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Thursday 13 February 2025, 1pm-2pm 

Presented by Dr Yvonne Lynch and Jane Sheridan (Research Assistant)

Trinity Research in Childhood Centre invites you to join our 2024/25 seminar series. Chaired by Dr Jane Carroll, Ussher Associate Professor in Children's Literature, the next seminar will be held via Zoom Thursday 13th February at 1pm. Presented by Dr Yvonne Lynch and Jane Sheridan, the seminar will focus on children’s involvement in speech and language therapy. 

Yvonne and Jane will share findings from the Research Ireland funding ‘Enhancing Speech and Language Therapy through Artificial Intelligence’ Research project. This project explored the barriers and opportunities in children’s speech and language therapy. The team will share findings from the Design Thinking methodology and explore ways in which we can enhance service delivery specifically related to supporting families outside the clinic room and home practice.

About the Presenters

Dr Yvonne Lynch is an Assistant Professor in Speech and Language Pathology in the Dept of Clinical Speech and Language Studies and is a CORU registered Speech and Language Therapist.

Her clinical experience is in supporting children and adults who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to realise their potential. Her research interests include AAC, clinical decision making and the use of technology to enhance healthcare delivery.

Jane Sheridan is a speech and language therapist and is currently a research assistant on the Research Ireland funded Enhancing Speech and Language Therapy through artificial intelligence project.

A registration link with be made available in due course. 

Trinity Research in Childhood Centre invites you to join our 2024/25 seminar series. Chaired by Professor Imelda Coyne and Professor Nicola Carr, the next seminar of the academic year will be held on Monday 2nd December, 1pm-2pm. This is a hybrid event. 

View the recording here. 

Dr. Connell will give an overview of the formation and development of the Pennsylvania State University Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, an interdisciplinary unit of the university’s social science research institute that addresses the complex issue of child maltreatment through research, scholarship, education, and training programs. Formed in 2012, the Network has developed a robust research and educational portfolio, including a successful federally funded capstone center grant and renewal, and a successful pre- and postdoctoral research training grant—both funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The seminar will ground the work of the Network in the need for interdisciplinary science to address child maltreatment detection, prevention, and effective response and highlight research activities under the capstone center. Dr. Connell will also describe Network efforts to partner with state and local agencies—including child protection, child welfare, justice, and healthcare agencies—to create integrated data systems for applied and policy-relevant research.

Friday 8 November 2024, 1pm-2pm

Presented by Dr Lorraine Swords and Lami Tadjine (Research Assistant)

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Trinity Research in Childhood Centre invites you to join our 2024/25 seminar series. Chaired by Prof Imelda Coyne, the first seminar of this academic year will be held via Zoom Friday 8th November at 1pm. Presented by Dr Lorraine Swords, Assistant Professor, School of Psychology and Lami Tadjine, research assistant at the Trinity Institute of Neuroscience, the seminar will explore the intergenerational effects of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), with a specific focus on mothers and how their own experiences of childhood adversity influences their parenting. It discusses how exploring pathways in the intergenerational effects of ACEs can inform early intervention strategies to improve life course outcomes for parents and children and contribute towards breaking the cycle of intergenerational risk.

About the Presenters

Dr Lorraine Sword's primary teaching responsibilities are in the area of developmental psychology and, along with her collaborators and postgraduate students, she researches, presents and publishes on topics relating to children's health and wellbeing. She has particular research interest in how exposure to potentially traumatic events or circumstances in early life can negatively impact upon children's development and cast long shadows forward over their later adult lives and impact the lives of the next generation.

Lamia Tadjine's masters thesis (2022) focused on the intergenerational transmission of trauma through parenting. Her research intimately examined parenting practices, and the subsequent effects of adverse childhood experiences on mothering. Before starting as a research assistant at the Trinity Institute of Neuroscience, Lamia worked as an assistant psychologist at a family-orientated service for high-risk parents. Under clinical supervision, Lamia conducted cognitive assessments, personality assessments, functional behaviour assessments and devised mental health plans for service users.