Research Interests
Supervising PhD students in the fields of
- 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
Public outreach & key achievements
- Profiled in Vol V DNA of Innovation, edition on Early Career Researchers
- BMJ publication on HPV vaccination for boys, altmetric score of 192, accessed over 6000 times. Article featured in The Guardian, The Times and many others:
- Interviewed on Radio 5 Live on HPV vaccination for boys
- Interviewed on BBC Breakfast and was live on Good Morning Ulster for the launch of the GAP4 trial:
- For International Men’s Health week 2017, I was again interviewed on Radio Ulster, promoting QUB activities.
Research students
| PhD Title | Exploring the effectiveness of hospital connectivity using digital communication technology during disaster management among nurses in emergency departments in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a mixed methods study |
| Name | Badryah Alshehri |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Year of Study | 2015 - Present |
| PhD Title | Nurse-Led Mobile Phone Intervention to Promote Self-Management in Type 2 Diabetes in an Urban Area in Ghana: A Randomised Controlled Trial |
| Name | Ernest Asante |
| Country | Ghana |
| Year of Study | 2018-Present |
| PhD Title | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy during Radiotherapy Treatment for Breast Cancer-a feasibility randomised controlled trial. |
| Name | Deirdre McGrath |
| Country | NI |
| Year of Study | 2018-Present |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | An exploration of men’s experiences of favourable risk prostate cancer |
| Name | Dr Eimear Ruane-McAteer |
| Country | UK |
| Current Position | Post doctoral Research Assistant School of Nursing and Midwifery, QUB |
| PhD Title | The development of a psychosocial supportive intervention for family and friends in post-treatment cancer survivorship: a mixed methodology study |
| Name | Dr Emily Moffat |
| Country | UK |
| Current Position |