Institution: Resilience and Health laboratory, School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Supervisory team: Assistant Professor Niki Nearchou.
Position: MLitt student (hoping to start the PhD in September) / Research Assistant.
Current research: I am currently conducting a systematic review on the relationship between sleep and self-harm in young people as part of my M.Litt. studies. I am hoping to continue on to the Ph.D. programme to further explore modifiable factors in relation to engaging in self-harm. I am also working as a research assistant on a project exploring parents’ information needs while supporting a young person engaged in self-harm.
Research interests:
- The role of sleep in self-harm engagement
- Modifiable factors in self-harm
- Developmental differences between adolescents and young adults in self-harm engagement
- Self-harm thoughts to action pathways
- Digital phenotyping and youth mental health
Can help with: Systematic reviews, organising and administration for events, and ways of promoting research on social media. I also make a good sounding board if anyone just needs to bounce ideas off me!
What’s essential to your well-being? Spending time with friends and family, any exercise or sport but especially tag rugby and gymnastics, and taking regular breaks!
Find Áine elsewhere:
- University Profile
- Research Gate
- Email: aine.french@ucdconnect.ie
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