Academic biography

Dr Simon Dunne is an Assistant Prof in Psychology in the School of Psychology in the Faculty of Science and Health. His primary research interests include cancer survivorship, psycho-oncology, existential issues in health and illness, the body and self in illness and wellness and stigma/discrimination among mental health communities. He is a Principal Investigator in the Psycho-Oncology/Cancer Survivorship stream of the DCU Cancer Research Group, and has been co-investigator or Principal Investigator on a number of research projects funded by the Health Research Board and Irish Cancer Society. His teaching interests include advanced research methods and statistics for psychology, conceptual/theoretical issues and approaches in psychology and how technology shapes our mind and behaviour.