I have worked in the Helping Kids! Lab since early 2021, and commenced my PhD research here in September 2023.
My PhD research focuses on how children's national identities relate to social inclusion in Ireland. I am particularly interested in whether the way that children define these identities is associated with the inclusion of minority groups (e.g., migrants).
My PhD research focuses on how children's national identities relate to social inclusion in Ireland. I am particularly interested in whether the way that children define these identities is associated with the inclusion of minority groups (e.g., migrants).
Using Smartphones to Promote Belonging and Mental Health Awareness in the Classroom
Augmented Social Play-belong is an EU Horizon-funded project which aims to develop a smartphone-enabled psychotherapeutic intervention. This intervention will increase young people's sense of belonging and their awareness of mental health issues, and can be implemented in classrooms across Europe. ASP-belong is a multi-national and multi-disciplinary effort, involving leaders in research and industry from Ireland, the UK, Austria, Portugal, the Czech Republic and Norway.
My team are responsible for the dissemination of the project, with a focus on combining classic dissemination strategies (e.g., academic publications, conferences) with stakeholder- and youth-focused ones (e.g., social media campaigns, policy briefs and collaborator networks). Moreover, we are collaborating with a fantastic group of adolescent co-researchers from the Irish Second-Level Students' Union to ensure that youth perspectives are a central focus of the project.
Augmented Social Play-belong is an EU Horizon-funded project which aims to develop a smartphone-enabled psychotherapeutic intervention. This intervention will increase young people's sense of belonging and their awareness of mental health issues, and can be implemented in classrooms across Europe. ASP-belong is a multi-national and multi-disciplinary effort, involving leaders in research and industry from Ireland, the UK, Austria, Portugal, the Czech Republic and Norway.
My team are responsible for the dissemination of the project, with a focus on combining classic dissemination strategies (e.g., academic publications, conferences) with stakeholder- and youth-focused ones (e.g., social media campaigns, policy briefs and collaborator networks). Moreover, we are collaborating with a fantastic group of adolescent co-researchers from the Irish Second-Level Students' Union to ensure that youth perspectives are a central focus of the project.
