Dr Liz Kingston is an Associate Professor A of Nursing, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Liz is the Academic Lead and former Course Director (CD) of the Master of Science in Infection Prevention and Control Leadership programme and former CD of the Certificate in Nursing (Nurse/Midwife Prescribing) Programme. She is Senior Clinical Skills Coordinator. In 2023 Liz and the clinical skills team were awarded a faculty Teaching Excellence Award in Pedagogic Support.

Liz is a member of the Health Research Institute (HRI) and the Centre for Implementation Science at University of Limerick. She is President of the Omega Epsilon Chapter at Large chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma), an international community of nurses, dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, teaching, learning, and service through the cultivation of communities of practice, education, and research. Liz is a member of the Research and Development committee of the Infection Prevention Society (IPS), where she holds the Grants Coordinator Officer post.

Liz holds a PhD from the School of Education, University of Limerick, a MSc in Education and Training Management from the School of Education, Dublin City University, a Post-graduate Diploma in Nurse Education and a Bachelors Nursing degree from University College Dublin.

Research interest areas include simulation and clinical skills pedagogy, infection prevention and control, and research capacity building. The focus of much of Liz’s research is on simulation and clinical skills pedagogy and she holds a long track record of attracting funding to advance simulation and clinical skills pedagogy within nurse education. Funders include the Higher Education Authority, National Digital Learning Repository and University of Limerick. Outputs include publications and conference presentations as well as the development of innovative resources.  

Liz has a track record of success in leading funded research projects in infection prevention and control (IPC). Funders include the Health Service Executive and Infection Prevention Society. She dovetails her interest in IPC research with her interest in innovative pedagogy and project successes include the design and development of an IPC virtual gaming tool prototype and the design and development of multiple video-based IPC resources for healthcare students.

The focus of her doctoral studies was on the field of IPC, specifically exploring hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals and healthcare students towards hand hygiene. Liz has published extensively in the field of IPC and presents widely at prestigious international IPC conferences. In recent times she has effectively communicated her research relating to IPC and public health measures and guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic, via media platforms such as Irelands national TV and radio broadcaster, regional radio broadcasters and national newspapers. She is a member of the international editorial team of the Journal of Hospital Infection and the American Journal of Infection Control and regularly reviews journal publications relating to IPC for other journals.