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Research Team

Principal Investigators

Professor Kathy Murphy, School of Nursing & Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway Dr Dympna Casey, School of Nursing & Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway

Steering Committee

·        Professor Kathy Murphy, Head of School of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Department, NUIGalway

·        Dr Adeline Cooney, Deputy Head and Sr. Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery Department, NUIGalway

·        Dr Dympna Casey, Sr. Lecturer,  Nursing and Midwifery Department, NUIGalway

·        Mr. Declan Devane, Sr. Lecturer,  Nursing and Midwifery Department, NUIGalway

·        Professor Andrew Murphy, Department of General Practice, National University of Ireland, Galway

·        Ms Lorraine Mee, Nursing and Midwifery Department, NUIGalway

·        Mr Bernard McCarthy, Nursing and Midwifery Department, NUIGalway

·        Ms Evelyn Byrne, Nursing and Midwifery Department, NUIGalway

·        Dr Maura Dowling, Ms Catherine Meagher, Ms Yvonne Conway, Ms. Brona Mooney, Ms Agnes Tully  - School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Nursing and Midwifery Department, NUIGalway, National University of Ireland, Galway (Physiotherapist)

·        Dr Michelle Glacken, Head of Dept of Nursing and Health Studies, St Angela's College, Sligo

·        Dr Anthony Regan, Consultant Physician in Respiratory, UCH, Galway

·        Professor Eamon O’Shea, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway

·        Thomas Kropmans, School of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Medical Education, National University of Ireland Galway

·        Mr Michael McGloin, COPD Patient Support Group, Sligo

·        Ms Margaret McGrath, Department of Occupational Therapy, National University of Ireland, Galway

·        Ms Irene O’Byrne, HSE West, Smoking Cessation Officer

·     Dr David Shaw, Department of Nursing, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College UK. (Behavioural Intervention)

·        Ms Collette Kirwan, Project Management, Nursing and Midwifery Department, NUIGalway

PhD Students

Lorraine Mee, School of Nursing & Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway
Bernard McCarthy, School of Nursing & Midwifery, National University of Ireland

Project Manager

Ms. Collette Kirwan, School of Nursing & Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway