Nursing and Human Sciences

Biographical Details:

Dr Tracey Harrington (PhD, RGN, RNT, BNS(hons)ENB 405)is a lecturer in Children's and General Nursing.She is director of Professional Development in DCU.Previously Dr Harrington worked as a Nurse Tutor in Children's University Hospital, Temple St, Dublin. Her PhD, completed at Imperial College, London, involved investigation of & quantification of adipose tissue content and distribution in newborn infants using magnetic resonace imaging. Infant nutrition and obesity have become the main focus of her research following on from her PhD.

Research Interests:

Clinical research interests; Infant health and nutrition, obesity and related disorders. From an educational perspective alternate educational methods such as enquiry based learning (EBL)

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Barron, C., Lambert, V., Conlon, J., Harrington, T.(accepted). 2008. The childs world: A creative and visual trigger to stimulate student enquiry in a problem based learning module. Nurse Education Today,
• Modi N, Thomas EL, Harrington TA, Uthaya S, Doré CJ, Bell JD. 2006. Determinants of adiposity during preweaning postnatal growth in appropriately grown and growth-restricted term infants.. Pediatric Research, 60, 3, pp345-348.
• Harrington TA, Thomas EL, Frost G, Modi N, Bell JD. 2004. Distribution of adipose tissue in the newborn. Pediatric Research, 55, 3, pp437-441.
• Uthaya S; Thomas EL; Harrington TAM; Bell JD; Modi N. 2003. Altered deposition of adipose tissue after extremely preterm birth. PEDIATR RES. 54:570-570.. Pediatric Research, 54, , pp570-.
• Harrington TA, Thomas EL, Modi N, Frost G, Coutts GA, Bell JD. 2002. Fast and reproducible methods for the direct quantification of adipose tissue in the newborn infants. Lipids, 37, 1, pp95-100.

Selected Chapters

• Harrington, Tracey. & Barron, Carol. 2007. Administration of Medicine (In review). Foundation Skills for Caring

• Conlon J. & Harrington T., Enquiry Based Learning, Simulation and Children's Nursing, Clinical Education Centre Symposium, Evolving Clinical Education and Practice, ., 18-JAN-08 - , Dublin City University
• Harrington, T., Lambert, V., Barron, C., Conlon, J.,, Alternatives to talk and chalk: steps and strategies for successful student engagement,, 3rd International Congress on Pediatric Nursing. Children and Young Peoples Nursing: Looking Forward , 24-AUG-07 - 27-AUG-07, Athens, Greece
• Lambert, V., Barron, C., Conlon, J., Harrington, T.,, The Development of Problems for an Enquiry Based Module, 1st International Nursing Conference. Building and Promoting Excellence in Practice, 02-APR-07 - , NUI, Galway
• Harrington TA, Thomas EL,Modi N, Frost G, Coutts G, Bell J., Total Body Fat Quantification in the Newborn infant using magnetic resonance imaging., European Society of Pediatric Research,, 09-SEP-02 - , Rhodes Palace Hotel, Rhodes
• Harrington TA, Thomas EL, Modi N, Bell J., Total Body Fat Quantification in the Newborn infants using magnetic resonance imaging at birth and beyond., 12th Annual NMR Symposium, Institute of Child Health, UCL, London., 05-JAN-02 - , Institute of Child Health, UCL, London