Professor Catherine Comiskey
Professor, School of Nursing & Midwifery
Biography
Professor Catherine Comiskey holds a MA and a B.A.(Mod) degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Trinity College, Dublin University, Ireland and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in biomathematics with statistics and epidemiology from Dublin City University, Ireland.
Professor Comiskey has almost 30 years research and lecturing experience in statistics and mathematics applied to healthcare and her personal research interests are in substance use, child wellbeing and innovation.
In 2024 Catherine was invited by the United Nations to join an expert group to inform the annual World Drug Report.
From 2017 to 2024 Professor Comiskey was elected by EU members as Vice Chair and subsequently Chair of the Scientific Committee of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, a committee with a legal remit from the EU.
From 2017 to present she was invited by Minister Byrne to be the sole academic expert on the National Drug Strategy Implementation Committee.
From 2014 to 2017 she was invited by Minister Varadkar to serve on the Oversight Forum on Drugs.
From 2014 to 2017 she was invited by Minister White to Chair the National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol.
In 2007 to 2010 she was appointed by Minister of Education and Science to serve on the board of The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, (IRCSET).
Catherine has served as EU Academic Director of CHARM-EU (2020-2023), Head of School (2019-2020 and 2014-2017), Director of Research (2008-2011 and 2011-2014), Inaugural Director and Founder of the Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation (TCPHI)(2014-2017), Inaugural and Founding Chair of the Children's Research Network of Ireland and Northern Ireland CRNINI (2010-2014) and Professor in Healthcare Statistics at the School of Nursing and Midwifery (2008-present).
Catherine has had responsibility for developing, writing and implementing the School of Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan, the School's Financial Plan the Staffing Plan, the School's Research Plan, the TCPHI Strategic Plan, the CRNINI Strategic and Financial Plan, and is currently leading on quantitative methodologies and directing and promoting innovation and research in nursing, midwifery and healthcare education, practice and policy.
Professor Comiskey has over 200 peer reviewed publication in her research topics, she has successfully graduated to completion 24 PhDs, DScs and MDs. She is currently supervising an additional 10 PhDs.
Catherine mentors emerging academics and school children and has been a judge at the Young Scientists Exhibition from 2012 to 2018.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Comiskey, C., Addiction Research and Evaluation: Addressing Key Challenges for Policy and Practice, New York, Springer, 2024
Sarah Jackson, Zubair Kabir, Catherine Comiskey, Retrospective cohort study exploring the impact of universal Tuberculosis (TB) vaccination cessation on the epidemiology of paediatric TB in Ireland, 2011"2021, Vaccine, 42, (8), 2024, p2099-2105
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, p15
Breslin, N., Brennan, D., Hollywood, E., Comiskey, C. and Sheerin, F., The role of Path Dependency Theory in the reproduced structures, systems and practices of the Irish Mental Health System over the last 200 years., Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2024 (THEconf2024) New Horizons in Healthcare: Global Impact, Local Relevance, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 5-7th March, 2024
James, PD, Nash, M, Comiskey, C,, Barriers and Enablers for Adolescents Accessing Substance-Use Treatment: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis., International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2024
Philip James and Catherine Comiskey, Informing the cannabis policy debate: a cross-sectional study of current and former cannabis users in Ireland, Journal of Substance Use, 2024
S Lavelle-Cafferkey and C Comiskey, Role of the addiction clinical nurse specialist in acute hospital settings., Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain): 1987), 39, (6), 2024, p70 - 76
Philip James, Catherine Comiskey, The experiences and wellbeing of adults who use cannabis, Inclusion Health Nurses Section Conference, Dublin, 13 September 2024, 2024
Catherine Comiskey, Henri Bergeron, Thomas Clausen, Charlotte Colman, Laura Ferrer-Wreder, Gabriele Fischer, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Jo-Hanna Ivers, Marie Jauffret-Roustide, Marieke Liem, Tomi Lintonen, Kim Moeller, Ilkka Ojanperä, Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca, Marta Torrens Mèlich, The importance of co-produced, multi-method, independent scientific evidence in times of alternative truths and global policy debates, International Journal of Drug Policy, 129, 2024
Teymuroglu, Z. and Comiskey, C., Breaking the chain of intergenerational problem drug use: A novel modelling approach to guide public health interventions., Mathematical Biosciences, 2024
Philip James, Michael Nash, Catherine Comiskey, "Won"t somebody please think of the children": Are we ignoring 15-17 year olds in health research and health care?, 2nd International Research Conference: Empowering Care: Innovations in Healthcare for a Sustainable Future, Dublin, 22-23 August 2024, 2024
Comiskey, C., Banka, S. and Curtis, E., Using Cohort Designs in Nursing and Healthcare Research, Nurse Researcher, 2024
Marder, I., McCormack, P., Finnegan-Kessie, T., Schweppe, J. Black, L., Brennan, F., Kenny, T., Kurz, K., Le Prince, E., Quinn, M., Weiner, R., Daly, Y., McCashin, D., Wozniak, K., Barry, C., Brandon, A., Carey, S., Cleary, M., Cleere, G., Coughlan, M., Comiskey, C., Cusack, A., Ducque, K., Flanagan, N., Garrihy, J., Guiney, C., Hall, H., Haynes, A., Healy, D., Hughes, D., Humphreys, F., Kelly, E., Kenny, D., Lacey, N., McCarthy, A., McCormack, N., Michael, L., Morrison, J., O"Connell, C., O"Connell, L., O" Shea, J., Prendergast, K., Rice, O., Ryan, P., Scott, S., Toland, M., Vaugh, T., Walsh, F. and Winright, T., Embedding a culture of interdisciplinary open research in criminal justice: a new partnership for Ireland, Irish Probation Journal., 2024
Philip James, Catherine Comiskey, An online survey of cannabis users and ex-users in Ireland, Lisbon Addictions 2024, Lisbon, Portugal, 23-25 October 2024, 2024
Sadie Lavelle Cafferkey, Peter Kelly, Catherine Comiskey, `Selling their souls? Nurses' understanding of addiction and recovery in acute hospital settings, British Journal of Nursing, 2024, phttps://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.
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 - 322
S Jackson, Z Kabir, C Comiskey, Social and biological factors associated with unsuccessful TB treatment outcome in Ireland 2011-2021, European Journal of Public Health, 33, (S2), 2023, pckad160.557
Grainne Clarke, Pauline Hyland, Catherine Comiskey, Women over 50 who use alcohol and their engagement with primary and preventative health services: a narrative review using a systematic approach, Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2023, p1-15
Marie Hyland, Dr. Sonam Prakishini Banka-Cullen, Dr. Eleanor Hollywood and Prof. Catherine Comiskey, Urgent attention required: Retrospective analysis of alcohol-related emergency department presentations by children and young people from a tertiary hospital in Ireland, ALCOHOL, 2023
Banka-Cullen, S.P., Comiskey, C., Kelly, P., Zeni, M.B., Gutierrez, A., & Menon, U., Nurse prescribing practices across the globe for Medication-Assisted Treatment of the Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD): A Scoping Review, Harm Reduction Journal, 20, (1), 2023, p1 - 10
Comiskey C.M., Lost lives and opportunities for the legacy of harm reduction in Scotland, UK, The Lancet Public Health, 8, (7), 2023, pe474 - e475, pe474-e475
Lucas Wiessing, Prakashini Banka-Cullen, M Gabriela Barbaglia, Vendula Belackova, Saed AS Belbaisi, Peter Blanken, Patrizia Carrieri, Catherine Comiskey, Daniel Dacosta-Sánchez, Geert Dom, Venus Fabricius, Hugo Faria, Liljana Ignjatova, Nemanja Ini", Britta Jacobsen, Jana D Javakhishvili, Zuzana Kamendy, Máté Kapitány-Fövény, Anna Kiss, Evi Kyprianou, Kirsten Marchand, Tim Millar, Viktor Mravcik, Naser JY Mustafa, Carlos Nordt, Markus Partanen, Mads Uffe Pedersen, Hanna Putkonen, Mariam Razmadze, Perrine Roux, Bernd Schulte, Paulo Seabra, Luis Sordo, Lisa Strada, Emilis Subata, Esmeralda Thoma, Marta Torrens, Alexander Y Walley, Ioanna Yiasemi, Opioid Agonist Maintenance Treatment Outcomes"The OPTIMUS International Consensus Towards Evidence-Based and Patient-Centred Care, an Interim Report., International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, (December), 2023
Evaluating Treatment Outcomes from Drug Policies and Practices in, editor(s)Carla Rossi and Susanna Conti , Evaluating the impact of Laws Regulating Illicit Drugs on Health and Society, Singapore, Bentham Science Publishers, 2023, pp116 - 134, [Catherine M. Comiskey, Elizabeth M. McCarthy, Zoe Swithenbank and Gordon Hay]
Marie Hyland, Dr. Sonam Prakishini Banka-Cullen, Dr. Eleanor Hollywood and Prof. Catherine Comiskey, Alcohol use among young people living in urban disadvantage: A sociocultural perspective on the protective shield provided by positive school environment, Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy , 2023
Muluken Bafa Basa, Catherine Comiskey, Jan De Vries, David McDonagh, 'The Impact of COVID-19 on Non-Communicable Disease Patients in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Systematic Review', NIHR PROSPERO, 2023, -
Hollywood, E., Banka Cullen, S. and Comiskey, C., Supporting women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2023), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 7-9 March 2023, 2023, pp7-
Hyland, M., Hollywood, E., Banka Cullen, S. and Comiskey, C., Using an eleven year retrospective analysis of alcohol-related emergency department presentations by children and young people to inform appropriately targeted prevention programmes., 14th EUSPR Conference, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4-6th October 2023, 2023
Hollywood, E., Banka Cullen, S., Murphy, M and Comiskey, C, An Evaluation of the Barnardos Ballybeg Playground Service, https://doi.org/10.25546/104143, Trinity College Dublin, October, 2023, p1 - 73
Dr Sonam Prakashini Banka-Cullen, Dr Elizabeth McCarthy Dr Katy Tobin Ms Jessica Eustace-Cook, Prof Catherine Comiskey, An Evidence Review on Effective Interventions and Approaches in the Delivery of Integrated Alcohol Services in Community Settings, Advancing alcohol research in Ireland, Dublin, 14 September 2023, 2023
Comiskey, C., 'Responses to the needs of children of parents who use drugs ', European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 2022, -
Jackson, Sarah, Kabir, Zubair, Comiskey, Catherine, Divergence in pace of decline in tuberculosis rates among migrants versus non-migrants in Ireland from 2011 to 2020, The Lancet, 400, 2022, pS52
Hyland, M., Hollywood, E., Banka, S. and Comiskey, C, The scale and scope of alcohol-related emergency department presentations by children and young people in an urban hospital setting., Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2022 (THEconf2022): 'Resilience, Rehabilitation and Reablement' , Online, 8-10 March 2022, 2022, pp7-
Sarah Jackson, Zubair Kabir, Catherine Comiskey, Impact of universal tuberculosis vaccination cessation on the epidemiology of paediatric tuberculosis cases in Ireland from 2011 to 2021., The Lancet, 400, (Supplement 1), 2022, pS53 - S53
Muluken Basa, Catherine Comiskey, Prevalence and associated factors of khat chewing among pregnant women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, 2022
Schakelaar, Michael Y., Bassat, Quique, Comiskey, Catherine M., Felvinczi, Katalin, Haarhuis, Jan C. M., Bovenschen, Niels, Linked research hubs train students to tackle societal challenges, Nature, 611, (7936), 2022, p449-449
Curtis, Elizabeth, O"Rourke, Frank, Comiskey, Catherine, Banka-Cullen, Sonam Prakashini, Increasing awareness of bullying through small-scale initiatives in higher education, Nursing Management, 2022
Hollywood E and Comiskey C, Keeping kids safe these days: a case study of the health and well-being related perceptions and experiences of school-aged children who live in areas of urban disadvantage in Ireland., Lisbon Addictions 2022, Lisbon, Portugal, 23rd - 25th November, 2022
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, 2021
Catherine Comiskey, Anne Snel, Prakashini Banka, The second wave: estimating the hidden asymptomatic prevalence of COVID-19 in Ireland as we plan for imminent immunisation, HRB Open Research, 4, 2021, p19
Jackson S., Kabir Z., Comiskey C., Effects of migration on tuberculosis epidemiological indicators in low and medium tuberculosis incidence countries: A systematic review, Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 23, 2021
Hyland, M., Hollywood, E., Banka, S. and Comiskey, C., Alcohol use and alcohol-related harms: exploring risk and protective factors among young people living in urban disadvantage, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2021), Online, 10th and 11th March , 2021, pp8 - 8
Cazelles B., Champagne C., Nguyen-Van-Yen B., Comiskey C., Vergu E., Roche B., A mechanistic and data-driven reconstruction of the time-varying reproduction number: Application to the COVID-19 epidemic, PLoS Computational Biology, 17, (7), 2021
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 - 498
Bernard Cazelles, Catherine Comiskey, Benjamin Nguyen Van Yen, Clara Champagne, Benjamin Roche, Identical trends of SARS-Cov-2 transmission and retail and transit mobility during non-lockdown periods, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Tewari P, Banka P, Kernan N, Reynolds S, White C, Pilkington L, O'Toole S, Sharp L, D'Arcy T, Murphy C, Comiskey C, Martin CM, O'Leary JJ., Prevalence and concordance of oral HPV infections with cervical HPV infections in women referred to colposcopy with abnormal cytology., Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology, 50, (7), 2021, p692-699
Cazelles B., Comiskey C., Nguyen-Van-Yen B., Champagne C., Roche B., Parallel trends in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and retail/recreation and public transport mobility during non-lockdown periods, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 104, 2021, p693 - 695, p693-695
Hollywood, E., Comiskey, C., Lalor, J. and Creaner, M. , What does family mean for the school-aged child who lives in an area of urban disadvantage? , Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2021), Online, 10th and 11th March, 2021, pp8 - 8
Distributed Leadership Interventions at Advanced Clinical Practitioner Level in, editor(s)Curtis, E., Beirne, M., Cullen, J., Norway, R and Corrigan, S. , Distributed Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare. , United Kingdom., Open University Press, 2021, [Comiskey, C.]
Comiskey C.M., Snel A., Banka P.S., First back-calculation and infection fatality multiplier estimate of the hidden prevalence of COVID-19 in Ireland, European Journal of Public Health, 31, (4), 2021, p908 - 912, p908-912
Cazelles B., Nguyen-Van-Yen B., Champagne C., Comiskey C., Dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Ireland under mitigation, BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, (1), 2021
Comiskey, C.M. Galligan, K, Flanagan, J., Deegan, J, Farnham, J and Hall, A. , The development and implementation of the Healthy Addiction Treatment Recovery Model, Journal of Addictions Nursing , 32, (1), 2021, pE11 - E20
Carew A. and Comiskey C., Developing a data-driven definition of 'older' to inform future policymaking and service provision for people using opioid drugs., European Addiction Research , 2020
Comiskey, C, James, P, Smyth, B, Journeying with fear: Young people's experiences of cannabis use, crime and violence before treatment entry, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing., 33, (2), 2020, p61 - 66
Hyland, M., Comiskey, C., Hollywood, E., and Banka, Sonam, Exploring risk and protective factors of alcohol use among young people living in urban disadvantage, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 3 - 5th March 2020, 2020, pp7-
Comiskey, C., Estimating the Prevalence of Asymptomatic Cases of Covid-19 in Our Communities, Journal of Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2020, p129 - 132
McGrath, C., Quirke, M., Comiskey, C., Byrne, P., A 10-year retrospective case notes review of paediatric presentations to an Irish psychiatric liaison service in an urban hospital setting, THE 2020, Dublin, 03rd-5th March, 2020, 2020
Catherine Comiskey, Addiction Debates: Hot Topics from Policy to Practice, United Kingdom, SAGE Swift Series, 2020
Comiskey, C. , Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery: a partnership and evidence-informed approach to developing the new Irish health led, National Drug Strategy, Harm Reduction Journal, 17, (3), 2020
Hollywood, E., Lalor, J., Comiskey, C. and Creaner, M, An exploration of the health and well-being related perceptions and experiences of children and families who live in areas of urban disadvantage. , Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2020 (THEconf2020): 'Resilience, Rehabilitation and Reablement' , Dublin, Ireland, 4-5 March 2020, 2020
James, P., Comiskey, C. and Smyth, B. , Debt on me head": a qualitative study of the experience of teenage cannabis users in treatment, Journal of Addictions Nursing , 30, (3), 2019, p211 - 218
McCarthy Quinn, E. and Comiskey, C., The InBetweeners Report:, Dublin, Ireland , December, 2019
Comiskey, C.M. Galligan, K, Flanagan, J., Deegan, J, Farnham, J and Hall, A. , Client's views on the importance of a nurse led approach and nurse prescribing in the development of the Healthy Addiction Treatment Recovery Model, Journal of Addictions Nursing , 30, (3), 2019, p169 - 176
Waldron, C., Nunn, J., Phadraig, C.M.G., Comiskey, C., Guerin, S., van Harten, M.T., Donnelly-Swift, E., Clarke, M.J., Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019, (5), 2019
Karen Galligan & Catherine M. Comiskey , Hidden Harms and the Number of Children Whose Parents Misuse Substances: A Stepwise Methodological Framework for Estimating Prevalence,, Substance Use & Misuse, , 54, (9), 2019, p1429 - 1437
James, P.D., Comiskey, C., Smyth, B.P., "Debt on Me Head": A Qualitative Study of the Experience of Teenage Cannabis Users in Treatment, Journal of Addictions Nursing, 30, (3), 2019, p211-218
Catherine Comiskey, Anne Line Bretteville©\Jensen, Henri Bergeron, Gerhard B"¹hringer, Paul Dargan, Marina Davoli, Fabrizio Faggiano, Gabriele Fischer, Fernando Rodr"ªguez de Fonseca, Henk Garretsen, Matthew Hickman, Dirk J. Korf, Krzysztof Krajewski, Letizia Paoli, Rainer Spanagel., Better data, better policy and better lives: a call for improved drug monitoring and concerted responses, Addiction, 2019
Sarah Jackson, Catherine Comiskey, Zubair Kabir, 'A systematic review on the recent effects of migration from high TB incidence countries on the epidemiology of tuberculosis in low to medium incidence countries. ', Dublin, Ireland, PROSPERO, 2018, -
Carew, Anne Marie and Comiskey, Catherine , Treatment for opioid use and outcomes in older adults: A systematic literature review, Drug and Alcohol Dependence , 182, (1), 2018, p48 - 57
Comiskey, C.M. Banka, P., Hyland, J. and Hyland, P, Leadership, sustainability and extending the learning from the Healthy Schools programme to other national and international contexts, Childrens Research Digest , 5, (3), 2018, p7 - 13
Huntley-Moore, S, Curtis, E, Duffy, E, O'Rourke, F. , Critical Preparation and Readiness to support future change, Nursing Management , Volume 25, (Number 2), 2018, p31 - 38
Chapter 3 Commissioning, Procuring and Contracting Evaluations and Research in, editor(s)Suzanne Guerin, Nóirín Hayes, Sinéad McNally , Research and Evaluation in Community, Health and Social Care Settings Experiences from Practice, Oxford United Kingdom, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2018, pp45 - 60, [Marian Quinn, Catherine Comiskey & Gail Birkbeck ]
Chapter 6 Developing a Detailed Design for Research with Communities. in, editor(s)Suzanne Guerin, Nóirín Hayes, Sinéad McNally , Research and Evaluation in Community, Health and Social Care Settings Experiences from Practice, Oxford, United Kingdom, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2018, pp90 - 105, [Suzanne Guerin & Catherine Comiskey ]
Carew, Anne Marie and Comiskey, Catherine , Rising incidence of ageing opioid users within the EU wide treatment demand indicator; The Irish opioid epidemic from 1996 to 2014, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, (192), 2018, p329 - 337
Chapter 12 Conclusion. in, editor(s)Suzanne Guerin, Nóirín Hayes, Sinéad McNally , Research and Evaluation in Community, Health and Social Care Settings Experiences from Practice, Oxford, United Kingdom, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2018, pp170 - 185, [Nóirín Hayes & Catherine Comiskey ]
Comiskey, C. M., Delaney, S., Galligan, K., Dinsmore, J., Keenan, M., & Cullen, K, The BREATHE Project, a mobile application, video-monitoring system in family homes as an aid to the caring role: Needs, acceptability and concerns of informal carers. , Digital Health, (June), 2018
Comiskey, C. Galligan, K., Banka, P., O'Brien Green, S. and McDonagh, D , An evaluation of the gays men's health outreach programme , HSE, Dublin, Ireland, Health Servcie Executive, December, 2018
Comiskey, C.M , Take-home naloxone: While good it is far from good enough. , The Lancet, Public Health , 3, (5), 2018, pe205 - e206
Comiskey, C. M., Milnes, J and Daly, M, Parents who use drugs: the wellbeing of parent and child dyads among people receiving harm reduction interventions for opiate use. , Journal of Substance Use, 22, (2), 2017, p206-210
Emma Atkin-Brenninkmeyer, Fiona Larkan and Catherine Comiskey , Factors concerning access to a potential drug consumption room in Dublin, Ireland , Cogent Social Sciences, 3, (1), 2017, p1398207-
Hickey, G., McGilloway, S., Hyland, L., Leckey, Y., Kelly, P., Bywater, T., Comiskey, C., Lodge, A., Donnelly, M., O"Neill, D., Exploring the effects of a universal classroom management training programme on teacher and child behaviour: A group randomised controlled trial and cost analysis, Journal of Early Childhood Research, 15, (2), 2017, p174-194
Wiessing, L., Ferri, M., Běláčková, V., Carrieri P, Friedman S.R, Folch C, Dolan K, Galvin B, Vickerman P, Lazarus J.V, MravÄ Ãk V, Kretzschmar M, Sypsa V, Sarasa-Renedo A, UuskÃ"la A, Paraskevis D, Mendão L, Rossi D, van Gelder N, Mitcheson L, Paoli L, Gomez C.D, Milhet M, Dascalu N, Knight J, Hay G, Kalamara E, Simon R, Comiskey C, Rossi C, Griffiths P, Molinaro S, Franchini M, Siciliano V, Benedetti E, Perduca M, Ylli A, Anta G.B, Bravo Portela M.J, Indave I, Rácz J, Zábranskỳ T, Å tefunková M, Dávila P.F, Salekesin M, Vorobjov S, Dan M, Fierbinteanu C, Popescu D, Verdes L, Abagiu A.-O, Hatzakis A, Moudatsou M, Antypas T, Cadet-Tairou A, Collins A.M, Liddell D, Monitoring quality and coverage of harm reduction services for people who use drugs: A consensus study, Harm Reduction Journal, 14, (1), 2017, p19-
Using Implementation Science to Guide Leadership and Determine Readiness for Change in Healthcare in, editor(s)Curtis E. and Cullen, J. , Leadership and Change for the Health Profession, UK, Open University Press, 2017, ppChapter 17 , [Comiskey, C.M and Sheehan, A. ]
Waldron C, Macgiolla Phadraig C, Nunn J, Comiskey C, Donnelly-Swift E, Guerin S, Clarke M.J, Oral hygiene programmes for people with intellectual disabilities, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017, (4), 2017, pCD012628-
Gabrielle McKee, Margaret Codd, Orla Dempsey, Paul Gallagher, Catherine Comiskey, Describing the implementation of an innovative intervention and evaluating its effectiveness in increasing research capacity of advanced clinical nurses: Using the consolidated framework for implementation research, BMC Nursing, 16, (1), 2017, p21-
Comiskey, C.M., Ethical challenges within a Healthy Schools Project and lessons learned., Childrens Digest, 4, (3), 2017
Galligan, K and Comiskey, C. , Estimating the number of children of parents who misuse substances, including alcohol across the communities of the Tallaght Drug and Alcohol Task Force (TDATF) region, Dublin, Ireland, Tallaght Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force, 2017
Comiskey C.M, Hyland J, Hyland P, Parenthood, Child Care, and Heroin Use: Outcomes After Three Years, Substance Use and Misuse, 51, (12), 2016, p1600 - 1609
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, 2016
Murphy, E and Comiskey, C.M. , Effectiveness and implementation of the Zoom Boom Kids Programme in a primary school setting. , Ireland, Trinity College/Enterprise Ireland , 2016
Comiskey C.M, Snel A, Using client's routine urinalysis records from multiple treatment systems to model five-year opioid substitution treatment outcomes, Substance Use and Misuse, 51, (4), 2016, p498 - 507
Coyne I, Comiskey C, Lalor J, Higgins A, Elliott N, Begley C., An exploration of clinical practice in sites with and without clinical nurse or midwife specialists or advanced nurse practitioners, in Ireland, BMC Health Services Research, 16, (1), 2016, p151-
Yvonne Leckey, Lynda Hyland, Gráinne Hickey, Anne Lodge, Paul Kelly,Tracey Bywater, Catherine Comiskey, Michael Donnelly & Sinéad McGilloway , A mixed-methods evaluation of the longer-term implementation and utility of a teacher classroom management training programme in Irish primary schools, Irish Educational Studies, 35, (1), 2016, p35 - 55
Comiskey, C.M., Hyland, J. and Cummins, P. , Longer term treatment outcomes for parents and non-parents who use drugs and have children in their care , Substance Use and Misuse , 51, (12), 2016, p1600 - 1609
Smith, E, Comiskey, C.M and Carroll A, Prevalence and risk factors for osteoporosis in adults with acquired brain injury., Irish Journal of Medical Science, 185, (2), 2016, p473 - 481
Curtis E, Comiskey C, Dempsey O, Importance and use of correlational research, Nurse Researcher, 23, (6), 2016, p20 - 25
Hyland, J. M., Hyland, P. K., & Comiskey, C. M., Victimisation in urban primary schools of high poverty areas: Associations with health-related quality of life, depression and social support., Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2016, p1-
Hanway A, Comiskey C.M, Tobin K, O'Toole R.F, Relating annual migration from high tuberculosis burden country of origin to changes in foreign-born tuberculosis notification rates in low-medium incidence European countries, Tuberculosis, 101, 2016, p67 - 74
Shimer, J., Comiskey, C.M., Tobin, C. & Banka, P. , The Healthy Schools Programme: Taking a Deeper Look into the Lives of Disadvantaged Children through Visual Content Analysis, University of New Hampshire , 2015
O'Toole RF, Jackson S, Hanway A, O'Donnell J, Comiskey CM, Rogers TR, O'Flanagan D, Tuberculosis incidence in the Irish Traveller population in Ireland from 2002 to 2013., Epidemiology and infection, 2015, p1-7
Prof. Catherine Maria Comiskey, Scaling up nurse education: An evaluation of a national PhD capacity development programme in South Africa, in the context of the global shortage of nursing graduates, Nurse Education Today, 35, (5), 2015, p647-652
Wynne C, Comiskey C, McGilloway S. , The role of body mass index, weight change desires and depressive symptoms in the health-related quality of life of children living in urban disadvantage: testing mediation models. , Psychology and Health , 2015, p147 - 165
Comiskey, C., O'Sullivan, K., Quirke, M., Wynne, C., Hollywood, E., McGilloway, S, An analysis of the first implementation and impact of the World Health Organisation's health promoting school model within disadvantaged city schools in Ireland, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 10, (4), 2015, p281 - 293
Murphy, E & Comiskey, C.M. , Modelling the Impact of Place on Individual Methadone Treatment Outcomes in a National Longitudinal Cohort Study, Substance Use & Misuse, 50, (1 ), 2015, p99-105
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, 2015
Comiskey, C.M., The Australian Treatment Outcome Study - implications for treatment philosophies, policy, political processes and practice. Invited commentary on Teesson et al (2015). , Addiction, (110), 2015, p994-995
Sheehan A, Comiskey C, Williamson C, Mgutshini T., Evaluation of the implementation of a PhD capacity-building programme for nurses in South Africa., Nursing Research, 64, (1), 2015, p13-23
Comiskey, C.M., The Australian Treatment Outcome Study - implications for treatment philosophies, policy, political processes and practice, Addiction, 110, (6), 2015, p994-995
Elizabeth A. Curtis, Catherine Comiskey and Orla Dempsey, Correlational Research: Importance and Use in Nursing and Health Research, Nurse Researcher, 23, (6), 2015, p20 - 25
Dempsey, O. & Comiskey, C.M., Estimating the prevalence of problem drug use, Mathematical Population Studies: An International Journal of Mathematical Demography, 21, (2), 2014, p65 - 77
Smith, E., Brosnan, M., Comiskey, C., Synnott, K. , Road collisions as a cause of traumatic spinal cord injury in Ireland, 2001-2010, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 20, (2), 2014, p158-165
Comiskey C, Coyne I, Lalor J, Begley C., A national cross-sectional study measuring predictors for improved service user outcomes across clinical nurse or midwife specialist, advanced nurse practitioner and control sites, Journal of Advanced Nursing , 70, (5), 2014, p1128-37
Farrell, G, Comiskey, C, Dualities of Living With HIV/HCV Co-Infection: Patients' Perspectives From Those who are Ineligible for or Nonresponsive to Treatment, JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE, 25, (1), 2014, p9-22
Wynne C., Comiskey CM, McGilloway S, Quirke MB, O'Sullivan K, Hollywood E. , The relationship between body mass index and health related quality of life in urban disadvantaged children, Quality of Life Research, 2014, p1895-1905
McGilloway, S., Ni Mhaille, G., Bywater, T., Leckey, Y., Kelly, P., Furlong, M., Comiskey, C., O'Neill, D. and Donnelly, M. , Reducing child conduct disordered behaviour and improving parent mental health in disadvantaged families: A 12-month follow-up and cost analysis of a parenting intervention. , European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , (1), 2014, p783-794
Comiskey, C.M., A 3year national longitudinal study comparing drug treatment outcomes for opioid users with and without children in their custodial care at intake, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 44, (1), 2013, p90-96
Quirke,M.B., McGilloway, S., Comiskey, C., Wynne, C., O'Sullivan, K., Hollywood, E. , Bicycle Helmet Wearing in a Sample of Urban Disadvantaged Primary School Children., Irish Medical Journal, 106, (4), 2013, p102-4
Comiskey, C.M. , A 3 year national longitudinal study comparing drug treatment outcomes for opioid users with and without children in their custodial care at intake. , Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 44, (1), 2013, p90 - 96
Analysing Data from Small and large samples and Non-normal and normal distributions in, editor(s)Elizabeth A. Curtis & Jonathan Drennan , Quantitative Health Research: Issues and Methods, UK, Open University Press, 2013, [Catherine Comiskey & Orla Dempsey]
Tobin, K. and Comiskey, C.M. , A novel application of a classical method for calculating the basic reproductive number, R0 for a gender and risk structured transmission dynamic model of Human Papilloma virus infection., International Journal of Biomathematics, 6, (6), 2013, p1350046-
Emma L. Murphy, Catherine M. Comiskey , Using chi-Squared Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) modelling to identify groups of methadone treatment clients experiencing significantly poorer treatment outcomes., Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 45, (4), 2013, p343 - 349
Lalor, J Casey, D Elliott, N Coyne, I Comiskey, C Higgins, A Coyne I, Murphy K, Devane D, Begley C, Using case study within a sequential explanatory design to evaluate the impact of specialist and advanced practice roles on clinical outcomes: The SCAPE Study, BMC Medical Research Methodology , 2013, p13:55-
Begley C., Elliott N., Lalor J., Coyne I., Higgins A. & Comiskey C.M. , Differences between clinical specialist and advanced practitioner clinical practice, leadership, and research roles, responsibilities, and perceived outcomes (the SCAPE study), Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69, (6), 2013, p1323 - 1337
Hollywood, E., Comiskey, C., Begley, T., Snel, A., O'Sullivan, K., Quirke, M. And Wynne, C. , Measuring and modelling body mass index among a cohort of urban children living with disadvantage. , Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69, (4), 2013, p851 - 861
Dempsey O, Comiskey, C., McKee, G., Gallagher, P., Codd M., Deegan, C., O'Grady, J., Nestor, G. & Roche, M, Developing and evaluating an innovation to enhance nurse led practice based research, 32nd Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education: Nursing in times of Austerity, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, 20th-21st Feb, 2013
Comiskey, C., Dempsey, O., Simic, D. & Baros, S., Injecting drug users, sex workers and men who have sex with men: a national cross-sectional study to develop a framework and prevalence estimates for national HIV/AIDS programmes in the Republic of Serbia, BMJ Open, 3, (5), 2013
Hollywood, E., Banka Cullen, S.,Comiskey, C. and Basa, M., An Evaluation of the `Where I"m At" Project at Meath Women"s Refuge and Support Services (MWRSS)., Trinity College Dublin, November, 2013, p1 - 90
Coyne I, Dempsey O & Comiskey C, Life as a child and young person in Ireland: Report of a National Consultation. , Dublin , Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Government Publications,, November, 2012, p1 - 98
O'Rourke M., Comiskey C., Nicholl H., Elliot N.& Sheehan M., The challenges of undertaking family focused research , 31st Annual International Nursing& Midwifery Research & education Conference , RCSI Dublin, 22/23 February , 2012, pp69-
Comiskey, C., O'Sullivan, K., Quirke, M., Wynne, C., & Hollywood, E., Baseline results of the first healthy schools evaluation among a community of young, Irish, urban disadvantaged children and a comparison of outcomes with international norms., Journal of School Health, 82, (11), 2012, p508 - 513
Comiskey, CM, O'Sullivan, K, Milnes, J, Regional Drug User Services in Times of Scarce Financial Resources: Using a Rapid Assessment Response Approach to Evaluate, Plan, and Prioritize Essential Services, SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE, 47, (3), 2012, p254-264
McGilloway, Sinead; Mhaille, Grainne Ni; Bywater, Tracey; Furlong, Mairead; Leckey, Yvonne; Kelly, Paul; Comiskey, Catherine; Donnelly, Michael, A parenting intervention for childhood behavioral problems: A randomized controlled trial in disadvantaged community-based settings., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80, (1), 2012, p116 - 127
Comiskey, C.M., O'Sullivan, K., Quirke, M.B., Wynne, C., Kelly, P. and McGilloway, S, Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Childhood Development Initiative's Healthy Schools Programme, Dublin, Ireland, Childhood Development Initiative (CDI). , 2012, 1, 166
Gabrielle McKee, Catherine Comiskey,Orla Dempsey, Paul Gallagher , Margaret Codd, Lucy Kielty, Catherine Deegan , Evaluating an initiative to develop and enhanse the research capacity of nurses in practice , CARN/IPDC Conference 2012: Towards Creative Action : Transformations and Collaborations in Practice, AShton , Kent., 23-25 November 2012, 2012
Catherine M. Comiskey, Robert Stapleton and Paul A. Kelly , Ongoing cocaine and benzodiazepine use: Effects on acquisitive crime committal rates amongst opiate users in treatment ., Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 19, (5), 2012, p406-414
Cox, Gemma, M. and Comiskey, C.M., Does Concurrent Cocaine Use Compromise 1-Year Treatment Outcomes for Opiate Users. , Substance Use and Misuse, 46, (9), 2011, p1206 - 1216
Dempsey, O. and Comiskey, C.M. , Estimating the incidence of hidden untreated opiate use, Mathematical Population Studies: An International Journal of Mathematical Demography , 18, (3), 2011, p172 - 188
Stapleton, R. and Comiskey, C.M., Anxiety and depression among opiate users who misuse substances during treatment. , Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 28, (1), 2011, p6 - 12
Smith, E., Comiskey, C.M, Carroll, A and Ryall N, A study of bone mineral density in lower limb amputees at a National Prosthetics Centre, Journal of Prosthetics & Orthotics., 23, (1), 2011, p14 - 20
Professor Catherine M. Comiskey, Dr Orla Dempsey and Ms Anne Snel , The National Prevalence of Most at Risk Populations (MARP) for HIV/AIDS in the Republic of Serbia 2010, The Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Health, the Republic of Serbia, August, 2011
Prof. Catherine M. Comiskey, Dr Orla Dempsey and Ms Anne Snel , The National Prevalence of Most at Risk Populations (MARP) for HIV/AIDS in the Republic of Serbia. , Serbia, 2011
C. Comiskey, F. Larkan, A national cross-sectional survey of diagnosed sufferers of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: pathways to diagnosis, changes in quality of life and service priorities, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 179, 2010, p501 - 505
Comiskey, C.M. and Stapleton, R, Longitudinal Outcomes for Treated Opiate Use and the Use of Ancillary Medical and Social Services, Substance Use and Misuse, 45, (4), 2010, p628 - 641
Wynne, C. and Comiskey, C.M., The health outcomes of children living with parental substance use, Psychology and Health, Pyschological Society of Ireland, Ireland, October 2010, 25, (6), 2010
Wynne, C., Comiskey, C., McGilloway, S., Hollywood, E., Quirke, M., & O'Sullivan, K. , The Practicalities of Surveying Children in Primary School Based Longitudinal Research. , The 11th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: Transforming Healthcare through Research and Education, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 4th & 5th November, , 2010, pp135-
O'Sullivan, K., Comiskey, C., McGilloway, S., Quirke, M., Hollywood, E., & Wynne, C. , Process Evaluation in Primary Based Longitudinal Research, The 11th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: Transforming Healthcare through Research and Education, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 4th & 5th November, , 2010, pp98-
Quirke, M., McGilloway, S., Comiskey, C., Wynne, C., O'Sullivan, K., and Hollywood, E. , A framework for Navigating the Ethical considerations Involved in Primary School based Longitudinal Research., 11th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: Transforming Healthcare through Research & Education., School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Nov 2011, edited by School of Nursing and Midwifery , School of Nursing and Midwifery, 2010
Comiskey, C.M. and Cox, G., Analysis of the impact of treatment setting on outcomes from methadone treatment, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,, 39, (3), 2010, p195 - 201
Comiskey, C.M., Stapleton, R., Longitudinal outcomes for treated opiate use and the use of ancillary medical and social services, Substance Use and Misuse, 45, (4), 2010, p628-641
Comiskey, C., McGilloway, S., Quirke, M., Wynne, C., Hollywood, E., & O'Sullivan, K. , Primary School Based Longitudinal Research: baseline results from a study evaluating a healthy schools intervention among 500 children, The 11th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: Transforming Healthcare through Research and Education, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 4th & 5th November, , 2010, pp33-
Quirke, M., McGilloway, S., Comiskey, C., Wynne, C., O'Sullivan, K. & Hollywood, E. , A Framework for Navigating the Ethical Considerations Involved in Primary School Based Longitudinal Research, The 11th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: Transforming Healthcare through Research and Education, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 4th & 5th November, , 2010, pp106-
Quirke, M., McGilloway, S., O'Sullivan, K., Wynne, C., & Comiskey, C. , An evaluation of the impact of a whole school approach to health promotion on the psychological well being of primary school children living in a disadvantaged area of Ireland: Baseline findings. , Psychology and Health, Psychological Society of Ireland, Ireland, October 2010, 25, (6), 2010
Begley C, Murphy K, Higgins A, Elliott N, Lalor J, Sheerin F, Coyne I, Comiskey C, Normand C, Casey C, Dowling M, Devane D, Cooney A, Farrelly F, Brennan M, Meskell P, MacNeela P. , An Evaluation of Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialist and Advanced Nurse and Midwife Practitioner Roles in Ireland (SCAPE), Dublin, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland, December, 2010, 1-467
Begley C, Murphy K, Higgins A, Elliott N, LALOR J, Sheerin F, Coyne I, Comiskey C, Normand C, Casey C, Dowling M, Devane D, Cooney A, Farrelly F, Brennan M, Meskell P, MacNeela P, An Evaluation of Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialist and Advanced Nurse and Midwife Practitioner Roles in Ireland (SCAPE), Dublin, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery, 2010, 1-497
Comiskey, C.M. and Stapleton, R., Treatment pathways and longitudinal outcomes for opiate users: Implications for treatment policy and planning, Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 17, (6), 2010, p707 - 717
Hollywood, E., Comiskey, C., McGilloway, S., O'Sullivan, K., Quirke, M., & Wynne, C. , BMI Measurement in Primary School Based Longitudinal Research, The 11th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: Transforming Healthcare through Research and Education, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 4th & 5th November, , 2010, pp61-
Hollywood, E. and Comiskey, C. , BMI Data from School-aged Children in the Republic of Ireland, Taking Action on Childhood Obesity, Queens University, Belfast, 11th November 2010, 2010, pp6-
Stapleton, R. and Comiskey, C.M., Alcohol usage and associated treatment outcomes for opiate users entering treatment in Ireland., Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 107, (1), 2010, p56 - 61
Comiskey, C.M., O'Sullivan, K and Milnes, J. , A roadmap for future service provision: A Rapid Assessment and Response Study. , South East Regional Drug Task Force, Wexford, Iraland, 2010
Sinéad McGilloway, Lynda Hyland, Gráinne Ní Mháille, Anne Lodge, Donal O'Neill, Paul Kelly, Yvonne Leckey, Tracey Bywater, Catherine Comiskey and Michael Donnelly , Positive classrooms, Positive Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial to investigate the effectiveness of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management programme in an Irish context (Short-Term Outcomes) , Dublin, Ireland, Archways, Ireland, 2010
McGilloway, S., Bywater, T., Ni Mhaille, G., Furlong, M., O'Neill, D., Comiskey, C., Leckey, Y., Kelly, P., & Donnelly, M. , Proving the Power of Positive Parenting: A Randomised Controlled Trial to Investigate the Effectiveness of the Incredible Years BASIC Parenting training programme in an Irish Context (Short-term Outcomes), Dublin, Ireland, Archways, Aug, 2009
Barron, C., Comiskey, C.M. and Saris, J., Prevalence rates and comparisons of obesity levels in Ireland, British Journal of Nursing, 18, (13), 2009, p799 - 803
Smith E., Comiskey C. & Carroll, A., A Study of Bone Mineral Density in Adults With Disability., Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90, 2009, p1127 - 1135
Prof C.M. Comiskey, Mr P. Kelly, Mrs Y. Leckey, Mrs L. McCulloch, Mr B. O'Duill, Dr R.D. Stapleton & Dr E. White, The ROSIE Study Drug Treatment Outcomes in Ireland, Dublin, The Stationery Office, Government Publications., June, 2009
E Smith, C Comiskey, N Ryall , Prevalence and patterns of back pain and residual limb pain in lower limb amputees at the National Rehabilitation Hospital., Irish Journal of Medical Science, 177, 2008, p53 - 57
Aine Carroll, Mike Barnes, Catherine Comiskey, A prospective randomized controlled study of the role of botulinum toxin in whiplash-associated disorder., Clinical Rehabilitation, 22, (6), 2008, p513 - 519
Cox, G, Kelly, P. and Comiskey, C.M.(, ROSIE Findings 5. Gender similarities and differences in outcomes at 1-year., Dublin, National Advisory Committee on Drugs, 2008
Comiskey, C.M., Kelly, P., Stapleton, R. , ROSIE Findings 6. .A summary of 3-year outcomes. , Dublin, National Advisory Committee on Drugs, 2008
Comiskey, C.M., Kelly, P., Stapleton, R. , ROSIE Findings 7.A summary of outcomes for the per-protocol population, , Dublin, National Advisory Committee on Drugs, 2008
Cox, G. and Comiskey, C, Characteristics of opiate users presenting for a new treatment episode: Baseline data from the national treatment outcome study in Ireland (ROSIE) , Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 11, (3), 2007, p217 - 230
Comiskey, C. M., and Cox, G. , ROSIE (Research Outcome Study, Evaluating Drug Treatment Effectiveness) Baseline Data Report . , Dublin, National Advisory Committee on Drugs, Nov, 2007
Cox, G., Comiskey, C. and Kelly, P, ROSIE Findings 4: Summary of 1-year outcomes: Methadone Modality, Dublin, National Advisory Committee on Drugs, 2007
White, E, Comiskey, C, Heroin epidemics, treatment and ODE modelling, Mathematical Biosciences, 208, (1), 2007, p312-324
Cox, G., Comiskey, C. and Kelly, P, ROSIE Findings 2: Summary of 1-year outcomes: Detoxification Modality., Dublin, National Advisory Committee on Drugs. , 2007
Comiskey, C. M., Saris, A.J. and Pugh, J. , Estimating the prevalence of opiate use in Ireland and the implications for the criminal justice system., Probation Journal: The Journal of Community and Criminal Justice, 54, (1), 2007, p22 - 35
Comiskey, C., Saris, J., Pugh, J., A response from Comiskey et al, Probation Journal, 54, (3), 2007, p309-310
White, E. and Comiskey, C.M, Modelling treatment pathways and the drug using career, Mathematical Biosciences, 208, (1), 2007, p312 - 324
Cox, G., Comiskey, C. and Kelly, P., ROSIE Findings 3: Summary of 1-year outcomes: Abstinence Modality, Dublin, National Advisory Committee on Drugs, 2007
Pugh, Julian and Comiskey, Catherine, Drug treatment programmes in prison: longitudinal outcome evaluation, policy development and planning interventions., Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 23, (25), 2006, p63-67.
Comiskey, C.M., A Hazardous Journey to a Better Place: Modelling the care pathway of opiate using women before, during and after admittance to the Dochas Centre, Mountjoy, Dublin., HSE, Irealnd, 2006
Comiskey, C.M., Young people, drug use and early school leaving: Estimating the prevalence, assessing the impact and assisting policy and planning, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 10, (2), 2003, p159-168
Choi, Y.H., Comiskey, C.M., Methods for providing the first prevalence estimates of opiate use in Western Australia , International Journal of Drug Policy, 14, (4), 2003, p297-305
Carroll, A. Mattison, T. and Comiskey, C. M. , An audit of a new system of self-referral in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis, International Journal of MS Care. [Serial on-line], (4), 2002, p1 - 5
Choi YH, Comiskey C, Lindsay MD, Cross JA, Anderson M, Modelling the transmission dynamics of Ross River virus in Southwestern Australia., IMA journal of mathematics applied in medicine and biology, 19, (1), 2002, p61-74
Comiskey, CM, Methods for estimating prevalence of opiate use as an aid to policy and planning, SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE, 36, (1-2), 2001, p131-150
What are dynamic models and how can they be used? in, Modelling drug use: methods to quantify and understand hidden processes. EMCDDA Scientific Monograph Series No.6., Lisbon, Portugal, EMCDDA Portugal, 2001, pp11 - 33, [Godfrey, C., Parrott, S., Sutton, M., Waby, V., Young, P., Comiskey, C., Frisher, M., Hay, G., Hickman, M., Jager, J., Kahan, J., Kraus, L., Mollica, R., Postma, M., Simon, R., Taylor, C., Wiessing, L. ]
Comiskey CM, Barry JM, A capture-recapture study of the prevalence and implications of opiate use in Dublin., European journal of public health, 11, (2), 2001, p198-200
The Method of back calculation as a means of estimating incidence. in, Modelling drug use: methods to quantify and understand hidden processes. EMCDDA Scientific Monograph Series No.6. , Lisbon, Portugal, EMCDDA Portugal, 2001, pp105 - 117, [Comiskey, C.M. and Hay, G. ]
Compartmental modelling and stochastic dynamic systems. in, Modelling drug use: methods to quantify and understand hidden processes. EMCDDA Scientific Monograph Series No.6. , Lisbon, Portugal, EMCDDA Portugal , 2001, pp117 - 133, [Hay, G. and Comiskey, C.M. ]
Comiskey C.M, Review of 'Mathematical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases' , Review of 'Mathematical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases' , by Diekmann and Heesterbeek , Mathematics Today, 36, (5), 2000, p159
Comiskey, CM, Integral equations and estimating the incidence of HIV infection, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANGEWANDTE MATHEMATIK UND MECHANIK, 76, 1996, p505-506
Comiskey, C.M., Glockner, B. and Roydhouse, R. , Modelling the transmission of HIV and its progression to AIDS in Australian heterosexuals, Proceedings of International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Australia, 1993, 4, 1993, pp1766 - 1769
Comiskey CM, Ruskin HJ, AIDS in Ireland: the reporting delay distribution and the implementation of integral equation models., Computer applications in the biosciences : CABIOS, 8, (6), 1992, p579-81
Comiskey, C.M., Improvements in integral equation models for estimates of the level of HIV infection in Ireland, The Statistician, Conference on Applied Statistics in Ireland, Ireland, 1992, (41), 1992, pp329 - 329
Comiskey, C.M. , Mathematical models for the transmission dynamics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Ireland. , Proceedings of The Sixth European conference on mathematics in industry., The Sixth European conference on mathematics in industry., Stuttgart, Germany., 1992, (6), ECMI , 1992, pp125 - 128
Comiskey CM, Measles vaccination--what percentage uptake must we aim for?, Irish medical journal, 83, (4), 1990, p155-7
Comiskey, C.M., Applied Statistics in Clinical Trials, Proceedings Information Linkage between Industry and Applied Mathematics, Information Linkage between Industry and Applied Mathematics , Dublin, Ireland, 1988, NIHE, Dublin, Ireland, 1988, pp155 - 157
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Comiskey C., Kelly P., Hennessy A., Hyland M., O Neill D.,Prakashani Banka-Cullen S., Lavelle Cafferkey S.,, A Consulation to inform the delivery of new integrated alcohol services., November 2023, 2023
Comiskey C, Snel A and Banka P, The second wave: estimating the hidden asymptomatic prevalence of COVID-19 in Ireland as we plan for imminent immunisation, HRB Open Research, 4, (19), 2022
Banka Cullen, S., Lavelle, S. McDonagh, D., Walsh, R. and Comiskey, C. , In Plain Sight: A Rapid Review of the International Literature and a National Estimate of the Prevalence of Women Who Use Substances and Experience Domestic Violence in Ireland., European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, SAOL , Dublin, Ireland, 2022
Comiskey, C., Banka, S., McDonagh, D and Galligan, K., An evaluation of the co-design and roll out of an anti-stigma training programme.. , European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, CityWide, Dublin, Ireland., 2021
Marie Hyland, Caitriona Dennehy and Catherine Comiskey , The InBetweeners Hospital Study: Nurses experience and training needs in relation to caring for children"s mental health in a children"s hospital setting. , European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Practice Development Office, NCH Tallaght., 2021
Banka, P. and Comiskey, C., The incubation period of COVID-19: A scoping review and meta-analysis to aid modelling and planning. , MedRxiv , 2020
Comiskey C and O'Sullivan, K. , An evaluation of Clinishift, a communication platform and smart phone application for hospital managers. , Dublin, Ireland, Trinity College for Enterprise Irealnd , 2018
Curtis E.A, Duffy E,Comiskey C, O'Rourke F, Griffiths C, Sheerin F., Nursing and Midwifery Career Guide: A guide for newly qualified nurses and midwives in the Republic of Ireland., Dublin., 2018, p1 - 43
Comiskey, C.M., O'Sullivan, K. and Quirke, M.B, Blossom Ireland: An evaluation of current programme quality and readiness for service upscaling, Dublin, Ireland, 2016
Cullen K., Dinsmore J, Comiskey C, Mills J, Delaney S. , The Spectrum of Family Caring: A Description and Analysis of Cross-Cutting and Condition Specific Dimensions of Caregiving, The Carers Association, 2013
Dinsmore J, Comiskey C and Mills J. , Gridsta Teen Health Promotional Report. , 2012
Research Expertise
Description
My role as a leader in addiction research has been recognised internationally and nationally by all of the relevant leading addiction bodies. I use my training in epidemiology and bio-mathematics to address research questions in addiction epidemiology across the lifespan, from prevalence estimation of children living with parental drug use to ageing and substance use, to modelling treatment outcomes. A summary of my external indicators of esteem and impact can be seen in my appointments as an academic expert to the United Nations, The EU Drugs Agency, the Irish National Oversight Committee for the implementation of the national drug strategy and to the Board of the Ana Liffey Drug Project. A summary of my research inputs is also provided below. September 2024, invited by the United Nations to join as an expert contributor to the writing of the World Drug Report. Appointed June 2024 until June 2028 to the Inaugural Scientific Committee of the new European Union Drugs Agency EUDA In October 2022 invited to address the EU's Working Party on Drugs in Brussels on Drug Research Priorities for the European Union. In 2020 - 2022 inclusive, elected by my EU peers as Chairperson on the Scientific Committee of the European Union's European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. She has been invited to be nominated for this role again from 2023-2024 inclusive. In 2020 appointed by the United Nations as their external consultant for the International Narcotics Control Board. In 2020 invited to address United Nations in Vienna on my consultancy on ageing and substance use globally. In 2019 appointed by the European Union's European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) as an external consultant to advise on children of parents who use drugs. From 2019-present served on the International Review Board of Xchange, the international registry of drug prevention programmes. From 2017-2020 inclusive elected by my scientific peers to serve as the Vice Chair of the EU's EMCDDA Scientific Committee From 2014 to Present selected to serve on the Scientific Committee of the EMCDDA from an international competition From 2017 to Present nominated by Minister Catherine Byrne as the academic expert on the Implementation Committee of the National Drug Strategy. I continue to be the current Ministers appointed Academic Expert to the National Implementation Committee. From 2015-2017 nominated by then Minister of Health, Leo Varadkar to serve on the National Drug Strategy Team From 2012 to 2016 nominated by Ministers Alex White and Aodan O'Riordan to serve as the Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol From 2017 to Present I have served voluntarily on the Board of the Ana Liffey Drug Project Charity. From 2006-2008 I was appointed by Minister of Education, Mary Hannafin to serve on the Board of the Irish Research Council. From 2023 to 2024 I obtained €515,000 in national and international research grants. From 2020 to 2024 I obtained approximately €1,066,566 in competitive research funding as Principal Investigator In total I have personally obtained over €7m in competitive funding as PI or or as Leading Quantitative Investigator. In addition, I currently have approximately €985,000 in grant funding submitted and awaiting outcome from the Special EU Programme Body (€895,000) and the Clondalkin Prevention Hub(€90,000).Projects
- Title
- Substance Use and Mental Health Interventions using Digital Technology
- Funding Agency
- Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)
- Date From
- January 2025
- Date To
- January 2029
- Title
- Estimating the prevalence of asymptomatic Covid-19 cases in Ireland
- Summary
- The aim of this research is to model using back calculation and incubation period distribution the prevalence of asymptomatic cases of Covid-19
- Funding Agency
- Health Research Board
- Date From
- May 2020
- Date To
- August 2021
- Title
- Development of an online addiction training course
- Summary
- Development of an international Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for nursing and healthcare professional working with people experiencing drug and alcohol addiction.
- Funding Agency
- HSE
- Date From
- 2020
- Date To
- 2021
- Title
- The implementation and evaluation of the 'Know the Score' Programme
- Summary
- The primary goal of the schools-based `Know the Score" programme is to increase the knowledge of adolescents and young people and to support them in increasing health literacy by delaying the early onset of alcohol and drug use.
- Funding Agency
- Department of Health Drug Policy Unit
- Date From
- 2023
- Date To
- 2025
- Title
- Building capacity in child health research and education
- Summary
- The aim of this research is to develop capacity in child health research and education with a particular emphasis on developing capacity for the National Children's Hospital.
- Funding Agency
- NCH Foundation
- Date From
- January 2018
- Date To
- September 2022
- Title
- SAFER" The first implementation of the World Health Organization"s SAFER model to reduce alcohol use in a community setting.
- Funding Agency
- The Alcohol Forum
- Date From
- June 2024
- Date To
- June 2027
- Title
- ICARO
- Summary
- This project aims to reduce obesity through transgenerational prevention and training from preconception to childhood.
- Funding Agency
- Horizon HLTH 2022
- Date From
- 2023
- Date To
- 2028
- Title
- HRB Internship Programme
- Summary
- HRB Interns are mentored by a senior university academic and rotate between the Research Strategy and Funding Directorate and the Health Information and Evidence Directorate within the HRB. Each rotation includes a communications project.
- Funding Agency
- HRB
- Date From
- January 2020
- Date To
- January 2022
- Title
- Mapping retrospective outcomes and existing processes of the Dublin Simon Community Detoxification Unit
- Summary
- The aim of this research is to identify from the perspective of the client, staff and leadership future service needs by retrospectively mapping existing outcomes and processes of the Dublin Simon Community detoxification unit in light of its key mission and in line with the value systems of the organisation.
- Funding Agency
- Dubllin Simon Community
- Date From
- March 2020
- Date To
- December 2020
- Title
- Review of integrated alcohol programmes
- Summary
- The work provides an international review and recommendations on the implementation of integrated community alcohol treatment programmes.
- Funding Agency
- HSE
- Date From
- 2021
- Date To
- 2022
- Title
- Client Outcomes in Recovery
- Summary
- The work maps and assesses the recovery pathway for clients within the Dublin Simon recovery services.
- Funding Agency
- Dublin Simon
- Date From
- 2022
- Date To
- 2023
- Title
- Domestic Violence in the West of Ireland and the islands.
- Summary
- The works aims to assess the needs of women and families experiencing domestic violence in rural areas of the west of Ireland and the islands.
- Funding Agency
- COPE Galway
- Date From
- 2022
- Date To
- 2023
- Title
- Longitudinal outcomes of people who offend.
- Summary
- This work provides an international scoping review on outcomes and devises a study protocol for conducting a national longitudinal study of people who offend.
- Funding Agency
- Department of Justice
- Date From
- 2021
- Date To
- 2022
- Title
- Estimation of the prevalence of neuro-diversity among people who use substances and related service needs.
- Summary
- This study provides an international systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of neuro-diversity among people using substances. It also provides an estimate of the first national estimate and of service provision needs.
- Funding Agency
- CityWide
- Date From
- January 2024
- Date To
- September 2024
- Title
- Estimation of the prevalence of neuro-diversity among people who use substances and related service needs.
- Funding Agency
- CityWide
- Date From
- January 2024
- Date To
- September 2024
- Title
- The Healthy Addiciton Treatment (HAT) Recovery Model
- Summary
- The aim of the research is to evaluate the implementation and readiness for role out and scale up of the HAT Recovery Model across addiction nursing services.
- Funding Agency
- NMPDU
- Date From
- March 2019
- Date To
- March 2020
- Title
- Implementing and evaluating an addiction nursing model - Phase 2
- Summary
- The aim of this project is to build upon the work developed in phase 1 where an addiction nursing model was developed.
- Funding Agency
- HSE/NMPDU
- Date From
- 2018
- Date To
- 2018
- Title
- Developing and evaluating a community and evidence based model of prevention.
- Funding Agency
- Clondalkin Prevention Lab, Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force
- Date From
- December 2024
- Date To
- December 2027
- Title
- Risk and protective factors for non-communicable diseases in developing countries
- Summary
- This work looks at the impact of Covid-19 on the risk and protective factors for NCDs in developing countries.
- Funding Agency
- Trinity College Dublin
- Date From
- 2020
- Date To
- 2024
- Title
- The In-Betweeners Project
- Summary
- The aim of this project is to assess the scale and nature of the unmet mental health needs of young people from the family and service provider perspective
- Funding Agency
- Childhood Development Initiative
- Date From
- Jan 2019
- Date To
- Nov 2019
- Title
- International Disadvantaged Children, Data Mining
- Summary
- This project aims to compare health related quality of life of Irish urban disadvantaged primary school children with similar children across three EU countries
- Funding Agency
- Childrens Research Network of Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Date From
- June 2018
- Date To
- June 2019
- Title
- A nurse lead integrated care pathway for addiction treatment in rural and resource poor settings.
- Summary
- The work addresses treatment for substance use for people living in rural and resource poor settings.
- Funding Agency
- International Nurses Society for Addiction
- Date From
- 2022
- Date To
- 2022
- Title
- Adolescent substance use and access to services
- Summary
- This works aims to develop and integrated care pathway for adolescents accessing treatment for substance use.
- Funding Agency
- School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Date From
- 2020
- Date To
- 2026
- Title
- An evaluation of the Gay Men's Outreach Service
- Summary
- The aim of this research is to provide a mixed methods evaluation using an implementation science framework of a new pilot outreach service.
- Funding Agency
- Health Service Executive
- Date From
- June 2017
- Date To
- December 2018
- Title
- The DAVINA Project
- Summary
- Domestic Abuse and Violence Is Never Acceptable. The project provides the first estimates of the prevalence of DV among women who use substances.
- Funding Agency
- Rethink Ireland via The SAOL Project
- Date From
- 2021
- Date To
- 2021
- Title
- Data mining from the Healthy Schools Research Programme
- Summary
- The aim of this research is to provide additional analysis of the data from the Healthy Schools Programme
- Funding Agency
- Children's Research Network of Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Date From
- June 2017
- Date To
- June 2018
- Title
- Evaluating a smart phone application for nursing shift work allocation
- Summary
- The aim of this research is to evaluate the use and implementation of smartphone technology when allocating additional nursing and healthcare assistant shift work.
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland
- Date From
- 2017
- Date To
- 2018
- Title
- An analysis of alcohol use, sale and supply in an urban region
- Summary
- The aim of this research was to provide prevalence estimates of use, geographic mapping of sales distribution and an analysis of priorities of need among local community services.
- Funding Agency
- Tallaght Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force
- Date From
- 2017
- Date To
- 2017
- Title
- Developing a needs based addiction nursing model- Phase 1
- Summary
- This research is carried out in collaboration with practicing addiction nurses within the HSE. The aim is to develop a client informed, needs led, addiction nursing model.
- Funding Agency
- HSE and NMBI
- Date From
- 2016
- Date To
- 2017
- Title
- Developing a research informed strategic plan for services for children and families of people who use drugs and alcohol
- Summary
- The aim of this research was to provide the research evidence and priorities for a strategic plan for regional drug and alcohol services
- Funding Agency
- South Eastern Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force
- Date From
- 2016
- Date To
- 2017
- Title
- Estimating the number of children living with parental substance use.
- Summary
- The aim of this research was to provide the first local estimates of the number of children possibly impacted by the hidden harm of parental substance use
- Funding Agency
- Tallaght Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force
- Date From
- 2015
- Date To
- 2016
- Title
- Scoping and scaling up nursing education in Sunway University Malaysia
- Summary
- The aim of this project was to scope the preparedness of Sunway university for nursing education and research at Baccalaureate level and beyond.
- Funding Agency
- Sunway University
- Date From
- 2015
- Date To
- 2015
- Title
- Mathematical modelling of the impact of host and environmental risk factors on the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) within a national cohort.
- Summary
- The research aims to develop, simulate, and analyse an empirically accurate mathematical model for the spread of Tuberculosis. The model will estimate the number of latent infectious individuals in the population and to simulate the impact a pre-screening program would have in reducing foreign born incidences within Ireland. The model will consider seasonality and immigration, along with having a latent infectious compartment. A range of scenarios will simulated via a computer program and parameters of the model will be estimated using actual population data.
- Funding Agency
- Trinity College Dublin Postgraduate Research Studentship (Code 1252)
- Date From
- 2013
- Date To
- 2016
- Title
- An evaluation of Blossom Ireland
- Summary
- The aim of this research was to assess the readiness for scale up and implementation of the Blossom Ireland Programs to a national level.
- Funding Agency
- Blossom Ireland
- Date From
- 2015
- Date To
- 2015
- Title
- Measuring the development and well-being longitudinal outcomes of children from birth to two years following public health nurse intervention.
- Summary
- This is an Irish study which was undertaken in two out of the four Health Service Executive (HSE) areas in the Republic of Ireland. This is a quantitative prospective cohort study design involving a random sample of 150 children followed from birth to two years. Participants were recruited in two Health Service Executive areas and followed up by the principal investigator using repeat measurements within 3-6 weeks of birth, 4-7.5 months, 9-14 months & 23-24 months.
- Funding Agency
- Non-Funded
- Date From
- March 2009
- Date To
- August 2015
- Title
- An evaluation of the Zoom Boom Kids Programme informed by the Healthy Schools Evaluation
- Summary
- The aim of this research is to provide an evaluation of the Zoom Boom Kids Programme and its implementation. The study is an expansion of the learnings from the Health Schools Programme evaluation with an innovative technical element unique to the Zoom Boom Kids product. The principal objective of this study is to evaluate the implementation and outcome of the programme using the exact same approach as was used in the Healthy Schools Programme.
- Funding Agency
- An Innovation Voucher from Enterprise Ireland
- Date From
- December 2014
- Date To
- December 2015
- Title
- Evaluating a Healthy Schools Intervention
- Summary
- The aim of this research is to provide a longitudinal evaluation of the Healthy Schools Program and its implementation. The principal objective of this study is to evaluate the implementation and outcome of the Healthy Schools Program. The study will assess cause and effect whereby causal inference will be achieved through the measurement of key variables and comparisons of samples on the basis of pre- and post-outcome measures. Hence, we realise our objective by measuring improvements in outcomes. There are several levels at which these outcomes can be defined and measured. In other words, to what extent is the outcome positive for the child, their family and local community as well as for society at a more global or national level. We then examine these levels within a health, social and economic context. The various elements of the survey instrumentation described model, measure and assess improvements at all of these levels.
- Funding Agency
- CDI with Atlantic Philanthropies and The Office of the Minister for Children
- Date From
- October 2008
- Date To
- October 2011
- Title
- An Ethnographic Exploration of the Conditions of Possibility for Parental Participation in Policy Processes in Primary Schools in working class communities
- Summary
- The 'participatory citizen' is at the core of policy processes in neoliberal economies requiring citizens to be responsible, individualised and active in the process of improving their own lives. The take up, by citizens, of 'opportunities' made available by Government is identified as a route towards better lives and ultimately greater equality across society. These 'opportunities' include citizen participation in decision making in policy processes at national, regional and local levels. Schools, as apparatuses of the state, are sites for the continuous development of child education, health and well-being made realisable through various policy initiatives. Parents are identified as one of a range of key stakeholders in the decisions taken in these initiatives. However, parents from low income communities are often identified in the literature as lacking interest in participation in these practices. This study uses an ethnographic approach to the exploration of parental participation in school based decision making in working class communities. At a wider level, the study is framed by an 'equality of condition' approach which is informed by contemporary feminist perspectives on power (Butler, 1999), its role in the production of culture and consequently the reproduction of inequality in society. It takes as its point of departure the view that society and cultural life is shaped in particular ways by and in order to suit dominant groups across society. A consequence of this imbalance of power is the reproduction of inequality where access to dominant forms of power is limited for groups lower down the social hierarchy, reflecting and reinforcing their social mobility. The research draws on Skeggs' (2004) theory of self and self-making. Selves in contemporary societies are responsible, individualised and activated individuals. Self-making occurs through various processes that are part of everyday social interaction. The process of becoming a self equates to being socially mobile. However, the processes that make becoming a self possible for middle class people, are the same processes that block access to self-making, or in other words social mobility, for others. Exploration of the nature of relations between parents in working class communities and their children's schools is being undertaken in this study to explore if and how parents have access to self-making processes in the context of relations with their children's schools. The ultimate aim is to learn of the conditions of possibility for parental participation in decision making in their children's schools in the context of power relations that underscore that potential.
- Funding Agency
- School of Nursing & Midwifery, TCD. Studentship
- Date From
- 2012
- Date To
- 2016
- Title
- Developing research skills capacity in the clinical setting
- Summary
- The format of the initiative is the implementation of a needs based/menu based partnership research development programme with St James hospital to be carried out over 2 years. It comprise of five main elements: .Establishment of small research groups with members of both CNS/ANP clinical staff and academic School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin staff which build upon the existing expertise within the Hospital and the School of Nursing and Midwifery. .Research by the team utilising the skills of both of the partners involved to facilitate the understanding, development and application of research skills to produce demonstrable output for patient care and research, e.g. statistical analysis, study design, academic writing and publication of policy documents and reports. .Measurable research outputs from leading on to major outcomes for the program as a whole for example peer reviewed academic papers which advance evidenced based nursing practice. .Identification of opportunities for inclusion in major research projects, source funding for example, from EU and Irish projects. The development of a class room, blended and e learning based programme via Trinity College to build on and develop the research skills of clinically based nurses.
- Funding Agency
- Health Service Executive
- Date From
- 2011
- Date To
- 2012
- Title
- The BREATHE Project
- Summary
- A study of the development and use of assisted living technology by informal care givers and people living with chronic health conditions.
- Funding Agency
- The European Union and Enterprise Ireland
- Date From
- June 2013
- Date To
- September 2016
- Title
- Health Outcomes of Opiate Users and Their Children
- Summary
- International evidence on treatment outcomes for opiate use demonstrates that treatment works (Simpson and Sells, 1990, Gossop et al, 2003, McKeganey et al (2006) and Teeson et al 2006). Within Ireland Cox, Comiskey and Kelly (2007, 2007a, 2007b) has demonstrated that while treatment improves outcomes for drug use, crime, and social functioning little change was observed among the physical and mental health outcomes of opiate users in treatment in Ireland. Comiskey and Stapleton (2010, 2010a) in their work on additional services accessed by opiate users in treatment have highlighted that further research encompassing a greater range of health measures is required. Furthermore Comiskey et al (2009) found that while substances are used by the individual, the effects of substance use on the family and in particular children are considerable. Cox and Comiskey (2007) found that many current opiate users are either caring for their child in the home or have children in foster care. Children living with substance using parents are exposed to an assortment of threats to their development (Keane, 2007). Studies have found that families with a member who used drugs, whether active or stable, had consistently lower levels of well-being than families that were drug free (McKeown and Fitzgerald, 2006). The aim of this study is to provide baseline 12 and 24 month assessment of the health and well being of 200 opiate users and their children. Participants were interviewed at treatment intake and one year and two years post treatment. For ethical reasons it was not possible to implement a randomised control design however a comparison group of opiate users not in treatment were recruited. Baseline results on physical and mental health outcomes using the MAP, SF12, BDI, BAI and Kidscreen 25 are now available for opiate users in Ireland and their children. To date funding for baselineonly has been obtained.
- Funding Agency
- Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology and Trinity College Start-up Fund
- Date From
- September 2011
- Date To
- September 2014
- Title
- ROSIE, The Research Outcome Study in Ireland evaluating drug treatment effectiveness.
- Summary
- The Research Outcome Study in Ireland (ROSIE) is the first large-scale, prospective, multi-site, drug treatment outcome study in Ireland. Using a structured questionnaire, the substance use, health, crime and social problems of 404 opiate users were assessed at treatment intake (6-months, 1-year & 3-years later). (see www.nuim.ie/rosie)
- Funding Agency
- National Advisory Committee on Drugs
- Date From
- 2002
- Date To
- 2005
- Title
- National Consultation with Children and Young People on a New National Children's Strategy, 2012 - 2017
- Summary
- In 2011, the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (now Department of Children and Youth Affairs, DYCA) commissioned a team from Trinity College Dublin to conduct a nationwide consultation with children and young people. The consultation was underpinned by Article 12 from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) which meant respect for children's views and using a child centred perspective in our research methods. The purpose of the consultation was to ensure that the needs of children and young people would be heard and documented. The aim was to provide children and young people with an opportunity to contribute to the development of the new National Children's Strategy (2012-2017). The new National Children's Strategy will set out the key objectives to guide children's policy for the next five years. The Strategy aims to improve the lives of children and promote the enhancement and protection of their rights. This wide ranging consultation will target every Primary and Post-Primary school student in Ireland.
- Funding Agency
- OMCYA
- Date From
- 2011
- Date To
- 2012
- Title
- A longitudinal analysis of the Drugs and AIDS Information System (DAIS)
- Summary
- An analysis of longitudinal substance use treatment outcomes.
- Funding Agency
- Health Service Executive
- Date From
- 2006
- Date To
- 2009
- Title
- Modeling Health Outcomes For Children Living With Substance Use After A Healthy School Intervention
- Summary
- The proposed project will be undertaken as part of a larger longitutudinal project designed to assess the process and impact of a Healthy Schools Programme (HSP) intervention on the well being of children from disadvantaged areas of Dublin (Comiskey, C.M. Principal Investigator TCD & McGilloway, S. Senior Health Psychologist, NUIM). The objective of this research is to statistically model the physical and mental health outcomes of a cohort of children living with substance use and to predict if a HSP will improve these outcomes over time. Key factors predicting positive outcomes will be identified. The principal aim of this study is to inform, aid and assist in the design and implementation of Irish Health Policy that is aimed at improving physical and mental health for Irish children living in disadvantaged areas.
- Funding Agency
- Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
- Date From
- Oct 2009
- Date To
- October 2012
- Title
- Mathematical models of the transmission dynamics and impact of immunisation on the spread of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Ireland.
- Summary
- This research aims to: Develop and refine existing mathematical models for the spread of HPV within Ireland; Estimate the epidemiological and transmission dynamic parameters of the model from new and existing social and medical data. Possible parameters for the model may include survival rates, age dependent probabilities of disease transmission, age dependent mixing patterns, existing prevalence rates, vaccine efficacy rates and levels of immunisation achieved; Perform computer simulations of the spread of the disease based on the mathematical model, the current initial conditions of HPV and the epidemiological parameters; Provide a range of scenario analyses based on varying levels of immunisation and efficacy Provide predictions and recommendations of levels of immunisation required in order to eradicate the disease.
- Funding Agency
- School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Date From
- April 2009
- Date To
- December 2012
Recognition
Representations
Re-elected as Chairperson of the Scientific Committee of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Lisbon, Portugal.
Elected Chairperson of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Scientific Committee
Expert Advisory Panel Member, Elton John Aids Foundation, Toolkit for pregnant women who use drugs in South Africa.
Expert consultant to the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board
External expert consultant to the EU body the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) on children of parents who use drugs
Elected Vice Chair of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Scientific Committee
Appointed as a member of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Scientific Committee
Academic Expert- National Drug Strategy Implmentation Committee - Ministerial Appointment
Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol (NACDA), appointed by the Minister for Health
Member of the National Drug Strategy Planning Group -Ministerial Appointment
Inaugurial Chairperson of the Children's Research Network of Ireland and Northern Ireland (CRNINI)
Member of the Board of The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, (IRCSET). Ministerial Appointment.
Invited external consultant and expert statistical reviewer for the Health Techology Assessment (HTA) funding programme of the National Health Service, UK
Awards and Honours
Fellow of Trinity College Dublin
Fellow of the Institute of Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications
Post Doctoral Scholarship awarded from The AIDS Fund
Post Doctoral Scholarship, Society of Actuaries
Doctoral Scholarship The AIDS Fund
Doctoral Scholarship The Health Research Board
Memberships
Chartered Mathematician