I am a senior lecturer in the School of Applied Psychology and I lead the Everyday Cognition Lab. I hold a Masters in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education and am the Chair of Teaching & Learning in the School. I am also the Student Champion on the School Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee. A list of my publications can be seen here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bifrwikAAAAJ&hl=en

My research interests primarily relate to understanding attention and memory in everyday scenarios. I have conducted research examining distraction and attention failure in simulated driving environments and eyewitness memory for crimes. Much of my recent research relates to misinformation - assessing who is most susceptible to misinformation, how and when do false memories form in response to misinformation, and developing interventions to reduce harm. I also have a particular interest in the ethics of misinformation research, including evaluating the effectiveness of our debriefing procedures.

I am the Chair of Teaching & Learning in the School of Applied Psychology and Director of the BA in Applied Psychology. I teach on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, mostly related to cognitive psychology and quantitative research methods.

Current modules taught:

• AP1035 Introduction to Neuroscience, Perception & Attention
• AP1039 Research Methods in Psychology
• AP2044 Applied Cognition
• AP3121 Forensic Psychology
• AP6060 Advanced Issues in Quantitative Research Methods
• AP7000 Introduction to Doctoral Research in Applied Psychology 

Mr. John Twomey - Understanding Socio-Technical Interests and Concerns in Deepfake Media Funder: Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Software Research

Mr. Didier Ching - Quantifying & Reducing the Harms of Deepfakes to Belief, Memory & Behaviour Funder: Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Software Research

Ms. Ella Doran - Digital Interventions Against Cancer Misinformation Funders: Lero/Breakthrough Cancer Research

Ms. Aoife O'Carroll - Social Media Use & Wellbeing in Older Adults. Funder: Health Service Executive (DClin student)

Dr. Cian O'Mahony - Serious Games to Teach Critical Thinking about Conspiracy Theories. Funders: Irish Research Council/ Google

Dr. Oisin Carey - Recovered Memories in Therapeutic Contexts. Funder: (DClin Trainee - funded by the Irish Prison Service)