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Dr. Catriona Curtin is a postdoctoral researcher within the School of Applied Social Studies, College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, University College Cork. She is currently working upon a project entitled, ‘The ‘RED Framework - Cocreating Rights Enabled by Design [RED] for IoT in Intellectual Disability’, This project explores how ‘The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ [CRPD) can be integrated into design practices and embedded into the Internet of Things (IoT), focusing specifically on applications in intellectual disability [ID]. The project is funded through, and sits within, the Taighde Éireann Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications CONNECT Centre and lead by Professor Eleanor Bantry White, University College Cork (UCC), the project is an interdisciplinary collaboration between UCC, Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and community partner Praxis Care. The project team also works closely with the id+ Futures Project in the School of Applied Social Studies, UCC, and colleagues within UCC’s Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century (ISS21), to help maximise impact in advancing inclusive research and innovation practices.
UCC Futures (primary)
- Collective Social Futures
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Empowering co-researchers with intellectual disability [ID] as coequal contributors in participatory IoT research
Bantry White, E., Curtin, C., Maxwell, N., Pesch, D. H. J., Swords, C., Davidson, G., Harold, G. & Webb, P., 14 Apr 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Integrating UN-CRPD principles into IoT design practices and solutions for applications in intellectual disability [ID]: A rapid review of frameworks and standards
Curtin, C., Bantry White, E., Maxwell, N., Pesch, D. H. J., Swords, C., Davidson, G., Harold, G. & Webb, P., 15 Apr 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Rights-based frameworks utilised in the design of the Internet of Things [IoT] applications for people with intellectual disability: A rapid review of research practices
Curtin, C. & Bantry White, E., 6 Mar 2026, OSF.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper
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(Dis) Empowering research (ers) through cocreation? Reconfiguring researcher identity
Curtin, C., Bantry-White, E., Maxwell, N., Pesch, D., Swords, C., Davidson, G., Harold, G. & Webb, P., 7 Nov 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Cognitive frailty: a useful concept or a source of confusion? Insights from a survey of European geriatricians
Timmons, S., Faherty, M., Curtin, C., Ferrara, M. C., Bellelli, G., Brunetti, E., Bo, M., Morandi, A., Cherubini, A., Fedecostante, M., Coin, A., Shenkin, S. D. & Soysal, P., Dec 2025, In: BMC Geriatrics. 25, 1, 280.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 2 Oral presentation
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Insights into the interdisciplinary ‘RED Framework - Cocreating Rights Enabled by Design [RED] for IoT in Intellectual Disability’ Project
Curtin, C. (Speaker) & Bantry White, E. (Speaker)
14 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Doctoral Roundtable Discussion/Presentation
Curtin, C. (Speaker)
13 Oct 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Prizes
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PhD Scholarship - School of Education, CACSSS, UCC (Arts Leading Learning).
Curtin, C. (Recipient), 2011
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Study Data from University College Cork Update Knowledge of Delirium (Cognitive frailty: a useful concept or a source of confusion? Insights from a survey of European geriatricians)
Timmons, S., Faherty, M. & Curtin, C.
13/05/25
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Findings from University College Cork Provide New Insights into Disease Progression ("Exercise... to Me, It's Freedom": Motivation, Support, and Self-Management to Keep Physically Active with Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Study)
Mccullagh, R., Timmons, S., Ahern, L. & Curtin, C.
29/07/24
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University College Cork Reports Findings in Dementia (Specialist Palliative Care and Dementia: Staff Challenges and Learning Needs)
Timmons, S., Curtin, C. & Curtin, C.
4/07/23
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University College Cork Reports Findings in Science (Teaching strategies for shared decision-making within the context of evidence-based healthcare practice: A scoping review)
Corrigan, M., Lehane, E. & Curtin, C.
2/02/23
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