Anna Wilson

Anna Wilson is a Researcher at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast. Her work focuses on mental health and wellbeing support for individuals impacted by kidney disease, integrating arts, mindfulness, and social prescribing into clinical frameworks. She collaborates extensively with nephrology teams and public health experts across the UK and beyond.

• Key Collaborators: McKeaveney, C., Noble, H., Forbes, T.
• Research Themes: Nephropathy, Chronic Kidney Disease, Patient-Centered Care.

Wilson has published widely on arts interventions in renal units (PAINT project), caregiver experiences (ACORN study), and social prescribing for kidney patients. Her recent work (2024-2025) emphasizes the feasibility of mindfulness-based resilience programs (COSMIC Study) and scoping reviews on social prescribing for long-term conditions.

Scientific Awards:

• Best Poster Award (2025, 2024)
• DfE Studentship (2023)
• Dr Jennifer McCaughan Bursary Award (2025)
• Emily Sarah Montgomery Travel Scholarship (2024)

She actively participates in public engagement, including exhibitions like Transplantation Tales and Kidney Canvas, and has contributed to media discussions on kidney patient mental health and arts in dialysis care.