Professor Roma Maguire
Deputy Associate Principal
Computer and Information Sciences
Personal statement
Personal statement
Roma Maguire is a Deputy Associate Principal and Professor of Digital Health and Care at the University of Strathclyde. She also serves as the Director of the cross-University Health and Care Futures initiative, and holds an Honorary Professorial position in digital health at NHS Lanarkshire. In recognition of her contributions to healthcare research, she was awarded an MBE in the 2024 New Year Honours list.
Her research is at the forefront of Digital Health, Remote Patient Monitoring, Human-Centric AI, Supportive Care, Patient Experience, Evaluation and Implementation Science. She has a significant track record in the co-design, development, evaluation, and implementation of innovative, person-centred remote patient monitoring systems. These systems are designed to optimise symptom management, enhance self-care, and improve overall quality of life.
Her expertise covers a broad spectrum of clinical specialties, including cancer, dementia, cardiac and respiratory diseases, and palliative and end-of-life care. She has led numerous multi-site studies in supportive care and digital health, both within the UK and across Europe, establishing herself as a leading figure in advancing health and care through technology and research.
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Prize And Awards
- Images of Research 2025 Shortlist
- Recipient
- 5/2025
- Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in His Majesty the King’s New Year Honours List 2024
- Recipient
- 30/12/2023
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Publications
- Exploring the impact of a remote monitoring system for palliative and end-of-life care (CARE-PAC) : mixed methods feasibility study
- Maguire Roma, McCann Lisa, Singleton Claire, Perkins Paul, Minton Ollie, McCann Nicola, Longford Emma, McKeown Alistair Dermot, Kavanagh Kimberley, Miller Morven
- Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol 9 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/69394
- A mobile app (CareFit) supporting physical activity for informal carers of people with dementia : mixed methods feasibility and adaptation study
- Egan Kieren J, Hodgson William, Macdonald Bradley, Meiklem Ramsay, Innes Ryan, Kirk Alison, Fawcett Barbara, Dunlop Mark D, Maguire Roma, Flynn Greg, Stott Joshua, Windle Gill
- Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol 27 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/56739
- Wearable technology, smart home systems, and mobile apps for the self‑management of patient outcomes in dementia care : systematic review
- Cornelius Gary, Hodgson William, Maguire Roma, Egan Kieren
- Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol 27 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/65385
- Emulating real-world GLP-1 efficacy in type 2 diabetes through causal learning and virtual patients
- MacLellan Calum Robert, Petkov Hristo, McKeag Conor, Dong Feng, Lowe David John, Maguire Roma, Moschoyiannis Sotiris, Armes Jo, Skene Simon, Finlinson Alastair, Sainsbury Christopher, Tsaneva-Atanasova Krasimira
- PLOS Digital Health Vol 4 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000927
- Patient-reported symptoms in the detection of head and neck cancer recurrence : a systematic review
- Hulse Kate, Hurley Rhona, Lowit Anja, Maguire Roma, Paterson Claire, Douglas Catriona
- Frontiers in Oncology Vol 15 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1632592
- Refugees' and professionals' views on a new digital health solution to improve their mental health and well-being : a qualitative study
- Rai Harleen, Dunlop Emma, Cogan Nicola, McCann Lisa, Maguire Roma
- NORDIC Social Pharmacy Conference 2025 (2025)
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Professional Activities
- STRATHLab (Organisational unit)
- Advisor
- 2025
- Next steps for the use of data and digital innovation to improve health in Scotland
- Speaker
- 4/10/2024
- Digital Health Innovations in Healthcare for a Sustainable Future
- Speaker
- 8/2024
- Health and Care Futures: thematic areas workshop
- Organiser
- 30/5/2024
- Innovations in Cancer Care
- Speaker
- 11/2023
- Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services (RCDS) in Scotland
- Contributor
- 10/10/2023
Projects
- Co-design and evaluation of a novel dyadic remote monitoring system (CARE-PAC) to support people living with dementia and their unpaid carers near the end-of-life
- Maguire, Roma (Principal Investigator) Connaghan, John (Co-investigator) Egan, Kieren (Co-investigator) Miller, Morven (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2027
- Personalised response monitoring in oncology: co-creating clincal trials in advanced breast cancer (PREMIO) (HORIZON-MISS-2023_CANCER)
- Maguire, Roma (Principal Investigator) Lennon, Marilyn (Co-investigator) Miller, Morven (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2029
- Causal Counterfactual visualisation for human causal decision making – A case study in healthcare
- Dong, Feng (Principal Investigator) Lennon, Marilyn (Co-investigator) Maguire, Roma (Co-investigator)
- This project aims at a robust, fast paced proof-of-concept to unlock the potential of AI in biomedical and health research. It will apply the newly emerging generative AI technology to transform biomedical and health research by enabling virtual clinical trial emulation with synthetic data. The research outcome will address key limitations in both Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) and observational studies.
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025
- 22/145 Systems Engineering Innovation hubs for Multiple longterm Conditions - Development phase
- Maier, Anja (Principal Investigator) Connolly, Patricia (Co-investigator) Gray, Louise (Co-investigator) Inns, Tom (Co-investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator) Maguire, Roma (Co-investigator) Mehnen, Jorn (Co-investigator) Michie, Craig (Co-investigator) Mueller, Tanja (Co-investigator) Picanco Rodrigues, Vinicius (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator) Whitfield, Ian (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025
- Mental Health Futures Collaborative
- Cogan, Nicola (Principal Investigator) Parra Rodriguez, Mario (Principal Investigator) Fleming, Leanne (Principal Investigator) Quinn, Neil (Principal Investigator) Tse, Dwight (Principal Investigator) Knifton, Lee (Principal Investigator) McCann, Lisa (Principal Investigator) Maguire, Roma (Principal Investigator) Smith, Matthew (Principal Investigator) Graham, Christopher Darryl (Principal Investigator) Grealy, Madeleine (Principal Investigator) Stephen, Susan (Principal Investigator) Weir, Natalie Mcfadyen (Principal Investigator) Donnachie, Craig (Principal Investigator) Cameron, Julie (Principal Investigator) Kane, Tony (Co-investigator) Lakey, Trevor (Academic) Donovan, Kevin (Fellow)
- This Engage with Strathclyde event is aimed at all those with an interest in mental health including people with lived experience, NHS and social care personnel and staff, occupational health and human resource management staff, student support services, university student and staff, academics, private and public sector and other personnel interested in mental health research and knowledge exchange.
- 12-Jan-2023 - 12-Jan-2023
- AICE AI supported picture analysis in large bowel camera capsule endoscopy (Horizon-HLTH-2021-Disease-04)
- Maguire, Roma (Principal Investigator) Barry, Sarah (Co-investigator) Kavanagh, Kimberley (Co-investigator) Lennon, Marilyn (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026
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Contact
Professor
Roma
Maguire
Deputy Associate Principal
Computer and Information Sciences
Email: roma.maguire@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted