Nursing
Postgraduate Research Students
| Student | Degree | Research Topic | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Adams | PhD Track | BT-T3 | Dr. Sandra O'Neill | |
| Yvonne Bergmans | PhD Track | The experience of recovering from recurrent suicide attempts | Prof. Chris Stevenson | Prof. John Cutcliffe (University of Texas) Dr. Paul Links (U of Toronto |
| Christina Bermingham | PhD Track | Exploratory Study of Birth Activism in Ireland | Dr. Anne Matthews | Dr. Laurence Cox (National University of Ireland, Maynooth) |
| Andrew Boilson | PhD Track | Irish Protocol for Autism Spectrum Disorder Prevalence | Dr. Mary Rose Sweeney | Prof. Anthony Staines |
| Sean Boland | PhD | The constitutes of meaningful dialogue between nurses and people who are experiencing acute psychosis | Prof. Chris Stevenson | Dr. Evelyn Gordon |
| Jill Carey | PhD Track | The impact of equine assisted learning as an intervention aimed at promoting psychological and social well-being amongst young people with behavioural issues. | Dr. Gemma Kiernan | Dr. Suzanne Guerin (UCD) |
| Gerard Clinton | PhD | The investigation of stereotyping in the clinical judgement and decision-making of Registered Psychiatric Nurses in Ireland. | Prof. Anne Scott | Dr. Padraig MacNeela (NUIG) |
| Laura Coffey | PhD Track | Goal regulation and psychological adjustment to amputation | Dr. Pamela Gallagher | Dr. Deirdre Desmond (NUIM) |
| Paula Collins | MSc | A randomized control trial comparing the buttonhole technique with the rope ladder technique as a form of cannulating the arteriovenous fistula. | Dr. Anne Matthews | |
| Joy Conlon | PhD Track | Factors affecting the prescription and administration of 'PRN' analgesia prescriptions. | Prof. P. Anne Scott | |
| Eileen Courtney | PhD | Palliative Care and Children | Dr. Gemma Kiernan | Dr. Suzanne Guerin (UCD) |
| Melissa Doi | PhD Track | Mechanisms of drug resistance in Multiple Myeloma | Dr. Rob O'Connor | Prof. Martin Clynes (NICB) |
| Mairead Dowling | PhD | A study of the therapeutic journey of children who have been bereaved. | Dr. Gemma Kiernan | Dr. Suzanne Guerin (UCD) |
| Sean Duffy | PhD Track | Nurse sensitive patient outcomes using nursing minimum data set (INMDS) | Dr. Anne Matthews | Prof. P. Anne Scott |
| Simon Dunne | PhD Track | Existential anxiety and point of care diagnostic testing | Dr. Pamela Gallagher | Dr. Anne Matthews |
| Mary Farrelly | PhD Track | A study investigating the portrayal of mental illness in Irish print New media. | Prof. Chris Stevenson | Dr. Kate Irving |
| Joanne Flood | PhD Track | An exploration of interventions that can help minimize behavioural and psychological symptoms in persons with dementia in primary care: A case study analysis approach. | Dr. Kate Irving | Dr. Trevor Adams (University of Surrey, UK) |
| Rita Glover | PhD Track | Why do supervisors do what they do? A critical examination of psychotherapeutic supervision. | Prof. Chris Stevenson | Dr. Gemma Kiernan |
| Anna Marie Greaney | PhD track | Diagnostic self-testing: An opportunity to examine the role of autonomy in healthcare delivery | Dr. Dónal O'Mathúna | |
| Liz Hartnett | PhD track | A comparison of the impact of different work/employment options on the quality of life of people with an intellectual disability in Ireland. | Dr. Pamela Gallagher | Dr. Gemma Kiernan |
| Raphaela Kane | PhD | Self Harm and A&E | Prof. P. Anne Scott | Prof. Chris Stevenson |
| John Keane | PhD track | Chronic illness, freedom and the active human imagination. | Dr. Dónal O'Mathúna | Dr. William Mathews (Milltown) |
| Aileen Kennedy | PhD Track | An examination of factors associated with the development of sour taste preference in infants | Dr. Tracey Harrington | |
| Marcia Kirwan | PhD Track | RN4CAST | Dr. Anne Matthews | Prof. Anne Scott |
| Rita Lawlor | MSc | Domestic Violence in primary care | Dr. Jean Clarke | |
| Daniela Lehwaldt | PhD Track | RN4CAST | Dr. Anne Matthews | Prof. Anne Scott |
| Aoife McGillicuddy | PhD Track | The experiences of lesbian and gay students of being lesbian or gay in Irish secondary schools | Dr. Mel Duffy | Dr. Vera Sheridan |
| Joyce Magala Mpalanyi | PhD Track | Water and water management needs: Social health impacts on women and their children | Dr. Jean Clarke | |
| David Meagher | PhD | A longitudinal study of symptom profile and clinical subtypes of delirium | Dr. Kate Irving | Prof. Anthony Staines |
| Gerry Moore | PhD | A psychoanalytic investigation into the significance of transference in the delivery of Irish Adult Public mental health Services | Prof. Chris Stevenson | Prof. John Cutcliffe (University of Texas) Dr Rik Loos (Dublin Business School) |
| Clodagh Ni Ghallachoir | PhD Track | Breaking the code of silence: Psychotherapy as a coping mechanism in assisted reproductive technology treatments and infertility. | Dr. Mark Philbin | Dr. Pamela Gallagher |
| Colette O'Donovan | MSc | Public Health Nurses experiences of training in Marte Meo communication | Dr. Jean Clarke | |
| Miriam O'Neill | PhD | An exploration of the potential contribution of psychoanalysis to the understanding of the high rate of suicide among young Irish males | Prof. Chris Stevenson | Gerry Moore |
| Fiona O'Neill | PhD | Cellular Pharmacology of HER2-Targeted Therapy | Dr. Rob O'Connor | Prof. Martin Clynes (NICB) |
| Ray O'Neill | PhD Track | Seeing sex: How gay men who have been blind since birth speak of their sexuality and sexuation. | Prof. Chris Stevenson | Gerry Moore |
| Siobhan Russell | PhD track | A mixed method study of service user involvement in mental health nurse education | Dr. Liam MacGabhann | |
| Michael Shannon | PhD | Dr. Anne Matthews | ||
| Melissa Stobie | PhD Track | The role of emotions in moral decision-making | Dr. Dónal O'Mathúna | |
| Krisztina Visnovitzne Vukman (BT-T3) | PhD Track | BT-T3 | Dr. Sandra O'Neill | |
| Niamh Vickers | PhD Track | An exploratory study and analysis of Irish nurses' assessment and documentation practices of pain in the postoperative context. | Dr. Shelagh Wright | Prof. Anthony Staines |
| Maria Wegrzynowska | PhD Track | Polish Mothers from Ireland. Pregnancy, Birth-giving and Motherhood among Polish Migrants in Ireland | Dr. Sabina Stan |








