Research interests by Academic staff member

Name Research Interests
Prof. BISHOP, Sonia Computational psychiatry, decision-making under uncertainty, attentional control
Dr. BRACKEN, Maeve Applied behavioural analysis, autism
Dr. BUTLIN, Ben The conceptualisation of mental disorders, and the care of children in care
Prof. BYRNE, Ruth  Cognitive science of human thinking, reasoning and imagination
Prof. CARSON, Richard Cognitive neuroscience, human motor control, neurological rehabilitation
Dr. COSMA, Alina Adolescent Health and Developmental, Cross-cultural differences, Global health, Mental health
Dr. MCCAULEY, Mathew Post-traumatic stress, occupational mental health, psychotherapy
Dr. CORRIGAN, Siobhán Knowledge management & organisational learning; change management, human factors
Dr. CROMIE, Sam Human factors competence and training
Prof. CUSACK, Rhodri The emergence of cognition in infants, perinatal brain injury, neuroimaging methods
Prof. DOCKREE, Paul Human evoked potentials, sustained attention, executive control
Dr. EUSTACE, Susan Counselling psychology and psychotherapy; anxiety, depression, mental health concerns, abuse, chronic illness
Prof. GILLAN, Claire Computational psychiatry, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addiction, eating disorders
Dr. GORMLEY, Michael Implicit cognition, addiction, sexual offending, driver behaviour
Dr. HADFIELD, Kristin Child development, global mental health, wellbeing-promotion
Dr. HANNIGAN, Barbara Counselling psychology and psychotherapy research
Dr. HEALY, Olive Applied behaviour analysis, autism spectrum disorders
Prof. HEVEY, David Psychological aspects of coronary heart disease, risk perception, quality of life
Dr. HOWLIN, Claire Music Cognition, Neuroaesthetics, Identity and Social Inclusion
Dr. KELLY, Clare Cognitive Neuroscience, fMRI, individual differences
Dr. NACI, Lorina Disorders of consciousness, brain injury, altered states of consciousness
Prof. NEWELL, Fiona Multisensory perception; object and face recognition; sensory deprivation
Dr. NIXON, Elizabeth Developmental psychology, social development of children
Prof. O'CONNELL, Redmond Cognitive Neuroscience: attention, executive function, self-awareness
Dr. O’CONNOR, John Psychoanalytic theory; obsessive compulsive disorder; depression
Prof. O'MARA, Shane Biology of learning and memory; mechanisms of brain repair
Dr. QUIGLEY, Jean Critical psychology; language acquisition and development
Dr. SWORDS, Lorraine Developmental psychology, child and adolescent mental health
Dr. TRIMBLE, Tim Criminological psychology and forensic investigation, policing
Dr. TIERNEY, Kevin Behavioural analysis; applied behaviour analysis; computerphobia
Prof. TIMULAK, Ladislav Psychotherapy research, development of empirically based psychotherapy
Dr. VALLIÈRES, Frédérique Global mental health, global psychotraumatology, applications of psychology for health system
Prof. VANNESTE Sven Sensory loss conditions, memory related issues , motor conditions, brain stimulation
Prof. WHELAN, Robert Cognitive neuroscience, ageing, addiction, machine learning