Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Psychology at the University of Limerick offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that focus on contemporary social issues and foster curiosity, critical thinking and compassion in students and graduates. Complementing and underpinning these offerings is a research agenda focused on exploring and understanding the key social issues of our times. Key and emerging research themes include social psychology, clinical and health psychology and experimental psychology.
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Profiles
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Emmanuel Affum Osei
- Centre for Social Issues Research - Assistant Professor
- Department of Psychology - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
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Elayne Ahern
- Department of Psychology - Associate Professor
- Centre for Social Issues Research - Associate Professor
- Health Research Institute - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
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Attention, memory, and narrative interpretation of Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet: Comparing 2D and 3D film viewing using eye-tracking and self-report
Kiss, M., Hayes, D. & Rooney, B., Feb 2026, In: Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 32, 1, p. 33-50 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Attitude (In)congruence in Group Interactions Predicts Social Identification and Favouritism Behaviour
Smith, E. M., Burke, K., O’Reilly, C., Quayle, M., Muldoon, O. & González, R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Social Psychological and Personality Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consummatory deficits in close social reward predict inflammation-induced depressed mood
Boyle, C. C., Rahal, D., Meinert, J., Ko, V., Olmstead, R., Eisenberger, N. I. & Irwin, M. R., Jan 2026, In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 183, 107673.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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University Hospital of Geneva
O'Shea, D. (Visiting researcher), Gallagher, S. (Visiting researcher), McAleese, A. (Visiting researcher) & Ahern, L. (Visiting researcher)
13 Jan 2026 → 16 Jan 2026Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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university hospital hamburg-eppendorf
Gallagher, S. (Visiting researcher)
3 Dec 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Prizes
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American Society of Criminology, Division of International Criminology, Post-Graduate Award
Bradshaw, D. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award
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Press/Media
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Limerick study exposes hidden struggles of young carers with many experiencing anxiety and self-harm
4/07/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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ChatGPT or CheatGPT? Irish students weigh in in the latest AI
O'Connor, C., Lyons, R. & Lannon, F.
14/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
Student theses
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Migrant Mental Health: The Role of Social Identity
Brance, K. (Author), Bentall, R. P. (Supervisor) & Chatzimpyros, V. (Supervisor), 2023Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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The Brexit Effect? Identity, Threat and Preferences for Irish (Re)unification in the Island of Ireland
Shelly, C. (Author), Muldoon, O. (Supervisor) & Roth, J. (Supervisor), 2025Student thesis: Doctoral thesis