Mevhibe Hocaoglu

Mevhibe Hocaoglu is a Researcher at King's College London's Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation. She specializes in patient-centered outcome measurement, psychometrics, and global health implementation science. As a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School, she contributed to cross-border research collaborations. She leads the patient outcomes programme for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration and sits on the Patient Outcome Committee at King's College Hospital NHS Trust, driving patient-centric endpoint strategies. Her work bridges clinical practice and policy, focusing on palliative care in life-limiting illnesses and pandemic responses. She teaches research methodologies for the MSc in Palliative Care and reviews for high-impact journals like BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care.

Research Interests: Her research focuses on advancing patient-reported outcomes, psychometric validation of tools, and equitable palliative care access globally. She has spearheaded projects in COPD, end-of-life care disparities, and pandemic health impacts, collaborating with institutions in India, New Zealand, Brazil, and the US. Her work emphasizes translating academic findings into clinical practice through partnerships like the CovPall initiative.

Grants & Projects: Co-investigator on CovPall projects funded by MRC and HDR UK, focusing on palliative care integration and workforce challenges during the pandemic. Led NIHR-funded initiatives mapping patient outcome scales to economic evaluation metrics.

Professional Contributions: Guest editor for Frontiers in Public Health, peer reviewer for 5+ journals, and contributor to the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care. Active in mentoring early-career researchers in patient-centered outcomes methodologies.