursing Trust)
2021: Student Nurse of the Year (Student Nursing Times Awards)
Research students
PhD Title: Co-Design and Evaluation of a Digital Serious Game for Pre-Registration Nursing Students in the UK & Saudi Arabia
Name: Abdulelah Alanazi
Country: Saudi Arabia
Year of Study: 2023 – Present
PhD Title: Cross-Cultural Adaptation of a Digital Serious Game to Raise Awareness of Pancreatic Cancer in China: A Mixed Methods Study
Name: Guangyan Si
Country: China
Year of Study: 2024 – Present
PhD Title: Exploring the Lived Experience of Parkinson's Disease in Care Home Settings: An Institutional Ethnography
Name: Arnelle Gillis
Country: Northern Ireland
Year of Study: 2024 – Present
PhD Title: Co-Design and Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Educational Resource about Decarbonisation for Pre-Registration Healthcare Professional Students
Name: Nuala McLaughlin-Borlace
Country: United Kingdom
Year of Study: 2025 – Present
PhD Title: Co-Design and Evaluation of a Gamified E-Resource about Pancreatic Cancer for Interdisciplinary Healthcare Professionals
Name: Olivia Watson
Country: Northern Ireland
Year of Study: 2025 – Present