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Biography
Rebecca Parkin is an Assistant Professor in Pharmacy Practice at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Rebecca completed her BSc. (Pharm.) and MSc. (Community Pharmacy) in TCD. She subsequently completed her MSc. (Clinical Pharmacy) in University College Cork, followed by a PhD in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
After working as a community pharmacist for 20 years, Rebecca joined the National Cancer Control Programme as a Senior Pharmacist in 2020. She took up her current post with the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in TCD in 2026.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
- Hayden JC, Parkin R., The challenges of COVID-19 for community pharmacists and opportunities for the future., Irish journal of psychological medicine, 37, (3), 2020, p198-203Journal Article, 2020
- Parkin R, Nicholas FM, Hayden JC., A systematic review of interventions to enhance adherence and persistence with ADHD pharmacotherapy., Journal of psychiatric research, 152, 2022, p201-218Journal Article, 2022
- Parkin, Rebecca, Bennett, Kathleen, Nicholas, Fiona Mc, Hayden, John C., Recent trends in psychotropic medication use in children and adolescents in Ireland, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 34, (3), 2025, p997-1009Journal Article, 2025, DOI
- Parkin, Rebecca, Bennett, Kathleen, Mc Nicholas, Fiona, Hayden, John C., A cross-sectional study of recent patterns of psychotropic medication use in children and adolescents in Ireland, International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 47, (1), 2025, p146-156Journal Article, 2025, DOI
- Bond, Laura, Gordon, Aoife, Parkin, Rebecca, Hayden, John, Guerin, Suzanne, McNicholas, Fiona, A Qualitative Study Exploring the Lived Experience of Caregivers" Attending Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2025Journal Article, 2025, DOI
- Fiona McNicholas, Rebecca Parkin, Laura Bond, Diane Purper-Ouakil, John C Hayden, John Walkup, A Goldilocks Approach to Youth Psychotropic Prescribing, Irish Medical Journal, 119, (8), 2026, p149 - 156Journal Article, 2026
- Fiona McNicholas, Laura Bond, Diane Purper-Ouakil, John T. Walkup, John C. Hayden, Rebecca Parkin, The Art of Prescribing, Toward a Goldilocks Model of Psychotropic Prescribing in Youth, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 0, (0), 2026Journal Article, 2026
Research Expertise
Rebecca's main research interests focus on psychotropic medication use in children/adolescents, including the development of supports for patients/caregivers in relation to psychotropic medication use.
Recognition
- Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Present