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Our staff hold prestigious positions including being elected members of committees: Chair of the Palliative Care Research Network, All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care; Executive committee member of the heart failure association on the European Society of Cardiology. Additionally, we hold editorial position with journals, such as: Frontiers Public Health; European Heart journal - Digital health; BMC Cancer; and ESC Heart Failure. Our research has been recognised through various awards such as:  RCN Nurse of the Year awards with and staff named as a pioneering palliative care nurse by St Christopher’s Hospice London.

Name Areas of Expertise Email

Professor Kevin Brazil

Palliative care

Chronic illness

Elder care

Health Services Research

k.brazil@qub.ac.uk 

Professor Michael Brown

Intellectual and developmental disabilities

Gender, health and education

Health and social care systems and access

Qualitative research designs and evaluation

m.j.brown@qub.ac.uk 

 

Dr Gillian Carter

The needs of carers of individuals living with a chronic illness

The development of peer led interventions using the Experience Based Co Design

g.carter@qub.ac.uk  

Dr Kumaresan Cithambaram

Learning disabilities

Palliative and end-of-life care

Old age and dementia

K.Cithambaram@qub.ac.uk  

Dr Susan Clarke

In vitro and in vivo responses to novel ceramic or polymer biomaterials for orthopaedic applications such as synthetic bone substitutes or fracture fixation devices

Identifying novel bioactives with osteogenic activity, e.g. derived from natural products or marine organisms

Addressing the challenges of applying stem cell therapies to bone repair e.g. patient variability in bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cell populations

Outcomes for patients undergoing orthopaedic procedures, e.g. outcomes of joint replacement surgery for different patient groups

Patient attitudes to novel therapies such as bioresorbable polymer fracture fixation devices or stem cell therapies

s.a.clarke@qub.ac.uk 

Professor Donna Fitzsimons

Chronic disease self-management

Preventative cardiology

Palliative care in chronic illness

D.Fitzsimons@qub.ac.uk  

Dr Karen Galway 

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

k.galway@qub.ac.uk 

Professor Kevin Gormley

Growing Older: Managing Frailty and Vulnerability 

Health Care Policy and Planning

Services User and Carer Participation in Health Services

k.j.gormley@qub.ac.uk  

Dr Loreena Hill

Management of patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Supportive and palliative care, with particular interest in heart failure

Decision-making regarding deactivation of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

l.hill@qub.ac.uk  
Dr Helen Kerr 

Interventions and evaluations to improve the transition from children’s to adult services

Psychological aspect of care in oncology and palliative care nursing

Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Oncology

Educational interventions for teaching oncology and palliative care nursing

h.kerr@qub.ac.uk 

 
Dr Lynne Marsh

Health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities

Intellectual and development disabilities

Fathers’ and families' experiences of children with intellectual disabilities

Qualitative research

L.Marsh@qub.ac.uk 

Dr Jennifer McGaughey

Early warning systems (EWS) to recognise and respond to acture deterioration

Enhancing critical care education using digital technology

Family and patient involvement in escalation of care

Feasibility testing of protocols/interventions in critical care using co-design approach

j.mcgaughey@qub.ac.uk 

Dr Tracey McConnell 

Palliative  and end-of-life care with particular interest in heart failure

Health Services Research 

Music therapy 

Loneliness 

t.mcconnell@qub.ac.uk

Dr Oonagh McSorley

Coping with side-effects of cancer treatment (focus on radiotherapy)

Psycho-social aspects of living with cancer

O.McSorley@qub.ac.uk  

Dr Clare McVeigh

Palliative care

Mindfulness meditation

Digital educational interventions to deliver medical and nursing education

Non-malignant life limiting diseases

Clare.McVeigh@qub.ac.uk  
Dr Gary Mitchell 

The care of older people

Dementia care

Palliative care

Restrictive practice/restraint

Gary.Mitchell@qub.ac.uk  
Dr Helen Noble 

Quality of life research in people with end-stage kidney disease, and their carers

Mindfulness for healthcare staff and/or patients and carers

helen.noble@qub.ac.uk  
Dr Peter O’Halloran  

Palliative care

Chronic illness

p.ohalloran@qub.ac.uk 

Dr Gillian Prue 

Supportive and palliative care, with a particular interest in exercise

Exercise training in ovarian cancer

Pre-habilitation in lung cancer

Exercise to enhance the effectiveness of radiotherapy

g.prue@qub.ac.uk  

Dr Barry Quinn

Spirituality/Search for meaning in illness

Advanced cancer and symptom management

Exploring diversity and inclusion

Healthcare Leadership

Barry.Quinn@qub.ac.uk  

Professor Joanne Reid

Cachexia in chronic illness

Development of complex healthcare interventions

j.reid@qub.ac.uk 
Dr Katherine Rogers 

Bioscience education for healthcare professions

Cancer-related projects particularly those with a treatment/pharmacology or epidemiological focus

k.rogers@qub.ac.uk  
Dr Olinda Santin 

Psycho-oncology

Development of supportive and psychological supports for patients and carers

Understanding the health and social care needs of minority groups

o.santin@qub.ac.uk  

Professor David Thompson

Cardiovascular disease prevention

Rehabilitation

Psychosocial intervention

Health outcome measurement

David.Thompson@qub.ac.uk 

Dr Isseult Wilson

Chronic musculoskeletal conditions

Developing qualitative methodology

I.Wilson@qub.ac.uk  

 

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