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Darren Dahly is a Senior Lecturer in Research Methods in the University College Cork (UCC) School of Public Health, and the Principal Statistician of the Clinical Research Facility at UCC (2015-). In these roles, he contributes to a broad portfolio of medical and health research as an epidemiologist and applied medical statistician. He also teaches postgraduates about clinical trial design, statistics and modelling, causal inference and appraisal of evidence in medical and health research. Since 2021, Darren has also held a part-time secondment with the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, contributing to their infectious disease modelling efforts, training their staff in statistics and statistical modelling and advising on the development of a permanent biostatistics and modelling unit. He was previously a lecturer in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Leeds (2008-2013) and has a PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology (University of North Carolina School of Public Health) and an MHS in International Health (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health).
UCC Futures (primary)
- Future of Health
Other research affiliations
- FSRC - Future of Health
- FSRC - Cancer Research @ UCC
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Dietitian Survivorship Clinic for Early-Stage Breast and Gynaecologic Cancer Survivors: A Dietetic Protocol for the Linking You to Support and Advice (LYSA) Randomised Controlled Trial
KE, J., O'Connell, K., McSharry, V., Davis, A., Bermingham, K., Byrne, F., Raigal-Aran, L., Flynn, N., Dahly, D., Palmer, B., Lowery, A., Hegarty, J., RM, C. & SJ, C., Jul 2025Research output: Other output › peer-review
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Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism.
KJ, M., Dahly, D. & DVM, B., 13 Nov 2025, In: Neuron.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cystic Fibrosis Microbiome-directed Antibiotic Therapy Trial in Exacerbations Results Stratified (CFMATTERS): results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Plant, B. J., Einarsson, G. G., Deasy, K. F., Dahly, D., Singh, P. K., Barry, P. J., Goss, C. H., Fajac, I., Vagg, T., Durieu, I., Flanagan, E., O’Callaghan, G., Martin, C., Burgel, P. R., Haworth, C. S., Floto, R. A., Downey, D. G., Dupont, L. J., Jones, A. M. & Elborn, J. S. & 3 others, , 2025, In: European Respiratory Journal. 66, 2, 2402443.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial.
Frizelle, P., O'Shea, A., Murphy, A., Dahly, D. & McKean, C., 2025, In: HRB Open Research. 7, 65.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Immediate Weight-Bearing Compared with Non-Weight-Bearing After Operative Ankle Fracture Fixation: Results of the INWN Pragmatic, Randomized, Multicenter Trial
Khojaly, R., Rowan, F. E., Shah, V., Nagle, M., Shahab, M., Ahmad, A. S., Dahly, D., Taylor, C., Niocaill, R. M. & Cleary, M., 2 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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University College Cork Researchers Have Provided New Study Findings on Health and Medicine (Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale - Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled ...)
Murphy, A., Frizelle, P. & Dahly, D.
14/02/25
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Researchers from University College Cork Publish Findings in Health and Medicine (Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale - Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. ...)
Murphy, A., Frizelle, P. & Dahly, D.
28/01/25
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Reports on Down Syndrome from University College Cork Provide New Insights (The Feasibility of an Online Language Program Delivered Through Music and the Impact of Dosage On Vocabulary Outcomes In Young Children With Down Syndrome)
Frizelle, P., Dahly, D., O'Toole, C., Looney, E. & Mcmullan - Glossop, E.
16/08/24
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University College Cork Researchers Publish New Study Findings on Health and Medicine (Promoting men's awareness, self-examination, and help-seeking for testicular disorders: a systematic review of interventions [version 3; peer review: 2 ...)
Murphy, D., Murphy, A., Fitzgerald, S., Saab, M., Dahly, D., Hegarty, J., Murphy, M. & Cooke, E.
1/11/23
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