Dr David Kernaghan
Research Associate
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Personal statement
Personal statement
Research Associate at Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) and Research Fellow in the College of Health and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Formerly a Research Assistant , Teaching Assistant, and Lab Demonstrator in Computer Information Sciences (CIS). I hold an PhD in Computer Science and an MSc in Information Management from the University of Strathclyde as well as a BA (Hons) in Media Production from the University of South Wales (Glamorgan). I also have many years of professional experience in IT consultancy.
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Prize And Awards
- Images of Research 2025 Shortlist
- Recipient
- 13/5/2025
- Images of Research 2025 Shortlist
- Recipient
- 5/2025
- Scottish Dementia Research Consortium Early Career Researcher Resource Programme Award
- Recipient
- 29/10/2020
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Publications
- A systematic review of community pharmacy-led depression services : service components, outcomes and implementation barriers and facilitators
- Kernaghan David, Alshammari Hisham, Akram Gazala, Pratt Judith, Maxwell Margaret, Watson Margaret C, Weir Natalie
- Depression and Anxiety Vol 2026 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1155/da/9977874
- Co-designing and evaluating a multimodal digital application to enable people with dementia to self-report quality of life patient-reported outcome measures : co-design study and summative evaluation
- Kernaghan David, Egan Kieren, Lennon Marilyn, Maguire Roma
- Journal of Participatory Medicine Vol 18 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/87565
- Exploring the barriers and opportunities for a more predictive data-driven telecare service : qualitative study in Scotland
- Dunlop Emma, Kernaghan David, Weir Natalie, Kavanagh Kimberley, Roper Marc, Lennon Marilyn
- JMIR Formative Research Vol 10 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/85056
- StrathLAB : using living labs ecosystems to co-create sustainable and socially inclusive health tech solutions in pharmacy
- Kernaghan David, Lennon Marilyn, Egan Kieren
- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy Vol 21, pp. e69 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2025.06.093
- Identifying and developing a Community Pharmacy Depression Service in the UK: a systematic review and multi-stakeholder eDelphi study
- McFadyen Weir Natalie, Kernaghan David, Alshammari Hisham, Akram Gazala, Pratt Judith, Maxwell Margaret, Watson Margaret
- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy Vol 21, pp. e69 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2025.06.091
- Co-designing a searchable online resource of assistive technologies to support the safe and effective use of medicines by older people with sensory impairment
- Kernaghan David, Attakora Jesse, Dunlop Mark, Lennon Marilyn, Meiklem Ramsay, Macaden Leah, Nicol Emma, Welsh Tomas J, Watson Mags
- 11th Nordic Social Pharmacy Conference (2025)
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Professional Activities
- Living Lab CPD Session for Education Academy
- Contributor
- 21/11/2025
- Living Lab School Visit by St Mungo’s Academy
- Recipient
- 25/9/2025
- University of Waterloo
- Visiting researcher
- 7/7/2025
- Innovating Medication Management: Co-Creating Solutions for Older Adults with Sensory Impairments.
- Speaker
- 7/7/2025
- Living Labs for Co-creating Socially Inclusive Health & Care Tech Solutions
- Organiser
- 28/5/2025
- CMHP PRUK Research Award Building the Evidence Base for Community Pharmacy Depression Services: A Systematic Review and Multi-Stakeholder Consensus Exercise
- Contributor
- 12/10/2024
Projects
- No Need to Fall (Phase 3)
- Lennon, Marilyn (Principal Investigator) Kernaghan, David (Researcher) Gibson, Ryan (Researcher)
- Grant based KE - £40k income to Strathclyde (from £400k awarded to leads NHS Lanarkshire) Health Foundation
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
- Building the Evidence Base for Community Pharmacy Depression Services: a Systematic Review and Multi-stakeholder Consensus Exercise (CMHP-PRUK CP Mental Health Services)
- Weir, Natalie Mcfadyen (Principal Investigator) Akram, Gazala (Co-investigator) Pratt, Judith (Co-investigator) Watson, Margaret (Co-investigator) Alshammari, Hisham Abdulaziz M (Researcher) Kernaghan, David (Researcher)
- 16-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
- SIPA2: Improving the pharmaceutical care of older people with sensory impairment
- Watson, Margaret (Principal Investigator) Dunlop, Mark (Academic) Kernaghan, David (Academic) Meiklem, Ramsay (Academic) Jacob, Sabrina Anne (Co-investigator) Lennon, Marilyn (Co-investigator) Wilson, Graham (Co-investigator)
- 11-Jan-2021 - 29-Jan-2025
- Valmed: Real World Evidence, Clinical Decision Support and Evaluation of Medicines for Prostate Cancer
- Maguire, Roma (Principal Investigator) Bennie, Marion (Academic) McCann, Lisa (Academic) Hughes, Janette (Co-investigator) Dunlop, Emma (Researcher) Connaghan, John (Researcher) Kernaghan, David (Post Grad Student)
- The aim of this project is to define the current state (As Is) and propose the future options (To Be) by which medicines for prostate cancer can be assessed and evaluated using digital solutions.
- 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2021
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Contact
Dr
David
Kernaghan
Research Associate
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Email: david.kernaghan@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted