About

I am a postgraduate researcher in Health Psychology at the University of Derby. My research reflects my passion for working in and improving end-of-life care, focusing on healthcare professionals’ experiences of patient death and subsequent development of death competency.

My MSc research explored the effect of healthcare professionals’ death anxiety on patient-practitioner communication in hospital settings, with my current PhD research building on this. Alongside my research, I also work as an End of Life Doula and Director of End of Life Doula UK.

Thesis title 

The development of death competency in healthcare professionals: The role of patient death event appraisal

Supervisor 

• Dr Amy Baraniak
• Dr Vicki Staples
• Professor Sue Dyson

Teaching responsibilities

Guest lecturer on Living with Long-term Conditions, Health Psychology MSc module

Qualifications

• BSc Psychology, University of Leeds
• MSc Health Psychology, University of Derby