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Dr Julie Doherty

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Dr Julie Doherty

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Dr Julie Doherty is a Chartered Psychologist with experience in public health and palliative care research.  Her recent work focuses on promoting quality of life and care delivery for individuals with life limiting conditions and their carer’s.  She has a particular interest in communication and shared decision-making on goals of care, community-based support and the implementation of interventions. 

Contact info

  • Julie.Doherty@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 3168

Research Interests

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Chronic illness and palliative care
  • Community-based support
  • Communication and shared decision making
  • Public health

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Exploring the role of community-based support in palliative care

Public outreach & key achievements

  • Member of the BPS Division of Health Psychology, Northern Ireland Branch.

Research students

PhD Title Examining the suitability and feasibility of a nurse-led foot care educational intervention in adult patients with end-stage kidney disease receiving haemodialysis 
Name Layla Alshammari
Country Saudi Arabia 
Year of Study 2020-2024
   
PhD Title  Exploring understanding and experience of social prescribing in people with kidney disease 
Name Anna Wilson 
Country United Kingdom 
Year of Study 

2023 - Present 

 

 

PhD Title

Cultural adaptation of a future care planning intervention for use among the Chinese ethnic community in the United Kingdom

Name Lijun Xue 
Country United Kingdom
Year of Study  2024 - Present 
   
PhD Title

An exploration of the role of community nursing in providing home care for older people living with cancer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

Name

Farj Alatwi

Country Saudi Arabia 
Year of Study  2024 – Present 

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