University College Cork

1. Home
2. Applied Psychology
3. People
4. Emma Hurley

‍

Biography

‍

Research Interests

                       Research on idiographic measurement of dynamic assessment intervention. The purpose of which is to ground assessment and intervention for those not flourishing within the education system in a sound theoretical framework. This method is particularly suited to targeted intervention for marginalised groups and individuals in a psycho-educational context.This non-diagnostic approach focuses on the maximisation of the learning potential of the individual in a holistic, person-centered mannner while preserving scientific rigour in the measurement of change of the individual.                      ‍

Publications

‍

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	'The Development of a New Method of Idiographic Measurement for Dynamic Assessment Intervention' Hurley, E. & Murphy, R. (2015) 'The Development of a New Method of Idiographic Measurement for Dynamic Assessment Intervention'. The journal of pedagogy, 6 (1):43-60   [Details]

‍

Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	'In an Era of Science, Psychology Should Be Striving Towards Hard Facts' Hurley, E. (2013) 'In an Era of Science, Psychology Should Be Striving Towards Hard Facts' The Irish Psychologist, 39 (4) :96-97. [Details]

‍

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Ireland International Conference on Education Mulchrone, K., Crowley, C., Carroll, T., Ní She, A. & Hurley, E (2016) Using e-assessment in mathematics at third level in Ireland: a comparison of supervised and unsupervised implementations Ireland International Conference on Education Dublin, Ireland, [Details]
	(2015)	IACEP International Conference Hurley, E. & Murphy, R. (2015) A dynamic assessment intervention study investigating the viability of an idiographic measure of change with young adults from challenging backgrounds IACEP International Conference Harokopio University, Athens, Greece, [Details]
	(2014)	International Association of Cognitive and Educational Psychology Conference Hurley, E. & Murphy, R. (2014) Measurement in dynamic assessment: theory and practice. International Association of Cognitive and Educational Psychology Conference Budapest, Hungary, [Details]

‍

Unpublished Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	(2016). UCC Student Experience – 2015 Survey: Undergraduates’ experience in their own words. Hurley, E., Murphy, M., O’Sullivan, D., O’Sullivan, K. & O’Mullane, J. . (2016) (2016). UCC Student Experience – 2015 Survey: Undergraduates’ experience in their own words. Cork:: Unpublished Reports [Details]

‍

Professional Activities

‍

Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2013	PSI Postgraduate Essay Award Winner	Psychological Society of Ireland

‍

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	International Association of Cognitive and Educational Psychology	Member	/
	Psycholgical Society of Ireland	Member	/

‍

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	IACEP International Conference 2013, Hurley, E. (2013) Position paper on a theoretical famework in which to situate idiographic approaches to learning assessment and intervention. [Oral Presentation], IACEP International Conference 2013, International Association for Cognitive and Educational Psychology,University of Leiden, The Netherlands , 24-JUN-13 - 27-JUN-13. [Details]
	(2012)	Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2012, Hurley, E. (2012) A Theoretical Framework for Research in Dynamic Assessment. [Oral Presentation], Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2012, Cork, Ireland , 10-NOV-12 - 10-NOV-13. [Details]
	(2012)	UCC Doctoral Showcase Competition, Hurley, E. (2012) “Dynamic Assessment and Life Space –Maximizing Individual Learning Potential.”. [Oral Presentation], UCC Doctoral Showcase Competition, University College Cork , 23-OCT-12 - 23-OCT-12. [Details]

‍

Languages

	Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
	French	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent

‍

Other Activities

	Description
	ISS21 Children and Young People Research Cluster, UCC

‍

Teaching Activities

‍

Teaching Interests

                                                Individual Differences, Statistics, Research Methods, Social and Developmental Psychology, Biopsychology.