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Personal profile
Particulars
I am a Lecturer in Health Psychology in the Centre for Improving Health-Related Quality of Life (CIHRQoL), in the School of Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB).
I graduated from QUB with a BSc Psychology (hons) in 2010, and then a PhD in health psychology in 2018 which examined psychological adjustment in oesophageal cancer survivors and carers. I worked as the Research Lead at Marie Curie Hospice Belfast from 2015-2018, which involved undertaking various grant funded research projects in palliative and end of life care. Examples include a HSC R&D funded feasibility RCT of a music therapy intervention in a hospice inpatient setting, and two Marie Curie UK funded research programmes to evaluate palliative care day hospice services and develop an educational intervention to improve symptom management. I then joined the School of Psychology at QUB as a Lecturer in September 2018.
Research Statement
My research interests are broadly in the assessment and management of psychological wellbeing and quality of life in chronic conditions, where I have published >30 articles in peer-reviewed journals.
In particular I am interested in-
- Psychological adjustment and quality of life in cancer and palliative and end of life care populations, including intervention development (e.g. music therapy, mindfulness, ACT)
- Validation and implementation of outcome measures, particularly quality of life measures and psychological distress screening tools, and development of core outcome sets
- Building resilience in healthcare professionals
- Bereavement
- Public health approaches to palliative and end of life care (e.g. upstreaming advance care planning, death literacy, volunteer-led care)
Examples of current research projects include;
- I lead on a Music Therapy Charity funded project called MusiCARE, with my colleague Dr Tracey McConnell (QUB). This 18-month project (2021-2022) which aims to develop the evidence base for music therapy intervention with informal carers of people at end of life
- I lead on a British Scoliosis Research Foundation funded project called SPINE-COS-AYA, with my colleague Dr Paul Toner (QUB). This is a 15-month project (2021-2022) which aims to develop a person-centred core outcome set for adolescents and young adults with idiopathic adolescent scoliosis undergoing treatment
- I am a co-investigator on a DfE GCRF funded project Developing sustainable interdisciplinary partnerships to address cancer prevention, survivorship and end of life care in Colombia
- I am co-investigator on a NI Pancreatic Cancer charity funded project 'Co-Design of a Digital Serious Game to Promote Public Awareness about Pancreatic Cancer'
- I am co-investigator on a Kidney Care UK funded project 'Mindfulness for people with kidney disease and their carers'
Teaching
I teach on several degree pathways in the School of Psychology; the BSc (hons) Psychology, MSc Psychological Science (conversion) and the MSc Clinical Health Psychology (see below). I also supervise PhD students, DClinPsych trainees, DECAP trainees and MSc student dissertations.
Undergraduate BSc Psychology and MSc Conversion
- Personal Tutor Level 1
- PSY1009 Introduction to Methods
- PSY1010 Using Psychology in Everyday Life
- PSY7092 Applications of Psychology in the 'Real World'
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PSY2065 Core Psychology I
- PSY7090 Core Psychology I
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PSY2066 Core Psychology II
- PSY7091 Core Psychology II
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PSY3122 Introduction to Clinical Health Psychology
MSc Clinical Health Psychology
- PSY7104 Research Design and Essential Methods in Clinical Health Psychology
- PSY7101 Psycho-oncology; Living with and Beyond a Cancer Diagnosis (module co-ordinator)
Other
External Roles
- Committee member of the Palliative Care Research Forum Northern Ireland (PCRFNI)
- Committee member of the Northern Ireland British Psychological Society (NIBPS)
- Committee member of the Northern Ireland Division of Health Psychology (DHPNI)
- Member of International Psychosocial Oncology Group Survivorship Special Interest Group (IPOS)
- Trainee member of the National Cancer Research Institute Living with and Beyond Cancer Advanced Disease and End of Life Workstream (NCRI)
- Member of the All Ireland Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) Palliative Care Research Network (PCRN)
- Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)
- Full Member of British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Internal QUB Role
- QUB Psychology Athena SWAN Champion
- Psychology representative on QUB PPI Network
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
- 2 Active
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R2819NUR: Mindfulness for people with kidney disease and their carers.
Noble, H., Graham-Wisener, L., McVeigh, C., Reid, J. & Walsh, I.
05/07/2021 → …
Project: Research
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An analysis of the construct validity and responsiveness of the ICECAP-SCM capability wellbeing measure in a palliative care hospice setting
Myring, G., Mitchell, P. M., Kernohan, W. G., McIlfatrick, S., Cudmore, S., Finucane, A. M., Graham-Wisener, L., Hewison, A., Jones, L., Jordan, J., McKibben, L., Muldrew, D. H. L., Zafar, S. & Coast, J., 08 Jul 2022, In: BMC palliative care. 21, 121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A qualitative study exploring music as a behaviour for managing older adult wellbeing during COVID19
Groarke, J., MacCormac, N., McKenna-Plumley, P. & Graham-Wisener, L., 24 Aug 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Creating a Death Literate Society: The importance of boosting understanding and awareness of death, dying and bereavement in Northern Ireland
Harrison, C., Graham-Wisener, L., McEwan, J., Nelson, A., Berry, E., Dempster, M., Shayegh, J., Bryne, A. & Islam, I., 2022Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Development of a core outcome set for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): an exploration of views from a range of stakeholders
McMullan, J., Toner, P., Sloan, S., Waterworth, R., Close, C., Clarke, M. & Graham-Wisener, L., 16 Aug 2022, In: Orthopaedic Proceedings. 104-B, SUPP-8, p. 2-2 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
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Examining the Acceptability and Feasibility of the Compassionate Mindful Resilience (CMR) Programme in Adult Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: The COSMIC Study Protocol
Wilson, A., McKeaveney, C., Carswell, C., Atkinson, K., Burton, S., McVeigh, C., Graham-Wisener, L., Jääskeläinen, E., Johnston, W., O'Rourke, D., Reid, J., Rej, S., Walsh, I., McArdle, M. & Noble, H., Aug 2022, In: Healthcare. 10, 8, 1387.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile19 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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BPS Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scheme (awarded as supervisor with student)
Graham-Wisener, Lisa (Recipient), 20 May 2019
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ESRC Impact Acceleration Account Funding
Graham-Wisener, Lisa (Recipient), 24 Mar 2020
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NCCPE Engaged Researcher Academy- Bursary Award
Graham-Wisener, Lisa (Recipient), 2019
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NCRM Bursary Award
Graham-Wisener, Lisa (Recipient), 22 Aug 2018
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QUB Building student communities- Innovation Fund
Graham-Wisener, Lisa (Recipient), 21 Jan 2021
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Activities
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Pancreatic Cancer is More Than a Game
Gary Mitchell (Organiser), Helen Kerr (Organiser), Katherine Rogers (Organiser), Lisa Graham-Wisener (Organiser), Christine Brown Wilson (Organiser), Patrick Stark (Organiser), Gemma Caughers (Organiser) & Gillian Prue (Organiser)
14 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology (External organisation)
Lisa Graham-Wisener (Board Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of national or international committees and working groups
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Developing the evidence base for music therapy to support carers pre- and post-bereavement
Lisa Graham-Wisener (Invited speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Creating a Death Literate Society in Northern Ireland
Lisa Graham-Wisener (Invited speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Death Literacy in the UK – benchmarking levels of death literacy and validating a new measure
Lisa Graham-Wisener (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Serious Game launched by NIPANC and QUB to promote public awareness of pancreatic cancer
Gary Mitchell, Helen Kerr , Katherine Rogers, Lisa Graham-Wisener, Patrick Stark, Christine Brown Wilson, Gemma Caughers & Gillian Prue
14/11/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Serious Game Launched by NIPANC and QUB
Gary Mitchell, Helen Kerr , Katherine Rogers, Lisa Graham-Wisener, Christine Brown Wilson, Patrick Stark, Gemma Caughers & Gillian Prue
14/11/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Program Designed to Raise Awareness of Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms
Gary Mitchell, Helen Kerr , Katherine Rogers, Lisa Graham-Wisener, Christine Brown Wilson, Patrick Stark, Gemma Caughers & Gillian Prue
13/11/2022
1 item of Media coverage
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Queen’s University academics raise awareness of scoliosis research on World Scoliosis Day
Lisa Graham-Wisener & Paul Toner
27/06/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Megan's Wish partners with QUB on scoliosis study
Lisa Graham-Wisener & Paul Toner
27/11/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities