Emma Diskin

Affiliation(s): Trinity College Dublin, St James's Hospital Dublin

Research Interests: 

• Menstrual related mental health
• Mental health and physical health overlap
• PPIE research

Emma Diskin is a Research Assistant at the Trinity Centre for Reproductive Sciences and Women’s Health (TCRW). Her current role involves supporting the successful launch of TCRW, including providing project management and administrative support to the TCRW Management Team.

Alongside her role at TCRW, Emma supports research in the Department of Endocrinology at St James’s Hospital, gathering retrospective data for SDM Registries, an international registry platform that aims to improve clinical practice, research and understanding of a wide range of rare conditions affecting sex development and maturation.

Having completed her MSc in Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology at King’s College London, Emma worked on the Cycle Study, a pilot project aimed at improving understanding of premenstrual disorders. She has a particular interest in understanding how premenstrual disorders are shaped by genetic and environmental factors, and hopes to carry out menstrual-related mental health research at PhD level.

The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy: What it means for PMDD