Anne Crockett

Ms Anne Crockett is an Adult Lecturer in Education within the School of Nursing, Queen's University Belfast, with 11 years of clinical experience in oncology nursing and specialised practice. Ms Crockett holds a Master's Degree in Advanced Professional Practice in Oncology, with a dissertation examining the impact of diabetes on women with breast cancer receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. Dual-level teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.  

Ms Crockett's clinical background in oncology nursing provides a strong foundation for her academic role, enabling her to integrate real-world clinical expertise with evidence-based teaching approaches. Ms Crockett is committed to advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning in nursing education. Currently pursuing Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), she continues to develop her expertise in higher education pedagogy to enhance student learning outcomes across all levels of nursing education. 

• Oncology nursing and cancer care 
• Impact of comorbidities on outcomes for cancer patients
• Compassion fatigue in oncology nursing 
• Bereavement and its effects on the nursing workforce
• Utilising cytotoxic and biological therapies in non-oncology conditions: preparation and education of the nursing workforce
• student learning outcomes in nursing education

Undergraduate Lecturer

Year 3 Adult Nursing teaching across multiple modules ( Developing Leadership Practice, Evidence-Based Practice, Specialist and Complex Care & Community and Integrated Care)

•  Module Coordinator for Community and Integrated
• Clinical simulation facilitator for interprofessional education (IPE)
• Oncology expertise with specific lectures and workshops in cancer care, end-of-life care and bereavement 
• Clinical education responsibilities as Link Lecturer, Academic Assessor, and Personal Tutor

Postgraduate Taught Lecturer

• Course coordinator for Cytotoxic and Biological Therapies in the Non-Oncology Settings (Rheumatology, Dermatology, Immunology, Gastrointestinal, Renal, Neurology, etc)
• Multiple postgraduate teaching teams, including Non Medical Prescribing, Specialist Practice Oncology and Palliative Care 
• Academic supervision roles, including MSc dissertation supervisor
• Advanced practice expertise in pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutic  of specialised therapies 

Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) Advance HE (UK Teaching Qualification) - Registered June 2025, completion expected 2025/2026

• United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society: Northern Ireland Champion
• European Nursing Society: member
• Patient & Carer Education Partnership (PCEP): member
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