PhD Students

Project: The experiences and perspectives of fathers who participated in a patenting programme for children with ADHD.

Stephanie Allen (allens1@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr Louise Doyle & Prof Agnes Higgins

Project: The impact of COVID-19 Amongst Risk and Protective Factors for Non-Communicable Disease Patients and Community Health Services in Developing Countries.

Muluken Basa (basam@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Prof. Catherine Comiskey & Dr. Jan De Vries

Project: LGBQ young people’s sources of information on sexuality and sexual health

Thelma Begley (tbegley@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Prof. Agnes Higgins & Dr. Gabrielle McKee

Project: The Pathway to the Emergency Department: A national mixed methods study of pre-hospital practitioners’ experiences and training needs when responding to people with self-harm and suicidal behaviour

Eamonn Byrne (byrnee65@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr. Louise Doyle & Dr. Brian Keogh

Project: CBT- SP (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Suicide Prevention): Imagery Intervention.

Marie Carey (careym2@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr. Louise Doyle & Dr. Brian Keogh

Project: Older gay men’s experiences of Social Connection: A narrative analysis

William Casey (wcasey@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr. Brian Keogh & Prof. Anne-Marie Brady

Project: Mental Health Organisational Culture and Practice Change: Moving Towards a Recovery Orientation Using Action Research

Elaine Collins (colline2@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Prof. Agnes Higgins

Project: A place in the choir: An investigation of the meaning that older people attach to membership of a community choir

Jonathan Durning (durningj@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr. Brian Keogh & Dr. Louise Doyle

Project: Mental Health in the military: A mixed methods investigation of mental health and help-seeking behaviours in the Irish Defence Forces

Daniel Fitzpatrick (dfitzpa1@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr. Louise Doyle & Dr. Brian Keogh

Project: Women’s mental health and mental resilience five years after first-time motherhood: a mixed methods

Susan Hannon (hannonse@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Prof. Agnes Higgins & Dr. Deirdre Daly

Project: Improving access and uptake of treatment services for substance using adolescents

Philip James (jamesp1@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Prof. Catherine Comiskey & Dr. Michael Nash

Project: Protecting the Future of Mental Health Nursing in Ireland: An Exploration of the Transition Experiences, Career Intentions and Retention of Graduate Mental Health Nurses: A Mixed Methods Study

Fionnuala Killoury (killourf@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr. Brian Keogh & Dr. Louise Doyle

Project: People who use drugs: Opiate Agonist Treatment and Trauma

David McDonagh (mcdonad6@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Prof. Catherine Comiskey & Dr. Jan de Vries

Project: Borderline stories: Women’s narratives of borderline personality diagnosis and disclosure

Tracey McDonagh (mcdonate@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr. Louise Doyle & Prof. Agnes Higgins

Project: The Impacts of anxiety and depression on clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients with HF

Philip Punnakal (punnakas@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr. Sharon O’Donnell

Project: Developing a roadmap and vision for Liaison Psychiatry Nursing in Ireland; A mixed-methods study

Aine Richards (richarai@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr. Louise Doyle & Dr. Brian Keogh

Project: Hate and how we can stop hating: the role of betrayal and atonement

Leda Tortora (ltortora@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr. Jan De Vries

Project: Suicide, Suicidal Behaviour and Self-Harm in Nurses in Ireland: A National Mixed Methods Study

Ciaran Carr (cicarr@tcd.ie)

Supervisors: Dr Louise Doyle & Dr Brian Keogh

Project: Exploring the impact of cognitive dissonance in nursing practice

Jia Zeng (zengji@tcd.ie)

Supervisor: Jan De Vries