Dr Laura Cottrell MSN, PhD
Research Assistant
Research interests
- Palliative care
- Ageing
Contact details
Biography
Dr Laura Cottrell has a clinical background in nursing and nursing education in Canada. She received her Masters in Nursing from the University of British Columbia in 2011 and in 2018 she completed her PhD at the University of Alberta, which houses the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology. In her thesis Laura explored the concept of joy at the end of life with adults in hospice. Laura worked at the Cicely Saunders Institute from 2017 to 2019 on the IARE II and Empower projects and returned in 2025 to work on a national photovoice study exploring links between breathlessness and loneliness.
Laura's research interests include palliative and end of life care, nursing theory, qualitative methodology, ageing and frailty, and carers/caregivers.
Research
Breathlessness as an invisible contributor to the loneliness epidemic: an exploration of experiences and pathways
We will explore how breathlessness and loneliness affect each other in older adults, using photo elicitation and national data, to improve future support.
Project status: Ongoing
Research
Breathlessness as an invisible contributor to the loneliness epidemic: an exploration of experiences and pathways
We will explore how breathlessness and loneliness affect each other in older adults, using photo elicitation and national data, to improve future support.
Project status: Ongoing