Personal profile
Research Interests
Eimears research focuses on issues of vulnerability on the frontline in the healthcare and criminal justice systems. She has published in the areas of health, criminal, constitutional and administrative law both nationally and internationally. She worked with and secured funding from important stakeholders including the HSE, Cosc, The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, the Department of Justice, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service, the Irish Research Council and the Council of Europe.
Much of her research is interdisciplinary and empirical in nature, interrogating the gap between theory and practice, with colleagues from a variety of disciplines including nursing, midwifery, medicine, allied health, psychology, policing, youth justice and prisons.
Biography
Eimear Spain is a Professor of Health Law in a joint appointment between the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences and the School of Law. Eimear graduated with a BA in Law and Accounting and was awarded the University Medal for first place in interdisciplinary programmes upon graduation. Following completion of her PhD, Eimear took up a research position in Macquarie University in Sydney. She was subsequently appointed as a Senior Lecturer in the University of Northumbria in England before returning to take up a lecturing position in the School of Law in 2010. Prof. Spain was appointed to the Psychologist Registration Board (CORU) by the Minister for Health in 2017.
External positions
Member Psychologists Registration Board, CORU
2017 → …
Keywords
- K Law (General)
- R Medicine (General)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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An Exploratory Study of Capacity Assessment in Medical Practice in Ireland
Spain, E., Davidson, H., O’Donnell, P., Jalali, A., McKittrick, S. & Leo, R., 2024, In: European Journal of Health Law. 31, 5, p. 518-535 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of the current medico-legal and regulatory culture in Ireland on the decision of graduate entry medical school students to pursue a career in obstetrics and gynecology
Tumelty, M. E., Spain, E., Cheema, A., Cinnamond, K., Hannigan, A., Sharma, S. & Cotter, A., Dec 2024, In: European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 303, p. 42-47 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Compulsory vaccination against COVID-19: a legal and ethical perspective on public good versus personal reticence
Dunne, C. P. & Spain, E., Feb 2023, In: Irish Journal of Medical Science. 192, 1, p. 221-226 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decision making capacity assessment in general practice in Ireland
Davidson, H., Leo, R., McKittrick, S., O'Donnell, P., Jalali, A. & Spain, E., 1 Jan 2023, In: Rural and remote health. 23, 1, p. 8181 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors impacting on the decision of graduate entry medical school students to pursue a career in obstetrics and gynecology in Ireland
Spain, E., Tumelty, M. E., Hannigan, A., Cinnamond, K., Cheema, A. & Cotter, A., Dec 2023, In: BMC Medical Education. 23, 1, 449.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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