Dr. Jan De Vries

• Keogh B, Daly L, Sharek D, de Vries J,McCann E, & Higgins A, Sexual health promotion: Participants' perspectives on capacity building, Health Education Journal , 75, (1), 2016, p47 - 60Journal Article, 2016, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Sheerin, F., Griffiths, C., Keenan, P. And De Vries, J., An evaluation of a community living initiative in Ireland, Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 19, (3), 2015, p266 - 281Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• DeVries, J. and Timmins, F. , Care erosion in hospitals: Problems in reflective nursing practice and the role of cognitive dissonance, Nurse Education Today , 38, 2016, p5 - 8Journal Article, 2016, URL
• Timmins, F. and DeVries, J. , Follow the yellow brick road- the compassion deficit debate where to from here?, Journal of Clinical Nursing , 24, (1), 2015, p2689 - 2694.Journal Article, 2015, URL
• Whelan J, Timmins F, McCabe C, Buckley S, Muldowney Y, McCarthy S and de Vries J.M.A, Nurses confidence with communication skills in Ireland - a fact finding sample survey, 35th Annual RCSI International Nursing & Midwifery Research & Education Conference, Maintaining Professional Competence: Continuing Professional Development and Patient Centred Outcomes, RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery , RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Dublin, 2-3rd March, 2016, pp171 - 171Poster, 2016
• Hrymak V., DeVries J.M.A., Leva M.C., 2015. , Workplace Risk Assessment in Ireland; is there a standard practice., Irish Ergonomics Society Annual Conference., Trinity College Dublin. , June 2015, 2015, pp6Oral Presentation, 2015
• Doyle, L., de Vries, J., Higgins, A., Keogh, B., McBennett, P. & O'Shea, M., A mixed methods longitudinal evaluation of a one-day mental health wellness intervention. , Health Education Journal, 76, (2), 2017, p244 - 256Journal Article, 2017, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Keogh B, McBennett P, De Vries, J.,Higgins A, O'Shea M, and Doyle, L., Prisoners Perceptions of a Mental Health Wellness Workshop, International Journal of Prisoner Health, 13, (2), 2017, p81 - 90Journal Article, 2017, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Timmins, F., McCabe, C., Whelan, J., Buckley, S., Muldowney, Y., McCarthy, S., DeVries, J., Nurses' confidence with communication skills: An exploration of the communication required for contemporary nursing practice in the Republic of Ireland, Nurse Education Today (NET) 27th International Networking for Healthcare Education Conference., Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK, 6th-8th Sep 2016, Jill Rogers Associates, 2016, pp3 - 3Conference Paper, 2016
• Bagnasco, A., Aleo, G., Timmins, F., DeVries, J. Bressan, V., Bianchi, M., and Sasso, L. , A response to Sabatino et al 2015 regarding Italian nurse education and practice., Nurse Education in Practice, 28, 2018, p76 - 79Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Timmins, F., McCabe, C., Whelan, J. Buckley, S., Muldowney, Y., McCarthy, S. and DeVries, J., Nurses' views of and confidence with communication skills in the Republic of Ireland., Nurse Education in Practice, 2017Journal Article, 2017
• McSherry, R., Timmins, F. De Vries, J. and McSherry, W., A Reflective Qualitative Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Restoring Compassionate Care Deficits at one UK Healthcare Site, Journal of Nursing Management, 2018Journal Article, 2018, URL
• DeVries, J. and Timmins, F., Recognising and responding to care erosion: part 1, Nursing Standard, 31, (51), 2017, p46 - 53Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• DeVries, J. and Timmins, F. , Recognising and responding to care erosion: part 2 , Nursing Standard , 31, (52), 2017, p44 - 51Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Timmins, F., Parissopoulos S., Plakas, S., Naughton, M.T., de Vries, J.M.A. and Fouka, G, Privacy at end of life in ICU - a review of the literature, Nursing in Critical Care, 27, (11-12), 2018, p2274-2284Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• De Vries, J. and Timmins, F., Nurses' perceptions of the role of psychology in contemporary nursing practice-an online survey approach, NET2016 27th International Networking for Healthcare Education Conference. , Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK, , 6th-8th September, 2016Conference Paper, 2016
• de Vries, J. and Timmins, F., Deception and self deception in health care, Nursing Philosophy, 17, (3), 2016, p163 - 172Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• De Vries, JMA, Byrne, M., Kehoe, E., Cognitive Dissonance and fMRI, International Research Presentations in Neuroscience, Leiden University, Netherlands, 9 Feb, 2016, Department of Neuroscience, Leiden UniversityInvited Talk, 2016
• Higgins A; Downes C; Daly L; Begley T; DeVries J; Sharek D, Developing and Testing the SH-PET Tool to Measure the Impacts of the Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion, National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 7, (4), 2017, p54-Journal Article, 2017, URL
• De Vries, J. and Timmins, F., Understanding Psychology for Nursing Students, Exeter, UK., Sage (Learning Matters), 2017, 1 - 214ppBook, 2017, URL
• Timmins, F. and De Vries, J. , Care Erosion and What to do about it., Nursing and Midwifery Values in Practice., Conference Centre, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday 16th May, 2017, Department of HealthInvited Talk, 2017, TARA - Full Text
• de Vries, J.M.A., Timmins, F., Teaching psychology to nursing students-a discussion of the potential contribution of psychology towards building resilience to lapses in compassionate caring, Nurse Education in Practice, 26, 2017, 27-32Journal Article, 2017, URL
• Bagnasco, A., Timmins, F., de Vries, J.M.A., Aleo, G., Zanini, M., Catania, G., Sasso, L. , Understanding and addressing missed care in clinical placements - Implications for nursing students and nurse educators, Nurse Education Today, 56, 2017, p1-5Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL
• Banka, P., Tobin, K., De Vries, J. & Comiskey, C. , What is the relationship between childhood depression, obesity and poor school performance among urban disadvantaged children?, 16th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference & Student Colloquium., Trinity College Dublin, November 2015, 2015Oral Presentation, 2015, URL
• de Vries, J, and Curtis, E., Nursing Leadership in Ireland: experiences and obstacles, Leadership in Health Services, 00, 2018, p1 - 16Journal Article, 2018, URL
• Husain, M. and de Vries, J., Declining Quality of Care: Is the clock ticking?, The 37th RCSI Annual International Nursing & Midwifery Research and Education Conference 2018, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland, 28 Feb - 1 Mar, 2018Poster, 2018
• Timmins, F., King, CB, De Vries, J.M.A., Johnson, M. Haigh, C., Cullen, J, Altruism, honesty and religiosity in nursing students., Journal of Clinical Nursing, 00, 2018, p1 - 32Journal Article, 2018, URL
• Higgins A., Downes C., Daly L., Begley T., Sharek D. and De Vries J., Capacity building in sexual health promotion: a longitudinal evaluation of a training-the-trainer programme in Ireland, Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 36, (1), 2021, p46 - 67Journal Article, 2021, URL
• Elizabeth McCarthy Quinn, Louise Gallagher, Jan de Vries, A qualitative exploration of breastfeeding support groups in Ireland from the women's perspectives, Midwifery, 78, 2019, p71 - 77Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• de Vries JMA, Downes C, Sharek D, Doyle L, Murphy, R, Begley, T, McCann E, Sheerin F, Smyth S & Higgins A , An exploration of happiness within the Irish LGBTI community,, Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 24, (1), 2020, p40 - 76Journal Article, 2020, URL
• The Psychology of Spirituality and Religion in Health Care in, editor(s)Timmins, F. & Caldeira, S. , Spirituality in Healthcare: Perspectives for Innovative Practice, Cham, Switzerland, Springer, 2019, pp23 - 38, [de Vries, JMA]Book Chapter, 2019, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Hrymak, V. & de Vries, J, The development and trial of systematic visual search: a visual inspection method designed to improve current workplace risk assessment practice,, Policy and Practice in Health and Safety, , 2020, pDOI: 0.1080/14773996.2019.170Journal Article, 2020, URL
• McCluskey, A. & de Vries, J, Help, I can't help: A qualitative study of psychiatric nurse's, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 0, (00), 2020, p1 - 11Journal Article, 2020, URL
• Byrne, M. A., De Vries, J. M. A. & Higgins, A., Exploring the Role of Cognitive Dissonance in Depression, Trinity Health & Education International Research Conference 2020, , School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland., 3-5 March 2020, 2020Oral Presentation, 2020, URL
• Mc Donagh, D., Comiskey, C. & de Vries, J., Assessing trauma among people attending opiate substitute treatment in methadone maintenance clinics, Trinity Health & Education International Research Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 3-5 March, 2020Oral Presentation, 2020, URL
• McCluskey, A. & de Vries, J.M.A., Help, I can't help; a qualitative study of psychiatric nurses' perspectives on their care for people who hear voices, Trinity Health & Education International Research Conference, School of Nursing and Midiwfery, Trinity College Dublin, 2020Poster, 2020, URL
• de Vries, J.M.A., Nurse reflection and the 'oops' moment, Trinity Health & Education International Research Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 3-5 March, 2020Oral Presentation, 2020, URL
• Banka, P., Tobin, K., de Vries, J., Bhattacharya, A. & Comiskey C., Investigating the relationship between depression, obesity and school performance: using causal inference, 17th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 8-10 November, 2016Oral Presentation, 2016, URL
• Hrymak, V. and de Vries, J, THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRIAL OF SYSTEMATIC VISUAL SEARCH, Occupational Environmental Medicine, 75, ((Suppl 2):A1-A650), 2018, p30 - 30Journal Article, 2018, URL
• Smyth, S., de Vries, JMA., Rossetti, J., McCann, E., "Stuck between a Rock and a Hard Place": How Mental Health Nurses' Experience Psychosocial interventions in Irish Mental Health Care Settings, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 28, (4), 2020, p590 - 600Journal Article, 2020, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Higgins, A., Downes, C., Murphy, R., Sharek, D., Begley, T., McCann, E., Sheerin, F., Smyth, S., De Vries, J. and Doyle, L., LGBT+ young people's perceptions of barriers to accessing mental health services in Ireland, Journal of Nursing Management, 29, (1), 2020, p58 - 67Journal Article, 2020, URL
• Smyth, S., McCann, E. & de Vries, JMA, Methodology paper, Journal of Mixed Methods, 2020, p0 - 0Journal Article, 2020
• Smyth, S., de Vries, JMA, McCann, E., Non-participant Observations of Irish Psychosocial-Trained Mental Health Nurses' Experiences on the Use of Psychosocial Interventions, 9th European Conference on Mental Health (Online), online (Helsinki, Finland), 30th September 2020, 2020, pp0 - 0Oral Presentation, 2020
• Begley, T., Daly, L. others de Vries, JMA, Training programmes for practitioners in sexual health promotion: an integrative literature review of evaluations. , Sex Education, (CSED 1887845), 2021, p0 - 0Journal Article, 2021, URL
• O'Neill, D., De Vries, J., & Comiskey, C. M., Leadership and community healthcare reform: a study using the Competing Values Framework (CVF)., Leadership in Health Services, 34, (4), 2021, p485 - 498Journal Article, 2021, URL
• McDonagh, D., Comiskey, C. & de Vries, j, Predictors of treatment outcomes among people attending opiate agonist treatment in methadone maintenance clinics , Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2020): Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 March 2021, Trinity College Dublin, 10/11 March 2021, 2021Oral Presentation, 2021, URL
• de Vries, J. , How to explain dissonance to the uninitiated, EASP Online Meeting - Dissonance Spring , Rennes, France / online, 27/05/2021, European Association of Social Psychology, 2021Oral Presentation, 2021, URL
• Timmins F, de Vries J, Muldowney Y, McCabe C, Whelan J, Buckley S. & McCarthy S, Nurses' views of fundamental relational skills used in clinical practice: a cross-sectional pilot study., Frontiers of Nursing, 8, (3), 2021, p223 - 232Journal Article, 2021, URL
• de Vries JMA, Downes C, Sharek D, Doyle L, Murphy, R, Begley, T, McCann E, Sheerin F, Smyth S & Higgins A, An exploration of mental distress in transgender people in Ireland with reference to minority stress and dissonance theory, International Journal of Transgender Health, 23, (3), 2023, p0 - 0Journal Article, 2023, URL
• Byrne, M., Higgins, A. & de Vries, J., Depression and Cognitive Dissonance: an empirical exploration of a close relationship, Contemporary Research in Social Psychology, 1, (1), 2023, p59 - 78Journal Article, 2023, URL , TARA - Full Text
• de Vries, J., MrGrath, A. & Vaidis, D., Teaching Cognitive Dissonance theory: practical advice for the classroom, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 2023, p1 - 6Journal Article, 2023, URL
• Aguilar-Barriga, P. Correia, I. De Vries, J. & Tortora, L., Cognitive Dissonance induction as an "inoculator" against negative attitudes towards victims, Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 16, (12), 2022, pe12715-Journal Article, 2022, URL
• De Vries, J., Downes, C., Sharek, D., Doyle, L., Murphy, R., Begley, T., McCann, E., Sheerin, F., Smyth, S. & Higgins, A., Mental distress in the Irish transgender community: minority stress and dissonance, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (TheConf2022), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 9-11 March 2023, 2023Oral Presentation, 2023, URL
• De Vries, J. and Timmins, F.,, Understanding Psychology for Nursing Students. KOREAN ADAPTATION , 1st, Singapore, HAKJISA MEDICAL, 2021, 1 - 334ppBook, 2021
• De Vries, J., Downes, C., Sharek, D., Doyle, L., Murphy, R., Begley, T., McCann, E., Sheerin, F., Smyth, S. & Higgins, A., Voices of Irish Transgender people on mental health and mental healthcare, Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 2023Journal Article, 2023, URL
• McDonagh, D., de Vries, J. & Comiskey, C., The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on People in Opiate Agonist Treatment: the importance of feeling unloved, European Addiction Journal, 29, 2023, p313 - 322Journal Article, 2023, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Tortora L., Bokde A., De Vries J., Interpersonal and Institutional Betrayal: The Role of Hatred and Its Mitigation, IALMH XXXVIIth International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Lyon, France, 3-8 July, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
• McDonagh, D., de Vries, J. & Comiskey, C., The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on People in Opiate Agonist Treatment: The importance of feeling unloved, Lisbon Addictions 2022, Lisbon Congress Centre 23-25 November 2022, 23-25 November 2022, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
• Attachment, Cognitive Dissonance and Reciprocation in Intellectual Disability Care Provision in, Intellectual Disabilities: Health and Social Care Across the Lifespan , 2023, [Jan De Vries & Eimear McGlinchey ]Book Chapter, 2023, DOI
• O"Sullivan, K., Downes, C., Begley, T., De Vries, J., Doyle, L., Keogh, B., Monahan, M., Molloy, R., Murphy, R & Higgins, A., LGBTQI+ strength: What I like about being LGBTQI+"., Sexuality and Social Work Conference, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 18th - 19th July, 20, 2023Oral Presentation, 2023, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Basa, Muluken, de Vries, Jan, McDonagh, David, Comiskey, Catherine, The impact of COVID-19 on non-communicable disease patients in sub-Saharan African countries: systematic review, PLOS ONE, 2024, p15Journal Article, 2024, URL
• Roberts, Stephen L; Ryan, Meg; De Vries, Jan; Jagoe, Caroline; Loughrey, David; McCarthy, Noel; Wallace, Dónal, Introducing equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) to Global Health curriculum in two universities: a pilot project., Global Health Promotion, 2024Journal Article, 2024
• Higgins, A., Downes, C., O'Sullivan, K., de Vries, J., Molloy, R., Monahan, M., Keogh, B., Doyle, L., Begley, T., Corocan, P., The National Study on the Mental Health and Wellbeing of the LGBTQI+ Communities in Ireland: Key Findings Report, Key Findings, Trinity Collee Dublin, April, 2024, p1 - 22Report, 2024, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Kirwan L., Apriyanti E., Sheaf G., DeVries J. & Coyne I. ,, Experiences of care for adolescents with mental health difficulties in acute paediatric services: A systematic review, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2024Journal Article, 2024
• Springer Nature, online, Springer, [Springer Nature includes several journals including BMC nursing], 2024-2024Editorial Board, 2024
• Marriage and Family Review (MFR), Philadelphia, USA, Taylor and Francis, 2010-2024Editorial Board, 2010, URL
• McCarthy, E., Gallagher, L. & de Vries, J., Women's perspectives on the role and impact of Breastfeeding Support Groups in Ireland, Midwifery, 104181, 2024, p15Journal Article, 2024, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Marriage and Family Review (MFR), USA, Taylor and Francis, [Member of Editorial Board and Reviewer], 2010Editorial Board, 2010, URL
• Tortora L., de Vries J., Bokde A., Interpersonal and Institutional Betrayal: A Trust Game, Molecules to Mind Trinity Neuroscience Research Day, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, 05-03-2024, 2024, pp15Poster, 2024, TARA - Full Text
• Tortora L., Bokde A, de Vries, J., The Trauma of Betrayal, Mind & Life Conference, Mind & Life Summer Research Institute, Garrison, New York, US, 4-10 June 2023, 2023, pp15Poster, 2023, TARA - Full Text
• Agnes Higgins, Patrick Callaghan, Jan de Vries, Brian Keogh, Jean Morrissey, Michael Nash, Denis Ryan, Harry Gijbels, Tim Carter, Evaluation of mental health recovery and Wellness Recovery Action Planning education in Ireland., Trinity College Dublin, 2012, p1 - 128Report, 2012
• De Vries, J.M.A., Cognitive Dissonance Meme and Psychotherapy. , Inside Out; Journal of the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative , 57, (2), 2009, p20 - 28Journal Article, 2009, URL
• De Vries, J.M.A., Cognitive dissonance theory applied to CPR, DNAR, and the practice of slow codes. , British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 3, (12), 2008, p565 - 570Journal Article, 2008, URL
• De Vries, J.M.A., Cognitive dissonance in victims of political violence, Inside Out; Journal of the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, 52, (4), 2007, p65 - 70Journal Article, 2007, URL
• De Vries, J.M.A., Swenson, L., Walsh, P., Hot Picture or Great Self-description: Predicting Mediated Dating Success with Parental Investment Theory. , Marriage & Family Review, 43, (2), 2007, p7 - 34Journal Article, 2007, DOI
• De Vries, J.M.A., De Paor, J., Healing and reconciliation in the L.I.V.E. programme in Ireland, Peace and Change, 30, (3), 2005, p329 - 358Journal Article, 2005, URL
• Relaxation in, editor(s)C. Blackmore & S. Jennings , Oxford Companion to the Body. , Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001, pp402 - 404, [Kennedy, A., De Vries, J.M.A.]Book Chapter, 2001
• De Vries, J.M.A., Impact of Self Descriptions and Photographs on Mediated Dating Interest., Marriage & Family Review, 46, (8), 2010, p538 - 562Journal Article, 2010, DOI
• De Vries, J.M.A., Roberts, D., McCullen, D., Draper, R. , Stage Fright and the Design of a Course for Performers in Training., Arts Research Digest, 6, (2), 1996, p15 - 16Journal Article, 1996
• De Vries, J.M.A., Psychology for health professionals, Review of Psychology for health professionals, by P. Barkway (Ed.) , Nurse Education in Practice, 10, (e57), 2010, p1Review, 2010
• De Vries J., Mayock P., Higgins A., Sherlock L., Doyle L., Andrews L. and Sheaf G., A review of the international literature on the role of outside facilitators in the delivery of school-based sex education, Dublin, Crisis Pregnancy Agency, December, 2009, p1 - 190Report, 2009, DOI
• De Vries, J.M.A. , Essential Evolutionary Psychology, Review of Essential Evolutionary Psychology, by Hampton, Simon , Nurse Education in Practice, 11, (e3), 2010, p1Review, 2010
• Curtis, E., Sheerin, F. & De Vries, J.M.A., Developing Leadership in Nursing: The Impact of Education and Training, British Journal of Nursing, 20, (6), 2011, p344 - 352Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Curtis, E., De Vries, J.M.A & Sheerin, F., Developing Leadership in Nursing: Exploring Core Factors, British Journal of Nursing, 20, (5), 2011, p306 - 309Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Sheerin, F., Curtis, L. DeVries, J., Proneness to Accidents in a Graduate Population: A Pilot Study of Accident Occurrence and Functional Health Patterns, 8th Biennial International Conference of ACENDIO, Funchal, Madeira, 25-26 Match 2011, edited by F.Sheerin, W. Sermeus, K. Saranto and E. Henriques de Jesus , ACENDIO, 2011, pp55 - 70Meeting Abstract, 2011
• De Vries JMA, Timmins F, The 'psycho-babbling' nurse: the role of psychology in health care education, NET conference proceedings Core Papers, 22nd International Networking Education in Healthcare, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK, 6-8 September 2011, edited by Clark, E et al , NET, 2011, pp79 - 81Conference Paper, 2011
• De Vries JMA, Book Review, Review of Psychology for Nurses, by Devinder Rana & Dominic Upton , Nurse Education in Practice, 11, (e29), 2011, p1Review, 2011
• De Vries J.M.A and Timmins, F, Psychology teaching in nursing education: a reflection on approaches, issues, and contemporary practice., Nurse Education in Practice, 12, (6), 2012, p316 - 321Journal Article, 2012, DOI
• Sheerin F, Curtis E, De Vries JMA, Accident Occurrence and Functional Health Patterns. A Pilot Study of Relationships in a Graduate Population., International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 23, (2), 2012, p96 - 105Journal Article, 2012, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Higgins A., Callaghan, P. de Vries, J., Keogh, B., Morrissey, J. Nash, M., Ryan, D. Gijbels, H. & Carter, T. , Evaluation of mental health recovery and Wellness Recovery Action Planning education in Ireland: a mixed methods pre-post evaluation. , Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68, 2012, p2418 - 2428.Journal Article, 2012, DOI
• Byrne, M. A., Kehoe, E. G., De Vries, J. M. A., Exploring the Neural Correlates of Cognitive Dissonance: An fMRI Study, The Seventh Annual Meeting of Neuroscience Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 6 Sept 2012, 2012, pp1 - 6Poster, 2012
• Higgins A., Sheerin F., Daly L., Sharek D., Griffiths C., deVries J. and McBennett P., Towards a Full Life: An Evaluation of Family Support Programmes for People with a Disability in Ireland, Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 2012Report, 2012
• Higgins, A., Daly, L., de Vries, J., Keogh, B., McCann, E., and Sharek, D. , Capacity Building Impact of the Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion: A Multiple Stakeholder Perspective, Dublin, Trinity College Dublin School of Nursing and Midwifery, 2013, p1 - 128Report, 2013
• Keogh B, Higgins A, DeVries J, Morrissey J, Callaghan P, Ryan D, Gijbels H, Nash M, 'We have got the tools': Qualitative evaluation of a mental health Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) education programme in Ireland, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 21, (3), 2014, p189 - 196Journal Article, 2014, DOI
• Griffiths C, Sheerin F, Daly L, Sharek D, DeVries J, McBennett P, Higgins A, Building Confident Families: An evaluation of four family support programmers for people with a disability in Ireland. , 6th Roundtable Meeting of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSID) Special Interest Group on People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disability, The University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 23rd-25th October, 2013Oral Presentation, 2013
• De Vries, JMA, Book review The Student Guide to Counselling and Psychotherapy Approaches, Adrian Pennington. , Review of The Student Guide to Counselling and Psychotherapy Approaches, Adrian Pennington. London, Sage., by Pennington, A. , Nurse Education in Practice , 13, (e37), 2013, p1Review, 2013
• De Vries, J. Byrne, M., Kehoe, E., Cognitive Dissonance: discomfort and mental pain, Clinical fMRI for the investigation of pain perception: A one day lecture series and workshop focusing on the current concepts of clinical pain, College of Anaesthetists of Ireland, 22 Merrion Square, Trinity College Dublin., 23 Sept 2013, 2013Oral Presentation, 2013
• Keogh B., Sharek D., Daly L., de Vries J., McCann E & Higgins A., Sexual health promotion programme: Participants' perspectives on capacity building, Health Education Journal, 75, (1), 2016, p47 - 60Journal Article, 2016, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Fiona Timmins, Jan M.A. de Vries, Nurses are not bystanders: A response to Paley, Nurse Education Today, 24, (10), 2014, p1269 - 1271Journal Article, 2014, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Griffiths C, Sheerin F, De Vries J and Keenan P., An evaluation of a community living initiative in West Dublin., Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Pathways to Inclusion 4th International IASSIDD Europe Regional Congress, Vienna, 14th-17th July 2014, 27, (4), 2014, pp344 - 344Oral Presentation, 2014
• Higgins A, Sharek D, Sheerin F, Daly L, Griffiths C, de Vries J, and McBennett P., Towards a full life: An evaluation of family support programmes for people with disability, National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin,, 7, (2), 2013, pp56Published Abstract, 2013, URL
• Colomer, J. De Vries JMA, Person-centred dementia care: a reality check in two nursing homes in Ireland, Dementia, 0, (0), 2014, p1 - 13Journal Article, 2014, DOI , URL
• De Vries, JMA, Byrne, M., Kehoe, E., Cognitive Dissonance induction in everyday life: an fMRI study. , Social Neuroscience, 10, (3), 2015, p268 - 281Journal Article, 2015, URL
• De Vries, JMA, Book Review, Review of The Student Guide to Counselling and Psychotherapy Approaches, Sage, London. , by Adrian Pennington , Nurse Education in Practice , 13, (e37), 2013, p1Review, 2013
• Byrne, M., Kehoe, E., De Vries, J.M.A., Cognitive Dissonance Induction in Everyday Life:, 44th Anual PSI Conference, Kilkenny, Newpark Hotel, 12-15 November, 2014Poster, 2014
• Daly L, Sharek D, DeVries J, Griffiths C, Sheerin F, McBennett P and Higgins A., The impact of four family support programmes for people with a disability in Ireland, Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 19, (1), 2015, p34-50Journal Article, 2015, DOI , TARA - Full Text

• Higgins, A. Doyle, L. Downes, C., Murphy, R., Sharek, D., deVries, J., Begley, T., McCann E., Sheerin, F. & Smyth, S. , The LGBTIreland Report: national study of the mental health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Ireland, Dublin, GLEN and BeLonG To. , March, 2016, p1 - 310Report, URL
• Higgins A., Downes C., Daly L., Begley T., DeVries J. and Sharek D. , The Development and Piloting of the Sexual Health Promotion Education Evaluation Tool (SH-PET). , School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 2016Report
• de Vries, J., Stress and Workplace Stress Management, Annual Meeting, Camden Court Hotel, Dublin, 20 April, 2016, Association of Irish Risk Managers (AIRM)Invited Talk
• Monahan M, Holme I, Stacey G, Morrissey J, De Vries J, McKenna H, Nash M, Higgins A., Report of the Scoping Exercise on the Introduction of Graduate Entry Mental Health Nursing in Ireland, Dublin, DoH, 2017Report
• de Vries, J,, Critical Reflection in Health Care., CPC LEADERSHIP Embracing the Challenges, The Richmond Education and Event Centre, Dublin, 17 May, 2018, INMO Professional development Centre, 1 - 23ppInvited Talk, TARA - Full Text
• De Vries, J., Smith, R., Skopek, J., Coughlan, P., Arikan, G. & Byrne, M., WE VALUE YOUR OPINION OF QUALITY IN TRINITY, Appendix to ISER, Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Sept, 2021, p1 - 49Report, URL
• De Vries, Jan, LGBTQIA+ Mental health: Minority Stress and Cognitive Dissonance, EDI (Equality Diversity and Inclusivity) Seminar 1: LGBTQI+ Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, TBSI rooms B2.72, B2.73 and B2.74, 19/09/2023, 2023, University of London and Trinity College, 1 - 29ppInvited Talk, TARA - Full Text
• Jan de Vries, Stress and Trauma theory and application for railway personell, Stress and Trauma for railway personel, Heuston Station Iarnrod Eirann Headquarters, 30/11/2023, 2023, Irish Rail (Iarnrod Eirann), 1 - 58ppInvited Talk, TARA - Full Text
• Joe Humphreys, `Terrorists are not born that way. They learn to hate" What can the lessons of psychology teach us about the Israel-Hamas war and the path to peace?, 2023, - 1Miscellaneous, URL
• de Vries, J., Downes, C., O'Sullivan, K., Molloy, R., Monahan, M., Keogh, B., Doyle, L., Begley, T., Corcoran, P., & Higgins, A., Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland: The National Study on the Mental Health and Wellbeing of the LGBTQI+ Communities in Ireland, Research Club Presentation, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Dublin, Ireland, 04/07/2024, 2024, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, 1 - 21ppInvited Talk, TARA - Full Text
• Weusten, S., de Vries, J., Het Duizend-dingendoekje van de psychologie, Skepter, 1, (3), 2024, p6 - 11Journal Article, TARA - Full Text
• Jan de Vries, Stress and Trauma theory and application for railway personnel, Stress and Trauma theory 1-day workshop II, Stress and Trauma for railway personel, Heuston Station Iarnrod Eirann Headquarters, 30/11/2023, 2023, Irish Rail (Iarnrod Eirann),, 1 Feb 2024, 2024, Irish Rail, 1 - 58ppInvited Talk, TARA - Full Text
• de Vries, Jan, What have we learned from the Troubles that can help provide a roadmap to peace in Gaza?, Irish Independent (Newspaper), 11 June 2024, 2024, p1Journal Article, URL , TARA - Full Text
• De Vries, J.M.A. and Stands, E., Building Bridges by Sharing Experiences: Report of the L.I.V.E. programme (Let's Involve the Victims' Experience). , Dublin, Glencree Centre for Reconciliation, September, 2000, 1, 120Report
• De Vries, J.M.A., A Feasibility Study on Arts Therapies. , Dublin, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), June, 1996, 1, 88Report
• De Vries, J.M.A., Een vergelijking van audio-visuele instructie programmas van de Open Universiteit. , Heerlen, Open Universiteit, May, 1985, 1, 47Report
• Higgins, A; Lalor, J; Andrews, L; De Vries, J; Maguire G, An Evaluation of the Father Focus Project, Dublin, Report prepared for the HSE and Crisis Pregnancy Agency, April, 2009Report
• Higgins, A., Callaghan, P., de Vries, J.M.A., Keogh, B., Morrisey, J., Ryan, D., Gijbels, H. & Nash, M., Evaluation of the Mental Health Recovery and WRAP Education Programme, Dublin, IMHREC, May, 2010, 1, 81Report
• Doyle L., Higgins A., Sharek D., Keogh B., De Vries J., McBennett P. , Suicide or Survive: Wellness Workshop Evaluation Final Report. Dublin: School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin., Dublin: School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin, August, 2012Report
• Higgins A., Daly L., de Vries J., Keogh B., McCann E., and Sharek D. , Evaluation of the Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion (FPSHP). , Dublin, Trinity College Dublin School of Nursing and Midwifery, 2013Report, URL
• Higgins A., Daly L., de Vries J., Keogh B., McCann E., and Sharek, Capacity Building Impact of the Foundation Programme in Sexual Health, Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, June, 2013, 127Report
• Higgins A, Daly L, de Vries J, Keogh B, McCann E, Sharek D, Capacity Building Impact of the Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion: A Multiple Stakeholder Perspective. , HSE, HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme, 2013, p1 - 128Report
• Griffiths C, Sheerin F, Daly L, Sharek D, DeVries J, McBennett P, Higgins A, Towards a full Life. An evaluation of four family support programmes for people with a disability in Ireland. , Reforming Social Services through Public-Private Partnership, The Royal Dublin Society, 9th October, 2013Oral Presentation
• Doyle L., O'Shea M.T., Keogh B., de Vries J., McBennett P. and Higgins A., Suicide or Survive: Wellness Workshop Longitudinal Evaluation Report , Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, September, 2014, 147Report

My research focus is on COGNITIVE DISSONANCE (INNER CONFLICT): FOUNDATIONS AND APPLICATIONS TO HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE. A short video (1.23 min) on my research can be accessed through this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQOK08wImJ0 At present I am PI and Co-Pi in two large funded programmes. The first, NETHATE (HORIZON 2020) is interdisciplinary, involving 15 projects in 11 European universities. In the project I lead, the focus is on identifying the role of dissonance in hatred. Using surveys, interviews and fMRI study we are exploring the experience of hate, betrayal and dissonance. The second is the Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland study (HSE funded), a follow-up of the LGBTIreland study of the mental health in LGBTI communities. As Co-PI my focus is on dissonance in gender identities and their relationship with mental health. Other collaborations, for instance with researchers in the Dissonance Spring group (France) are leading to publications and further application research. My interest in Cognitive Dissonance has its origin in my work at the Glencree Centre for Reconciliation with victims/survivors of 'the Troubles' in Northern Ireland. While this work was rooted in my expertise in stress and trauma, it turned out that an important obstacle to cross-community dialogue was the inner conflict experienced by those involved. This core obstacle to peace making required investigation urgently. Initially, I took a FUNDAMENTAL approach and developed a neuroscience experiment (fMRI) in which dissonance was induced. We found DISSONANCE generate specific activation in the brain and generated all-round arousal in preparing to restore peace of mind. Over the years, my role as Psychologist in SNM dictated that I should develop psychological aspects of research across all nursing disciplines and midwifery. This led to collaborations in a rich array of topics within healthcare and mental health. Currently all projects I am involved in share a focus on the APPLICATION of the dissonance mechanism. Recently completed and ongoing PhD projects are applied to care erosion in hospitals, depression, drug use, self-harm and reconciliation. The domains vary, but dissonance is at its core.

• Title

  The Enigma of Depression: a New Approach using Cognitive Dissonance theory
  Summary

  This PhD study by Mark Byrne supervised by Jan de Vries and Agnes Higgins. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and is a major contributor to the global burden of disease (World Health Organisation, 2012). While subject to a significant research effort worldwide, the specific mechanisms whereby depression occurs are still not convincingly understood. Thise proposed study endeavours to address this issue by seeking to trace how depressive feelings accumulate and to what extent cognitive conflict is at the core of this development, in particular when efforts to resolve such cognitive conflicts are unsuccessful. The study will make use of cognitive dissonance theory (Festinger 1957) as a guiding paradigm. While a firmly established and well researched model of social cognition, theits application to mental health and mental health interventions is relatively new. As such the study is bound to provide novel empirical findings not available elsewhere with implications for our understanding of depression and its interventions.(COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  Irish Research Council
  Date From

  2015
  Date To

  2019
• Title

  Sex Education Support in Schools
  Summary

  a systematic study of the literature on supports and outside facilitators for sex education in secondary schools
  Funding Agency

  Crisis Pregnancy Agency (CPA)
  Date From

  2009
  Date To

  2009
• Title

  The Relationship between Childhood Depression, Obesity and Poor School Performance among Urban Disadvantaged Children
  Summary

  This quantitative PhD study conducted by Dr. Prakashini Banka investigated School Performance Among Urban Disadvantaged Children, emphasising the relationship with childhood Depression and Obesity among inner city school participating in the Healthy Schools Project School Performance Among Urban Disadvantaged Children. PhD Dissertation. Trinity College Dublin
  Funding Agency

  TCD
  Date From

  2013
  Date To

  2018
• Title

  The Neuroscience of Cognitive Dissonance and Ageing
  Summary

  This project is part of the Cognitive Dissonance Research Programme. This interdisciplinary programme involving contributions from health care, ageing research, mental health, psychology and neuroscience has been set up to investigate internal conflict or cognitive dissonance, its neuroscience basis and applications to ageing and health care. At present the programme has yielded several publications on the relationship between health care and cognitive dissonance (De Vries, 2008, Timmins and de Vries, 2014, Timmins and De Vries, 2015, De Vries and Timmins, 2015). Moreover a first fMRI study (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) on the neuroscience of cognitive dissonance has been completed and published (de Vries et al., 2015). The aim of the project for which funding is requested is to investigate the relationship of dissonance with ageing in a second fMRI study. The novel research paradigm involves scanning participants while they reflect on induced internal conflict related to everyday events. Results so far suggest higher overall levels of activation in the brains of young adults in response to internal conflict. Because there is evidence to suggest that dissonance processing changes with ageing, this second study will also involve older adults. This comparison is unique and will significantly progress this area of research.(COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  TCD
  Date From

  2016
  Date To

  2017
• Title

  Mental Health Nurses' Experiences of the Use of Psychosocial Interventions in Ireland
  Summary

  This PhD study was conducted by Dr Siobhan Smyth and supervised by Dr. Eddie McCann and Dr. Jan de Vries. This mixed method study investigated perception of the use of Psychosocial interventions (PSI) in four mental health care settings. Participants were mental health nurses trained in PSI.
  Funding Agency

  European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS)
  Date From

  2010
  Date To

  2017
• Title

  Cognitive Dissonance: foundations and applications
  Summary

  This project aims to research cognitive inconsistency and dissonance in two ways: 1) A fundamental strand seeks to identify the neurological substrate of how we process inconsistency and dissonance. Funding applications have been made and international collaboration has been pursued. The first output is a publication based on fMRI research 2) An applied strand seeks to research the applications in health care and mental health. A PhD study is currently on its way on Cognitive Dissonance and Depression. Four recent publications in 2014/2015 have focused on applying dissonance theory to health care.(COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  no funding at present
  Date From

  Sept 2014
  Date To

  indefinite
• Title

  Selfharm and the voices of young people
  Summary

  This qualitative PhD study on self harm in young people was conducted by Ms Eilish Hayes and developed by Ms Hayes and Dr. de Vries. It involved interviews which were analysed using narrative analysis. All data were gathered and analysis was in progress when unfortunately Ms Hayes became chronically ill. While near completion of the project did not succeeed in submitting it as a PhD thesis
  Funding Agency

  Department of Health and Children
  Date From

  2008
  Date To

  2012
• Title

  Narratives of Nursing Leadership
  Summary

  Nursing leadership is a theme of considerable debate in health care and health care education. The need for nursing leadership is expressed frequently and with increasing urgency. Spurred onwards by recent developments in health care such as the move towards more community based care it is inevitable that the largest group of health care professionals is called upon to take responsibility. Because nurses are in more frequent contact with patients than their superiors in management they are in a unique position to respond quickly and effectively to situations that require instant intervention. This requires leadership on the ground, relevant expertise and confidence in nurses. Whether they are prepared well enough for these new leadership challenges is a matter of concern (Curtis et al. 2011a). And while there is evidence to suggest that leadership qualities can be taught, modelled and practiced in health care settings (Cumming et al 2008)organisational and educational obstacles and limitations (Cummings et al 2005) have been noted in various studies (Curtis et al. 2011b). Publications on nursing leadership have shed considerable light on paradigmatic issues, health care practices and work conditions (Cummings et al (2005), leadership traits and behaviours and other psychological and social factors, and even political and economic aspects. Not well represented in these publications are the actual leadership activities as performed in the day to day work of nurses. This has led to the less than satisfying situation that the theory has become divorced from what happens on the ground. While there is empirical evidence for what nurses consider important leadership characteristics and even that transformational leadership may be more effective than transactional leadership (McCormack 2012), much of the analysis takes place at a theoretical and abstract level, with limited implications for practice as understood by the nurses themselves. Even in recent practice oriented publications such as (Eneh et al 2012; Gottlieb et al 2012) there is little indication of what kind of 'leadership activities' nurses actually engage in or what they consider good leadership activities. Having identified this gap in the literature, the authors are setting out to identify the missing narrative element in the discussion using a survey instrument which essentially seeks to get nurses to give concrete examples of good leadership activities they had witnessed or engaged in. Objective for 2013/2014: ethical application and approval. This was achieved. Objectives for 2014/2015: pilot study and main surveys; data gathering and data analysis to take place
  Funding Agency

  unfunded research
  Date From

  2012
  Date To

  2016
• Title

  Frozen Conflict and Cognitive Dissonance
  Summary

  This research project seeks to establish a better understanding of obstacles to successful conflict dialogue, in order to facilitate better outcomes, in particular where political conflict has become or is at risk of becoming a 'frozen conflict', such as in Northern Ireland. In frozen conflict, the parties engaged in the conflict find it deeply uncomfortable to adapt their perspectives or to adopt new perspectives. As a result of this, dialogue often results in a strengthening of entrenched positions, arguments and narratives. This makes it even more difficult to resolve, manage or transform the conflict. People often report that engaging in conflict dialogue makes them feel 'torn inside' or 'all confused' and find this more unbearable than to be stuck in an accepted animosity with another party. As a result, conflict dialogue is a slow, costly and painful process with many setbacks and decision making rooted in the reduction of inner turmoil rather than rational arguments for a sustainable solution to the conflict. In a way it could be said that often 'peace of mind is achieved at the expense of peace'. The psychological core of this process is best understood with the use of 'cognitive dissonance theory' (Festinger 1957; Cooper 2007) which suggests that our minds operate in such a way that inconsistencies generate a sense of discomfort we are highly motivated to reduce. This means that if people act in ways that are inconsistent with strongly held beliefs they feel intense dissonance. An example of this is engaging in dialogue with people believed to be the enemy. Typically dissonance generated here could be resolved by terminating the dialogue. If the person decides to remain involved an often complex process of justification is necessary to reduce the dissonance this may generate. Understanding this process is pivotal to discriminating between successful and unsuccessful dialogue. Using this model as a template the researchers are seeking to conduct interviews and focus groups with people involved in the conflict in Northern Ireland. The outcomes will provide us with new insights regarding obstacles to dialogue and negotiation. (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  Irish Research Council
  Date From

  2011
  Date To

  2014
• Title

  The Psychobabbling Nurse: Psychology in Nursing Education
  Summary

  This project focusses on a variety of aspects of psychology in nursing education. The main focus is on establishing how psychology is best taught in nursing education and how nurses retain and use aspects of psychology in their clinical practice. A survey is being prepared
  Funding Agency

  unfunded research
  Date From

  2011
  Date To

  2014
• Title

  Transferable skills in Nursing Education
  Summary

  This project is an evaluation of skills transfer between first and second year group poster projects in BSc nursing students. I was a collaboration with Sylvia Huntley-Moore
  Funding Agency

  unfunded research
  Date From

  2011
  Date To

  2012
• Title

  Evaluation of Foundation programme in Sexual Health Promotion II
  Summary

  This is the second evaluation of the FPSHP. This time a longitudinal approach is made
  Funding Agency

  HSE
  Date From

  2015
  Date To

  2016
• Title

  Evaluation of Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion (FPSHP)
  Summary

  This project is an evaluation led by Prof Agnes Higgins of the effectiveness of the Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion (FPSHP) in building capacity amongst health, education and community professionals and to examine whether the programme should be extended to other HSE areas. A mixed methods approach is employed including surveys and interviews. The project consisted of two-sub projects which were completed over a period of four years. Funding total is included. 13-NOV-2012 01-NOV-2012 28-FEB-2016 2012-16 Health Service Executive HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme Evaluation of the Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion (Phase 1 ad 2) €61,448 Lead PI €61,448
  Funding Agency

  HSE
  Date From

  2012
  Date To

  2016
• Title

  Handwashing and Cognitive Dissonance
  Summary

  Background Health care associated infections (HCAIs) are an important problem in hospitals. It has been demonstrated that optimising hand hygiene of health care workers (HCW) reduces the occurrence of HCAIs. Unfortunately, efforts to improve hand hygiene both in Ireland and internationally are not satisfactory. A recent World Health Organisation's report on hand hygiene (WHO 2009) suggests that, among other approaches, the problem may be addressed by improving our understanding of cognitive mechanisms around hand hygiene in HCWs. This project is designed to take up this challenge. The researchers hypothesise that hand hygiene violations are accompanied by cognitive processes best explained by Cognitive Dissonance Theory (Festinger 1957, Cooper 2007). Aim The primary aims of the study are: a) to establish the cognitive mechanisms involved in hand hygiene, in particular justifications used for violations; b) to develop, deliver and evaluate the impact of an educational module on hand hygiene violations with a view to advancing hand hygiene education and promotion for HCWs and ultimately patient safety. Method Focus groups will be conducted in two hospitals, one in Dublin and one in Cork to elicit perspectives on justification of hand hygiene violations. Funding proposals have been unsuccesful. (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  HRB
  Date From

  2010
  Date To

  2014
• Title

  The development and trial of systematic visual search; a novel training method designed to improve the observation of workplace hazards during visual inspections.
  Summary

  This PhD study was conducted by Dr Victor Hrymak after having been developed by Dr. Hrymak and Dr. de Vries. It involved an RCT in which a novel method of visual inspection workplace inspection was tested. Results showed that the novel method was significantly more effective than inspection as usual.
  Funding Agency

  Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)
  Date From

  2013
  Date To

  2019
• Title

  Graduate Entry Nursing (GEN) facilitation study
  Summary

  The Irish healthcare system, in common with many western nations, continues to demand a supply of nurses that exceeds the numbers of qualified nurses available to meet their need (Bleich et al. 2015). One avenue to add to the number of qualified nurses is to make nursing education accessible to graduates in other, preferably related, fields looking to expand their professional horizons byand interested in entering the nursing profession. This approach to boosting the availability of qualified nurses has been successfully used elsewhere. The question is whether it iswould be feasible in the Republic of Ireland. This scoping review, commissioned and funded by the HSE National Mental Health Division, through the Office of Nursing and Midwifery Services Development, details the findings of the a review into the feasibility of introducing a graduate entry Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing programme leading to nursing registration in Ireland. The report comprises six chapters, which provide background context and methods, findings under the objectives set and recommendations. This introductory chapter focuses on background context and methodology used to achieve four key objectives, which consist of a review of the literature, exploration of existing programmes, steps to be taken towards professional approval, and investigating interest of potential students.
  Funding Agency

  HSE
  Date From

  APR 2016
  Date To

  APR 2017
• Title

  Suicide or Survive (SOS) Evaluation II: Longitudinal Study
  Summary

  Following from a recently completed evaluation of the Suicide or Survive workshops, another longitudinal evaluation of the impact of the workshops is taking place. The team consists of Louise Doyle, Agnes Higgins, Brian Keogh, Padraigh McBennet and Jan de Vries.
  Funding Agency

  HSE
  Date From

  July 2013
  Date To

  Sept 2014
• Title

  Evaluation of a community-based initiative at an Irish service for people with an intellectual disability.
  Summary

  This study evaluated a community housing initiative for people with and intelectual disability in Ireland. With the use of interviews and an evaluation of Personal Outcome Measures(POMs),satisfaction of participants with the living arrangements and quality of life are assessed. Objectives 2013/2014: complete study; produce draft report; present at conferences. All objectives were achieved. Objectives 2014/2015: complete final report and publish peer reviewed article.
  Funding Agency

  unfunded research
  Date From

  2012
  Date To

  2014
• Title

  Connecting theory and practice in clinical decision making.
  Summary

  This project focuses on the development of video materials for an UG module in Clinical Judgement and highlights the introduction of EDI (Equality Diversity Inclusion) in the BSc programme in Nursing and Midwifery.
  Funding Agency

  Faculty of Health Sciences Trinity College Dublin
  Date From

  2024
  Date To

  2025
• Title

  Cognitive Dissonance and Depression
  Summary

  This mixed methods PhD study completed by Dr. Mark Byrne and developed by Dr. de Vries and Dr. Byrne has focussed on the investigation of cognitive dissonance as a model to understand depression. (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  TCD
  Date From

  2014
  Date To

  2018
• Title

  Exploring the impact of cognitive dissonance on nursing practice
  Summary

  This PhD project focusses on the role of cognitive dissonance in healthcare. The specific focus is on how cognitive dissonance affects missed care and care erosion. The study will take place in China.
  Funding Agency

  Chinese Department of Education
  Date From

  2023
  Date To

  2027
• Title

  Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland (LGBTIreland 2)
  Summary

  This mixed method study (PI Prof Agnes Higgins, Co-PI Jan de Vries, Co-PI Brian Keogh) seeks to provide a follow-up survey of the LGBTIreland study, the largest study of LGBTI people in Ireland to date. This follow-up 7 years after the first study LGBTI people in Ireland on their mental health, coping, cognitive dissonance and resilience (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  HSE
  Date From

  2022
  Date To

  2024
• Title

  NETHATE - Network of Excellence of Training on Hate 2
  Summary

  Awarded after resubmission coordinating PI: Dr. Arun Bokde TCIN Dr. Jan de Vries, co-applicant, Co-PI, and PI work package leader This is an international programme involving 11 partner universities and 15 PIs across Europe and partners from industry and NGO's. The programme is set up to develop international PhD studies around the issue of hate. Hate of a person or a group is a direct challenge to the common humanity among people, a direct challenge to the equal dignity of all people, and a direct threat to the existence of a democratic and prosperous society. Hate is a volatile emotion which can bring to an end peaceful co-existence between different ethnic and religious groups in Europe. Hate can be specifically aimed at specific individuals or be more diffusely directed at whichever group is perceived to be a threat. Dormant roots of frustration or anger in a population can be manipulated to be expressed towards any out-group or minority. Hate inducing mass communication can play an essential role in this. The development of the Internet and the world wide web has led to increased economic and social development, greater access to knowledge and information, and faster and easier communication among people. But also we are seeing the rise and proliferation of hate through new and very efficient tools for targeting people susceptible to hate messages. Hate-infected leadership at different levels and a modest following is enough to generate a situation in which hate will dominate discourse and actions in populations. Social mechanisms such as conformity, compliance, obedience, groupthink, and the bystander effect will facilitate the expression of hate into aggression and stifle opposition. It is not unthinkable that the main medium of destabilisation within Europe will be hate spreading communications and practices using the internet. At the core of the experience of hate is an Inner Conflict or Dissonance which is a significant mental load to those that hate. The resulting drive generates significant pressure to express hatred (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  European Commission
  Date From

  2020
  Date To

  2024
• Title

  Healthcare experiences, wellbeing and mental health of people who have variations in sex characteristics in Ireland
  Summary

  This project involved the dissemination of findings from the Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland study specific to participants with an intersex background. A special report was generated
  Funding Agency

  HSE & Department of Health
  Date From

  2024
  Date To

  2024
• Title

  Diagnosing Culture; A mixed methods exploration of organisational culture in community healthcare reform
  Summary

  This PhD study conducted by Debra O'Neill and supervised by Jan de Vries and Catherine Comiskey is aimed at identifying the organisational culture in healthcare settings.
  Funding Agency

  TCD
  Date From

  2017
  Date To

  2021
• Title

  LGBTIreland
  Summary

  This mixed method study (PI Prof Agnes Higgins) seeks to (a) survey LGBTI people in Ireland on their mental health; (b) survey perspectives on LGBT of the wider public including stereotyping, prejudice and other perceptions.(COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME) 01-APR-2014 31-MAR-2015 2014-15 Not Applicable Exploration of mental health issues among LGBTI people and public attitudes to LGBT people in Ireland €60,000 Lead PI €60,000
  Funding Agency

  HSE
  Date From

  2014
  Date To

  2015
• Title

  The role of adverse childhood experiences and trauma on treatment outcomes among people in opiate agonist treatment
  Summary

  This PhD project conducted by Dave McDonagh and supervised by Catherine Comiskey and Jan de Vries involved a follow up survey of methadone users.
  Funding Agency

  TCD
  Date From

  2018
  Date To

  2022
• Title

  ERICA - Stopping child maltreatment through pan-european multiprofessional training programme: Early child protection work with families at risk
  Summary

  This pan-European initiative with partners in most European countries has originated at the university of Tampere in Finland. It is designed to test a programme to reduce child maltreatment in Europe. Objectives 2013/2014: funding application for 800.000 euro was unsuccesful
  Funding Agency

  FP& European Union
  Date From

  2014
  Date To

  2018
• Title

  NETHATE - Network of Excellence of Training on Hate
  Summary

  This is an international programme involving partner universities across Europe and partners from industry and NGO's Coordinating PI: Prof. Arun Bokde (TCIN, TCD) role Dr. Jan de Vries: co-applicant, and PI work package leader, PhD supervisor Funding applied for: Euro 3,816,856.80 The programme is set up to develop international PhD studies around the issue of hate. Hate of a person or a group is a direct challenge to the common humanity among people, a direct challenge to the equal dignity of all people, and a direct threat to the existence of a democratic and prosperous society. Hate is a volatile emotion which can bring to an end peaceful co-existence between different ethnic and religious groups in Europe. Hate can be specifically aimed at specific individuals or be more diffusely directed at whichever group is perceived to be a threat. Dormant roots of frustration or anger in a population can be manipulated to be expressed towards any out-group or minority. Hate inducing mass communication can play an essential role in this.The development of the Internet and the world wide web has led to increased economic and social development, greater access to knowledge and information, and faster and easier communication among people. But also we are seeing the rise and proliferation of hate through new and very efficient tools for targeting people susceptible to hate messages. Hate-infected leadership at different levels and a modest following is enough to generate a situation in which hate will dominate discourse and actions in populations. Social mechanisms such as conformity, compliance, obedience, groupthink, and the bystander effect will facilitate the expression of hate into aggression and stifle opposition. It is not unthinkable that the main medium of destabilisation within Europe will be hate spreading communications and practices using the internet. And while we might be most worried about how this will affect our lives in general, it is worth considering what the impact will be if going on-line would become a very unsafe experience.(COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  European Commission Research & Innovation
  Date From

  2019
  Date To

  2022
• Title

  Deception: how aware are we and do we care enough?
  Summary

  Misinformation and deception are not new, but their potency has significantly increased in the digital age. This allows the rapid spread of false information as well as democratizing its production. Novel artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may aggravate the problem, as they enable producers of (mis)information to use convincing digital forgery tools like Deepfake with ease. The development and increase in usage of such technologies adds urgency to the task of addressing the challenge of pervasive misinformation. In order to do so, it is crucial to understand the way in which individuals process misinformation, and the factors that make them susceptible to being deceived by it. Given misinformation's profound effects on individuals" beliefs and values, as well as politics and society, a multidisciplinary approach is required to explain its consequences. Most recent research on the topic focusses either on the factors that make individuals vulnerable to believing in incorrect information or on the effect of information corrections. Our approach is unique in the sense that we consider the multidimensional effect of misinformation on individuals, societal values, and electoral politics. Combining approaches from social psychology, political psychology, information processing theory, and political science will allow us to advance our understanding of the complexities surrounding misinformation and its broader societal implications. Such knowledge is crucial to inform policy that aims to tackle the negative effects of living in an environment rife with misinformation. The proposed research projects are outlined below.
  Funding Agency

  Trinity College Dublin
  Date From

  01/09/2024
  Date To

  01/09/2028
• Title

  Cognitive Dissonance and fMRI
  Summary

  The aim of this study is to investigate the neural response to cognitive dissonance (CD) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The objective is to identify how common everyday events that could generate dissonance are processed in the brain. On the basis of present neurological evidence it is hypothesised that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and parts of the prefrontal cortex are implicated. Most of the research is based on relatively contrived lab tasks. This study attempts to establish whether the hypothesis still holds when CD induction takes place in a more naturalistic way presenting participants with day to day situations that generate dissonance. The study is part of a wider effort to bridge the gap between research on social cognition and neuroscience.Background Cognitive Dissonance (CD) (Festinger, 1957) is the result of simultaneously holding two or more inconsistent cognitions, or exhibiting behaviour that is inconsistent with beliefs or values. This is experienced as an uncomfortable tension motivating efforts to reduce dissonance and therefore discomfort. This is commonly done by changing cognitions or behaviours, but also by trivialising or seeking distraction. Evidence from neurological studies suggests that dissonance discomfort is detected in various brain structures, notably the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), while efforts to resolve it take place in the prefrontal cortex (Amodio et al, 2004; Harmon-Jones et al., 2008). Research Approach and Design Main Study: The study has made use of a within-subject 2 x 2 design + baseline condition. Participants have all undergone the same procedure. They have been presented with a series of questions while undergoing an fMRI scan. In the experimental condition, the stimulus consists of (1) a primer which presents a common value; followed by (2) a memory prompt to think of personal violations of this value. Dissonance has been found to occur as a result. Three control conditions have provided necessary contrasts for fMRI analysis. They use the same format with contrasting primers and memory prompts. Pilot Study: To select the items for inclusion in the fMRI study, a pilot study has taken place in which the memory prompts have been introduced. Those that were recalled most consistently have formed the pool of items used in the experimental condition of the study. Objectives for 2013/2014 were to complete the analysis of the findings, submit the first article and apply for funding for a PhD study on cognitive dissonance and depression. These objectives were achieved. Objectives for 2014/2015: ethics application and start data collection for PhD study; publication of fMRI study; design of follow-up fMRI study (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  Trinity College
  Date From

  Sept 2009
  Date To

  Sept 2015
• Title

  Proneness to Accidents in a Graduate Population
  Summary

  Sheerin, F., Curtis, E., De Vries, J.M.A. This study addresses proneness to accidents in a graduate population. Its objective is to seek for associations between personal accidents and health (as measured with the Functional Health Patterns Inventory)
  Funding Agency

  unfunded research
  Date From

  01/10/2010
  Date To

  01/10/2011
• Title

  Evaluation of Four Family-Focus Initiatives
  Summary

  Four family support porgrammes for families of people with a disability funded by Genio were evaluated as part of this project. The evaluation made use of a mixed method approach and included interviews and a survey.
  Funding Agency

  GENIO
  Date From

  2012
  Date To

  2012
• Title

  Evaluation of Suicide or Survive Wellness Workshop
  Summary

  The aim of this project was to evaluate the impact of the one-day SOS Wellness Workshop and to identify if key objectives of the workshop were achieved. The specific objectives of the evaluation were to: (a)Explore the impact on participants' knowledge of mental health and attitudes towards suicide and mental illness;(b)Identify if the programme enhanced participants ability to recognise and manage mental health issues; (c) Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the programme and make recommendations for future development. The study used a mixed method approach which included a survey, interviews and focus groups. In 2013/2014 a new tender to do a pre/post/follow-up study of the impact of the programme was won. This study was completed in August 2014 20-Jan -2012 16- Jan-2012 16-July-2012 2012 Suicide or Survive Not Applicable Impact of the Wellness Workshop provided by SOS €19,965 Lead PI €19,965
  Funding Agency

  HSE, SOS
  Date From

  2011
  Date To

  2012
• Title

  Depression and inner conflict: the neuroscience of cognitive dissonance
  Summary

  Funding requested: €20,000 (for fMRI scanning and data analysis) Project Abstract: Depression is becoming an increasingly critical and costly population health problem. The processes involved and its treatment are subject to universal debate and the proposed study is intended to affect this debate. The focus of the study is the role of intrapersonal or inner conflict in the mechanisms that initiate and perpetuate depression. The aim is to investigate the neurological substrate of the relationship between depression and inner conflict. The core question is whether people with and without experience of depression demonstrate similar or different activation patterns when processing inner conflict in the brain. With the use of fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanning of participants with (n=16) and without experience of depression (n=16) contrasts in activation loci and levels will be established. There are indications that depression coincides with over- or under-activation which prevents resolution of inner conflict. This emerging hypothesis is rooted within cognitive dissonance theory (Festinger, 1957) and has not been specifically addressed yet within cognitive neuroscience. The proposed study will make use of a novel method to elicit ecologically valid inner conflict experiences. This project is part of the Cognitive Dissonance Research Programme, an interdisciplinary programme involving contributions from health care, mental health, psychology and neuroscience.(COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  TCD
  Date From

  2018
  Date To

  2019
• Title

  The Neuroscience of Cognitive Dissonance and Depression
  Summary

  This project is part of the Cognitive Dissonance Research Programme. This interdisciplinary programme involving contributions from health care, mental health, psychology and neuroscience has been set up to investigate internal conflict or cognitive dissonance, its neuroscience basis and applications to health care and depression. At present the programme has yielded several publications on the relationship between health care and cognitive dissonance (De Vries, 2008, Timmins and de Vries, 2014, Timmins and De Vries, 2015, De Vries and Timmins, 2015). Moreover a first fMRI study (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) on the neuroscience of cognitive dissonance has been completed and published (de Vries et al., 2015). The aim of the project for which funding is requested is to investigate the relationship of dissonance with depression in a second fMRI study. The novel research paradigm involves scanning participants while they reflect on induced internal conflict related to everyday events. The core question is whether people with experience of depression demonstrate similar or different activation patterns when processing inner conflict in the brain in comparison with participants without depression. (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME)
  Funding Agency

  TCD
  Date From

  2017
  Date To

  2018
• Title

  Evaluation of Mental Health Recovery and Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
  Summary

  Evaluation of Mental Health Recovery and Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) education programme on participants' knowledge, attitude and skills of mental health recovery outcomes
  Funding Agency

  POBAL and Institute of Mental Health Recovery
  Date From

  01/03/2009
  Date To

  01/03/2010
• Title

  Breastfeeding Support Groups in Ireland:
  Summary

  This PhD study was a mixed method study conducted by Elizabeth McCarthy-Quinn, supervised by Louise Gallagher and Jan de Vries, involved a survey and interviews with mothers who attended breastfeeding support groups in Ireland
  Funding Agency

  TCD
  Date From

  2014
  Date To

  2018
• Title

  Development of video resources and virtual reality supports for UG teaching in nursing and midwifery
  Summary

  For this project video resources and virtual reality simulation materials have been developed as part of the UG module in Clinical Judgement
  Funding Agency

  Faculty of Health Sciences Trinity College Dublin
  Date From

  2022
  Date To

  2023
• Title

  Teen Parent Support Programme: Young Fathers Evaluation Study
  Summary

  evaluation of the design and reception of a information campaign for teenage fathers
  Funding Agency

  Health Service Executive (HSE)
  Date From

  2008
  Date To

  2009
• Title

  Deception: How aware are we and do we care enough?"
  Summary

  Misinformation and deception are not new, but their potency has significantly increased in the digital age. This allows the rapid spread of false information as well as democratizing its production. Novel artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may aggravate the problem, as they enable producers of (mis)information to use convincing digital forgery tools like Deepfake with ease. The development and increase in usage of such technologies adds urgency to the task of addressing the challenge of pervasive misinformation. In order to do so, it is crucial to understand the way in which individuals process misinformation, and the factors that make them susceptible to being deceived by it. Given misinformation's profound effects on individuals" beliefs and values, as well as politics and society, a multidisciplinary approach is required to explain its consequences. Most recent research on the topic focusses either on the factors that make individuals vulnerable to believing in incorrect information or on the effect of information corrections. Our approach is unique in the sense that we consider the multidimensional effect of misinformation on individuals, societal values, and electoral politics. Combining approaches from social psychology, political psychology, information processing theory, and political science will allow us to advance our understanding of the complexities surrounding misinformation and its broader societal implications. Such knowledge is crucial to inform policy that aims to tackle the negative effects of living in an environment rife with misinformation. The proposed research projects are outlined below.
  Funding Agency

  Trinity College Dublin
  Date From

  2024
  Date To

  2028
• Title

  Wellbeing and Mental Health in the Older LGBTQI+ Population
  Summary

  This project includes a special analysis and reporting of findings of the Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland study relevant to older LGBTQI+ participants
  Funding Agency

  HSE and Department of Health
  Date From

  2023
  Date To

  2024

Education, Clinical and health psychology, Neurosciences, Health services and systems, Psychology and cognitive sciences,

• Nominated for Award for Excellence in Research Student Supervision March 2022
• MA awarded by TCD after 5 year's service 09/11/2012
• Dean of Health Sciences Innovation in Teaching Award 2023/2024 May 2024
• Dean of Health Sciences Innovation in Teaching Award 2021/2022 May 2022
• Nominated for TCD Teaching Award several years

• European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) present
• PsySR - Psychologists for Social Responsibility. This organisation based in the USA promotes Advocacy and Social Justice among Psychologists and applies psychological knowledge to promote peace, social justice, human rights, and sustainability. Its mission on its website reads: "Building Cultures of Peace with Social Justice" (www.psysr.org). 2006
• N2N (Neurons to Neighborhoods) - this society in Los Angeles (USA) aims to bring neuroscientific evidence to the community in a practical way through conferences and community advocacy 2002
• Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI)- regulatory body for psychologists in the Republic of Ireland present
• Nederlands Instituut voor Psychologen (NIP) (Netherlands Institute for Psychologists) - regulatory body for psychologists in the Netherlands present

• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ADVISOR. Then Minister of Health Leo Varadkar responded to publications (De Vries & Timmins; Timmins & De Vries) on Care Erosion and Cognitive Dissonance. Subsequently we were invited to share our insights and had two meetings with senior staff in the Department of Health to advise the department on these issues. We were also invited to present our findings at the Department of Health conference: Nursing and Midwifery Values in Practice., Conference Centre, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday 16th May, 2017. (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE APPLIED TO HEALTHCARE) 2017
• Reviewer for Nurse Education Today: Manuscript Number: NET-D-24-00679 RESEARCH FOCUSING ON NURSING AND MIDWIFERY STUDENTS" LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT: A SCOPING REVIEW 15/04/2024
• Reviewer Nurse Education Today - Manuscript Number: NET-D-23-02050 How Nursing Students" Perceptions of People with Psychiatric Disabilities Change When Using the Strengths Model During Practicums: A Qualitative Research Study 06/10/2023
• Dementia Reviewer, theme: Psychology of Nursing reviewing manuscript # DEM-20-0440 entitled "From Mindsets to Emotions and Behaviors in Care Situations: Linking Care Professionals' Dementia Mindsets with Person-Centered Care" for Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice Dec 2020
• Nursing Education in Practice: peer reviewed journal reviewer (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME) 2016
• Frontiers in Psychology, section Organizational Psychology Reviewer paper, Theme: Cognitive Dissonance Article type: Original Research Title: Social Media Performance: From the Perspective of Social Media Apathetic Behavior (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME) Oct 2020
• Reviewer Frontiers in Psychology ID 1132584 04/01/2023
• Nederlands Instituut voor Psychologen (NIP) National online conference 29 June 2021
• CHARM-EU Yearly online Conference 13 Jan 2022
• Reviewer for Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) title: REFLECTIVE PRACTICE GROUPS FOR NURSES 27/10/2022
• Reviewer Nurse Education in Practice (NEP) June 2021
• Sage Publisher/ Learning Matters, London, UK: Reviewer of books due for publication: Health Psychology text (09/12/2019) 2019
• Sage Publisher - Reviewer Anisman Health Psychology textbook August 2020
• Reviewer for Nurse Education Today - Manuscript Number: NET-D-22-02077R1 Does the Compassion Level of Nursing Students Affect Their Spiritual Care Perception? A Cross-Sectional Study 24/07/2023
• Nurse Education Today: peer reviewed journal reviewer (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME) 2016
• Frontiers in Psychology: Organisational Psychology: Theme Cognitive Dissonance In Interactive Review Original Research Social Media Performance: From the Perspective of Social Media Apathetic Behavior (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME) Jan 2021
• EXTERNAL EXAMINER Waterford Institute of Technology (WT) 2021
• NURSING AND MIDWIFERY BOARD OF IRELAND (NMBI): NOMINATED BY COLLEGE TO THE BOARD OF NMBI. Formal appointment is currently being progressed by Minister Harris at the Department of Health. Oct 2021
• Review JPIC-Jun-2022-035 Review for Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care (Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care | NAPICU) 21/06/2022
• Reviewer for Psychological Reviewing. Manuscript "Cognitive dissonance is not cognitive" 20/08/2023
• Reviewer (3x) for Nurse Education in Practice Manuscript Number: YNEPR-D-23-01501R2 NURSING STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF UNFINISHED NURSING CARE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY 12/03/2024
• REVIEWER GRANT APPLICATION Wellcome Funding Platform 15/04/2024
• Trinity Health & Education International Research Conference Review Committee (THEconf2022) 2021
• EDITORIAL BOARD Marriage and Family Review since 2006
• Sage Publisher/ Learning Matters, London, UK: Reviewer of books due for publication: Health Psychology text (new edition) (05/05/2020) 2020
• Reviewer Dementia (Journal) Feb 2021
• Reviewer for Basic and Applied Social Psychology Re: "Arousal and valence following a brief induced compliance cognitive dissonance paradigm targeting societal pressure for thinness" - HBAS-2023-0108 07/07/2023
• Reviewer International Journal of Transgender Health Manuscript ID WIJT-2023-0374 26/12/2023
• Trinity Health & Education International Research Conference Review Committee (THEconf2020) 2019
• Cortex Reviewer, submission and two resubmissions Manuscript number: CORTEX-D-20-00245R2 Article title: Cognitive dissonance resolution depends on executive functions and frontal lobe integrity Journal title: Cortex (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME) Jan 2021
• CHARM-EU MASTER'S IN GLOBAL CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABILITY: CO-CHAIR OF E-PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE (PAC) AND MEMBER BOARD OF EXAMINERS: This prestigious Master's programme (https://www.charm-eu.eu/masters/globalchallenges) is accredited and jointly awarded by the five CHARM-EU partner universities: University of Barcelona (Spain), Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), Utrecht University (Netherlands), Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (Hungary) and University of Montpellier (France). I am also teaching on the programme and collaborating with Prof. Catherine Comiskey (TCD) who is Chair of the Academic Board of CHARM-EU. The total grant revenue from the Commission (exclusive of Contribution from Beneficiaries [23.76%]) was €5M. For TCD, the total allocation (direct costs) was €1,820,721 of which €432,603 (23.76%) is contributed by TCD. Total amount funded by the Commission is €1,388,118. Sept 2021
• International Dental Journal: review of peer-reviewed paper and two resubmissions: manuscript # IDJ-Apr-20-OA-0193 entitled: The Influence of Dissonance Induction and Assessment Reactivity in Improving Adherence to Covid-19 Precautionary Measures: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME) April 2020
• CHARM-EU Masters Representative for TCD on Programme Board 1 Oct 2023
• International Journal of Nursing Sciences and Clinical Practices (IJNSCP): two reviews July 2020
• Reviewer for Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin PSPB-22-467 14/12/2022
• Reviewer European Journal of Social Psychology (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME) July 2021
• Reviewer for Nurse Education in Practice - manuscript YNEPR-D-23-00697R2 11/09/2023
• EDITORIAL BOARD Springer Nature BMC Nursing 12/08/2024
• Reviewer for Marriage and Family Review:Manuscript ID WMFR-2021-0076.R2 12/08/2022
• Department of Education: external advisor for interview of representative of the Department in Brussels. My role was to evaluate the Language Skills of the candidate. Normally this role is performed by someone in the Germanics Department, but due to their being unavailable I was asked to provide this service. 2017
• Reviewer Nurse Education in Practice (NEP) July 2021
• Reviewer Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Manuscript "Vicarious dissonance: Pre-registered Meta-Analysis" 22/06/2023
• Reviewer Nurse Education Today - Manuscript Number: NET-D-22-02077R2 Does the Compassion Level of Nursing Students Affect Their Spiritual Care Perception? A Cross-Sectional Study 22/08/2023
• Reviewer Basic and Applied Psychology Manuscript "Arousal and valence following a brief induced compliance cognitive dissonance paradigm targeting societal pressure for thinness" 20/05/2023
• Reviewer for Nurse Education in Practice - Manuscript Number: YNEPR-D-23-00833 Factors Associated with Critical Reflection Competency Among Clinical Nurse Educators 12/08/2023
• Reviewer for International Journal of Transgender Health: manuscript, "Navigating the Gap: Unveiling the Hidden Minority Stressors Faced by Trans and Nonbinary Clients in Gender Affirming Care". 02/01/2024
• EXTERNAL EXAMINER Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) for PhD (re-examination). Feb 2022
• Reviewer Journal of Intellectual Disabilities Manuscript ID JID-22-0131 08/04/2023
• REVIEWER GRANT APPLICATION for Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) id nr 10200012420029: Verhalen over passende palliatieve zorg: ontwikkeling van twee video interventies 11/06/2024
• MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW EDITORIAL BOARD: I have been a member of this peer reviewed journal's editorial board for 13 years, I have attended board meetings, contributed to policy, and reviewed papers 2009
• GLENCREE CENTRE FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION COORDINATOR AND MEMBER OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE L.I.V.E. PROGRAMME (Let's Involve the Victims Experience). Following my role as coordinator of the programme (1998/2000) I was on the Advisory Committee until 2007. In 2007 I proposed and designed on-line International Peace Studies Master's programme to support peace makers across the globe. I would be leading this programme. It was going to be accredited and validated by Griffith College Dublin. Broadband limitations at Glencree prevented the programme from going ahead. 2000
• Reviewer Marriage and Family Review Jan 2022
• NURSING AND MIDWIFERY BOARD OF IRELAND (NMBI) ADVISOR. When new standards and regulations for nursing and midwifery education were developed, I played a leadership role in the consultation process. My contribution as psychology advisor is acknowledged in the resulting new Standards and Requirements for Nursing Education (p. 138): https://www.nmbi.ie/nmbi/media/NMBI/Publications/nurse-registration-education-programme.pdf?ext=.pdf 2014
• Reviewer Nursing Education Today Manuscript Number: NET-D-22-02077 15/04/2023
• Reviewer for Journal of Intellectual Disabilities Manuscript "Parenting Behaviors and Self-Efficacies of Typically Developing and Intellectually Disabled children: Perspective from Turkey" . 01/06/2023
• Reviewer for Marriage and Family Review. review of Manuscript ID WMFR-2021-0076.R3 27/10/2022
• Reviewer Frontiers in Psychology Reviewer Report on the manuscript: Neuromodulation of choice-induced preference changes: the tDCS study of cognitive dissonance [ID: 1104410 06/11/2023
• Reviewer for Nurse Education in Practice Manuscript Number:" YNEPR-D-23-00833 Factors Associated with Critical Reflection Competency Among Clinical Nurse Educators 29/07/2023
• Reviewer (3x) for Nurse Education in Practice YNEPR-D-24-00034R1 INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHING SQUARES ENHANCE REFLECTION AND COLLEGIALITY: A COLLABORATIVE PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH 29/07/2024
• Nurse Education Today Reviewer original submission and resubmission: Manuscript Number: NET-D-20-00503 'Portable Simulation Training to Develop Communication Skills in the Care of People Living with Dementia in Care Homes: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Feasibility and Acceptability' Dec 2020
• Reviewer for Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - reviewing manuscript # JID-22-0131.R2 entitled "Parenting Behaviors and Parental Self-Efficacy: A Comparative Study of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Typically Developing Children" 12/10/2023
• Reviewer Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - reviewing manuscript # JID-22-0131.R1 entitled "Parenting Behaviours and Parental Self-Efficacy: A Comparative Study between Parents of Typically Developing Children and Children with Intellectual Disabilities" 13/09/2023
• Trinity Health & Education International Research Conference Review Committee (THEconf2021) 2020
• SAGE/LEARNING MATTERS PUBLISHER: ADVISOR AND REVIEWER. I have reviewed and advised the publisher on new publications in preparation in the field of Health Psychology 2017
• HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE (HSE): COMMITTEE MEMBER DEVELOPMENT OF STRESS MANAGEMENT POLICY for the HSE. This included regular meetings, spanning almost a year and the development of a policy that was eventually adopted by the HSE. As expert on Stress and Trauma I had a leading role in this process. The policy, which has been updated since, can be found here: https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/safetywellbeing/healthsafetyand%20wellbeing/policy%20for%20prevention%20and%20management%20of%20stress%20in%20the%20workplace%202018.pdf 2010
• Frontiers of Psychology: peer reviewed journal reviewer (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME) 2019
• Reviewer Nurse Education Today Manuscript Number:" NET-D-23-02478 Do Nursing Students" Altruism Levels Affect Their Attitudes Toward Medical Errors? 19/12/2023
• Reviewer Impact of specific personality traits on psychosocial adjustment in people with intellectual disability" for Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. ID JID-21-0128 March 2022
• GRIFFITH COLLEGE DUBLIN: EXTERNAL ADVISOR AND REVIEWER FOR VALIDATION AND ACCREDITATION OF POSTGRAD PROGRAMMES. This included the accreditation process by University of Nottingham of a Postgraduate Diploma (HDip) in Music Education and a Postgraduate Diploma (HDip) in Speech and Drama Education 2012
• EXTERNAL EXAMINER Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT): External Examiner for PhD Sept 2020
• Reviewer for Marriage and Family Review (MFR): title: "The protective role of the previous couple"s relationship on the perinatal mental health of mothers and fathers facing the COVID-19 pandemic" for Marriage & Family Review 21/01/2024
• Reviewer for Nursing Education in Practice: YNEPR-D-22-00812 10/10/2022
• Reviewer Frontiers of Psychology Feb 2022
• Cortex: Reviewer Theme: Cognitive Dissonance Manuscript number: CORTEX-D-20-00245R1 Article title: Cognitive dissonance resolution depends on executive functions and frontal lobe integrity Journal title: Cortex (COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEME) Nov 2020
• Review YNEPR-D-23-01501 for Nurse Education in Practice 6 Dec 2023
• Reviewer Nurse Education in Practice - Manuscript Number: YNEPR-D-23-00697R3 Evaluation of a Blended Training Solution for Critical Care Nurses" Work Environment: Lessons Learned from focus groups in Four European Countries 16/10/2023
• Reviewer for BMC Psychology: manuscript ID: cd2c9e00-7464-45ee-8419-faa295c7d6d4 (title confidential) 23/04/2024