ACADEMIC STAFF 2011/2012
Head of School
Dr. SMITH, Howard V.
Prof. BYRNE, Ruth M.J.
Dr. CAFFREY, Shay
Dr. CROMIE, Sam
Dr. DOCKREE, Paul
Dr. GORDON, Michael
Dr. GORMLEY, Michael
Prof. MAC LACHLAN, Malcolm
Dr. MCDONALD Nick J.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Information theory, memory and perception; animal
behaviour and ethology, evolutionary psychology.
Cognitive science of human thinking; experimental
and computational studies of reasoning,
counterfactual thought and imagination.
Personality Theory, Learning Disabilities, Sexuality,
Sexual Abuse and Disability.
Human factors competence & training; event
investigation & analysis; health and safety at work;
self-control & rule-governed behaviour.
Human evoked potentials, sustained attention,
executive control, episodic memory, false memory,
acquired brain injury, cognitive ageing & dementia
Attachment Theory and Psychopathology
(specifically, The Role of Early Developmental
Factors on Adult Mental Health Problems; and Early
Environmental Influences on Severe Mental Health
and Substance Misuse). Proxy Measures of Affect in
People with Learning Disabilities Mental Health
Awareness in Young People Users' Experiences of
Psychological Services
Implicit cognition: relevance to addiction
(particularly cigarette smoking), sexual offending
against children, and prejudice; subliminal
perception; unconscious mechanisms in problem
solving. Driver behaviour: young drivers, older
drivers, speeding, application of theoretical models
to effect change in driving behaviour, influence of
media campaigns in effecting change in driving
behaviour.
Inclusive Global Health: Disability, Culture
& International Aid
Human factors and organisational aspects of safety
in aviation and other industries. Innovation and
change in organisations.
Prof. NEWELL, Fiona
Dr. NIXON, Elizabeth
Dr. O'CONNELL, Redmond
Prof. O'MARA, Shane
Dr. QUIGLEY, Jean
Prof. ROBERTSON, Ian H
Dr. SWORDS, Lorraine
Dr. TRIMBLE, Tim
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Dr. CORRIGAN, Siobhan
Multisensory perception; Object and face
recognition; Sensory deprivation; Synaesthesia;
Object motion perception; Texture perception;
Spatial perception in virtual and real scenes; Effects
of ageing on perception
Developmental Psychology, social development of
children, children's development in families,
parenting, and peer relationships
Cognitive Neuroscience: Attention, Executive
Function, Self-Awareness, Human Electrophysiology,
Single-trial predictors of performance, ADHD, Aging,
Cognitive rehabilitation.
Biology of learning and memory; mechanisms of
brain repair; drug action in CNS; synaptic plasticity;
Labelling molecules of biological interest; Visualising
in vivo neuronal activity; Defining distribution of
bioactive agents in CNS. Imaging human brain
during learning and memory; models of
neurodegeneration; models of secondary depression
and their treatment; organic disorders of memory.
Hippocampal-Cortical Interaction; Spatial Navigation
and Representation.
Critical and Theoretical Psychology; Language
acquisition and Development; Qualitative
psychology.
Neuropsychology, brain plasticity and
neurorehabilitation.
Developmental Psychology, Child and Adolescent
Mental Health, Child Health Psychology, Peer
Relationships
Criminological Psychology and Forensic
Investigation, Policing, security and risk
management, Child and adolescent identity
development
Knowledge Management & Organisational Learning;
Change Management; Human Factors; Developing
competence & skills for new generation of aviation
and manufacturing industries; Safety Management
Systems
Dr. DREHER, Jean-Claude
Dr. LEVA, Maria Chiara
Dr. MANNAN, Hasheem
Dr. SETTI, Annalisa
D.CLIN. PSYCH
Course Director
Dr. TIERNEY, Kevin,
Mr. DAVENPORT, John
Ms. FELL, Mary
Ms. FITZGERALD, Sinead
Dr. HEVEY, David
Dr. O’CONNOR, John
Functional neuroimaging, Cognitive control. Reward
and decision making, emotion and motivation.
Hormonal and genetics influence on reward
processing.
Human Reliability Analysis, Accident investigations
and Accident Databases, Safety Management
Systems, Human Factors Auditing
Global Health: Universal Access to Health Care,
Vulnerable Populations, Health and Human Rights,
Disability and Public Health Disability Measurement
and Statistics: International Classification of Health,
Functioning and Disability; Household Survey;
Structural Equation Modeling
Cognition, Perception, Multisensory Perception,
Visuo-motor interactions, Ageing, Life Span
development, Embodied Cognition (influence of
bodily changes on higher level cognition and
language).
Behavioural analysis; applied behaviour analysis;
computerphobia; attention and anxiety
Clinical Supervision and Clinical Psychology Training
Long term adult mental health difficulties, service
evaluation and psychotherapy.
Eating disorders. Developmental Psychopathology,
Depression.
Psychological aspects of Coronary Heart Disease,
Risk Perception, Quality of life assessment,
Psychological models of health behaviour, Stress,
Emotional expression and health.
Psychoanalytic Theory; obsessive compulsive
disorder; Depression; Interpersonal dynamics in
groups and organisations; Psychotherapy.
Dr. WILSON, Charlotte Emma
APPLIED BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS
Dr. BRACKEN Maeve
Dr. MAGLIERI Kristen
COUNSELLING (D.COUNS.PSYCH.)
Course Director
Dr. TIMULAK, Ladislav
Dr. CREANER, Mary
Mr. DU BERRY, Mark
Ms. HANNIGAN, Barbara
Behavioural and emotional disorders in children; the
role of parents and developing cognitivebehavioural models. Worry and anxiety in children;
developmental, clinical and systemic factors. Testing
models of anxiety disorders in adults. Mental health
issues in children with chronic illness.
Applied behavioural analysis, Stimulus equivalence,
Autism, Eating problems & autism
Treatment of challenging behaviour, functional
behaviour assessment, language acquisition, and
organizational behaviour management
Psychotherapy research (significant events in
psychotherapy process, monitoring outcome in
routine practice, development of empirically based
psychotherapy guidelines, development of
integrative approach to psychotherapy, professional
development of psychotherapists).
Psychotherapy Research, Clinical Supervision,
Research Supervision, Learning in Therapy,
Counsellor Education, Process and Outcome in
Therapy, Programme Evaluation, Practitioner
Research and Methodology
Psychotherapy (Long-Term), Group Therapy,
Counselling psychology, Supervision, JungianObject relation approaches to therapy.
Counselling Psychology & Psychotherapy research
with an emphasis on qualitative methodologies.
Specific subject areas of interest include: Trauma
and Recovery, Suicide Prevention, Coping &
Resiliency, Critical Incidence Stress Management
(CISM), Driving Safety, Programme Evaluation,
Mindfulness Based Programmes and in general
Reflective Practitioner Research.
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Dr. HONAN, Rita
Research: Pivotal response training to increase social
development in children and adults with Asperger
Syndrome. Anxiety reduction in persons with
Asperger Syndrome