Current Research Expertise
Head of School
Professor Agnes Higgins
Associate Professor in Mental Health
Head of Psychiatric Nursing
Areas of Expertise
- Recovery-focused approach to care of people experiencing mental health problems
- Sexuality and sexual health
- Grief and Bereavement
- Women's Mental Health
- Qualitative Methodologies, Mixed methods and Action Research
E-mail: ahiggins@tcd.ie
Chair of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Cecily Begley
Areas of Expertise
- Women-centred and midwifery-led maternity care
- Perineal trauma, management of the third stage of labour
- Self-esteem and assertiveness in student nurses and midwives
- Mixed methods of research
- Qualitative methodologies and randomised controlled trials
E-mail: cbegley@tcd.ie
Associate Professors
Professor Catherine Comiskey - Associate Professor of Healthcare Statistics, Director of Research
Areas of Expertise
- Design, implementation and execution of evaluations of treatment, Intervention and rehabilitation
- Addiction and substance misuse
- Biostatistical Methods
- Epidemiology and modelling
- Health Outcomes
- Longitudinal research
- Children's health and wellbeing
E-mail: catherine.comiskey@tcd.ie
Professor Imelda Coyne - Associate Professor, Head of Childrens Research Group
Areas of Expertise
- Parent participation/family centred care
- Childrens participation in consultation and decision-making
- Evaluation of services for children and adolescents with mental illness
- Needs of children with chronic illnesses
- Decision-making in neonatal care and nurses contribution to care
E-mail: coynei@tcd.ie
Adjunct Professor
Professor Mike Clarke
Areas of Expertise
- Systematic reviews
- Randomised trials
- Health services research
- Healthcare education
- Breast cancer
E-mail: clarkem2@tcd.ie
Academic Supervisors
Dr. Damien Brennan
Lecturer
Areas of Expertise
- Sociology of Mental Health and Illness
- Mental Health Promotion
- Economics of Social Policy
- Education Theory and Practice
- Nursing Theory
E-mail: dbrennan@tcd.ie
Dr. Patricia Cronin
Lecturer in General Nursing
Areas of Expertise
- Gastrointestinal nursing
- Living with Chronic Illness
- Qualitative Research Methodologies
E-mail: pcronin@tcd.ie
Dr. Elizabeth Curtis
Lecturer
Areas of Expertise
- Job Satisfaction and Organisational Climate within Healthcare
- Nursing Management Issues - with specific emphasis on Leadership and Change
- Research Methods - Specific Interest in Postal Surveys, Mixed Methods Studies and Focus Groups
E-mail: curtise@tcd.ie
Dr. Jan de Vries
Lecturer
Areas of Expertise
- Psychology (General, Health, Social, Applied, Clinical)
- Stress and Stress Management
- Cognitive Dissonance
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Music and Theatre (and Psychology of the Arts)
E-mail: jan.devries@tcd.ie
Dr. Clare Donnellan
Lecturer in General Nursing
Areas of Expertise
- Ageing, Stroke and Dementia
- Adjustment Psychology
- Ageing, Memory and other cognitive processes
- Health Attitudes and Behaviours
- Neuropsychology
E-mail: cdonnel@tcd.ie
Dr. Naomi Elliott
Director of Academic and Professional Affairs in Nursing
Lecturer
Areas of Expertise
- Clinical Judgement
- Cardiovascular Nursing
- Education
E-mail: naomi.elliott@tcd.ie
Dr. Joan Lalor
Lecturer in Midwifery
Chair of the School of Nursing and Midwifery Ethics Advisory Committee
Areas of Expertise
- Maternity care
- Prenatal screening and diagnosis
- Assessment of maternal and fetal wellbeing
- Service evaluation
- Research methodologies and theory development
E-mail: j.lalor@tcd.ie
Dr. Jo Murphy Lawless
Lecturer
Areas of Expertise
- Politics of childbirth
- Poverty and marginalisation
- The uses and problems of risk as a concept in scientific discourses
- Retrieving democratic participation at local levels
- Women's health issues
E-mail: jlawless@tcd.ie
Dr. Aileen Lynch
Lecturer in Biological Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Biological mechanisms underlying ageing and neurodegenerative diseases
- Neuroimmunology
- Neurophysiology
E-mail: amlynch@tcd.ie
Dr. Catherine McCabe
Director of Undergraduate Programmes (BSc (Cur.), Access and BNS)
Director of Teaching and learning (Undergraduate)
Lecturer
Areas of Expertise
- Mixed Methods Research
- Quality of Life Research
- Randomised Controlled Trials
- Art in Health Research
- Communication
E-mail: camccabe@tcd.ie
Dr. Eddie McCann
Lecturer in Psychiatric Nursing
Areas of Expertise
- Mental Health Service User and Carer Involvement
- Sexualities
- Psychological and Social Elements of Mental Health Care Delivery
- Recovery in Mental Health
- Professional Supervision and Practitioner Supports
E-mail: mccanned@tcd.ie
Dr. Gabrielle McKee
Senior Lecturer in Physiology
Deputy Director of Research
Areas of Expertise
- Improving health outcomes in acute and chronic cardiovascular disease
- Exploring health outcomes in marginalised groups; aged, obese, gender
- Risk factor modification
- Evaluation of cardiovascular services and outcomes from both the patient and services point of view
- Exploring students learning and the factors that influence it, including web based learning
E-mail: gmckee@tcd.ie
Dr. Honor Nicholl
Lecturer
Areas of Expertise
- Mothers experiences of caring for children with complex needs
- Terminology used in caring for children with life-limiting conditions
- Childrens nursing, chronic illness, disability and palliative care
- Teaching in classroom and clinical settings
E-mail: nichollh@tcd.ie
Dr. Sharon O Donnell
Health Research Board Postdoctoral Fellow
Areas of Expertise
- Acute Care Nursing
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Changing gender role attitudes in Ireland
- Gender Issues
- Health outcomes
E-mail: sodonne@tcd.ie
Dr Fintan Sheeran
Lecturer in Intellectual Disabilities Nursing
Areas of Expertise
- Intellectual Disability
- Human Rights and Intellectual Disability
- Inclusive Research
- Ageing and Intellectual Disability
E-mail: sheerinf@tcd.ie
Dr. Janine Stockdale
Lecturer in Midwifery
Areas of Expertise
- Health Promotion
- Breastfeeding
- Motivational instructional design
- Learning motivation
E-mail: stockdaj@tcd.ie
Dr. Fiona Timmins
Lecturer
Areas of Expertise
- Information needs of myocardial infarction patients
- Absenteeism among nursing students
- Nurse educators' views of absenteeism
- Assertiveness
- Student stress
E-mail: fiona.timmins@tcd.ie