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Professor Sinéad McGilloway awarded joint winner of the SPARKS 2022 competion
Centre Director, Professor Sinead McGilloway, was recently announced as joint winner of the SPARKS 2022 competition (series of quickfire 6-minute presentations) that was held as part of Maynooth University Research Week. Sinead's chosen topic was the 5-year...
UNITES research project commences
Our newest 'UNITES' (UNiversal, Inclusive ,& Targeted, Early Supports for families) project - funded by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth - is now underway and involves a collaboration with Deirdre Forde in the Froebel...
The CMHCR welcomes eight new members to the team
We are delighted to warmly welcome a number of new Centre members who have joined us in recent weeks including ; Dr. Sadhbh Byrne, Dr. Joanna McHugh Power, Dr. Melanie Labor, Dr. Sinead Matson, Patrice McCormack, Deirdre Forde, Grainne McGinty, and Natasha Joksimovic....
The Centre for Mental Health & Community Research launches the PRIMERA research programme findings
Yesterday marked the official launch of the findings of the PRIMERA (Promoting Research and Innovation in Mental hEalth SeRvices for fAmilies) research programme. This research was funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to identify/develop, implement and...
Remembering our colleague & friend Siobháin O’Doherty today
The staff and students of the Centre for Mental Health & Community Research and the Department of Psychology (Maynooth University), remember with fondness our colleague and friend Siobháin O'Doherty, on today the 5th anniversary of her passing. Siobháin was a...
Gratitude and Gratefulness: a summary report by Sarah Smith L’Estrange and Prof. Sinead McGilloway
An exploratory study carried out by Sarah Smith L'Estrange BA (Hons) Psychology, and Prof. Sinead McGilloway, assessed the perceived effectiveness of the 'My Gratitude Journal', which is described as being a Positive Psychology Intervention( PPI). The 'My Gratitude...