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UCD School of Psychology

Scoil na Síceolaíochta UCD

Postgraduate Students

As of October 2012


Student

Programme

Supervisor

Thesis title

Duffy, Loren

PhD

Dr Geraldine Moane

Cultivating Personal Agency in Employees of Large Scale Organisations During Strategic Change

Evans, Jennifer

PhD

Dr Joan Tiernan

 

Hanlon, Peter

PhD

 

 

Dr Suzanne Guerin

The evolution and exploration of a service for families whose child has died from serious illness

Keane, Gerard E.

PhD

Dr Michael O’Connell

Social Networks, Social Competencies and Staff Attitudes, - Supporting Adults with Intellectual Disability in their Communities

Lowry, Damien

PhD

Dr Teresa Burke

An investigation into the Prevalence and Significance of Neuropsychological Dysfunction in a Homogenous Cohort of Irish Women with past exposure to Hepatitis C and the Potential Confounding role of Pain

Mc Nulty, Irin

PhD

Dr Geraldine Moane

Psychological service needs of asylum seekers

Moore, Lucinda M.

PhD

Professor Alan Carr

Cognitive-Behaviour Group Therapy for Depression – how much is enough for clients with enduring mental health difficulties

Cassells, Ciara A.

PhD

Professor Alan Carr

Teen Counselling Evaluation Study

Cheevers, Carly

PhD

Dr Mick O’Connell

Examining the predictors of educational, well-being and health statuses of children in Ireland

Daly, Margaret

PhD

Dr Teresa Burke

Vicarious trauma in therapists who work with trauma survivors: Predictors and Protective Factors

Dixon, Jeremy

PhD

 

Dr Joan Tiernan

An Investigation into the Psycho-social Traits that Mediate the Efficacy and Efficiency of Re-employment Potential of Irish Job Seekers

Dolphin, Louise

PhD

Dr Eilis Hennessy

Adolescents Perceptions of Depression in Peers

Clarke Mac Mahon, Niamh

PhD

Dr Gary O’Reilly

Does Gaisce The President’s Award act as a catalyst in the enhancement of positive psychological attributes in its participants

Harnett, Alison P.

PhD

Dr Suzanne Guerin

Understanding and meeting the early information needs of parents of children with disabilities

Kavanagh, Lauren

PhD

Dr Tina Hickey

Parental Involvement in Irish-Immersion Education

Magee, Andrew

 

 

Dr Teresa Burke

Psychosocial Predictors of Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder : a comparison of individuals with NEAD, medically refractory epilepsy and healthy controls

Mc Keague, Lynn

PhD

Dr Eilis Hennessy

The Stigmatization of Psychological Difficulties in Children: An Exploration of Self-Stigma

Ni Chaolain, Sinead

PhD

Dr Geraldine Moane

“Just Having the Craic”? An Investigation of the phenomenology of binge drinking patterns and behaviours of Irish undergraduates.

Norton, Catherine A.

PhD

Dr Teresa Burke

An investigation of functional status, quality of life and cognitive functioning in individuals with fibromyalgia, scleroderma and Raynaud’s disease

O’Brien, Nolan

PhD

Dr Suzanne Guerin/Dr Phillip Dodd

Decision Making on Irish Research Ethics Committees regarding intellectual disability Research

O’Brien, Tom

PhD

Professor Alan Carr

The Development of a ‘Recovery Context Inventory’ in relation to mental distress/illness, using a mixed method approach

O Donnchadha, Sean W.

PhD

Dr Jessica Bramham

Dr Teresa Burke

Cognitive Functioning in Multiple Sclerosis

O Farrelly, Christine M.

PhD

Dr Eilis Hennessy

Exploring children’s experiences of transitions in early childhood settings

O Féich, Pádraig

PhD

Dr Mick O’Connell

A Study of Social Identities in Conflict: The case of Liberal Catholics

Parsons, Aisling

PhD

Dr Jessica Bramham

Understanding substance and alcohol abuse in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Conway, Aisling

M.Litt

Dr Nuala Brady

Word Recognition in Dyselxia

Donnelly, Alanna

M.Litt

Dr Barbara Dooley

An investigation into the relationship between Irish secondary school students’ help seeking behaviours, coping mechanisms and well being, and the role the guidance counsellor plays in supporting student well being as a source of help for personal/emotional problems.

Dykstra, Wayne

M.Litt

Dr Geraldine Moane

Dr Adrian Brock

Liberation Psychology: Insights from the Margins. A social and intellectual history of the developments of Liberation Psychology as an international movement.

Hamilton, Elena

M.Litt

Professor Alan Carr

Evaluation of the Factor Structure, reliability and sensitivity to change over time of a family assessment instrument: the SCORE (Systemic Clinical Outcome and Routine Evaluation)

Hartnett, Dan

M.Litt

Professor Alan Carr

A prospective randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of Functional Family Therapy within an Irish context.

Kenny, Rachel

M.Litt

Dr Barbara Dooley

The promotion of positive mental health in young people through mobile application based intervention

Moore, Karen

M.Litt

Dr Joan Tiernan

Promoting age equality and successful ageing in the workplace: an approach to encourage and enable older workers to extend their productive working lives

Moran, Orla

M.Litt

Dr Louise McHugh

Investigating components of mindfulness meditation: Effects on Memory

Nic Fhlannchadha, Siobhan

M.Litt

 Dr Tina Hickey

Later stages in the acquisition of Irish among monolingual and bilingual children

O Dwyer-O Brien, Aisling

M.Litt

Dr Gary O’Reilly

CBT with Children

Quinn, Aoife

M.Litt

Professor Aidan Moran

The effect of anxiety and reinvestment on the visual search behaviour of equestrian performers of different levels of expertise

Rogers, Jennifer T.

M.Litt

Dr Suzanne Guerin

Exploring the potential role of extra curricular activities in mediating the effects of transfer from primary to second level schooling in Ireland: the perspectives of students, teachers, parents and activity co-ordinators

Tunney, Conal

M.Litt

Dr Gary O’Reilly

The design, development and evaluation of new supplemental therapeutic content for the Pesky Gnats CBT game through a series of studies.

Twomey, Conal

M.Litt

Dr Gary O’Reilly

An Evaluation of an Online CBT programme in Primary Care

 

 

 

 

Sutton, Mary Clare

D Psych Sc

TBA

TBA

Noone, Martha

D Psych Sc

TBA

TBA

Culhane, Maebh

D Psych Sc

TBA

TBA

Keating, Mary

D Psych Sc

TBA

TBA

McGrath, Paul

D Psych Sc

TBA

TBA

Fitzhenry, Mark

D Psych Sc

Prof Alan Carr

A study based on the Waterford Mental Health Survey

O’Hanrahan, Kevin

D Psych Sc

Prof Alan Carr

A study based on the Waterford Mental Health Survey

Beattie, Diane

D Psych Sc

Dr Suzanne Guerin

An exploration of the nature and extent of service use by young adults preceding an episode of self-harm or attempted suicide

Ryan, Dermot

D Psych Sc

Dr Barbara Dooley

Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study of the Psychosocial Experiences of Parents of Screening Detected Cases and Carriers, and Clinically Diagnosed Cases

Ryan, Aisling

D Psych Sc

Dr Gary O’Reilly

A Comparison Between A Computer Assisted CBT Programme and Treatment As Usual on Irish Adolescents with Internalising Disorders: A Randomised Control Trial

Keating, Adele

D Psych Sc

Prof Alan Carr

Development and evaluation of a Parents Plus programme for children of separated parents

Cusack, Aisling

D Psych Sc

Dr Jessica Bramham

Achievement Goal Orientations and Emotional Well-Being of Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

McDonald, Claire

D Psych Sc

Dr Barbara Dooley

An exploration of peer mentoring and other school interventions for youth mental health problems

Davies-Owens, Tara

D Psych Sc

Dr Jessica Bramham

Adult ADHD and Bipolar Disorder: A Differential Diagnosis

Harte, Elizabeth

D Psych Sc

Prof Alan Carr

The link between childhood abuse and personality disorders

Daly White, Megan

D Psych Sc

Prof Alan Carr

Validation of the Systemic Clinical Outcome Routine Evaluation (SCORE) with Adult Mental Health Service Users

Conlon, Andrea

D Psych Sc

Dr Jessica Bramham

Examining the relationship between obesity and symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

 

 

 

 

Barron, Eamonn

M Psych Sc

Dr Ela Polek

Household, parental and  neighbourhood characteristics predicting unintentional injuries in Irish 9 year olds

Byrne, Hollie

M Psych Sc

Dr Barbara Dooley

 

Coen, Margaret

M Psych Sc

Dr Ela Polek

Family size, work-home conflict and depression in full time and part-time employed Irish men and women

Conway, Emma

M Psych Sc

Dr Suzanne Guerin

 Understanding treatment options for children under six with autism

Duff, Hollie

M Psych Sc

Dr Louise McHugh

Comparing self esteem and self awareness as strategies for increasing well being

Hartley, Sinead

M Psych Sc

Dr Louise McHugh

The effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy bibliotherapy for enhancing the psychological health of Irish college students 

Jennings, Ciaran

M Psych Sc

Dr Adrian Brock

TBA

Joyce, Niamh

M Psych Sc

Dr Aidan Moran

TBA

Kennedy, Evelyn

M Psych Sc

Dr Joan Tiernan

A topic in work and organizational psychology

McEnery, Fionnuala

M Psych Sc

Dr Barbara Dooley

TBA

McGrane, Deirdre

M Psych Sc

Understanding of death and bereavement among adults with autism  

McTiernan, Kara

M Psych Sc

Dr Mick O’Connell

Public perceptions of mortality & dying

Mullen, Georgina

M Psych Sc

Dr Gary O’Reilly

Comparing internet use of young people in in-patient mental health settings with those attending out-patient services and in the community

Murphy, Donnchada

M Psych Sc

Dr Eilis Hennessy

Testing social norm theory in relation to help seeking for mental health problems

Neilson, Sarah

M Psych Sc

Dr Teresa Burke

Quality of Life in carers of individuals with epilepsy.

O’Riordan, Caitlin

M Psych Sc

Dr Mick O’Connell & Margaret Daly

Personality and criminality revisited

Scully, Claudia

M Psych Sc

Dr Jessica Brramham

TBA

Sewell, Victoria

M Psych Sc

Dr Nuala Brady

The body inversion effect

Tarrant, Peter

M Psych Sc

Dr Barbara Dooley

TBA

Walsh, Patrick

M Psych Sc

Dr Geraldine Moane

 Evaluation of a Community Based Counselling and Psychotherapy Service

Walsh, Sarah

M Psych Sc

Dr Tina Hickey

TBA

Zheng, Hanchu

M Psych Sc

Dr Eilis Hennessy

A meta-analysis of interventions to change young people’s attitudes towards peers with mental health problems

 

 

 

TBA

Cullen, Angela

MSc

NA

NA

Durero, Fe Marie

MSc

NA

NA

Foulds, Brenda

MSc

NA

NA

Kinsella, Laura

MSc

NA

NA

Murphy, Treasa

MSc

NA

NA

Noone, Niamh

MSc

NA

NA

Sinnott, Tim

MSc

NA

NA

White, Darragh

MSc

NA

NA

Etuk, Joan

MSc

NA

NA

Goss, Ruth

MSc

NA

NA

Hogge, Eilish

MSc

NA

NA

Kelly, Grace

MSc

NA

NA

Kelly, Tracey

MSc

NA

NA

Murphy, Laura

MSc

NA

NA