Wendy English is a registered nurse working in specialist palliative care in Otautahi, Christchurch. Her fascination with rapport and connecting with patients and their families, has led to a PhD in this topic through the University of Auckland. Her supervisors are Professor Merryn Gott and Associate Professor Jackie Robinson. Wendy has recently submitted her thesis for examination. As part of this thesis she has 5 publications with more on the way. Recently, Wendy has been awarded a Communio grant for post-doctoral research to continue her studies in this area. Wendy is a member of the Te Ᾱrai Palliative care and end of life Research Group.