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Biography
Leigh is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Public Health in University College Cork and the National Suicide Research Foundation. She is currently working on the EQUALISE project: Targeting inequalities in self-harm and suicide among children, adolescents and young adults.
Leigh obtained a BSc in Psychology from University College Dublin in 2021, followed by a PhD from UCD in 2025. Her PhD research examined public perceptions of the social determinants of mental health, and explored how certain causal explanations for mental health conditions are linked to stigma.
Leigh’s research interests involve utilising diverse methodologies to address topics relating to the social determinants of mental health and suicide, stigma, reduced social inequalities, media representations, mental health communication, and help-seeking and mental healthcare access.
UCC Futures (primary)
- Future of Health
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 -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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The impact of exposure to social explanations for depression on public stigma
Huggard, L. & O'Connor, C., 2026, In: Journal of Public Mental Health. 25, 2, p. 197-205Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Public endorsement of social explanations for mental illness: an investigation of demographic predictors and links to stigma
Huggard, L. & O’Connor, C., Mar 2025, In: Current Psychology. 44, 6, p. 4180-4194 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The development and validation of the Social Attributions for Mental Illness (SAMI) scale
Huggard, L., Nearchou, F. & O’Connor, C., May 2025, In: PLOS ONE. 20, 5 May, e0324592.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A systematic scoping review of peer support interventions in integrated primary youth mental health care
Murphy, R., Huggard, L., Fitzgerald, A., Hennessy, E. & Booth, A., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Community Psychology. 52, 1, p. 154-180 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How does the public understand the causes of mental disorders? An analysis of Irish news media before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Huggard, L. & O'Connor, C., Apr 2023, In: PLOS ONE. 18, 4 April, e0284095.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Press/Media
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Acceptance of mental illness influenced by root cause, new study suggests
5/03/25
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Press/Media