DrNiamh Vickers

Niamh Vickers commenced in University College Dublin in 2021 as a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Public Health Nursing at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems. She graduated with a BSc. in General Nursing (Dublin City University, 2008), MSc. in Nursing by Research (Dublin City University, 2011), Higher Diploma in Midwifery (University College Dublin, 2013), Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Public Health) (University College Dublin, 2015), Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education (University College Dublin, 2021).

Niamh is registered in four divisions with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (RGN, RM, RPHN, RNT) and is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since receiving this qualification in 2018. Niamh has 14 years clinical experience in a diverse range of healthcare settings including general nursing, midwifery and public health nursing.

Niamh was awarded the Hospital Gold Medal from the National Maternity Hospital in 2014. She was awarded the Sr. Triona Harvey medal and prize (March, 2014), the Dr. Judith Chavasse prize (March, 2016) for receiving the highest grade point average (GPA) in the Higher Diploma in Midwifery and Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Public Health), respectively. Niamh received funding from Pfizer Healthcare Ireland for her Masters by Research which investigated nurses knowledge of pain in surgical settings in Ireland. Niamh was awarded a PhD scholarship from the School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health in September 2022. Niamh received a Fellowship of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in December 2023.