Marie O'Donovan

Marie O'Donovan is a Lecturer in Children & Young Peoples Health and Nursing at the School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia. She transitioned to academia in 2022 after a 20-year clinical career specializing in paediatric oncology, haematology, and bone marrow transplant nursing. Her expertise bridges clinical practice and academic education in health sciences.

• BSc in Children's Nursing (University of East Anglia, 2000-2003)
• MSc in Children's Advanced Nurse Practitioner (London South Bank University, 2011-2015)

Her research focuses on paediatric healthcare advancements, particularly in oncology and haematology care models, informed by her clinical experience across institutions like Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and Wellington Hospital. She pioneered the first Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner role in her specialty in 2015.