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School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health

Dr
Denise
Proudfoot

Primary Department
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health
Role
Academic Staff - Mental Health Nursing
Phone number: 01 700
8544
Campus
Glasnevin Campus
Room Number
H218

Academic biography

Denise is an experienced academic and she lectures across both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.  Densie also is a supervisor for PhD and Doctorate in Psychotherapy projects.

She was the programme chair for the BSc in mental health nursing degree 2019-2021.From March 2021- September 2022 she was the Deputy Head for the school with specific responsobilty for nursing programmes. She has expertise in lecturing across a variety of nursing/health topics including  assessment in mental health nursing , health and marginalisation and primary care and mental health.
Her research interests include narrative research, life with HIV,sexual health promotion in nursing  and marginalisation and health. She holds a doctorate from the University of Bath, UK.


Research interests

Denise has knowledge and expertise in HIV qualitative research design, specifically using narrative methods.
Denise has research interests in the areas of HIV, sexual health and mental health nursing,health and marginalisation & health promotion.