Research Interests
Supervising PhD Students in the following areas;
Parenting and Child Development (Parental/Infant Mental Health)
Children’s Social and Emotional Development
Promoting school readiness and transition into school
Safeguarding – preventing impairment of children’s health and development.
Public outreach & key achievements
A member of the Institute of Health Visiting iHV -
Member of the Infant Mental Health Regional Implementation Group
Innovation Zones Fellow - /public-engagement/civic/social-charter/zones/
Crescendo Management Committee member - /public-engagement/civic/social-charter/zones/our-work/crescendo/
External reviewer for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (Child Development)
Research students
| PhD Title |
Supporting School Transitions and School Mental Health in the Early Years. |
| Name | Michael Gasior |
| Country | NI |
| Year of Study | 2024 |
| PhD Title | Nurses’ and Families’ Experience of Family-Centred Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Saudi Hospitals |
| Name | Mawahib Jobran Y Almalki |
| Country | NI |
| Year of Study |
2024 |
| PhD Title |
Preoperative Educational Experiences in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery in Saudi Arabia: Perceptions of Patients, Nurses and Multidisciplinary Stakeholders |
| Name | Asia Saad Alrashidi |
| Country | NI |
| Year of Study | 2023 |
| PhD Title | "Exploring Values Conflicts: Understanding the Intersection of Islamic Modesty and Nursing Care in Jordan, Dubai, and the UK." |
| Name |
Hamza Mohammad Atieh Albawaizeh |
| Country | NI |
| Year of Study | 2023 |
| PhD Title | The role of the link worker in social prescribing |
| Name | Jill Mulholland |
| Country | NI |
| Year of Study | 2022 |