Current research interests
- Enabling quality-of-life, well-being, and community/civic participation;
- Cognitive impairment, ageing, and disability, esp. wrt (1);
- Psychology and rights, deinstitutionalisation, and democratization of health & social care;
- Evidence synthesis and methods;
- Also interested in researchers' well-being, precarious employment, and participation.
Background
PhD: neuropsychology, amputation/limb loss, and prosthetic/psychosocial rehab outcomes. Also, QOL, de-congregation, evidence synthesis, health psychology, technologies for smart & healthy ageing, older adult populations. Methods: typically observational/cohort with quantitative analysis and systematic review/evidence synthesis.
IrishRSA
Chair of Irish Research Staff Association, 2022/3.
ORCiD: orcid.org/0000-0002-3307-9590 || OSF: https://osf.io/d6vap/
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alexis Carey; Richard Lombard-Vance; Elaine Rogers; Cowley-Cunningham, M. (2024) 'Nurturing voices: Psychologists’ role in amplifying children and young people’s participation rights in decision making'. The Irish Psychologist, . [Link] | |
| 2023 | Richard Lombard-Vance; Evelyn Soye; Delia Ferri; Emma McEvoy; malcolm maclachlan; Sari Sarlio-Siintola (2023) 'Applying the ‘Human Rights Model of Disability’ to Informed Consent: Experiences and Reflections from the SHAPES Project'. Disabilities, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Katja Seidel; Melanie Labor; Richard Lombard-Vance; Emma McEvoy; Michael Cooke; Lucia D’Arino; Deirdre Desmond; Delia Ferri; Philip Franke; Ilenia Gheno; Sonja Grigoleit; Barbara Guerra; Artur Krukowski; Markéta Pešoutová; Ilia Pietri; David Prendergast; Rebecca Maguire; Marco Manso; A. Jamie Saris; Sari Sarlio-Siintola; Tatiana Silva; Eleni Zarogianni; Malcom MacLachlan; SHAPES Consortium (2022) 'Implementation of a pan-European ecosystem and an interoperable platform for Smart and Healthy Ageing in Europe: An Innovation Action research protocol'. Open Research Europe, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Foley, L.; Larkin, J.; Lombard-Vance, R.; Murphy, A.W.; Hynes, L.; Galvin, E.; Molloy, G.J. (2021) 'Prevalence and predictors of medication non-Adherence among people living with multimorbidity: A systematic review and meta-Analysis'. BMJ Open, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Joanne Carroll; Louise Hopper; Aaron Mark Farrelly; Richard Lombard-Vance; Panagiotis D. Bamidis; Evdokimos I. Konstantinidis (2021) 'A Scoping Review of Augmented/Virtual Reality Health and Wellbeing Interventions for Older Adults: Redefining Immersive Virtual Reality'. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Mahon, C.P.; Lombard-Vance, R.; Kiernan, G.; Pachankis, J.E.; Gallagher, P. (2021) 'Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals: A Systematic Review'. Psychology and Sexuality, 13 (4). [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Louise Foley; James Larkin; Richard Lombard-Vance; Andrew W. Murphy; Gerard J. Molloy (2021) 'Prevalence and predictors of medication non-adherence among patients with multimorbidity: A systematic review protocol'. HRB Open Research, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | (2019) 'Effect of deinstitutionalisation on quality of life for adults with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review'. BMJ Open, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | (2019) 'Effect of deinstitutionalisation for adults with intellectual disabilities on costs: a systematic review'. BMJ Open, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Lombard-Vance, R.; O'Keeffe, F.; Desmond, D.; Coen, R.; Ryall, N.; Gallagher, P. (2019) 'Comprehensive Neuropsychological Assessment of Cognitive Functioning of Adults With Lower Limb Amputation in Rehabilitation'. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 100 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Louise Foley; James Larkin; Richard Lombard-Vance; Andrew W. Murphy; Gerard J. Molloy (2019) 'Prevalence and predictors of medication non-adherence among patients with multimorbidity: A systematic review protocol'. HRB Open Research, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2012 | Coffey, L.; O'Keeffe, F.; Gallagher, P.; Desmond, D.; Lombard-Vance, R. (2012) 'Cognitive functioning in persons with lower limb amputations: a review'. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34 (23):1950-1964. [DOI] |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sonja Grigoleit; Richard Lombard-Vance; Nicola Goodfellow; Glenda Fleming; Michael Scott; Pedro Rocha; Fotios Gioulekas; María José Santofimia Romero; Xavier del Toro García; Alexia Zurkuhlen; Anna Schüttler (2023) 'How to evaluate digital healthcare applications in a large-scale pilot?' In: Intelligent Technologies for Healthcare Business Applications. Cham : Springer. | |
| 2023 | Richard Lombard-Vance; Melanie Labor; Alexia Zurkuhlen; Michael Cooke (2023) 'Barriers to and Facilitators of Participation in Health and Social Care Governance: Categories and Cross-Cutting Themes from a Survey of SHAPES Project Partners' In: [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Melanie Labor; Michael Cooke; Richard Lombard-Vance; Alexia Zurkuhlen; Bettina Meenen; Anna Schüttler (2023) 'Mechanisms for the Participatory Governance of Technology-Mediated Health and Social Care' In: [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | (2020) 'Creating a Feedback Loop Between Persona Development and User Research Towards Better Technology Acceptance' In: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Gallagher, P.; Coffey, L.; Desmond, D.; Lombard-Vance, R.; Jefferies, P.; Wegener, S.T. (2019) 'Limb loss' In: Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology. Washington, D.C : American Psychological Association. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Pamela Gallagher; Laura Coffey; Deirdre M. Desmond; Richard Lombard-Vance; Philip Jefferies; Stephen T. Wegener (2019) 'Limb loss' In: [Link] [DOI] |
Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Andrew P. Allen; Melissa Sharp; Aimee Smith; Valesca Lima; Michael Creane; Féaron Cassidy; Gordon Dalton; Rosarii Griffin; Richard Lombard-Vance (2023) Policies and practices relating to job precarity and career options for research staff. Country note: Republic of Ireland. Irish Research Staff Association, . [DOI] | |
| 2021 | (2021) Initial SHAPES Collaborative Governance Model. Maynooth University, . [Link] | |
| 2019 | Richard Lombard-Vance (2019) Final Report of the Evaluation of the Introduction of Schwartz Rounds in Ireland. . [Link] | |
| 2018 | (2018) Quality of life outcomes and costs associated with moving from congregated settings to community living arrangements for people with intellectual disability. An evidence review. . [Link] | |
| 2018 | (2018) An Interim Report for the Evaluation of the Introduction of Schwartz Rounds in Ireland. . |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Richard Lombard-Vance; Richard Lombard-Vance; Richard Lombard-Vance; Richard Lombard-Vance; Richard Lombard-Vance; Richard Lombard-Vance (2022) ICCHP-AAATE 2022 Open Access Compendium Assistive Technology Digital Health and Social Care Technology Acceptance and its Conceptualisation and Measurement in Older Adults: Protocol for an Umbrella Review [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Petsani, D.; Konstantinidis, E.; Carroll, J.; Lombard-Vance, R.; Hopper, L.; Nikolaidou, M.; Diaz-Orueta, U.; Kniejski, W.; Bamidis, P.D. (2020) Creating a Feedback Loop Between Persona Development and User Research Towards Better Technology Acceptance [Link] [DOI] |
Conference Contribution
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lombard-Vance, R.; Desmond, D.; Maguire, R.; Hall, T.; MacLachlan, M. (2025) 18th AAATE Conference: Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All Psychosocial Outcomes from the SHAPES Smart and Healthy Ageing Pan-European Pilot Programme: Part I – Harmonised Sample Longitudinal Outcomes Nicosia, . | |
| 2025 | Grollmus, N.S.; Riley, S.; de Jongh, E.; Mandonsela, S.G.; Lombard-Vance, R. (2025) 14th Conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) Justice and power in digital health: A symposium Galway, . | |
| 2025 | Vildziunaite, I.; Lombard-Vance, R. (2025) 14th Conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) Participation in Socially-Driven, Unconventional Hobbies and Resilience in Undergraduate Students: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis Galway, . | |
| 2025 | Lombard-Vance, R.,; Labor, M.; Cooke, M.; MacLachlan, M. (2025) 18th AAATE Conference: Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All Public Attitudes to Participatory Governance and Digital Health Infrastructures: A Pan-European, Cross-Sectional Survey Nicosia, . | |
| 2025 | Lombard-Vance, R. (2025) 14th Conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) 14th Conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) Galway, . | |
| 2025 | Lombard-Vance, R. (2025) 14th Conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) Participatory Governance and Digital Health: From SHAPES Innovation Action Findings to Considering Participatory Governance Mechanisms Galway, . | |
| 2025 | Lombard-Vance, R.; McCashin, D. (2025) 14th Conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) Using Qualitative Participatory Design Methods to Investigate Experiences of, and Envision Improvements to, a Digital Literacy Programme for Older Men in Ireland Galway, . | |
| 2023 | Liam O'Hare; Sarah Miller; Laura Dunne; Donncha Hanna; Richard Lombard-Vance (2023) What Works Global Summit Can Resilience Be Measured? Ottawa, 18/10/2023-18/10/2023. | |
| 2023 | Richard Lombard-Vance (2023) Researcher Careers: Policy, Progression and Precarity: EU, National and Local Perspectives IrishRSA and the Sarrico Report Cork, 01/12/2023-01/12/2023. [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Richard Lombard-Vance; Deirdre Desmond; Rebecca Maguire (2022) Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference Can behavioural models enable participatory governance and decision making in health and social care? Portlaoise, . | |
| 2020 | Richard Lombard-Vance; Naomi Algeo (2020) Learning Exchange & Showcasing Event for Self-Management Support for Chronic Conditions and Making E Assessing 'Making Every Contact Count' (MECC): Reflections and learning Dublin, 04/02/2020-04/02/2020. |
Other Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alexis Carey; Richard Lombard-Vance; Michelle Cowley-Cunningham; Elaine Rogers (2024) 'Nurturing voices: Psychologists role in amplifying children and young people's participation rights in decision making' The Irish Psychologist, 50 (1) :14-19. [Link] | |
| 2011 | Richard Lombard-Vance (2011) 'Developmental stability of temperament characteristics: A review' Student Journal of Psychology, 1 (1) . |
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Research Interests
Well-being/Healthy Ageing/Ageing with Impairment
- How do we enable people to live fulfilling lives? Quality-of-life (QOL), well-being, adjustment, and community participation
- How do we support people as they age with and without cognitive impairments? Ageing with cognitive impairment and/or disability
- Can digital technologies and ecosystems support lifespan development/healthy ageing?
- Which aspects of our psychology influence the limb loss experience? Psychology of amputation/limb loss
Psychology, Human Rights, and Social Justice
- How can psychology and human rights contribute to each other, and how do we use them to improve care processes? Psychology and human rights, deinstitutionalisation, democratising health & social care
- What can we learn from liberation approaches?
Precarity/VUCA
- How do inequality, volatility, and precarity in our world influence human development? Social determinants, precarity, VUCA
- How can we support researchers? Researchers' well-being, precarity, and enablement
Other
- How do we get good evidence? Evidence synthesis