Director at Large

Esther Beck, PhD, MSc, MA, BSc (Hons), BA (Hons)

Lecturer in Nursing and Chair of Northern Ireland Palliative Care Research Forum at Ulster University

Ulster, Northern Ireland

United Kingdom

Educational Biography

I qualified in 2005 from Queens University Belfast with a BSc Hons (1:1) in adult nursing. I completed post-graduate qualifications in Palliative Care (2007) and Dementia Care (2011) at Ulster University, before completing my PhD in 2017 at Ulster University.

Professional Biography

I am currently a lecturer in Nursing at Ulster University. In my academic position, I am the course director for MSc in Nursing and MSc in Palliative Care. My clinical background is in palliative care, with a particular interest in end-of-life care provided to people living with dementia. I am currently chair of the Northern Ireland Palliative Care Research Forum, as well as outgoing secretary for INDEN. My research interests include advance care planning, as well as symptom management.