I am a healthcare researcher and expert nurse. My academic interest has led me to explore and critically examine healthcare culture and the impact of systems and situational context on the development of positive cultures for services users and those who work in the sector. I am particularly interested in fostering organisational climates to build resilient, professionally self-confident, empathetic health professionals and in critically scrutinizing and understanding the ways to do this.

I hold a strong clinical and educational portfolio with a background in critical care nursing in the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand. I have worked as a nursing academic in both New Zealand and Irish Universities delivering undergraduate and post-graduate education. As a nursing academic, I have taught in the clinical nursing pathways teaching advanced health assessment and supporting nurses at various stages of their academic careers from student nurses to nurse practitioners. I supervise both Masters and PhD students.

Current Projects:
Empathy Research Network
Empathy education in New Zealand Healthcare
Compassion and Peace