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Steph Craig

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0783-4975

  • Room 0G.528 - David Keir Building

    United Kingdom

20212026

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Research Interests

I am a registered nurse with a background in care-home practice, and I am currently a Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast, working with  Dr Mihalis Doumas on the PD LIFE project. My current work focuses on supporting people living with Parkinson’s disease and their families, with a particular emphasis on improving health, wellbeing, independence, and quality of life.

Prior to this, I worked as a Research Fellow with Dr Gary Mitchell in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, where I was involved in a portfolio of funded research projects focused on supporting healthcare professionals to optimise nursing practice across health and social care settings. The common thread across my research is knowledge translation and implementation, with a particular focus on the co-design, development, and evaluation of educational, digital, and complex interventions to support evidence-based, person-centred care in long-term care and community contexts.

My substantive research interests include older people’s care, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, delirium, and other neurological conditions. I have extensive experience in evidence synthesis, including umbrella, systematic, scoping, and narrative reviews, and meta-analytic approaches. I am particularly interested in realist-informed approaches to understanding how, why, and in what contexts complex interventions work in practice, and in examining the acceptability, feasibility, and sustainability of interventions within real-world care settings.

Teaching

Postgraduate:

I previously held the role of Postgraduate Short Course Lead in Dementia Care (2025) and taught on the Pathway for the PG Dip Specialist Practice in Older People's Nursing Programme and the PG Cert in Nursing Care of the Older Person in Care Home Settings (2022-2025). I have also contributed to the supervision of MSc and PhD students.

Undergraduate:

I taught on the Year 1 Undergraduate BSc Professional Nursing (Adult Nursing) programme within the School of Nursing and Midwifery, where I taught across all first-year modules (2021-2026). I also served as the module co-ordinator for Professionalism in Nursing (Feb Intake) and SafeMedicate 1 (Sept Intake). In addition, I held the role of link lecturer for several clinical placement areas.

I am also the founder and academic lead for the University's Future Ready Planetary Health Champions: Driving Sustainability in Healthcare Programme at the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences. 

My academic interests include the co-development and evaluation of educational podcasts, gamification strategies, and other asynchronous learning approaches, particularly as they relate to the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Achievements

2026 - Best Student Experience Award (Ambition to Success Programme) (Student Nursing Times Award)

2026 - Royal College of Nursing- Award of Merit

2026 - Staff Excellence Awards - Shortlisted in Student Choice Category

2025 - Teaching Award- Team Category (Queen's University Belfast).

2025 - Self Care Awards Highly Commended - Team entry from School of Nursing and Midwifery (QUB)

2025- Senior Fellow of Advance HE.

2025- STAR Recognition Award (Queen's University Belfast).

2025- Evidence Synthesis Ireland Fellowship.

2024- Nurse Education Provider of the Year (Post-Registration) Award (Student Nursing Times Awards).

2024- STAR Recognition Award (Queen's University Belfast).

2023- Fellow of Advance HE. 

2023- Teaching Award- Team Category (Queen's University Belfast).

2023- Cavell Nurses' Trust Award- Recognised as a Rising Star.

2023- Alzheimer's Society Dementia Hero Awards.

2021- Student Nurse of the Year: Adult (Nursing Times).

Particulars

I am currently the Network Lead for the Royal College of Nursing Northern Ireland Independent Sector. This network represents nurses and healthcare assistants working within the independent sector in Northern Ireland.

I am currently the chair of the steering committee for the Royal College of Nursing's Older People's Forum. This forum represents more than 12,000 nurses and support staff providing care to older people in the United Kingdom.

I am a current member of the NIHR Reviewer Development Scheme.  

I am a current Evidence Synthesis Ireland Fellow, working on a methodological review of methods and mechanisms for measuring and monitoring outcomes from newborn screening.

I am a Senior Fellow of Advance HE.

I am a member of the European Academy of Nursing Sciences (EANS).

I am a member of the National League of Nursing (NLN).

I occupy the role of Early Career Editorial Board Member of MDPI Nursing Reports. 

I am a Department of Education Board of Governor. 

I occupy the role of Early Career Researcher Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

I am a SisterIN Mentor.

As a SFHEA, I contribute to the promotion of teaching excellence at Queen’s University Belfast through my role as a mentor for the QMA HEA Fellowships. 

Research Focus

Current Funded Projects:

Craig S, Mitchell G, Brown Wilson C. (2025-2026) Led by Experience: Dementia Education Reimagined. The Dementia Trust Disruption Awards 

Mitchell G, Craig S. (2025-2026). Enhancing Interdisciplinary Delirium Education in Europe: Internationalising a Digital Resource for Pre-Registration Health Professionals. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Internal Scheme.

Peters R, McMullan J, Birch M, McCloy O, Craig S. (2025-2026) Caring After Death. Martha McMenamin Scholarship Fund 2024.

Completed Funded Projects:

Smith S, Mitchell G, Oatley R, Craig S, Surr C. (2025-2026) Evaluating Dementia Education in Social Care: A Mixed Methods Study Across England, Wales & Northern Ireland. Alzheimer's Society.

Craig S and Mitchell, G. (2025-2027). VR Simulation for Pancreatic Cancer Communication Skills Training. Northern Ireland Pancreatic Cancer.

Mitchell G, Anderson T, and Craig S (2025-2026) Cross-Cultural Adaptation of a Digital Serious Game to Raise Awareness of Pancreatic Cancer in China.  Northern Ireland Pancreatic Cancer.

Mitchell G, Brown Wilson C & Craig S. (2019-2020) A qualitative evaluation of the dementia friends programme delivered to undergraduate medical and nursing students in Northern Ireland. Alzheimer's Society.

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):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  6. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  7. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  8. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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