People


  • Valerie O’Brien 

    UCD School of Medicine

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  • Lorna Cassidy

    Post-doctoral research fellow UCD School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems

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  • Ohood Alharbi

    Manager of the National Nutrition Surveillance Centre, with a primary focus on the Childhood Obesity Surveillance project within the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science.

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  • Jenny Kavanagh

    Post-doctoral fellow in the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science

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  • Martina Kennedy

    MSc student in UCD School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems.

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  • Katie Hill

    PhD student in the UCD School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems. Thesis topic – Exploring the lived experience of nurses and physicians caring for children with complex care needs in a paediatric intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Emma Feeney

    UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science

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  • Marina Everri

    UCD School of Medicine

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  • Maebh Harding

    UCD Sutherland School of Law

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  • Flavia Santos

    School of Psychology

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  • Cliódhna O’Connor

    UCD School of Psychology

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  • Kevin Denny

    UCD School of Economics

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  • Niki Nearchou

    UCD School of Psychology

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  • Brian Mullen

    UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science

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  • Elaine Pereira Farrell

    UCD School of History

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  • Muireann Ni Raghallaigh

    UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice

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  • Laura Taylor

    UCD School of Psychology

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  • Kate Fraser

    UCD School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems

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  • Silvia Bel-Serrat

    UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science

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  • Deirdre Coy

    PhD Student in UCD School of Economics, Thesis topic: Essays on the Economics of Early Childhood Intervention; Description: This research looks at the economic impact of an early childhood intervention through investigating effects on hospital service use, cost-benefit analysis of the programme and dynamic complementarity of intervention with respect to the compounding of skills and…

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  • Dympna Devine

    UCD School of Education

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  • Danielle Douglas

    PhD Student in UCD School of Education, Thesis topic: ‘Who am I when I am not with you?’ Identity construction of children and young people within and across their social worlds in foster care; Description: This thesis is focused on understanding the processes by which children and young people in care – often in multiple…

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  • Michelle Downes

    UCD School of Psychology

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  • Orla Doyle

    UCD School of Economics

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  • Ilaria Esposito

    PhD Student in UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, Thesis topic: School Friends Study; Description: The School Friend Study will follow up a longitudinal cohort of twins (ESPRiT Study) at age 7-10 to explore adverse social experiences during primary school to identify the genetic and neurocognitive influence on children’s aggression development. The objectives are…

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  • Amanda Fitzgerald

    UCD School of Psychology

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  • Eileen Furlong

    UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems

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  • Lisa Garavin

    PhD Student in UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work & Social Justice, Thesis topic: An exploration of the interface of the child protection social worker and the Guardian ad Litem service; Description: I am undertaking a qualitative research piece on the child protection social worker (CPSW) and Guardian ad Litem (GAL). This is primarily…

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  • Aisling Geraghty

    PhD Student in UCD School of Medicine, Thesis topic: The ROLO Kids from Pregnancy to Five Years: Insights into Maternal Nutrition, Epigenetics and Lifestyle Factors; Description: My PhD research focused on factors associated with child growth and body composition up to 5 years of age. These factors included the maternal environment during pregnancy and maternal…

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  • Mirjam Heinen

    UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science

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