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Current Research Students & Researchers

PhD Student Profiles

 

 NameThesis TitleSupervisors
  Claire Beecher

The development and validation of a survey instrument to evaluate women’s experiences of, and level of satisfaction with, their maternity care in Ireland.

 Professor Declan Devane and Professor Richard Greene
  Miriam Brennan

Topical preparations for the prevention of stretch marks in pregnancy.

 Professor Declan Devane
  Mary Butler The factors which hinder or facilitate good end-of-life care for older residents in public service long stay residential care. Dr Maura Dowling
  Aislinn Conway Effectiveness of methods for the dissemination of research findings into clinical practice. Professor Declan Devane, Professor Mike Clarke and Professor Shaun Treweek
  Laura Dempsey The Experience of Providing Care for those Dying with Dementia: Family Carers’ Perspectives. Dr Maura Dowling and Professor Philip Larkin
  Elaine Finnucane  Membrane sweeping for induction of labour. Professor Declan Devane and Professor Deirdre Murphy
Paula Flanagan  Paula Flanagan  Identifying factors that influence uptake of influenza vaccine among nurses. Dr Georgina Gethin and Dr Diarmuid O'Donovan
  Collette Kirwan Factors in Implementing and Sustaining a Domestic Violence Routine Enquiry Pathway in Antenatal Care. Dr Linda Biesty, Dr Pauline Meskell and Professor Kathy Murphy
  Rachel Lee Network meta-analyses in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Professor Declan Devane and Professor Louise Kenny
 Mairead McGahon Mairead McGahon Evaluating the impact of peer group clinical supervision on job satisfaction, resilience and quality care provision in senior nurses and midwives. Professor Dympna Casey
 Sally Whelan Sally Whelan Exploring the Implementation and Impact of Social Robots on resilience in Dementia Care. Professor Dympna Casey

DNP Student Profiles

 NameThesis TitleSupervisors
 Kate Arkley Kate Arkley A constructivist grounded theory study exploring patients’ experience of painful leg ulcer management. Dr Maura Dowling and Dr Andrew Hunter
  Cathy Barrett The factors that influence healthcare workers’ behaviour to achieve exemplary hand hygiene compliance: a multiple case study. Professor Declan Devane and Dr Catherine Houghton 
  Ann Chambers   Dr Mary O'Hara
  Rachel Comer Understanding the cervical screening behaviour of women aged over 50. Dr Linda Biesty and Dr Marcella Kelly
  Teresa Donnelly   Dr Catherine Houghton
  Aishling Flanagan Gaining consensus on education priorities for Healthcare workers in the nursing home sector in Ireland. Dr Georgina Gethin and Dr Linda Biesty
 Mary Gannon Mary Gannon   Dr Catherine Houghton
 Justin Kerr Justin Kerr Do clinical practice guidelines improve patient safety Professor Declan Devane and Dr Georgina Gethin
  Ruth Morrow The lived experience of being an adolescent with asthma Dr Andrew Hunter and Dr Pauline Meskell
  Deirdre Mulligan   Dr Pauline Meskell
  Orla Noonan-Sweeney The lived experience of individuals that have implantable cardiac defibrillators. Dr Marcella Kelly and Dr Pauline Meskell
 Bernadette O'Riordan Bernadette O'Riordan Preventing diabetes mellitus (Type 2) in older people living in Ireland – a feasibility study, using a mixed methods approach. Professor Dympna Casey and Dr Catherine Houghton

MPhil and MSC Research Student Profiles

 NameThesis TitleSupervisors
  Elaine Ryan Prevalence of normal birth in women experiencing "spontaneous vaginal birth". Professor Declan Devane

Research Staff Profiles

 NameTitleExpertiseContact
  Dr Eva Barrett Post-Doctoral Researcher   Email: eva.e.barrett@nuigalway.ie 
  Dr Nora Barrett     Email: nora.barrett@nuigalway.ie
 Arline Broder Ms Arline Broder Administrative Assistant  

T 091 494492
Email: arline.broder@nuigalway.ie
  Mr Keith Cortis Research Associate   Email: keith.cortis@nuigalway.ie 
  Ms Maureen D'Eath Research Associate   Email: maureen.death@nuigalway.ie 
  Dr Sinead Duane Post-Doctoral Researcher   Email: sinead.duane@nuigalway.ie 
  Dr Sandra Galvin Research Fellow National Coordinator HRB-Trials Methodology Research Network 

T: 091 494493
Email: sandra.galvin@nuigalway.ie
 Patricia Healy Dr Patricia Healy Research Fellow Midwifery, neonates, research methodology, evidence synthesis.

T: 089 434371
Email: patricia.healy@nuigalway.ie
  Ms Marion O'Regan Research Assistant  

T; 091 495481
Email: marion.oregan@nuigalway.ie
  Dr Adam Santorelli Research Assistant   Email: adam@santorelli@nuigalway.ie 
  Dr Valerie Smith Research Fellow Randomised trials, systematic reviews, surveys, qualitative studies, methodological research (core outcome sets, study within a trial). T: 087 1352102
Email: valerie.smith@nuigalway.ie
 Sarah Summerville Ms Sarah Summerville Research Assistant Health Psychology T: 091 495691
Email: sarah.summerville@nuigalway.ie
  Dr Francesca Wuytack Post-Doctoral Researcher   Email: francesca.wuytack@nuigalway.ie