My PhD research examined biobehavioural reactivity to experience in laboratory and ecological settings, and focused on how emergent devices and technologies that allow for easily obtained measures of cardiovascular activity could be used in practicable and understandable health applications. In particular how technologies that enable people to monitor their heart rate can be used to understand stress, health and wellbeing, and how these measures can be related to established laboratory protocols. This research uses several approaches, including experimental methods in combination with ecological assessments to examine the usefulness and accuracy of these measures in describing daily experiences.
During my time as both an undergraduate and PhD student I worked in a variety of Community settings to gain valuable experience. This work includes capacity building and development via participatory methodologies with community organisations in the Cork area. It has also included work with vulnerable groups in drug rehabilitation, people experiencing homelessness, and working with cohorts of young men at risk for suicide. This area of research continues and links in with my teaching roles, primarily in the delivery of training for Postgraduate students in Community Based Participatory Research.
Further to my work experience during my PhD I progressed to my role with CIRTL where my research interests expanded to include teaching and learning enhancement. My initial research interests in CIRTL began with the development and implementation of Learning Analytics, in particular how student data can be ethically utilised to improve student learning and examination specific case studies to understand how and if using these data can actually lead to enhanced learning.
My research in CIRTL has expanded to include, postgraduate teaching development, where I am particularly interested in how the use of participatory methods can be leveraged to build capacity and improve PG student development.
Finally I am working on a number of projects examining the use of technology in teaching and learning, including case studies of Extended Reality (XR) platforms in Science education and Law. My work in this area, along with colleagues, has been awarded National Forum Disciplinary Excellence in Teaching Learning and Assessment (DELTA) Award for their work in Learning enhancement using extended reality in science education.
Biography
Dr Owen Jump is a Lecturer in the Centre for the Integration of Research Teaching & Learning (CIRTL) UCC. Owen completed a BA in the School of Applied Psychology in University College Cork and progressed in the department to complete a PhD in Biological and Health Psychology. Owen had previously worked in the area of drug rehabilitation, suicide prevention and mental health intervention for vulnerable populations. While working on his PhD Owen began a role with the CIRTL, initially working part time as a Research Support Officer and Part time Lecturer in Community Based Participatory Research. During this time Owen developed a keen interest in community empowerment and educational development and these interests now form the core activities of his teaching and research. Research Interests
My PhD research examined biobehavioural reactivity to experience in laboratory and ecological settings, and focused on how emergent devices and technologies that allow for easily obtained measures of cardiovascular activity could be used in practicable and understandable health applications. In particular how technologies that enable people to monitor their heart rate can be used to understand stress, health and wellbeing, and how these measures can be related to established laboratory protocols. This research uses several approaches, including experimental methods in combination with ecological assessments to examine the usefulness and accuracy of these measures in describing daily experiences.
During my time as both an undergraduate and PhD student I worked in a variety of Community settings to gain valuable experience. This work includes capacity building and development via participatory methodologies with community organisations in the Cork area. It has also included work with vulnerable groups in drug rehabilitation, people experiencing homelessness, and working with cohorts of young men at risk for suicide. This area of research continues and links in with my teaching roles, primarily in the delivery of training for Postgraduate students in Community Based Participatory Research.
Further to my work experience during my PhD I progressed to my role with CIRTL where my research interests expanded to include teaching and learning enhancement. My initial research interests in CIRTL began with the development and implementation of Learning Analytics, in particular how student data can be ethically utilised to improve student learning and examination specific case studies to understand how and if using these data can actually lead to enhanced learning.
My research in CIRTL has expanded to include, postgraduate teaching development, where I am particularly interested in how the use of participatory methods can be leveraged to build capacity and improve PG student development.
Finally I am working on a number of projects examining the use of technology in teaching and learning, including case studies of Extended Reality (XR) platforms in Science education and Law. My work in this area, along with colleagues, has been awarded National Forum Disciplinary Excellence in Teaching Learning and Assessment (DELTA) Award for their work in Learning enhancement using extended reality in science education.
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | 'Developing Student Co-Designed Immersive Virtual Reality Simulations for Teaching of Challenging Concepts in Molecular and Cellular Biology' Reen FJ., Jump O., McEvoy G., McSharry BP., Morgan J., Murphy D., O'Leary N., O'Mahony B., Scallan M., Walsh C., Supple B., (2022) 'Developing Student Co-Designed Immersive Virtual Reality Simulations for Teaching of Challenging Concepts in Molecular and Cellular Biology'. Fems Microbiology Letters, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'The Use of Virtual Reality in the Teaching of Challenging Concepts in Virology, Cell Culture and Molecular Biology' Reen, F. Jerry and Jump, Owen and McSharry, Brian P. and Morgan, John and Murphy, David and O’Leary, Niall and O’Mahony, Billy and Scallan, Martina and Supple, Briony (2021) 'The Use of Virtual Reality in the Teaching of Challenging Concepts in Virology, Cell Culture and Molecular Biology'. 2 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'Cardiovascular responses to stress utilizing anticipatory singing tasks' Jump, Owen;Dockray, Samantha (2020) 'Cardiovascular responses to stress utilizing anticipatory singing tasks'. Psychophysiology, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Measuring the Psychobiological Correlates of Daily Experience in Adolescents' Dockray, Samantha and O'Neill, Siobhán and Jump, Owen (2019) 'Measuring the Psychobiological Correlates of Daily Experience in Adolescents'. Journal Of Research On Adolescence, 29 (3):595-612 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Social evaluative stress in adolescence: Effects of changes in perceived social competence' Lisa Murphy and Owen Jump and Samantha Dockray (2015) 'Social evaluative stress in adolescence: Effects of changes in perceived social competence'. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 61 [DOI] [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | Irish Learning Technologies Association Educational Technology Conference Power, K., & Jump, O (2022) VR: A Vital Resource in University Education Irish Learning Technologies Association Educational Technology Conference [Details] | |
| (2016) | International Society of Psychoneuroendochrinology Annual Conference Murphy, L., Jump, O., & Dockray, S. (2016) Social evaluative stress in adolescence: Effects of changes in perceived social competence International Society of Psychoneuroendochrinology Annual Conference [Details] | |
| (2015) | Psychological Society of Ireland: Early Career Psychologists Conference Jump, O., Nieuwstraten, I., & Murphy, M. (2015) Perceptions of help seeking in the construction industry: How those at most risk see the least need for engagement Psychological Society of Ireland: Early Career Psychologists Conference [Details] |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Young families in the homeless crisis: challenges and solutions. Lambert, Sharon; O'Callaghan, Daniel; Jump, Owen (2018) Young families in the homeless crisis: challenges and solutions. University College Cork & Focus Ireland, CORA. [Details] |
Research Report
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2017) | Before 5 & Community Academic Research Links Community Research Report. Ahern, C., Barry, M., Burns, K., Calnan, S., Cosgrave, S., Cotter, G., Dobrea, M., Foley, S., Galvin, M., Golden, B., Hally, R., Hamill, J., Hayes, G., Jump, O., Madden, I., Moynihan, C.. O’Connor, L., O’Mahony, C., Ryan, K., Olwabunmi Taiwo, O., Wallace, T., & Watson, C. (2017) Before 5 & Community Academic Research Links Community Research Report. Research Report [Details] |
Professional Activities
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | Irish Learning Technologies Association Educational Technology Conference, Gahan, S., Donovan, M., & Jump, O (2022) Learning Analytics Research. [Oral Presentation], Irish Learning Technologies Association Educational Technology Conference, University College Cork . [Details] | |
| (2021) | 8th National Child Protection and Welfare Social Work Conference, Power, K., & Jump, O (2021) Revitalising Education: Use of Extended Reality in the Legal Education of Social Work Students. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 8th National Child Protection and Welfare Social Work Conference, Cork, Ireland . [Details] | |
| (2021) | Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Law teachers, Power, K., & Jump, O (2021) Innovative Teaching of Law in Response to the Covid-19 Crisis. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Law teachers, Cork, Ireland . [Details] | |
| (2021) | Irish Learning Technologies Association Educational Technology Conference, Jump, O., O’Mahony, C., & Burns, K (2021) Moving Community online: Community Based Participatory Research education in the context of lockdown. [Oral Presentation], Irish Learning Technologies Association Educational Technology Conference, Online . [Details] | |
| (2020) | Psychological Society of Ireland, Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Jump, O., & Dockray, S (2020) From the Lab to the Living Room: Measuring Heart Rate Variability in Ecologically Valid contexts. [Oral Presentation], Psychological Society of Ireland, Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Cork, Ireland . [Details] | |
| (2020) | EAIR 42th Annual Forum, Lynch, O., Bradley, K., Jump, O., Ahmed, Y (2020) Educational Skills and student experience – An exploration of the impact of a study skills support program on undergraduate academic confidence. [Oral Presentation], EAIR 42th Annual Forum, University College Cork . [Details] | |
| (2019) | Educational Developers in Ireland Network Symposium, Jump, O., & Dockray, S (2019) Learning Analytics in Online Education. [Oral Presentation], Educational Developers in Ireland Network Symposium, Technological University Dublin . [Details] | |
| (2019) | Learning Connections: Spaces, People Practice, O Mahony, C., Jump, O., Burns, K., & Hally, R (2019) Community Partnerships in Higher Education. [Oral Presentation], Learning Connections: Spaces, People Practice, University College Cork . [Details] | |
| (2018) | 13th Annual Research Conference on Homelessness, Lambert, S., O’Callaghan, D., & Jump, O. (2018) Young Families in the Homelessness Crisis, Challenges and Solutions. [Oral Presentation], 13th Annual Research Conference on Homelessness, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary . [Details] | |
| (2017) | Psychological Society of Ireland, Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Jump, O., & Dockray, S (2017) Social interactions and heart rate variability: From the lab to the living room. [Oral Presentation], Psychological Society of Ireland, Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Royal College Of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin Ireland . [Details] | |
| (2017) | European Congress on Psychology, Jump, O., Nieuwstraten, I., & Murphy, M. (2017) Attitudes Towards Help Seeking Behaviour for mental health issues in Construction Workers. [Oral Presentation], European Congress on Psychology, Amsterdam, Noord Holland . [Details] | |
| (2014) | Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference, Jump, O., Nieuwstraten, I., & Murphy, M. (2014) Attitudes Towards Help Seeking Behaviour in Construction Workers. [Oral Presentation], Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference, Kilkenny, Ireland . [Details] |
