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UCD School of Psychology - Research Publications 2008/09

Below is the list of research publications for the UCD School of Psychology in the academic year 2008/09




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Books
Professor Ciarán Benson
Benson, Ciaran (2009) Subjective Boundaries & Points of View in the Visual Arts: in Scott Y (ed.) Crossing Boundaries: New Research in Irish Art. Dublin: Four Courts Press.  
Professor Alan Carr
Carr, A. (2009) What Works with Children, Adolescents and Adults? A Review of Research on the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy. London: Routledge.  
Carr, A. (2009) Prevention: What Works with Children and Adolescents? A Critical Review of Psychological Prevention Programmes for Children, Adolescents and their Families - Korean Translation. Korea: Korean Press.  
Professor Aidan P Moran
Egan, A. and Moran, A. P. (2009) Teaching Thinking Skills at University: The Development and Evaluation of a Learning Skills Intervention for Psychology Students. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag. Available Online  
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Book Chapters
Professor Ciarán Benson
Benson, Ciaran (2009) 'The fire in th' flint: Essays on the Creative Imagination Based on the Seamus Heaney Lectures, Third Series' In: The Creative Subject of Imagination. Dublin: Four Courts Press.  
Dr Jessica Bramham
Bramham, J. & O'Ceallaigh, S. (2009) 'The neuropsychology of violence and aggression' In: S.J. Young, G.Gudjonsson, & M.K. Kopelman (eds). Forensic Neuropsychology in Practice. UK: Oxford University Press.  
Professor Alan Carr
Carr, A. (2009) 'Preventing  suicide' In: K. Geldard (eds). Practical Interventions for Young People at Risk. Thousand Oaks: Sage.  
Carr, A. (2009) 'Combatting depression' In: K. Geldard (eds). Practical Interventions for Young People at Risk. Thousand Oaks: Sage.  
Dr Tina Hickey
Hickey, T.M. (2008) 'Indigenous language immersion: The challenge of meeting the needs of L1 and L2 speakers in Irish-medium preschools' In: C. Kenner and T. Hickey (eds.) (eds). Multilingual Europe: Diversity and Learning. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books.  
Dr Geraldine Moane
Moane, Geraldine (2009) 'Reflections on liberation psychology in action in an Irish context' In: Maritza Montero and Christopher Sonne (eds). The psychology of liberation: Theory and practice. New York: Springer.  
Professor Aidan P Moran
Moran,A. (2009) 'Advances in Applied Sport Psychology: A Review' In: Mellalieu, S., and Hanton, S. (Eds) (eds). Attention in Sport. London: Routledge.  
Moran, A. (2009) 'Attention, concentration and thought management' In: Brewer, B (eds). The Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science: Sport Psychology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Available Online  
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Books Edited
Dr Tina Hickey
Kenner, C. and Hickey, T. (eds.) (Ed.). (2008) Multilingual Europe: Diversity and Learning. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books. Available Online  
Professor Aidan P Moran
Moran, A (Ed.). (2009) International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Oxford: Routledge. Available Online  
Moran, A (Ed.). (2008) International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Oxford: Routledge. Available Online  
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Peer Reviewed Journals
Dr Nuala Brady
Murphy. P., Brady, N., Fitzgerald, M. & Troje, N. F. (2009) 'No evidence for impaired perception of biological motion in adults with autistic spectrum disorders'. Neuropsychologia, 47 :3225-3235.  
Jackson S, Cummins F, Brady N (2008) 'Rapid Perceptual Switching of a Reversible Biological Figure'. Plos One, 3 (12).  
Dr Jessica Bramham
Rose, E., Bramham, J., Young, S., Paliokostas, E., Xenitidis, K. (2009) 'Neuropsychological characteristics of adults with comorbid ADHD and borderline/mild intellectual disability'. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 30 (3):496-502.  
Bramham, J., Ambery, F.Z. Young, S.J., Morris, R.G., Russell, A., Xenitidis, K., Asherson, P., & Murphy, D.G. (2009) 'Executive functioning differences between adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic spectrum disorder in initiation, planning and strategy formation'. Autism, 13 (3):245-64.  
Bramham, J., Young, S., Bickerdike, A., Spain, D., McCarten, D., & Xenitidis, K. (2009) 'Evaluation of group cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with ADHD'. Journal of Attentional Disorders, 12 (5):496-502.  
Bramham, J., Morris, R.G., Hornak, J., Bullock, P., & Polkey, C.E. (2009) 'Social and emotional functioning following bilateral and unilateral neurosurgical prefrontal cortex lesions'. Journal of Neuropsychology, 3 (1):125-43.  
Young, S., Gray, K., & Bramham, J. (2009) 'A phenomenological analysis of the experience of receiving a diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adulthood: a partner's perspective'. Journal of Attentional Disorders, 12 (4):299-307.  
Dr Evelyn Teresa Burke
Donohoe, G., Hayden, J., McGlade, N., O'Grada, C., Burke, T., Barry, S., Behan, C., Dinan, T.G., O¿Callaghan, E., Gill, M., and Corvin, A.P. (2009) 'Is 'clinical' insight the same as 'cognitive' insight in schizophrenia?'. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15 :471-475.  
Blanco-Campal, A., Coen, R.F., Lawlor, B.A., Walsh, J.B. and Burke, T. (2009) 'Detection of prospective memory deficits in mild cognitive impairment of suspected Alzheimer's disease etiology using a novel event-based prospective memory task'. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15 :154-159.  
Professor Alan Carr
Egan J, Carr A, Flanagan E, Dooley B, Fitzpatrick M, Flanagan-Howard R, Shevlin M, Tierney K, White M, Daly M, (2009) 'Profiles of Irish survivors of institutional abuse with different adult attachment styles'. Attachment & human development, 2 (NA):183-201.  
Carr, A. (2009) 'Family therapy training on a clinical psychology programme in Ireland. '. Recent Advances and Research Updates, 10 :83-84.  
Carr, A. (2009) 'The effectiveness of family therapy and systemic interventions for adult-focused problems.0'. JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY, 31 :46-74.  
Carr, A. (2009) 'The effectiveness of family therapy and systemic interventions for child -focused problems'. JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY, 31 :3-45.  
Dr Barbara Dooley
Gaynor, K., Dooley, B., Lawlor, E., Lawoyin, R. & O'Callaghan, E. (2009) 'Cognitive deterioration and duration of untreated psychosis'. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 3 (2):157-160. Available Online  
McNicholas, F., Lydon, A., Lennon, R. & Dooley, B. (2009) 'Eating concerns and media influences in an Irish Adolescent Context'. European Eating Disorders Review, 17 :208-213. Available Online  
Egan J, Carr A, Flanagan E, Dooley B, Fitzpatrick M, Flanagan-Howard R, Shevlin M, Tierney K, White M, Daly M, (2009) 'Profiles of Irish survivors of institutional abuse with different adult attachment styles'. Attachment & human development, 2 (NA):183-201.  
Dr Suzanne Guerin
Guerin, S., Dodd, P., Tyrell, J., McEvoy, J., Buckley, S. & Hillery, J. (2009) 'An initial assessment of the psychometric properties of the Complicated Grief Questionnaire for People with Intellectual Disabilities (CGQ-ID)'. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 30 :1258-1267.  
Fitzpatrick, C., Power, M., Brosnan, E., Cleary, D., Conlon, A. & Guerin, S. (2009) 'Working things out through SPHE - A journey from community to clinic and back'. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2 (3):38-45.  
Guerin, S., Buckley, S., McEvoy, J., Hillery, J. & Dodd, P. (2009) 'The psychometric properties of the Attention Distractibility, Inhibition Excitation Classroom Assessment Scale (ADIECAS) in a sample of children with moderate and severe Intellectual Disabilities'. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 30 (4):727-734.  
Ryan, K., Leanard, M., Guerin, S., Dinnelly, S., Conroy, M. & Meagher, D. (2009) 'Validation of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) in the palliative care setting'. Palliative Medicine, 23 :40-45.  
Dodd, P., Guerin, S., Mulvaney, F., Tyrell, J. & Hillery, J. (2009) 'Assessment and characteristics of older adults with intellectual disabilities who are not accessing specialist intellectual disability services'. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22 (1):87-95.  
Hardiman, S., Guerin, S. & Fitzsimons, E. (2008) 'A comparison of the social competence of children with moderate intellectual disability in inclusive versus segregated school settings'. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 30 :397-407.  
Redmond, B., Guerin, S. & Devitt, C. (2008) 'Attitudes, perceptions and concerns of student social workers: First two years of a longitudinal study'. Social Work Education, 27 (8):868-882.  
Byrne, S., Morgan, S., Fitzpatrick, C., Boylan, C., Crowley, S., Gahon, H., Howley, J., Saunton, D. & Guerin, S. (2008) 'Deliberate self-harm in children and adolescents: A qualitative study exploring the needs of parents and carers'. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 13 :493-504.  
Dr Eilis M Hennessy
Byrne, A. & Hennessy, E. (2009) 'Understanding Challenging Behaviour: Perspectives of Children and Adolescents with a Moderate Intellectual Disability'. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22 :317-325.  
Hennessy, E. & Heary, C. (2009) 'The Development of Children's Understanding of Common Psychological Problems'. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 14 (1):42-47.  
Dr Tina Hickey
Nestor, N. and Hickey, T. M. (2009) 'Out of the communist frying pan and into the EU fire? Exploring the case of Kashubian'. LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND CURRICULUM, 22 (2):95-119. Available Online  
Ó Muircheartaigh, J. & Hickey, T. M. (2008) 'Academic achievement, anxiety and attitudes in early and late immersion in Ireland'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND BILINGUALISM, 11 (5):558-576. Available Online  
Dr Geraldine Moane
M. Brinton Lykes and Geraldine Moane (2009) 'Whither Feminist Liberation Psychology? Critical Explorations of Feminist and Liberation Psychologies for a Globalizing World'. Feminism & Psychology, 19 (3):283-287.  
Professor Aidan P Moran
Moran, A. (2009) 'Cognitive psychology in sport: Progress and prospects'. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10 (4):420-426. Available Online  
Arora, S., Aggarwal, R., Sevdalis, N., Moran, A., Sirimanna, P., Kneebone, R., and Darzi, A. (2009) 'Development and validation of mental practice as a training strategy for laparoscopic surgery'. Surgical Endoscopy . Available Online  
Moran, A. (2009) 'Editorial'. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2 (1):1-2. Available Online  
Moran, A. (2008) 'Editorial'. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1 (2):105-106. Available Online  
Professor Patricia Noonan Walsh
Van Schrojenstein Lantman de Valk, H.M.J. and Walsh, P.N. (2008) 'Managing health problems in people with intellectual disabilities'. British Medical Journal, :1408-1412. Available Online  
Professor Patricia Noonan Walsh
Van Schrojenstein Lantman de Valk, H.M.J. and Walsh, P.N. (2008) 'Managing Health Problems in People with Intellectual Disabilities'. British Medical Journal, :1408-1412.  
Walsh, P.N. (2008) 'Health Indicators and Intellectual Disability'. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 21 (5):474-478.  
Walsh, P.N. (2008) 'Health Indicators and Intellectual Disability'. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 21 (5):474-478.  
Walsh, P.N. (2008) 'Applying and Indicator Set to Survey the Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Europe'. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 5 (3):149-218.  
Dr Michael O'Connell
O'Connell, M. and Synnott, J. (2009) 'A position of influence: Variation in offender identification rates by location in a lineup'. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 6 :139-149. Available Online  
Meade, S. and O'Connell, M. (2008) 'Complex and contradictory accounts: The Social Representations of immigrants and ethnic minorities held by Irish Teenagers'. Translocations: Migration and Social Change, 4 (1):70-85.  
O'Connell, M. & Sheikh, H. (2008) 'Achievement-related attitudes and the fate of "at-risk" groups in society'. Journal of Economic Psychology, 29 :508-521.  
Dr Joan Tiernan
Freeney, Y., and Tiernan, J. (2008) 'Exploration of the facilitators of and barriers to work engagement in nurses'. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46 (12):1557-1565.  
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Other Journals
Dr Adrian C. Brock
Brock, A.C. (2008) 'Reclaiming the Context: Why Psychology came to Ireland in the 1950s and 60s' Irish Psychologist .  
Dr Suzanne Guerin
Davidson, R. & Guerin, S. (2008) 'Child first, sibling second: The experience of children with a chronically ill brother or sister' The Irish Psychologist, 35 (3):56-61.  
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Conference Publications
Dr Adrian C. Brock
Brock, A.C., (2009) The Future of the History of Psychology revisited Doing psychology critically. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada,  
Brock, A.C., (2009) Indigenous Psychologies:the political dimension The Challenges of Indigenous Psychologies Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada,  
Brock, A.C., (2008) A Turf War in the Human Sciences: McClelland and the Economists Annual Meeting of the National Association of Psychology (India), Guwahati, India,  
Professor Alan Carr
Moore, L., Gibson, J. & Carr, A. (2009) Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression: Does it help Bipolar patients too? European Psychiatric Association's  17th European Congeress of Psychaitry, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal,  
Dowling, C., Carr, A., Turner, R. Cherry, J., O¿Reilly, G., McMahon, E., Kearing, M. (2008) A case control study of psychological characteristics of boys in treatment  39th  Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Tullow,  
O¿Doherty, V., Carr, A., Kehoe, A. & Graham, I. (2008) Evaluation of a mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural group therapy intervention for patients with cardiac heart disease 39th  Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Tullow,  
O¿Doherty, V., Carr, A., Kehoe, A., & Graham, I. (2008) Evaluation of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioural Group Therapy Intervention for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Depression Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Dublin, Dublin,  
Dr Eilis M Hennessy
Heary, C., Hennessy, E. & Swords, S. (2009) Children and adolescents' beliefs about sources of help for peers with psychological difficulties Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado, USA,  
Hennessy, E., Swords, L. & Heary, C. (2009) Children's and adolescents' reactions to peers who are depressed: Beliefs about personal responsibility and the need for help Fourth International Conference on Stigma, The Royal College of Physicians, London, UK, Available Online  
Hennessy, E., Hernandez, R., Kieran, P. & McLoughlin, H. (2008) Students' motivation for module choices in an Irish University Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK, Available Online  
Dr Tina Hickey
Hickey, T.M. (2008) Irish orthography 32nd Annual Conference of the Reading Association of Ireland,  
Dr Geraldine Moane
Geraldine Moane (2009) Liberation psychology as a framework for sociopolitical development International Society of Political Psychology,  
Geraldine Moane (2009) Feminist liberation psychology: Emerging insights for practice British Psychological Society Psychology of Women Section,  
Professor Aidan P Moran
Moran, A. (2009) Focusing on success: Practical techniques for improving concentration skills in athletes Preparing to perform, CityWest Hotel, Dublin, Available Online  
Toner, J., and Moran, A (2009) Technical adjustments and their influence upon the putting strokes of expert golfers 12th World Congress of Sport Psychology, Marrakech, Morocco (17-21 June), Available Online  
Moran, A. (2009) Minding yourself: Helpful thinking in action . In: E Kenny eds. Hepatitis C: 3rd International Conference, Dublin, 13 - 13 Available Online  
MacIntyre, T., and Moran, A. (2009) Exploring functional equivalence in imagery research: A conceptual analysis Annual Conference of Northern Ireland Branch of British Psychological Society, Killadeas, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland,  
Arora, S., Aggarwal, R., Sevdalis, N., Moran, A., Sirimanna, P., Kneebone, R., and Darzi, A. (2009) Mental practice enhances surgical performance in novice laparoscopic surgeons: A randomized controlled study Annual Meeting of Association for Surgical Education  , Salt Lake City, USA,  
Toner, J., and Moran, A (2009) How does conscious control influence an expert golfer's putting stroke? Annual Conference of British Psychological Society, Brighton, Available Online  
Arora, S., Aggarwal, R., Sevdalis, N., Moran, A., Sirimanna, P., Kneebone, R., and Darzi, A. (2009) Development and validation of mental practice as a training strategy for laparoscopic surgery Annual Meeting of Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Phoenix, Arizona, USA,  
Kirby, K., Moran, A., and Guerin, S. (2009) An investigation of doping attitudes and behaviours from a sport psychology perspective Association of National Anti-Doping Organisations' (ANADO) International Workshop, Kilmainham Hospital, Dublin,  
Moran, A. (2009) Cognition in action: Exploring the minds of winners in sport A Flavour of Psychology (Northern Ireland Branch of British Psychological Society), Queen's University, Belfast, Available Online  
MacIntyre, T., and Moran, A. (2009) Turning concepts over in your mind: A conceptual analysis of 'imagery', 'kinaesthetic imagery', 'motor imagery' and 'functional equivalence' Annual Conference of Research in Imagery and Observation - UK Group, University of Lincoln, UK,  
Matthews, J., and Moran, A. (2008) An exploration of adolescents' barriers to leisure time activity: A diary study Inaugural Conference of British Psychological Society's Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology, London, Available Online  
MacIntyre, T., Dorris, D., and Moran, A. (2008) Motor cognition and sport psychology: A new paradigm to answer old questions Inaugural Conference of British Psychological Society's Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology, London, Available Online  
Guerin, S., Langan, E., Moran, A., Lyons, D., Ringland, A., and MacIntyre, T. (2008) Exploring the performance environment: Findings from a survey of elite Irish athletes . In: S. Guerin eds. 39th Annual Conference of The Psychological Society of Ireland, The Irish Psychologist, 35(4), 96 - 96 Available Online  
Guerin, S., Langan, E., Moran, A., Lyons, D., Ringland, A., and MacIntyre, T. (2008) Elite athletes' perceptions of the performance environment: Findings from a qualitative study . In: S. Guerin eds. 39th Annual Conference of The Psychological Society of Ireland, The Irish Psychologist, 35(4), 96 - 96 Available Online  
Matthews, J., and Moran, A. (2008) Exploring adolescents' self regulation skill use in leisure time physical activity . In: S. Guerin eds. 39th Annual Conference of The Psychological Society of Ireland, The Irish Psychologist, 35(4), 101 - 101 Available Online  
Dr Gary O'Reilly
Gogan, D. & O' Reilly, G (2008) Assessing Dynamic Risk Factors in Unconvicted Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers: Atlanta, USA,  
Dr Joan Tiernan
Freeney, Y. & Tiernan, J. (2008) Using Engagement to Foster Change: Findings from and Intervention Study Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Tullow, Co Carlow, Ireland,  
Tiernan, J. (2008) Can Worker Well-being be Benchmarked. A Review of the Evidence Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Tullow, Co Carlow, Ireland,  
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