Research Profile

Biography

[Please note list of publications is not fully updated see gScholar profile for updated list]
My background is in experimental Cognitive Psychology across the lifespan and in particular in ageing. My interest is on studying cognition outside the lab, how being in different environments, and being more or less active influence our cognition, perception and wellbeing. More recently I developed an interest in Sensory Processing Sensitivity, showing that the level of sensory processing sensitivity determines one's level of nature connectedness and pro-environmental behaviour. I am in the steering committee of UCC Futures - Future Ageing and Brain Sciences. Dedicated to the applied impact of my research, I work with senior citizens to promote healthy ageing though exercise and self-empowerment. I collaborate regularly with Cork-Healthy Cities on topics related to ageing well. I collaborate with Green Campus on topics related to the role of nature contact in students' well-being. I am co-lead of the ISS21 Ageing Cluster, member of the Environmental Research Institute. At the School of Applied Psychology, I coordinate 3rd year in the BA in Applied Psychology CK120. I am 
adjunct assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin and long standing collaborator of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. I am associate editor of Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Psychology, member of the Editorial Board of International Review of Sport and Exercise, and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. My research is funded by Science Foundation Ireland, the Health Research Board, Irish Research Council, Horizon Europe. [Please note list of publications is not fully updated see gScholar profile for updated list]
My background is in experimental Cognitive Psychology across the lifespan and in particular in ageing. My interest is on studying cognition outside the lab, how being in different environments, and being more or less active influence our cognition, perception and wellbeing. More recently I developed an interest in Sensory Processing Sensitivity, showing that the level of sensory processing sensitivity determines one's level of nature connectedness and pro-environmental behaviour. I am in the steering committee of UCC Futures - Future Ageing and Brain Sciences. Dedicated to the applied impact of my research, I work with senior citizens to promote healthy ageing though exercise and self-empowerment. I collaborate regularly with Cork-Healthy Cities on topics related to ageing well. I collaborate with Green Campus on topics related to the role of nature contact in students' well-being. I am co-lead of the ISS21 Ageing Cluster, member of the Environmental Research Institute. At the School of Applied Psychology, I coordinate 3rd year in the BA in Applied Psychology CK120. I am 
adjunct assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin and long standing collaborator of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. I am associate editor of Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Psychology, member of the Editorial Board of International Review of Sport and Exercise, and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. My research is funded by Science Foundation Ireland, the Health Research Board, Irish Research Council, Horizon Europe. 

Research Interests

Cognitive psychology, ageing, life span, perception, multisensory processing, embodiment

Research Grants

 ProjectFunding
Body
Start DateEnd DateAward
Assessing the mental health impacts of climate change on farmers: A cross sectoral approachEnvironmental Protection Agency01-APR-2330-APR-23€2,351.00
()Enterprise Ireland01-JUN-2231-AUG-22€14,391.00
Investigating the positive impact of virtual nature of exam anxiety.Miscellaneous01-FEB-2131-MAY-22€5,778.00
Climate adaptation and healthy ageing co-benefits: training for professionalsEuropean Commission01-OCT-2331-OCT-26€1,494,686.00
New Foundations AwardIrish Research Council01-MAY-2001-MAY-22€2,610.00
NatureWatch: Exploring the Benefits of Nature to Wellbeing using Technology. (co-Investigator)Science Foundation Ireland01-JAN-2031-DEC-21€40,030.00
Falls and multisensory processing: exploring multisensory perception as a potential rehabilitation avenue for fall-prone middle-aged and older adultsIrish Research Council01-OCT-1830-SEP-21€48,000.00
A population-based, longitudinal investigation of changes in multisensory integration with ageing and its causal role in the incidence of falls and cognitive decline in older adults (co-investigator)Health Research Board01-JUN-1830-SEP-22€369,000.00
Can cities make us think faster and age slower? Mapping the best places in Ireland for cognitive ageing.Other: Not Listed01-SEP-1431-AUG-16€31,540.00

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2023)'The temporal precision of audiovisual integration is associated with longitudinal fall incidents but not sensorimotor fall risk in older adults'
O'Dowd A;Hirst RJ;Setti A;Donoghue OA;Kenny RA;Newell FN; (2023) 'The temporal precision of audiovisual integration is associated with longitudinal fall incidents but not sensorimotor fall risk in older adults'. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) [DOI] [Details]
(2023)'Can We Train Multisensory Integration in Adults? A Systematic Review'
O'Brien J;Mason A;Chan J;Setti A; (2023) 'Can We Train Multisensory Integration in Adults? A Systematic Review'. Multisensory Research, 36 (2) [DOI] [Details]
(2023)'Postgraduate education in healthy and active ageing: a systematic scoping review of learning needs, curricula and learning impact'
Wiggin DA;Penic B;Sulopuisto O;Setti A;Mali J;Stitzel A;Kuisma R;Baptista F;Sourtzi P;Timmons S; (2023) 'Postgraduate education in healthy and active ageing: a systematic scoping review of learning needs, curricula and learning impact'. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, [DOI] [Details]
(2023)'Susceptibility to the sound-induced flash illusion is associated with gait speed in a large sample of middle-aged and older adults'
Setti A;Hernández B;Hirst RJ;Donoghue OA;Kenny RA;Newell FN; (2023) 'Susceptibility to the sound-induced flash illusion is associated with gait speed in a large sample of middle-aged and older adults'. Experimental Gerontology, 174 [DOI] [Details]
(2022)'Self-Reported Sensory Decline in Older Adults Is Longitudinally Associated With Both Modality-General and Modality-Specific Factors'
O'Dowd, A;Hirst, RJ;Setti, A;Kenny, RA;Newell, FN (2022) 'Self-Reported Sensory Decline in Older Adults Is Longitudinally Associated With Both Modality-General and Modality-Specific Factors'. Innovation In Aging, 6 [DOI] [Details]
(2022)'The temperament trait of environmental sensitivity is associated with connectedness to nature and affinity to animals'
Annalisa, S;Francesca, L;Rachel, K;Liam, M;Michael, P (2022) 'The temperament trait of environmental sensitivity is associated with connectedness to nature and affinity to animals'. Heliyon, 8 [DOI] [Details]
(2022)'The effects of positive psychology interventions in Arab countries: A systematic review'
Basurrah AA;Di Blasi Z;Lambert L;Murphy M;Warren MA;Setti A;Al-Haj Baddar M;Shrestha T; (2022) 'The effects of positive psychology interventions in Arab countries: A systematic review'. Applied Psychology: Health And Well-Being, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2022)'Multisensory integration precision is associated with better cognitive performance over time in older adults: A large-scale exploratory study'
Hirst RJ;Setti A;De Looze C;Kenny RA;Newell FN; (2022) 'Multisensory integration precision is associated with better cognitive performance over time in older adults: A large-scale exploratory study'. Aging Brain, 2 [DOI] [Details]
(2021)'Older Women's Experiences of a Community-Led Walking Programme Using Activity Trackers'
O'Brien, J;Mason, A;Cassarino, M;Chan, JS;Setti, A (2021) 'Older Women's Experiences of a Community-Led Walking Programme Using Activity Trackers'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 [DOI] [Details]
(2021)'Regulatory focus and perceptions of ageing: exploring the connections'
Fawsitt, Feargus; Dockray, Samantha; Setti, Annalisa (2021) 'Regulatory focus and perceptions of ageing: exploring the connections'. Aging & Mental Health, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)'Gray matter volume in the right angular gyrus is associated with differential patterns of multisensory integration with aging'
Hirst, RJ;Whelan, R;Boyle, R;Setti, A;Knight, S;O'Connor, J;Williamson, W;McMorrow, J;Fagan, AJ;Meaney, JF;Kenny, RA;De Looze, C;Newell, FN (2021) 'Gray matter volume in the right angular gyrus is associated with differential patterns of multisensory integration with aging'. Neurobiology of Aging, 100 :83-90 [DOI] [Details]
(2021)'Urban and rural environments differentially shape multisensory perception in ageing'
Hirst, RJ;Cassarino, M;Kenny, RA;Newell, FN;Setti, A (2021) 'Urban and rural environments differentially shape multisensory perception in ageing'. Aging Neuropsychology And Cognition, [DOI] [Details]
(2021)'Effects of positive psychology interventions in Arab countries: a protocol for a systematic review'
Asma Basurrah, Louise Lambert, Annalisa Setti, Mike Murphy, Meg Warren, Topaz Shrestha, Zelda Di Blasi (2021) 'Effects of positive psychology interventions in Arab countries: a protocol for a systematic review'. Bmj Open, 11 (e052477) [DOI] [Details]
(2020)'Social factors may mediate the relationship between subjective age-related hearing loss and episodic memory'
Loughrey, David G.; Feeney, Joanne; Kee, Frank; Lawlor, Brian A.; Woodside, Jayne V.; Setti, Annalisa; McHugh Power, Joanna (2020) 'Social factors may mediate the relationship between subjective age-related hearing loss and episodic memory'. Aging & Mental Health, :1-8   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2020)'Social factors may mediate the relationship between subjective age-related hearing loss and episodic memory'
Loughrey D.G.;Feeney J.;Kee F.;Lawlor B.A.;Woodside J.V.;Setti A.;Power J.M.H. (2020) 'Social factors may mediate the relationship between subjective age-related hearing loss and episodic memory'. Aging & Mental Health, [DOI] [Details]
(2020)'Audio-Visual Training in Older Adults: 2-Interval-Forced Choice Task Improves Performance'
O'Brien, JM;Chan, JS;Setti, A (2020) 'Audio-Visual Training in Older Adults: 2-Interval-Forced Choice Task Improves Performance'. Frontiers in neuroscience, 14 [DOI] [Details]
(2020)'What you see is what you hear: Twenty years of research using the Sound-Induced Flash Illusion'
Hirst, RJ;McGovern, DP;Setti, A;Shams, L;Newell, FN (2020) 'What you see is what you hear: Twenty years of research using the Sound-Induced Flash Illusion'. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 118 :759-774 [DOI] [Details]
(2019)'Individual differences in ageing, cognitive status, and sex on susceptibility to the sound-induced flash illusion: A large-scale study'
Hernández B.;Setti A.;Kenny R.;Newell F. (2019) 'Individual differences in ageing, cognitive status, and sex on susceptibility to the sound-induced flash illusion: A large-scale study'. Psychology and Aging, 34 (7):978-990 [DOI] [Details]
(2020)'Virtual reality nature exposure and test anxiety'
O’meara A.;Cassarino M.;Bolger A.;Setti A. (2020) 'Virtual reality nature exposure and test anxiety'. Multimodal Technologies And Interaction, 4 (4):1-14 [DOI] [Details]
(2020)'Parenting Stress During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Socioeconomic and Environmental Risk Factors and Implications for Children Emotion Regulation'
Spinelli, M;Lionetti, F;Setti, A;Fasolo, M (2020) 'Parenting Stress During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Socioeconomic and Environmental Risk Factors and Implications for Children Emotion Regulation'. Family Process, [DOI] [Details]
(2020)'The effect of eye disease, cataract surgery and hearing aid use on multisensory integration in ageing'
Hirst, RJ;Setti, A;De Looze, C;Akuffo, KO;Peto, T;Kenny, RA;Newell, FN (2020) 'The effect of eye disease, cataract surgery and hearing aid use on multisensory integration in ageing'. Cortex; A Journal Devoted To The Study Of The Nervous System And Behavior, 133 :161-176 [DOI] [Details]
(2019)'Testing Attention Restoration in a Virtual Reality Driving Simulator'
Cassarino, M;Maisto, M;Esposito, Y;Guerrero, D;Chan, JS;Setti, A (2019) 'Testing Attention Restoration in a Virtual Reality Driving Simulator'. Frontiers in psychology, 10 [DOI] [Details]
(2019)'Age-related sensory decline mediates the Sound-Induced Flash Illusion: Evidence for reliability weighting models of multisensory perception'
Hirst, RJ;Setti, A;Kenny, RA;Newell, FN (2019) 'Age-related sensory decline mediates the Sound-Induced Flash Illusion: Evidence for reliability weighting models of multisensory perception'. Scientific Reports, 9 [DOI] [Details]
(2019)'Sometimes nature doesn’t work: absence of attention restoration in older adults exposed to environmental scenes'
Cassarino, Marica; Tuohy, Isabella C.; Setti, Annalisa (2019) 'Sometimes nature doesn’t work: absence of attention restoration in older adults exposed to environmental scenes'. Experimental Aging Research, 45 (4):372-385   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'Cognitive and Sensory Dimensions of Older People's Preferences of Outdoor Spaces for Walking: A Survey Study in Ireland'
Cassarino M;Bantry-White E;Setti A; (2019) 'Cognitive and Sensory Dimensions of Older People's Preferences of Outdoor Spaces for Walking: A Survey Study in Ireland'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (8) [DOI] [Details]
(2010)'Working memory'
Baddeley A; (2010) 'Working memory'. Current Biology, 20 (4) [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'The Number of Stimulus-Onset Asynchronies Affects the Perception of the Sound-Induced Flash Illusion in Young and Older Adults'
Chan, Jason; Connolly, Shannon K.; Setti, Annalisa (2017) 'The Number of Stimulus-Onset Asynchronies Affects the Perception of the Sound-Induced Flash Illusion in Young and Older Adults'. Multisensory Research, [Details]
(2017)'Disabilities moderate the association between neighbourhood urbanity and cognitive health: Results from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing'
Marica Cassarino, Vincent O'Sullivan, Rose A. Kenny, & Annalisa Setti (2017) 'Disabilities moderate the association between neighbourhood urbanity and cognitive health: Results from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing'. Disability and health journal, [Details]
(2017)'Disabilities moderate the association between neighbourhood urbanity and cognitive health: Results from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing'
Cassarino M;O'Sullivan V;Kenny RA;Setti A; (2017) 'Disabilities moderate the association between neighbourhood urbanity and cognitive health: Results from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing'. Disability and health journal, [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'An observational study on sport-induced modulation of negative attitude towards disability'
Ottoboni G;Milani M;Setti A;Ceciliani A;Chattat R;Tessari A; (2017) 'An observational study on sport-induced modulation of negative attitude towards disability'. Plos One, 12 (11) [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'Abstract Concepts and Aging: An Embodied and Grounded Perspective'
Borghi AM;Setti A; (2017) 'Abstract Concepts and Aging: An Embodied and Grounded Perspective'. Frontiers in psychology, 8 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'One bout of open skill exercise improves cross-modal perception and immediate memory in healthy older adults who habitually exercise'
O'Brien J;Ottoboni G;Tessari A;Setti A; (2017) 'One bout of open skill exercise improves cross-modal perception and immediate memory in healthy older adults who habitually exercise'. Plos One, 12 (6) [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'Self-Reported Unsteadiness Predicts Fear of Falling, Activity Restriction, Falls, and Disability'
Donoghue OA;Setti A;O'Leary N;Kenny RA; (2017) 'Self-Reported Unsteadiness Predicts Fear of Falling, Activity Restriction, Falls, and Disability'. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18 (7) [DOI] [Details]
(2016)'Complexity As Key to Designing Cognitive-Friendly Environments for Older People'
Marica Cassarino, Annalisa Setti (2016) 'Complexity As Key to Designing Cognitive-Friendly Environments for Older People'. Frontiers in psychology, 7   [DOI] [Details]
(2015)'Environment as 'Brain Training': A review of Geographical and Physical Environmental Influences on Cognitive Ageing'
Marica Cassarino & Annalisa Setti (2015) 'Environment as 'Brain Training': A review of Geographical and Physical Environmental Influences on Cognitive Ageing'. Ageing Research Reviews, 23 :167-182 [DOI] [Details]
(2015)'Trail Making Test performance contributes to subjective judgment of visual efficiency in older adults'
Setti, A, Loughman, J, Savva, G, Kenny, RA (2015) 'Trail Making Test performance contributes to subjective judgment of visual efficiency in older adults'. PeerJ, [DOI] [Details]
(2015)'Successful balance training is associated with improved multisensory function in fall-prone older adults'
Niamh A. Merriman, Caroline Whyatt, Annalisa Setti, Cathy Craig, and Fiona N. Newell (2015) 'Successful balance training is associated with improved multisensory function in fall-prone older adults'. Computers In Human Behavior, IN PRESS :0-0 [Details]
(2015)'Environment as 'Brain Training': A review of geographical and physical environmental influences on cognitive ageing'
Cassarino, Marica; Setti, Annalisa (2015) 'Environment as 'Brain Training': A review of geographical and physical environmental influences on cognitive ageing'. Ageing Research Reviews,   [DOI] [Details]
(2014)'Improving the efficiency of multisensory integration in older adults: Audio-visual temporal discrimination training reduces susceptibility to the sound-induced flash illusion'
Setti A, Stapleton J, Leahy D, Walsh C, Kenny RA, Newell FN (2014) 'Improving the efficiency of multisensory integration in older adults: Audio-visual temporal discrimination training reduces susceptibility to the sound-induced flash illusion'. Neuropsychologia, [DOI] [Details]
(2014)'Validation of the self-reported hearing questions in the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing against the Whispered Voice Test'
Kenny Gibson W, Cronin H, Kenny RA, Setti A. (2014) 'Validation of the self-reported hearing questions in the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing against the Whispered Voice Test'. BMC Research Notes, 14 (7) [DOI] [Details]
(2013)'Reduced vision selectively impairs spatial updating in fall-prone older adults'
Barrett, M, Doheny, E, Setti, A, et al (2013) 'Reduced vision selectively impairs spatial updating in fall-prone older adults'. Multisensory Research, 26 (1-2):69-94 [Details]
(2013)'Cognitive and Physical Health of the Older Populations of England, the United States, and Ireland: International Comparability of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing'
Savva, G, Maty, S, Setti, A et al (2013) 'Cognitive and Physical Health of the Older Populations of England, the United States, and Ireland: International Comparability of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing'. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 61 (S2) [DOI] [Details]
(2013)'Does that look heavy to you? Perceived weight judgment in lifting actions in younger and older adults'
Maguinness C, Setti A, Roudaia E, Kenny RA. (2013) 'Does that look heavy to you? Perceived weight judgment in lifting actions in younger and older adults'. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience, 7   [DOI] [Details]
(2013)'A standing posture is associated with increased susceptibility to the sound-induced flash illusion in fall-prone older adults'
Stapleton J, Setti A, Doheny EP, Kenny RA, Newell FN. (2013) 'A standing posture is associated with increased susceptibility to the sound-induced flash illusion in fall-prone older adults'. Experimental Brain Research, [Details]
(2013)'Susceptibility to a multisensory speech illusion in older persons is driven by perceptual processes'
Setti A, Burke KE, Kenny R, Newell FN (2013) 'Susceptibility to a multisensory speech illusion in older persons is driven by perceptual processes'. Frontiers in psychology, 4 [DOI] [Details]
(2012)'Audiovisual temporal discrimination is less efficient with aging: an event-related potential study'
Setti, A, Finnigan, S, Sobolewski, R, et al (2012) 'Audiovisual temporal discrimination is less efficient with aging: an event-related potential study'. Neuroreport, 22 (11):554-558 [DOI] [Details]
(2012)'Kids observing other kids' hands: Visuomotor priming in children'
Liuzza, MT, Setti, A, Borghi, AM (2012) 'Kids observing other kids' hands: Visuomotor priming in children'. Consciousness and Cognition, 21 (1):383-392 [DOI] [Details]
(2012)'Evidence for crossmodal interactions across depth on target localisation performance in a spatial array'
Chan JS, Maguinness C, Lisiecka D, Setti A, Newell FN (2012) 'Evidence for crossmodal interactions across depth on target localisation performance in a spatial array'. Perception, 41 (7):757-773 [Details]
(2011)'Is inefficient multisensory processing associated with falls in older people?'
Setti, A, Burke, KE, Kenny, RA, Newell, FN (2011) 'Is inefficient multisensory processing associated with falls in older people?'. Experimental Brain Research, 209 (3):375-384 [DOI] [Details]
(2011)'The effect of combined sensory and semantic components on audio-visual speech perception in older adults'
Maguinness C, Setti A, Burke KE, Kenny RA, Newell FN (2011) 'The effect of combined sensory and semantic components on audio-visual speech perception in older adults'. Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 3 [DOI] [Details]
(2011)'Familiarity of objects affects susceptibility to the sound-induced flash illusion'
Setti, A, Chan, JS (2011) 'Familiarity of objects affects susceptibility to the sound-induced flash illusion'. Neuroscience Letters, 492 (1):19-22 [DOI] [Details]
(2011)'Reduced vision impairs spatial cognition in fall prone older adults'
Newell, F.N., Setti, A., Foran, T., Burke, K.E., Kenny, R.A. (2011) 'Reduced vision impairs spatial cognition in fall prone older adults'. [Details]
(2010)'The effect of body and part-based motion on the recognition of unfamiliar objects'
Setti, A, Newell, F (2010) 'The effect of body and part-based motion on the recognition of unfamiliar objects'. Visual Cognition, 18 (3):456-480 [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'Conceptual information about size of objects in nouns'
Setti, A, Caramelli, N, Borghi, AM (2009) 'Conceptual information about size of objects in nouns'. The European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 21 (7):1022-1044 [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'Moving hands, moving entities'
Setti, A, Borghi, AM, Tessari, A (2009) 'Moving hands, moving entities'. Brain and Cognition, 70 (3):253-258 [DOI] [Details]
(2007)'Inhibition and language pragmatic view in redundant data problem solving'
Setti, A, Caramelli, N (2007) 'Inhibition and language pragmatic view in redundant data problem solving'. Cognitive Development, 22 (3):299-309 [DOI] [Details]
(2005)'Conceptual information on objects' locations'
Borghi, A, Caramelli, N, Setti, A (2005) 'Conceptual information on objects' locations'. Brain and Language, 93 (2):140-151 [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

 YearPublication
(2019)'The effects of using socio-culturally targeted communications on the uptake and adherence to Positive Psychology Interventions'
Moran, J., Di Blasi, Z., Setti, A. (2019) 'The effects of using socio-culturally targeted communications on the uptake and adherence to Positive Psychology Interventions' In: Positive Psychological Interventions: Evidence-based practices for multi-cultural contexts (vol. 3). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer International. [Details]

Published Reports

 YearPublication
(2021)Age Friendly interagency survey report, 2021.
Annalisa Setti and Age Friendly interagency alliance (2021) Age Friendly interagency survey report, 2021. Cork Healthy Cities, Cork. [Details]
(2014)Visual search contributes to subjective judgment of visual efficiency in older adults.
Setti, A., Loughman, J., Savva, G.M., Kenny, R.A. (2014) Visual search contributes to subjective judgment of visual efficiency in older adults. PeerJ, online. [DOI] [Details]

Editorship

 YearPublication
(2020)Editorial: Factors Underpinning and Influencing Drivers' Aberrant Behaviors Across the Life Course.
Lucidi F.;Bosco A.;Mallia L.;Setti A. (2020) Editorial: Factors Underpinning and Influencing Drivers' Aberrant Behaviors Across the Life Course. Editorship [DOI] [Details]

Invited Seminars

 YearPublication
(2014)The Facing Page: The Art of the Great Book of Ireland In detail, Glucksman Gallery.
Setti, An., Cassarino, M. (2014) The Facing Page: The Art of the Great Book of Ireland In detail, Glucksman Gallery. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2014)Sensory impairment and cognition: insights from experimental and population studies, Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCC.
Setti, Annalisa (2014) Sensory impairment and cognition: insights from experimental and population studies, Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCC. Invited Seminars [Details]

Professional Activities

Honours and Awards

 YearTitleAwarding Body
2019Visiting Academic Trinity College Dublin

Professional Associations

 AssociationFunctionFrom / To
Society For Neuroscience Member01-JAN-23 / 31-DEC-23

Committees

 CommitteeFunctionFrom / To
CACSSS Research Com Member/
SoAP Teaching and Learning Member/
SoAP Research Comm (co-Chair) Co-Chair/
CACSSS Ethics Member/
CACSSS Community Engagement (Chair) Chair/

Employment

 EmployerPositionFrom / To
University College Cork Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology01-JAN-13 /
Trinity College Dublin Post-Doc Researcher01-JUL-11 / 30-APR-12
Trinity College Dublin Post-Doc Researcher10-NOV-07 / 31-DEC-12
Maternity Break Occasional Research Activities01-JAN-06 / 31-OCT-07

Languages

 LanguageReadingWritingSpeaking
French FluentFluentFluent
Italian FluentFluentFluent
English FluentFluentFluent

Outreach Activities

 Description

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/1012/1171028-spending-time-outdoors-nature- walking-woodlands-mood-attention/

https://play.acast.com/s/cork-talks/ep1-cork-talks- artificial-intelligence

Keynote speaker at the Psychological Society of Ireland Student Conference April 2020

Workshop Engage with biodiversity action plans, Passage West and Carrightwohill, 11 th Nov 2019, UCC, Cork

Invited talk - Delivering sustainable urban forests, April 2023

Derek Mooney interview for the RTE radio Dawn Chorus documentary

Blog for Green Campus 2022

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2021/1112/1259232-highly-senstive- people-nature-environment-climate-change/

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/1012/1171028-spending-time- outdoors-nature-walking-woodlands-mood-attention/

Keynote speaker GoGreenRoutes Summer School, Malta June 2022

Invited talk ways to prevent cognitive decline; for the National Workplace Wellbeing day UCC 2022

Invited talk Digital Transformation Lab, UCC – Digital Wellness series 1 st Oct 2021

Keynote Speaker Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, The SDGs in teaching: from Mind to Society, 20 th Sept 2021

Invited workshop Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, The SDGs in teaching: from Mind to Society, 20 th Sept 2021

Invited panel discussion: Reconnecting Communities: Healing, Recovery and the Future, UCC; 14 th Oct 2021

Invited Talk Digital Transformation Lab, UCC - Digital Wellness series 2 nd June 2021

Invited talk, Irish Dementia Research Network, Meet the Expert, 30 th May 2021

Invited talk, Communication and Action through Tree planting for Climate Health, 13 th May 2021

Echo interview Young at Heart group are stepping out for their health, 3 rd May 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiI1Yr98OXI&t=11s

Invited talk, UCC Climate Conference, 'Lessons from Covid-19 for Transitioning to a Climate Resilient Society' 20th March 2021

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and- style/health-family/let-s-go-outside-the-why-how-and-where-of-getting-outdoors- whatever-the-weather-1.4348687

Other Activities

 Description

I reviewed for international funding bodies such as (but not limited to) COST – Eu; UKRI-
NHMRC, Medical Research Council, UK; Canada Research Chair program (TIER 2) for
Canada; Centre Nationale de la Recherche, France

I am currently member of the High Level Strategic Advisory Board for the Horizon 2020 project
GoGreenRoutes

Panel member for Polish National
Research Centre

Teaching Activities

Teaching Interests

cognitive psychology, ageing and cognition, nature benefits, embodiment and cognition, perception and multisensry prcessing

Recent Postgraduates

 Graduation YearStudent NameInstitutionDegree TypeThesis Title
2017Marica Cassarino UCCPHDurbanisation and cognitive ageing: An investigation of geographical variations in the cognitive health of older adults in Ireland

Research Information

External Collaborators

 NameOrganisation / InstituteCountry
Prof. Fiona Newell TCDIRELAND
Prof. Alessia Tessari Univerista' di BolognaITALY
Prof. RoseAnne Kenny Trinity College DublinIRELAND

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