Feb 2023 Monthly Memo


Congratulations to the following CHiLD members on their recent achievements!

NEW APPOINTMENTS

Congratulations to UCD CHiLD member Laura Taylor who has been elected as a Member-at-Large to the Governing Council of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD). 

NEW FUNDING

Congratulations to UCD CHilD member Seaneen Sloan who has received funding with Gabriela Martínez Sainz and Olga Ioannidou (School of Education) on “Evaluation of the Equity in Education Fund addressing educational disadvantage”. Funder: Rethink Ireland (2023-2026; €205k).

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Bel-Serrat S, Klingenstein P, Marques-Previ M, Hennessy E, Murrin C. “Perceived barriers to vegetable intake among urban adolescents from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds: A qualitative study from the perspective of youth workers and teachers”. Physiol Behav. 2023 Jan 6:114074.

Bel-Serrat S, von der Schulenburg A, Marques-Previ M, Mullee A, Murrin CM. “What are the determinants of vegetable intake among adolescents from socioeconomically disadvantaged urban areas? A systematic review of qualitative studies”. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2022 Dec 26;19(1):158.

UPCOMING TALKS

Flavia H. Santos – “Unveiling the role of maths anxiety on the interplay between beliefs and attitudes towards math and career choice. Sustaining Accessibility in Mathematics” – March 24th 2023 – UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics. Register: https://www.ucd.ie/mathstat/newsandevents/events/sustainableaccessibilityinmathematics/