Dr Ashling Bourke is an Associate Professor in Psychology and Human Development at the Institute of Education. Her research and teaching interests include the processes that impact on child and adolescent wellbeing and children's rights. Ashling has experience in a wide range of research topics and research methodologies and she has an active research profile the intersection of Psychology, Rights, and Education. She teaches modules on social psychology, wellbeing, learning, research methods, and developmental psychology.
Her current research projects inlcude;
- Adolescent engagement in climate change eduaction
- Social influences on climate change attitudes
- Teachers' role in child protection
- Relationships and Sexuality Education
- Participatory research with adolescents
Ashling has recently been awarded a Dean's Research Fellow at the DCU Anti-Bullying Centre. In this role she is conducting research on the role of social dominance orientation and its interaction with cognitive empathy in the perpetration of cyber-bullying.
Ashling holds the following roles in the University;
• Cross-faculty subject representative for Human Development (PSP) • Steering Group member of the Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education • IoE representative on the University Quality Promotion Committee.
Ashling completed her BA (hons) in Psychology at the National University of Ireland, Galway, a Masters in Forensic Psychology at University College Cork, and a PhD at Trinity College Dublin. She has held a number of academic and research roles in Trinity College Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Dublin City University, as well as advocacy roles with children and vulnerable populations in Irish and UK NGOs.
Peer Reviewed Journal
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2024 | Bourke, A., Cullen, C., & Maunsell, C. (2024) 'Preparing to Teach Relationships and Sexuality Education: Student Teachers’ Perceived Knowledge and Attitude'. SEX EDUCATION-SEXUALITY SOCIETY AND LEARNING, . [DOI] | |
2024 | Warraitch, A., Wacker, C., Bruce, D., Bourke, A., & Hadfield, K. (2024) 'A rapid review of guidelines on involvement of adolescents in health research'. Health Expectations : An International Journal Of Public Participation In Health Care And Health Policy, . | |
2022 | Bourke, A., Mallon, B., & Maunsell, C. (2022) 'Realisation of Children’s Rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to, in, and through Sexuality Education'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHILDRENS RIGHTS, . | |
2022 | Costello, A., Maunsell, A., Cullen, C., & Bourke, A. (2022) 'A Systematic Review of the Provision of Sexuality Education to Student Teachers in Initial Teacher Education'. Frontiers in Education, 7 . [DOI] | |
2020 | Bourke, A., Morris, S., & Maunsell, C. (2020) 'Adults’ Endorsement of Children’s Protection and Participation Rights and Likelihood of Reporting Abuse'. International Journal of Children's Rights, 28 (2):352-377. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02802006 | |
2015 | Bourke, A., Kelleher, C., Boduszek, D., and Morgan, K. (2015) 'Factors associated with crisis pregnancies in Ireland: Findings from three nationally representative sexual health surveys'. Reproductive Health, 14 (12). | |
2015 | Bourke, A. and Maunsell, C. (2015) '‘Teachers Matter’: The Impact of Mandatory Reporting on Teacher Education in Ireland'. Child Abuse Review, 25 (4):314-324. | |
2014 | Bourke, A., Doherty, S., McBride, O., Morgan, K., and McGee, H. (2014) 'Female perpetrators of child sexual abuse: characteristics of the offender and victim'. Psychology, Crime and Law, 20 (8):769-780. | |
2014 | Bourke, A., Boduszek, D., Kelleher, C., McBrides, O., & Morgan, K. (2014) 'Sex Education, first sex and sexual health outcomes in adulthood: findings from a nationally representative sexual health survey'. Sex Education, 14 (3):299-309. | |
2013 | Boduszek, D.; Hyland, P.; Bourke, A.; Shevlin, M.; Adamson, G. (2013) 'Assessment of psycho-social factors predicting recidivistic violent offenses within a sample of male prisoners'. Irish Journal of Psychology, 34 . [Link] [DOI] | |
2013 | Yogalingam, K., Kelleher, C., Bourke, A., Boduszek, D., & Morgan, K. (2013) 'Experiences of crisis pregnancy among Irish and non-Irish adults living in Ireland: findings from the Irish Contraception and Crisis Pregnancy Survey 2010 (ICCP-2010)'. IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE (ONLINE), . [DOI] | |
2013 | Bourke, A.; Boduszek, D.; Hyland, P. (2013) 'The role of criminal cognitions and personality traits in non-violent recidivism: An empirical investigation within a prison sample'. JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY, 3 . [Link] [DOI] | |
2013 | Boduszek, D., Hyland, P. & Bourke, A. (2013) 'An investigation of the role of personality, familial, and peer-related characteristics in homicidal offending using retrospective data'. JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2 (2):96-106. | |
2013 | Kelleher, C., Boduszek, D., Bourke, A., McBride, O., & Morgan, K. (2013) 'Parental involvement in sexuality education: advancing understanding through an analysis of findings from the 2010 Irish Contraception and Crisis Pregnancy Study'. Sex Education, 13 (4):459-469. | |
2012 | Bourke, A. & Gormley, M. (2012) 'Comparing a pictorial Stroop task to a viewing time measure of sexual interest'. Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment, 24 (5):479-9-500. [DOI] | |
2012 | McNally, S. & Bourke, A. (2012) 'Factors affecting periconceptional folic acid supplementation in a nationally representative sample of mothers in Ireland'. Irish Medical Journal, 105 (7). |
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Research Interests
Children's Rights
Climate crisis: Attitudes and the impact on wellbeing
Climate change education
Child Abuse and Child Protection
Adversity and Resilience
Sexuality and Relationships Education
Developmental Forensic Psychology