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Dr Zelda Di Blasi BA, MPsychSc, PhD, PGDTLHE
Honours and Awards |
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| Year: 2007. Title: President's Award for Research on Innovative forms of Teaching and Learning |
| Year: 2004. Title: Post-doctoral Fellowship |
| Year: 2000. Title: PhD Studentship |
Conference Contributions |
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| Larkin, C., Di Blasi, Z., Aresnman, E. (2011) Risk factors for repetition of self-harm: a systematic review of prospective hospital-based studies. [Oral Presentation], International Association for Suicide Prevention, 26th World Conference, Beijing, China , 13-SEP-11 - 17-SEP-11. |
| Larkin, C., Di Blasi, Z., Arensman, E. (2012) How do self-harm repeaters make sense of their experience? An interpretative phenomenological analysis of emergency department patients' accounts. [Oral Presentation], 14th European Symposium of Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour, Tel Aviv, Israel , 03-SEP-12 - 06-SEP-12. |
| Larkin, C., Di Blasi, Z., Arensman, E. (2012) Risk factors for repetition of self-harm: a systematic review of prospective hospital based studies. [Poster Presentation], 14th European Symposium of Suicide and Suicidal Bhaviour, Tel Aviv, Israel , 03-SEP-12 - 06-SEP-12. |
| Larkin, C., Di Blasi, Z., Arensman, E. (2012) Hospital emergency department presentations of self-harm: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of patient experience. [Oral Presentation], NHS Health Service Research Network Symposium, Manchester, UK , 19-JUN-12 - 20-JUN-12. |
| Di Blasi, Z., Dockray, S., O'Leary, K. (2012) The Heart and Science of Positive Psychology. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Psychological Society of Ireland, 42nd Annual Conference, Cork, Ireland , 22-NOV-12 - 25-NOV-12. |
| Murphy, M., Hennessy, E., O'Sullivan, D., Di Blasi, Z. (2012) Direct and stress buffering effects of social support: real or virtual?. [Oral Presentation], Psychological Society of Ireland, 42nd Annual Conference, Rochestown Hotel, Cork, Ireland , 22-NOV-12 - 25-NOV-12. |
| O'Leary, K., Di Blasi, Z., O'Sullivan, D. (2012) Grateful during pregnancy. [Poster Presentation], Psychological Society of Ireland, 42nd Annual Conference, Rochestown Hotel, Cork, Ireland , 22-NOV-12 - 25-NOV-12. |
| O'Leary, K., Dockray, S., Di Blasi, Z. (2012) The effect of gratitude and mindful interventions on levels of gratitude and mindfulness. [Oral Presentation], Psychological Society of Ireland, 42nd Annual Conference, Rochestown Hotel, Cork, Ireland , 22-NOV-12 - 25-NOV-12. |
| Larkin, C., Di Blasi, Z., Arensman, E. (2011) Risk factors for repetition of self-harm: A systematic review of prospective hospital-based studies. [Oral Presentation], International Association for Suicide Prevention 26th World Congress, Beijing, China , 13-SEP-12 - 17-SEP-12. |
| Larkin, C., Di Blasi, Z., Aresnman, E. (2011) Risk factors for repetition of self-harm: A systematic review of prospective hospital-based studies. [Oral Presentation], Irish Association of Suicidology 15th Annual Conference, Sligo, Ireland , 05-OCT-11 - 06-OCT-11. |
| Larkin, C., Di Blasi, Z., Arensman, E. (2011) Risk factors for repetition of self-harm: A systematic review of prospective hospital-based studies. [Oral Presentation], International Society for the Study of Self-Injury 6th Annual Meeting, Fordham University, New York City, USA , 24-JUN-12 - 26-JUN-12. |
| Dwyer, A., Murphy, M., Di Blasi, Z., O'Sullivan, D. (2011) Social Support and Personality: Additive or Interactive in Predicting Happiness?. [Oral Presentation], Psychological Society of Ireland, 41st Annual Conference, Galway, Ireland , 10-NOV-11 - 13-NOV-11. |
| Goulding, E., Murphy, M., Di Blasi, Z. (2011) Prescription medication borrowing and sharing among Irish college students. [Oral Presentation], Psychological Society of Ireland, 41st Annual Conference, Galway, Ireland , 10-NOV-11 - 13-NOV-11. |
| Murphy, M., O'Sullivan, D., Gallagher, J., Di Blasi, Z., Hammond, S. & O'Rourke, M.; (2010) Cardiac misconceptions, Type D personality and physical activity in a sample of young adults. [Poster Presentation], Psychogenic Cardiovascular Disease Conference, Prato, Italy , 01-SEP-10 - 04-SEP-10. |
| Kearney, G., Di Blasi, Z., Murphy, M. & O'Sullivan, D.; (2010) What Makes the Heart Sing? The Effects of a Gratitude Intervention on Happiness Levels among Irish University Students. [Oral Presentation], 31st World Conference on Stress and Anxiety Research, Galway, Ireland , 04-AUG-10 - 06-AUG-10. |
| Larkin, C., Di Blasi , Z. & Arensman, E.; (2010) Risk factors for repeated deliberate self-harm: a prospective study of emergency department presentations. [Poster Presentation], 7th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland Division of Health Psychology in association with the Division of Health Psychology of the British Psychological Society, Northern Ireland Branch, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland , 31-MAR-10 - 31-MAR-10. |
| Morrisroe, R., Di Blasi, Z., & Evans, D.; (2010) Health, optimism and mindfulness: Exploring relationships using self-report measures. [Oral Presentation], 24th European Health Psychology Society Conference (EHPS) Annual Conference: Health in context, Cluj-Napoca, Romania , 01-SEP-10 - 04-SEP-10. |
| Morrisroe, R., Di Blasi, Z., Evans, D.; (2010) Health, optimism and mindfulness: exploring relationships using self-report measures. [Poster Presentation], 7th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland Division of Health Psychology in association with the Division of Health Psychology of the British Psychological Society, Northern Ireland Branch, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland , 31-MAR-10 - 31-MAR-10. |
| DiBlasi, Z., O'Reilly-Trace, A., & Bourgoyne, L; (2009) The Role of Mindfulness in First Year Psychology lectures on attention, well-being and academic performance. [Poster Presentation], 23rd European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) Annual Conference 2009, Italy , 01-OCT-09 - 31-OCT-09. |
| Di Blasi, Z., O'Reilly, A. & Burgoyne, L. ; (2008) The Role of Mindfulness in First Year Psychology Lectures. [Peer Reviewed Published Proceedings], NAIRTL (National Academy for Integration of Research & Teaching & Learning) Conference 2008: Challenging Assumptions, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland , 13-NOV-07 - 14-MAR-08. |
| DiBlasi, Z., Trace, A., & Borgoyne, L. ; (2008) The role of mindfulness in first year Psychology lectures. [Oral Presentation], The role of mindfulness in first year Psychology lectures, National Academy for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning Conference , 01-JAN-08 - 31-DEC-08. |
| Crowley, T.; Browne, D., Whelton, H., Flannery, E., Di Blasi, Z., Porteous, M., & O¿Mollane, D.; (2006) Investigation of the Relationship between Oral Health and Health-Related Quality of Life. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], 36th Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2006, Galway, Ireland , 09-NOV-06 - 10-NOV-06. |
| Crowley, T., Browne, D., Whelton, H., Flannery, E., Di Blasi, Z., Porteous, M., & O'Mollane, D.; (2006) The Impact of Tooth Enamel Defects (Fluorosis) on Irish Children's Quality of Life: A New Measure. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], 36th Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2006, Galway, Ireland , 09-NOV-06 - 12-NOV-06. |
| Di Blasi, Z., Reilly, A. Burgoyne, L.; (2008) The Role of Mindfulness in First year Psychology Lectures. [Oral Presentation], National Academy for Integration of Research & Teaching & Learning (NAIRTL). Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Challenging Assumptions, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland , 13-NOV-08 - 14-NOV-08. |
| Goulding, E. & Di Blasi, Z; (2008) Another Man's Poison: Students Sharing Prescription Medicines. [Oral Presentation], UCC/Cork University Hospital Teaching Day, Cork, Ireland , 03-JAN-08 - 03-JAN-08. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2007) When Irish Eyes are Smiling: a short course in happiness. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Group Health, Seattle , 05-JAN-07 - 05-JAN-07. |
| Lenane, G. & Di Blasi, Z; (2007) The Irish Adonis: Male Body Dissatisfaction and its Association with Media, Fitness and Happiness. [Oral Presentation], Health Day, Cork University Hospital conference, Cork, Ireland , 01-JAN-07 - 01-JAN-07. |
| Beecher, T., Whelton, H., Di Blasi, Z; (2007) Investigation of the relationship between oral health and health-related quality of life. [Oral Presentation], 37th Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2007, Galway, Ireland , 01-JAN-07 - 01-JAN-07. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2005) Placebo effects in health care interactions: A systematic review. [Poster Presentation], 63rd Annual Scientific Conference of the American Psychosomatic Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada , 01-JAN-05 - 01-JAN-05. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2004) From the Science of the Placebo to the Art of Human Care. [Invited Oral Presentation], Group Health, Seattle , 01-JAN-04 - 01-JAN-04. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2004) The Science and Art of the Placebo Effect. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Holistic Healing, San Francisco State University, CA , 03-JAN-04 - 03-JAN-04. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2004) The Powerless Placebo. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA , 01-JAN-04 - 01-JAN-04. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2003) Placebo effects and patient-practitioner interactions: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. [Oral Presentation], 17th European Health Psychology Conference, Kos, Greece , 01-JAN-03 - 01-JAN-03. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2003) The Placebo Effect: The crack in the biomedical box. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Women Health Resource Center, UCSF , 03-JAN-03 - 03-JAN-03. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2003) The Placebo Effect: The crack in the biomedical box. [Invited Oral Presentation], Brown Bag Lecture Series. Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, UCSF , 01-JAN-03 - 01-JAN-03. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2003) Placebo unmasking: Are trial participants told what they got at study closure?. [Oral Presentation], 1st Bay Area Biomedical Symposium, San Francisco, CA , 04-JAN-03 - 04-JAN-03. |
| Di Blasi, Z.; (2002) Influence of context effects on health outcomes: A systematic review. [Oral Presentation], Annual General Practitioners of Ireland Conference, Cork, Ireland , 08-JAN-02 - 08-JAN-02. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2002) Placebo unmasking: Are trial participants told what they got?. [Oral Presentation], Annual General Practice Conference, University College Cork, Ireland , 01-JAN-02 - 01-JAN-02. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2002) The Science and. Art of the Placebo Effect. [Invited Oral Presentation], Department of General Practice, University College Cork, Ireland , 04-JAN-02 - 04-JAN-02. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2002) The placebo effect: The discredited sister of scientific medicine. [Invited Oral Presentation], Complementary and Alternative Medicine Association, Liverpool, UK , 02-JAN-02 - 02-JAN-02. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2000) The rise in emergency hospital admissions: A systematic review on the nature, causes and consequences. [Oral Presentation], 14th Annual European Health Psychology Conference, Florence, Italy , 01-JAN-00 - 01-JAN-00. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (2000) Emergency admissions: nature, causes, consequences. [Oral Presentation], 30th Annual Psychological Society of Ireland, Kilkenny, Ireland , 05-MAY-00 - 05-MAY-00. |
| Di Blasi, Z; (1996) Skin cancer in Irish outdoor workers: knowledge and risk perceptions. [Oral Presentation], 10th Annual European Health Psychology Conference, Dublin, Ireland , 05-JAN-96 - 05-JAN-96. |
Employment |
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| Employer: University College Cork Position: Lecturer From:06-JAN-06 To: |
| Employer: University of York, UK. Position: Research Fellow From:01-JAN-97 To: 01-JAN-99 |
| Employer: University of York,Uk Position: Research Fellow From:01-JAN-99 To: 01-JAN-00 |
| Employer: University of California San Francisco, USA Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Integrative Medicine and Health Psychology From:22-JUL-02 To: 01-JAN-05 |
Education |
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| Year 1996 Institution: University College Galway Qualification: MSc Subject: Health Psychology |
| Year 2008 Institution: University College Cork Qualification: Postgraduate Diploma Teaching & Learning in Higher Education Subject: Education |
| Year 1992 Institution: University College Cork Qualification: BA HONS Subject: Applied Psychology |
| Year 2003 Institution: University of York, UK. Qualification: PhD Subject: Health Sciences |
Languages |
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Consultancy |
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| Client: : RTE Radio interviews in Mooney Goes Wild |
| Client: : Consultant to the Centre for Integrative Medicine, Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Client: : Consultant to the `Optimizing Healing Encounters study, Group Health, Seattle |
| Client: : Consultant to the Placebo Effect Research Group, Harvard Medical School |
Reviews |
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| Journal Of Health Service Research And Policy: Referee. |
| Transportation Research: Traffic Psychology & Behaviour: Referee. |
| Cambridge University Press & Cork University Press: Referee. |
| Irish Journal Of Psychology : Referee. |
| British Medical Journal: Referee. |
| Journal Of Health Service Research And Policy: Referee. |
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