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Biography
Research Interests
My research interests primarily lie in the area of biological psychology with a focus on health. I am particularly interested in understanding the factors that can lead to and exacerbate obesity in key developmental stages, especially adolescence.
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award |
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| Adolescent Health: Stress and Psychophysiological Wellbeing | Irish Research Council | 01-OCT-13 | 01-OCT-16 | €72,000.00 |
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication |
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| (2015) | 'A Systematic Review of the Effects of Mindfulness Interventions on Cortisol' O'Leary, K., O'Neill, S. & Dockray, S. (2015) 'A Systematic Review of the Effects of Mindfulness Interventions on Cortisol'. Journal of Health Psychology, [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body |
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| 2013 | Government of Ireland Scholarship | Irish Research Council |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication |
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| (2015) | PSI ECG Conference, O'Neill, S., & Dockray, S. (2015) Health, Sleep, and Psychobiological Wellbeing in Adolescence. [Oral Presentation], PSI ECG Conference, NUIG . [Details] |
| (2015) | 12th Annual Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference, O'Neill, S., & Dockray, S. (2015) Adolescent Sleep: Contributing Factors to Poor Sleep Quality and Health Outcomes. [Oral Presentation], 12th Annual Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference, Belfast , 01-APR-15. [Details] |
| (2014) | 11th Annual Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference, O'Neill, S. & Dockray, S. (2014) Adolescent Health: Stress and Psychobiological Wellbeing. [Poster Presentation], 11th Annual Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference, Limerick, Ireland . [Details] |
| (2014) | 22nd Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, O'Neill, S., & Dockray, S. (2014) Chronotype, Genotype and Sleep Behaviours in Adolescents; The Effect of Technology Access on Preferred and Actual Behaviour. [Poster Presentation], 22nd Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Tallinn, Estonia . [Details] |
| (2014) | 11th Annual Psychology Health and Medicine Conference, O Leary,K., O' Neill, S., Dockray, S. (2014) Cortisol Measures in Mindfulness Interventions: Challenges and Future Directions. [Poster Presentation], 11th Annual Psychology Health and Medicine Conference, University of Limerick , 27-MAY-14 - 28-MAY-14. [Details] |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject |
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| 2012 | University College Cork | BA - PSYCHOLOGY - UCC | Psychology |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
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| English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
| German | Functional | Functional | Functional |