Dr Marie Clancy

About me:

Marie is a senior lecturer at the University of Exeter in the Academy of Nursing. Marie is a children’s nurse by background and studied at the University of Birmingham with many of her initial clnical roles at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Marie has worked internationally in Australia, Trinidad, Malawi, Afghanistan and New Zealand. Marie's work to date both clinically and academically has focused on children with oncology, high dependency needs, pain assessment and treatment, with a focus on cultural aspects to care. Her master’s in Public Health expanded upon this work with a dissertation focusing on children’s pain in Sub Saharan Africa. Marie started her academic career in 2010 at the University of Wolverhampton in the children’s nursing team where she studied for her PGCE. She has subsequently worked at the University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University, in both under and post graduate health care teams. 

Marie’s PhD focused on the experiences of asylum seeker and refugee families in children’s palliative care services, utilising arts-based research approaches.  Her research used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis methodology to explore the experiences of families and the staff who care for them in hospital, hospice, and community care. Marie utilised creative approaches including the creation of poetic works with family members and advisory groups to aid expression and enhance understanding of their experiences. See: https://www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/online-exhibitions/fighting-imaginary-dragons-and-battles-with-arrow-snakes-and-octopuses 

Advisory group members from different perspectives including palliative care, children and young people's health, bereaved parents and refugee associations were crucial throughout the study and worked closely with Marie to share their expertise and help inform the study from commencement to study recommendations.

Marie is Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) lead for the department and is currently working with colleagues on the both the development of creative pedagogy in the nursing curriculum and with clinical staff to enhance their wellbeing, particularly in palliative care. The Creative Toolkits project provides more information on this work: https://www.creativetoolkit.online/

Interests:

Marie's research interests include child health inequalities, migration and improving the sensitivity of cross-cultural communication, palliative and bereavement care for neonates, children, young people and their families.

Her recent publications include:

1. Redman, H. Clancy, M. and Thomas, F. (2024) Culturally sensitive neonatal palliative care: A Critical Review. Palliative Care and Social Practice v18 doi: 10.1177/26323524231222499
2. Willmont, K. Clancy, M. Chapman, S. Hopkins, J. Fleming, A. and Tighe, I. (2023) Developing relationships between trainee nursing associates and mental health experts by experience. Mental Health Practice. Doi: 10.7748/mhp.2023.e1679
3. Clancy, M., Corrales, A. M. G., Gooding, B. and McDonald, B. (2023) Patient and Public Involvement Pillar. In A. Gallagher, K. Deering and E. De Luca (Eds.) Nursing Practice and Education: Aspiring to Excellence through Seven Pillars of Learning. London: Routledge [in-press].
4. Clancy, M. Taylor, J. Bradbury-Jones, C. and Phillimore, J. (2020) A systematic review exploring palliative care for families who are forced migrants. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; 00:1–13. DOI: 10.1111/jan.14509. Nominee for the Michael O’Rourke best publication award 2022.

Qualifications:

• PhD in Nursing
• MPH
• PGCE (in academic practice)
• Bachelor of Nursing 2:1
• Registered Children’s Nurse (RNC)