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Dr Maria Dempsey PhD, MA, Reg Psychol,

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Dr Maria Dempsey PhD, MA, Reg Psychol,

Honours and Awards

Year: 2002.

Title: Presidents Award for Research on Innovative Forms of Teaching and Learning.
       

Conference Contributions

Murphy, M., Halton, C., & Dempsey, M. (2007) Sustaining Reflective Development in the Workplace: Researching epistemological responses to reflective engagement by social work practitioners. [Oral Presentation], AERA Conference, unknown , 01-JAN-07 - 01-JAN-07.
Lyons,N., Halton, C., Dempsey, M., Murphy, M. & Rath, A. (2006) Reflective Engagement as Professional Development: In service of the public good? . [Oral Presentation], American Education Research Association (AERA), San Francisco , 07-APR-06 - 11-APR-06.
Halton, C., Dempsey, M., & Murphy, M. (2006) Education for responsible social work practice; the role of reflective engagement. [Oral Presentation], American Educational Resarch Association (AERA), San Francisco, USA , 06-APR-06 - 12-APR-06.
Lyons , N., Murphy, M.,Halton, C., Dempsey, M., & Rath, A. (2005) Reflective Engagement as Professional Development : Does New Research Support or Refute Prior Claims ?. [Oral Presentation], Educational Society of Ireland National Conference,, UCC, Cork, Ireland , 21-MAR-05 - 23-MAR-05.
Lyons, N., Murphy, M., Halton, C., Dempsey, M. & Rath, A. (2005) Reflective Engagement as professional development in higher education: Does new research support or refute the argument. [Oral Presentation], European Conference for Educational Research (ECER), UCD , 07-SEP-05 - 07-SEP-05.
Dempsey, M., Halton, C., Murphy, M. (2005) Tracking the Experience of Reflective Learning in Social Work Education : A Case Study. [Oral Presentation], European Educational Research Association Conference ECER, UCD, Dublin, Ireland.September , 07-SEP-05 - 07-SEP-05.
Lyons, N., Dempsey, M., Halton, C., Murphy, M. & Rath, A. (2005) Reflective Engagement as Professional Development: Does new research support or refute prior claims?. [Oral Presentation], ESAI Annual Conference, UCC , 11-MAR-05 - 11-MAR-05.
Murphy, M., Dempsey, M.,& Halton, C. (2005) Tracking the experience of reflective learning in social work education: a longitudinal case study. [Oral Presentation], ESAI Annual Conference, UCC , 11-MAR-05 - 11-MAR-05.
Dempsey, M. (2005) Teenage pregnancy: Implications for supports in educational settings. [Oral Presentation], Women in Need of Greater Support (WiNGS) Across Europe initiative, (European Grundtvig II Learning Partnership), Bessborough Care Centre, Cork , 01-JAN-05 - 01-JAN-05.
Dempsey, M. (2005) Voices of teenage pregnancy: experiences, meanings and connections with lone parenting. [Invited Oral Presentation], La Leche League Conference, Kilkenny , 11-MAR-05 - 13-MAR-05.
O'Connell, B., Dempsey, M. & O'Sullivan, K (2003) 'Pink Prejudice? An exploratory Study of the prevalence and aspects of homophobia amongst Irish Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Counselling Psychologists' . [Oral Presentation], Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI), * , 01-NOV-03 - 01-NOV-03.
Dempsey, M., Halton, C., Murphy, M. (2001) Cross Disciplinary Perspectives on Scaffolding Reflective Portfolio Development on a Professional Training Course,. [Oral Presentation], International Portfolio Conference, UCC, Cork , 01-FEB-01 - 03-FEB-01.
Halton, C., Lyons, N., Dempsey, M., & Murphy, M. (1999) Epistemological Development through Practitioner Research by Social Workers Engaged in a Masters Degree by Portfolio. [Oral Presentation], AERA, Chicago , 30-DEC-99 - 30-DEC-99.
Murphy, M., Halton, C., & Dempsey, M. (1999) Sustaining Reflective Development in the Workplace: Researching Epistemological Responses to Reflective Engagement by Social Work Practitioners. . [Oral Presentation], AERA, Chicago , 30-DEC-99 - 30-DEC-99.
Dempsey, M., Halton,C., & Murphy, M (1999) Tracking the experience of reflective learning of MSW Students. [Oral Presentation], ESAI Conference, Cork , 30-DEC-99 - 30-DEC-99.
Dempsey,M., Halton, C., & Murphy, M (1999) Cross Disciplinary perspectives on scaffolding reflective portfolio development on a professional training course. [Oral Presentation], International Portfolio Conference, Cork , 30-DEC-99 - 30-DEC-99.
Dempsey, M., Halton, C. and Murphy, M (1998) Reflective Learning in Professional Education. [Invited Oral Presentation], Reflective Learning Seminar, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA , 10-JUL-98 - 12-JUL-98.
Dempsey, M., Halton, C., & Murphy, M. (1998) Reflective Learning in professional education. [Oral Presentation], International Portfolio Conference, Maine, USA , 04-JUL-98 - 06-JUL-98.

Committees

Committee : Faculty of Arts Staff-Student Committee
Committee : Faculty of Arts Development Committee
Committee : Faculty of Arts Regulations Committee
Committee : Faculty of Arts Admissions Liasion Committee
Committee : Faculty of Arts Library Committee
Committee : Faculty of Arts Postgraduate Studies Committee
Committee : Faculty of Arts Research Committee
Committee : Faculty of Arts Adult Liason Group
Committee : Interim College Management Committee (ACSSS)
Committee : Psychological Society of Ireland
Committee : Division of Teachers and Researchers in Psychology, PSI.
Committee : Sexual Diversity and Gender Issues Special Interest Group, PSI
Committee : Child Health Information Service Project (CHISP)
Committee : Kerry Counselling Centre: A Centre for Counselling, Education & Development

Employment

Employer: University College Cork

Position: College Lecturer in Applied Psychology
Employer: University College Cork

Position: Assistant Dean (for student affairs)
Employer: University College Cork

Position: Researcher
Employer: University College Cork

Position: College Lecturer in Dept. Applied Psychology

Education

Year 1992 Institution: NUI Galway

Qualification: BA Subject: Psychology
Year 1994 Institution: NUI Galway

Qualification: MA Subject: Counselling Psychology
         
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