Rachel McCauley

Title of Research Project: Support Exchange between Patients and Family Caregivers in Palliative Care

Academic Supervisor: Dr Geraldine Foley

Biography

Rachel McCauley is a PhD student in the Discipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin. She holds a BSc in Applied Psychology from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design, and a MSc in Health Psychology from the University of Galway. As part of her PhD, she has conducted a study focused on key processes underpinning mutual support between patients and family caregivers in palliative care under the supervision of Dr Geraldine Foley.