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Professor Amanda Drury

Professor in General Nursing (School of Nursing & Midwifery)
      
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Professor Amanda Drury

Professor in General Nursing (School of Nursing & Midwifery)

 AMANDA.DRURY@tcd.ie

 


Amanda Drury is Professor in Nursing in the School of Nursing & Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin. Her research focuses on improving outcomes and experiences of people affected by cancer and chronic illness through evidence-based innovation, health policy integration, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Her programme of research spans cancer survivorship, multimorbidity, ageing, and health literacy, with methodological expertise in mixed methods, patient-reported outcomes, and participatory research. Amanda has secured over €7.4 million in competitive funding and published widely, with publications informing national and European developments in cancer care. Amanda has a significant international profile and plays an active role in shaping cancer policy and research infrastructures. She serves on the Horizon Europe Cancer Mission Board and the European Commission Initiative on Colorectal Cancer, contributing to EU-wide research priorities, quality standards and guideline development. She also holds leadership roles with the Advanced Breast Cancer Global Alliance and serves on editorial boards including Seminars in Oncology Nursing and the European Journal of Oncology Nursing. Amanda has led major innovations in postgraduate and undergraduate nursing education, including simulation-based learning, creative and inclusive pedagogical design, and the ethical integration of Generative AI to strengthen student learning, academic integrity, and assessment literacy. She has extensive experience supervising MSc and PhD students in areas spanning cancer survivorship, chronic illness, ageing, and unmet supportive care needs. She welcomes inquiries from prospective PhD students interested in cancer survivorship, supportive cancer care, chronic disease, ageing, and health systems and outcomes research.
  CANCER   Cancer Survivorship   Continuity of Care   HEALTH CARE   Health-related Quality of Life   QUALITY OF LIFE   SUPPORTIVE CARE   unmet needs
Project Title
 Precision Cancer Care for Nurses (PCC4Nurses)
From
2025
To
2026
Summary
Funding Agency
Dublin City University
Programme
Faculty of Science and Health Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Scheme, Dublin City Universit
Project Title
 The Post-Partum COMFORT Protocol: CO-designing a Multimodal protocol FOR personalised perineal pain relief afTer vaginal delivery
From
01/09/2026
To
31/08/2030
Summary
Funding Agency
Research Ireland
Programme
Government of Ireland PhD Scholarship
Project Title
 The Experiences of Gynecological Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis
From
2025
To
2029
Summary
Funding Agency
Chinese Government Scholarship
Programme
CSC-University of Galway
Project Title
 What Works, For Whom, and Under What Circumstances?: A Realist Study Of Migrants" Experiences Of Chronic Disease Care In Ireland
From
01/09/2026
To
31/08/2030
Summary
Funding Agency
Trinity Research Doctorate Award (School-based)
Project Title
 Experiences of young adults (18-25 years) and their healthcare providers of using technology to manage type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review of qualitative evidence
From
2025
To
2025
Summary
Funding Agency
Dublin City University
Programme
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health Undergraduate Summer Research Internship 2025

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Details Date
European Oncology Nursing Society Research Working Group Member 01/02/2018
Feliu, A., Barrera, B., Boland, V., Drury, A., Hancean, M-G., Geanta, M., Koczkodaj, P., Mulcahy-Symmons, S., Pinto, P., Rees, R.W., Sheehan, S., Tchalakov, I., Vuckovic, H., Zeeb, H., Espina, C., Exploring individual and contextual determinants of cancer prevention behaviour change in the European Union: A qualitative study to inform implementation of the European Code Against Cancer, Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Drury Amanda, Dowling Maura, Colomer-Lahiguera Sara, Efstathiou Nikolaos, Semple Cherith, Fernandez-Ortega Paz, Brochstedt Dieperink Karin, Pape Eva, Kotronoulas Grigorios, Miguel Susana, Bagçivan, G., European Oncology Nursing Society, Consensus research priorities for cancer nursing in Europe: A Delphi study, European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society, 80, 2026, p103102-, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  DOI  URL
Lucia Machado Antunes, Amanda Drury, Vanessa Boland, Malvina Fellmann, Mary Nevin, Sarah Sheehan, Leona Bannon, Carla O"Neill, Kate Pleace, Alexandra Broderick Khan, Bénédicte Lombart, Hélène Amazouz, Judith Leblanc, Nursing and interdisciplinary interventions to support people with advanced cancer at the end of life in emergency departments: A systematic review, Nursing Outlook, 74, (3), 2026, p102756 - 102756, p102756-102756 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Sophie Mulcahy Symmons, Amanda Drury, Andrew Darley, Thilo Kroll, Aoife De Brún, Co-designing solutions to promote awareness of cervical screening with women of low socio-economic position living in urban areas, BMC Public Health, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
A Drury, S Sheehan, V Boland, A Broderick Khan, L O'Connell, M Hannan, S Cosgrave, M Dowling, O Cormican, A O'Halloran, CA Galligan, MG Kelly, MB Kelly, E Meade, J Richmond, Ageing with cancer: Exploring the nature, influences, and experiences of unmet needs among older adult cancer survivors, Annals of Oncology, EONS18, Berlin, October 2025, 36, Elsevier, 2025, ppS1639 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Carvalho, M., Morrissey, E., Dunne, P, Drury, A., Byrne, M. & McSharry, J., Understanding behaviour change maintenance after attending a self-management education and support programme for type 2 diabetes: A longitudinal qualitative study, Diabetic Medicine, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Drury, A., European Cancer Nursing Day: A Call to Action for Equity and Inclusion, British Journal of Nursing, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Aapro, M.S., Waldrop, J., Ciani, O., Drury, A., Wiseman, T., Masiero, M.A., Matuszewska, J., Paluch-Shimon, S., Pravettoni, G., Henze, F., Würstlein, R., Zambon, M., Simón Robleda, S., Presti, P., Fenderico, N., Quality of care improvement in metastatic breast cancer patients projects developed after a collaborative request for proposals framework, Current Oncology, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kotronoulas Grigorios, de la Serna Celia Diez de Los Rios, Drury Amanda, Oldenmenger Wendy H, Kelly Daniel, Wellbeing status and priority concerns of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: results of the EONS PROMs project international online survey , Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer , 33 , (6 ), 2025, p531 -, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Malone Gill Shauna, Hayes Orla, Corcoran Yvonne, Gunning Anna, Swallow Veronica, Nicholson Emma, Nafria Escalera Begonya, Drury Amanda, Murphy Edel, Templeman-Lilley Arthur, Lambert Veronica, Protocol for an umbrella review of the state-of-science on public and patient involvement in health and social care research with children, young people and families , HRB open research , 8 , 2025, p78 -, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
  

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Drury, Amanda, The Impact of Healthcare Experiences on Quality of Life in Cancer Survivorship, European Oncology Nursing Society Magazine; EONS11 Special Edition , Winter/Spring 2019, European Oncology Nursing Society, 2019, Notes: [Available from: http://www.eonsmagazine.eu/winterspring-2019/impact-healthcare-experiences-quality-life-cancer-survivorship], Published Abstract, PUBLISHED
Drury, Amanda, The Cost of Survival Study: Exploring the Healthcare Factors Influencing Quality of Life Outcomes Among Colorectal Cancer Survivors, Macmillan Survivorship Research Group Seminar, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, 01/08/2018, 2018, Professor Claire Foster, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Drury, Amanda, The Cost of Survival Study: Exploring the Healthcare Factors Influencing Quality of Life Outcomes Among Colorectal Cancer Survivors, Colorectal Academic Surgery Seminar, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, 13/08/2018., 2018, Professor Mary Wells, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Bracken-Scally, M., Brady, A-M., Keogh, B., Hynes, G.,Kennelly, B., Drury, A., Daly, L., & McCarron, M., Evaluation of the Connolly Hospital Dementia Pathways Project: Preliminary findings, Connolly Hospital Dementia Pathways Partnerships in Care Seminar, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin, 20 September 2018, 2018, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED

  


Award Date
Irish Research Council Early-Career Researcher of the Year Commendation Award 2023
European Academy of Nursing Science Best Paper Award 2023
The Ireland United States Alumni Association (IUSA) Emerging Leader Award 2023
Recognising European Cancer Nursing (RECaN) Award, European Oncology Nursing Society 2021
Best Poster Award 2023
Irish Association for Nurses in Oncology Presidents Prize 2018
Best Oncology/Palliative Care Oral Presentation, 38th International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference, RCSI. 2019
My research focuses on improving the health, well-being, and care experiences of people affected by cancer across the survivorship continuum. I examine how personal, social, and healthcare system factors shape quality of life, outcomes, and access to supportive care, with a particular emphasis on multimorbidity, ageing, unmet needs, and health literacy. Using mixed methods, patient-reported outcomes, and participatory research approaches, my work seeks to generate evidence that informs person-centred models of care, strengthens health systems, and advances national and European cancer policy. I collaborate widely across clinical, academic, and policy sectors, contributing to EU guideline development, research priority-setting, and survivorship frameworks. Alongside cancer survivorship, I maintain broader interests in chronic disease management and gerontological nursing, with a focus on optimising care transitions, identifying system-level determinants of health outcomes, and supporting nurses' roles in delivering high-quality, evidence-informed care.