Matthew Kiernan

Biography

Prior to coming to Northumbria in January 2013 Matthew was a Lieutenant Commander in the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service. Prior to leaving the Royal Navy Matthew worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Academic Department for Defence Nursing. Matt Kiernan 2 255Matthew entered academia as a mature student whilst serving in the Royal Navy. Originally qualifying as a RGN in Derby in 1991 he subsequently qualified as a RN (Mental Health) in 2001 with a BSC Med Sci from Sheffield University. He was awarded a PhD from Nottingham University in 2011. Matthew was the Head of Mental Health Nursing in the Royal Navy, the Specialist Nurse Advisor for Mental Health (Royal Navy) and the Defence Specialist Nurse Advisor (Mental Health) prior to taking up his appointment as a Senior Research Fellow at the Academic Department for Defence Nursing. Whilst in the Royal Navy Matthew’s research focus was care delivery and the psychological effects of basic training on the individual. Matthew retired from the Royal Navy on Health grounds due to injuries he sustained as a result of operational service. Since arriving at Northumbria he has been committed to developing a centre for research into veterans’ health for the North East of England. Mathew is currently working in close collaboration with the Veteran and Families Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, undertaking research in to veterans’ and military families’ health and social wellbeing across the lifespan.

Research Interest

Methodological expertise includes mixed methods with a particular interest in social policy and framework analysis. Research Interests: Military veterans’ health and social wellbeing across the lifespan Military and veterans’ families health and social wellbeing across the lifespan Teaching: Matthew currently teaches research methodologies to post-graduate students within the faculty of health and life sciences