We have a number of postgraduate research students studying with us in the department. Click on the any of the following names to browse the exciting range of research projects being carried out by a selection of our current cohort of reseach postgraduates.
Thesis topic
To investigate decision-making, learning, and memory processes in older adults
Supervisor
Prof Sean Commins
Thesis topic
Psycho-legal Misconceptions and the Irish Criminal Justice System; Plausibility for Individual Belief Change.
Supervisor
Professor Fiona Lyddy
Thesis topic
Nature Connectedness in the 21st Century - exploring the role our relationship with nature has on our mental health and wellbeing and how this may be influenced by the urban and digital environments.
Supervisors
Dr Tadhg MacIntyre, Dr Elaine Gallagher (external - UL ), Dr Aoife Donnelly (externail - TUD)
Thesis topic
The Effects of Social Class Habitus on the Lived Expereince of Mental Health
Supervisor
Dr Michael Cooke
Thesis topic
Trauma memory development and PTSD: Do the endings of traumatic experiences matter?
Supervisor
Prof Philip Hyland
Thesis topic
The experience of informal caregivers and their care-recipients with COPD – an exploration of the meaning of relationships and the home.
Supervisor
Dr Rebecca Maguire
Thesis topic
The study of technology mediated relationships.
Supervisor
Dr Michael Cooke
Thesis topic
The impact of Connected Health Interventions on Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of patients with Cancer
Supervisors
Dr Rebecca Maguire, Professor Deirde Desmond
Thesis topic
Exploring the role public discourse plays in mediating people's perceptions and behaviours around climate change.
Supervisor
Dr Michael Cooke
Thesis topic
Fear of Cancer Recurrence among female cancer survivors in Ireland.
Supervisors
Dr Rebecca Maguire
Thesis topic
Behavioural and Neural Correlates of Human Spatial Navigation and Memory
Supervisor
Professor Sean Commins
Thesis topic
Exploring the interplay of Assistive Technology, identity and ageing: Perspectives from older adults and stakeholders
Supervisor
Professor Deirdre Desmond
Thesis topic
The role of expectations on processes and outcomes of student counselling
Supervisor
Dr Rebecca Maguire
Thesis topic
Developing a Neuropsychological Profile of Migraine, Investigating and Targeting Pre-Ictal Dysregulation in Migraine Prevention
Supervisors
Dr Unai Diaz-Orueta, Professor Andrew Coogan
Thesis topic
Comparing Virtual Reality and Traditional Assessments of Executive Functioning in Adults with ADHD: A Convergent
Validity Study
Supervisor
Dr Unai Diaz-Orueta
Thesis topic
Exploring the impact of using connected digital technology among visually impaired persons in low and middle-income countries
Supervisor
Professor Deirdre Desmond
Thesis topic
Examining the Global Validity of ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD
Supervisor
Prof. Philip Hyland
Thesis topic
Evaluation of circadian rhythm and sleep alteration in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
Supervisors
Prof. Andrew Coogan , Dr Beverley Henley
Thesis topic
Investigating the Effects of Mindfulness Practice on Older Adults’ Cognitive Function and Sleep Quality
Supervisors
Dr Michelle Kelly (external- NCI), Dr Joanna McHugh Power
Thesis topic
Cross-Cultural Investigation of Misconceptions on Mental Health
Supervisor
Prof Fiona Lyddy
Thesis topic
Implicit Bias in Language Models
Supervisors
Dr Dermot Lynott/Dr Diarmuid O’Donoghue
Thesis topic
Investigating the modifiable associates of anxiety in people with multiple sclerosis
Supervisor
Dr Rebecca Maguire
Thesis topic
The assessment and consequences of chronic illnesses on mental health in children and their parents.
Supervisors
Dr Joanna McHugh Power/Prof Philip Hyland
Thesis topic
Investigating the impact of combined Reminiscence Therapy and exercise interventions on Autobiographical Memory and Well-Being in older adults living with Dementia, in community settings.
Supervisors
Prof Richard Roche & Prof Sean Commins
Thesis topic
Investigating Circadian Rhythms in Individuals with Narcolepsy
Supervisors
Prof Andrew Coogan
Thesis topic
The Role of Connective Technologies in Meeting Needs of People Affected by Multiple Sclerosis
Supervisor
Dr Rebecca Maguire
Thesis topic
Perinatal mental health on the island of Ireland: a mixed methods, sequential investigation of service provision and lived experience
Supervisor
Prof. Sinead McGilloway
Thesis topic
Creation of Guidelines for the Facilitation of Supported Decision Making for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Their Care Partners and Direct Care Support Workers
Supervisors
Dr Laura Coffey, Prof Deirdre Desmond
Thesis topic
Procrastination and Decision Making in Older Adults
Supervisor
Dr. Joanna McHugh Power
Thesis topic
Trauma, Cognitive Ageing and Service Provision Among Older Adults in Ireland: A Comparative Mixed Methods Study
Supervisor
Dr. Joanna McHugh Power
Thesis topic
Conditions required for successful autonomous working in complex systems
Supervisor
Dr. Michael Cooke
Thesis topic
An examination of Childhood Adverse Experiences (ACEs) in the United States and the Republic of Ireland
Supervisor
Prof. Philip Hyland
Thesis topic
The role of attitudes to technology and writing beliefs in the writing performance of university students: a comparison of longhand and word-processed writing, in STEM and non-STEM disciplines
Supervisors
Prof. Fiona Lyddy, Dr. Katriona O'Sullivan
Thesis topic
Prevalence, Risk factors and Psychosocial Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence in the Republic of Ireland and Europe
Supervisors
Prof. Philip Hyland, External Co-supervisor Dr. Frédérique Vallieres, Trinity College Dublin
Thesis topic
Mobile Health Applications (mHealth apps) with Multimodality Pre-rehabilitation Interventions for Patients Awaiting Breast
Cancer Surgery: A Mixed-Method Co-Design Study
Supervisor
Dr Laura Coffey
Thesis topic
Using novel long-term sleep monitoring to assess the longitudinal interaction between sleep and mental health
in young adults with and without insomnia symptoms.
Supervisor
Prof. Andrew Coogan
Thesis topic
An examination of how individuals vary in the degree to which
their social identity impacts their political attitudes.
Supervisor
Dr. Constance de Saint Laurent
Thesis topic
Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Training as a non-invasive intervention to improve symptoms of ADHD and its effects on
the Quality of Life in Adults.
Supervisor
Dr Unai Diaz-Orueta
Thesis topic
Go Green Next: An Environmental Psychology Perspective
Supervisor
Dr Tadhg McIntyre
Thesis topic
Fear of Loneliness and it's Consequences: A Mixed Methodological Study.
Supervisors
Dr Joanna McHugh Power, Dr Sadhbh Byrne
Thesis topic
Activity Centred Human Factor Analysis of Civil Military
Cooperation in the Domain of Cyber Security.
Supervisor
Dr. Michael Cooke