2017

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project
Dr. Prakash Kumar	M.Sc	Prof RA Kenny		2017	Impact of assistance on the quality of life of older adults with ADL and IADL disabilities
Dr. Jaspreet Bhangu	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2017	Cardiovascular associations of falls and syncope in the elderly
Dr. Helen O’Brien	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2017	The impact of hospitalization on cognition, mooed and physical outcomes in older adults
Dr. Tim Foran,	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2017	Measurement of variability in gait with application to older adults.

2016

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project
Dr. Blaithin Ni Bhuachalla,	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2016	The investigation of the relationship between neuro cardiovascular instability and vision.

2015

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project
Dr. Deirdre Robertson	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2015	The Influence of Perceptions of Ageing on Physical and Cognitive Outcomes

2014

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project
Dr. John Frewen	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2014	Autonomic influences on cognitive performance at a population level
Dr. Claire O’Regan	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2014	Autonomic Function and Depression in Older Adults
Michelle Sybring	MSc BioEng	Prof RA Kenny		2014

2013

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project
Joseph Morrow	MSc BioEng	Prof RA Kenny		2013	Identifying the Spectrum of Cardiac Output and Total Peripheral Resistance Responses in Older Adults Using Epidemiological and Clustering Methods
Sigrid Dupan	MSc BioEng	Prof RA Kenny		2013	A Novel Measure of Neural and Mechanical Baroreflex Sensitivity: Understanding Its Relationship to Active Stand Responses in Older Adults”.
Michael Carmody	MSc BioEng	Prof RA Kenny		2013	Combining the Active Stand Test and Pattern Recognition Methods to Predict Vasovagal Syncope
Dr. Daniel Ryan	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2013	Haemodynamic stroke and transient ischaemic attack secondary to neurocardiovascular instability
Dr. Kathryn Richardson	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2013	Multiple medication use in the middle and older age population
Dr. Hilary Cronin	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2013	Fear of Falling in Older Adults
Dr. Donal Skelly	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2013	Delineating molecular mechanisms of Inflammation-Induced Delirium using a novel mouse model
James Hanney	M.Sc	Dr Ronan Collins		Jan 2013	Psychosocial adaptation to stroke in young adults: a qualitative, longitudinal analysis.

2012

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project	Funding Source
Dr. Carol Stone	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		2012	An investigation of the incidence of falling and risk factors for falls in adults with advanced cancer
Niamh Collins	Ph.D.	Prof Davis Coakley	2007	2012	Ocular Microtremor as a  Clinical and Scientific Tool in Neurologic Disease; Validation and Application of a Generalised Discovery Protocol	Mercers Institute for Research on Ageing
Dr. Clodagh O’Dwyer	PhD	Prof RA Kenny	April 2009	2012	Vasovagal Syncope and the Older Adult	TCD
Dr. Orla Collins	PhD	Prof RA Kenny	April 2009	April 2012	Autonomic influences on Cognitive Impairment – determinants of conversion to dementia	HRB translational research award
John Frewen	MsC	Prof RA Kenny	April 2011	April 2012	Prevalence of Atrial fibrillation in TILDA	TCD
Dorothy Leahy	M. Sc	Dr Deirdre Desmond  & Dr. Ronan Collins	June 2010	June 2012	Experiences of stroke in young adults: a qualitative analysis	Meath Foundation
Dr. Aine Ni Mhaolain	PhD	Prof B Lawlor		10/2012	Frailty in an older population	ELAN
A Lopez-Valdes	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2001	2012	Mathematical processing of audio cues to improve hearing with cochlear implants	TCD
E Chah	PhD	Prof R Reilly	2007	2012	Mathematical processing of electrophysiology with applications to implanted electrodes	TCD
N Steinemann	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2011	2012	Mathematical modelling of head direction cells	TCD
Noor S	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2011	2012	Recording of hippocampal place cells in freely moving animals	TCD
H Kiiski	PhD	Prof R Reilly	2009	2012	Neurophysiological assessment of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis	TCD
H Nolan	PhD	Prof R Reilly	2008	2012	Multisensory integration in the vestibular system	TCD
L Rueda-Delgado	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2011	2012	Quantitative analysis of acute brain injury	TCD
D Bradley	PhD	Prof R Reilly	2008	2012	Temporal discrimination threshold as an endophenotype in adult onset primary torsion dystonia	TCD
N Reynolds	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2011	2012	Diffusion tensor imaging of task induced epilepsy	TCD
A Davacan	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2011	2012	Temporal discrimination threshold assessment in dystonia	TCD
A Fanning	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2011	2012	Temporal discrimination threshold assessment in dystonia	TCD
ASM Shamsu Arefin	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2011	2012	Quantitative EEG analysis of task induced epilepsy	TCD
E Mooney	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2011	2012	Tremor assessment in neurological disorders	TCD

2011

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project	Funding Source
Dr Sean Kennelly	PhD	Prof RA Kenny	2008	April 2011	An investigation of the safety, efficacy and possible mechanisms of action, of the antihypertensive nilvadipine, in patients with mild moderate Alzheimer’s disease/	Roskamp Neurosciences Institute
Ciaran Finucane	PhD	Prof RA Kenny	2005	January 2011	Analysis and Biophysical Modelling of Baroreflex Stimulation with Applications in Syncope and Falls	Mercer’s Institute for Research on Ageing
Dr. Damien Gallagher	PhD	Prof B Lawlor		03/2011	Caregiver burden in Alzheimer’s disease	ELAN
M Van Dort	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2010	2011	Closed loop recording and stimulation in implanted devices	TCD
L Krijser	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2010	2011	Thin filament electrode design for deep brain recording	TCD
S Meredith	PhD	Prof R Reilly	2004	2011	Diffusion Imaging:  A fast marching approach to tractography (with Dr Kathleen Curran)	TCD
A Power	PhD	Prof R Reilly	2006	2011	Endogenous Auditory spatial attention in auditory cortex	TCD
R Sobolewski	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2008	2011	An investigation of cognitive aging: an EEG study.  Awaiting graduation	TCD
D Nolan	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2009	2011	Analysis of the aortic valve dynamics using endolumental measurements	TCD
M Cheung	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2010	2011	Assessment kinematic movement in fMRI	TCD
C Brennan	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2010	2011	Influence of dual taskig on gait variability	TCD
C Murphy	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2010	2011	Forced oscillatory measurements in pulmonary diseases	TCD
J Browne	PhD	Prof JB Walsh	2008	2011	An investigation of risk factors for fracture in patients with osteoporosis using biochemical. Biomechanical and radiological assessments	Mercer’s Institute for Research on Ageing & St. James’s Hospital.

2010

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project	Funding Source
Dr A Chin	MD	Dr C Cunningham	2003	2010	Vascular correlates of cognitive performance in a community based elderly population	Mercer’s Institute for Research on Ageing
Dr Roman Romer-Ortuno	PhD	Prof RA Kenny	Oct 2007	Dec 2010	Orthostatic Hypotension as a marker of Frailty in Older People	TRIL
Dr. Aoibhin Lynch	PhD	Prof B Lawlor		2010	Genotype and phenoype in Alzheimer’s dementia	ELAN
G Browett	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2009	2010	Artefact Refjection in movement based EEG studies	TCD
D Robinson	MSc	Dr Melissa McCullough	2008	2010	The Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act – Deal or no Deal?	HSE Training Fund

2009

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project	Funding Source
Mohammed Ali Al-Kalbani	Ph.D.	Prof Davis Coakley	2005	2009	Ocular Microtremor Measurement, Characterization & Analysis	SFI
Dr D Robinson	MD	Dr C Cunningham	2006	2009	Vitamin B12 in the elderly and its relationship to cognition,falls & balance, mood & mortality	Mercer’s Institute for Research on Ageing
DM Pitorac	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2008	2009	Automatically adapting mattress for the prevention of pressure sores and ulceration	TCD

2008

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project	Funding Source
Dr Geraldine McMahon	PhD	Prof RA Kenny		April 2008	The effect of acute traumatic brain injury on cardiovascular homeostasis	St James Hospital
Dr Chie Wei Fan	MD	Dr C Cunningham	2006	2008	Sleeping with the head of the bed tilted up: physiology and therapy	Mercer’s Institute for Research on Ageing
R C Moran	PhD	Prof R Reilly	2004	2008	Neural mass models of the electroencephalogram-a unifying framework	TCD
F Lahart	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2007	2008	Home based stroke rehabilitation	TCD
J Roche	MSc	Prof R Reilly	2007	2008	Use of abdominal pressure for orthostatic tolerance in patients with autonomic failure	TCD

2002

Student Name	Degree	Supervisor	Start date	Date of Submission	Title of Project	Funding Source
Dr Michelle O’Reilly	PhD	Dr C Cunningham	1999	2002	Hormonal and emotional regulation of memory processes	Mercer’s Institute for Research on Ageing