Centre members
Professor Owen Barr
Professor of Nursing and Intellectual Disabilities-
Areas of expertise
- Access to general healthcare for people with learning disabilities
- Death and dying for people with learning disabilities
- Person centred residential care for people with learning disabilities
Dr Esther Ruth Beck
Lecturer in Nursing-
Areas of expertise
- Palliative care
- Advance care planning
- Long-term care
Professor Vivien Coates
Professor of Nursing Practice Research-
Areas of expertise
- Self-management of diabetes
- Avoiding unscheduled hospital admission in diabetes
- Long-term condition lifestyle risk factors
Professor Neal Cook
Head of School of Nursing & Paramedic Science-
Areas of expertise
- Nurse education
- Neuroscience Nursing
- Person-centredness
Dr Jackie Gracey
Lecturer-
Areas of expertise
- Physiotherapy interventions. Rehabilitation. Fatigue management in cancer care
Dr Felicity Hasson
Senior Lecturer-
Areas of expertise
- Workforce
- Community palliative care
- Public health and palliative care
Professor Suzanne Martin
Professor of Occupational Therapy-
Areas of expertise
- New and emerging technologies in health and social care
- Technology enabled housing for people with cognitive impairment (Head injury, dementia and learning disability)
- Cochrane systematic literature reviews
Dr Toni McAloon
Lecturer in Nursing-
Areas of expertise
- Improving the clinical management of adult overweight & obesity
- Clinical communication
Dr Claire McCauley
Lecturer in Health Sciences-
Areas of expertise
- Mental health and wellbeing in vulnerable populations across the life span
- Mental health recovery
- Reminiscence and dementia care
Dr Donna McConnell
Lecturer in Nursing-
Areas of expertise
- Person-centredness in Emergency Departments
Professor Sonja McIlfatrick
Dean of the Ulster Doctoral College-
Areas of expertise
- Public health and palliative care
- Psychosocial support for patients and family carers across different illnesses
- Addressing palliative care needs
Dr Kevin Moore
Lecturer in Nursing-
Areas of expertise
- Older people and mental health
- Using virtual reality training programmes in dementia to improve empathy in carers
- Using art as a medium for exploring younger peoples’ interpretations and experiences of mental health
Dr Anne Moorhead
Senior Lecturer-
Areas of expertise
- Communication technologies in Healthcare
- Communication in mental health and obesity
- E-help-seeking and behaviour change
Professor Assumpta Ryan
Professor of Ageing and Health-
Areas of expertise
- Family caregiving,
- Technology facilitated reminiscence in dementia
- Quality of life in care homes.
Professor Cherith Semple
Reader in Clinical Nursing-
Areas of expertise
- Promoting quality of life for patients with head and neck cancer
- Impact of parental cancer for families
Dr Paul Slater
Senior Lecturer in Statistics-
Areas of expertise
- Research methods and quantitative analysis
- Instrument development and psychometrics
- Person-centred practice
Professor Laurence Taggart
Professor of Intellectual Disability Research-
Areas of expertise
- Health of people with intellectual disabilities
- Development and testing of interventions for people with intellectual disabilities and knowledge translation
Dr Jill Titterington
Lecturer in Speech & Language Therapy (Paediatrics)-
Areas of expertise
- Development and implementation of evidence-based practice for Speech and Language Therapists to improve outcomes for children with severe speech sound disorder.
- Development and trialling of complex interventions within complex systems to improve outcomes for children with speech, language and communication needs.
- Using the principles of realist research to best drive system-wide change to effectively impact on the lives of children with speech, language and communication needs.