Recently Published Research
2026
A hypothetical model for investigating the influence of parents on the effectiveness of parent mediated support programmes for autistic children by Maria McAleese and Tim Fosker (Research in Autism)
A scoping review of interventions to target anxiety in autistic adolescents by Aisling Daly and Aoibhe Kieran (Educational Psychology in Practice)
2025
The Experiences of Children with SEN in Irish-Medium and Similar Language-Immersion Programmes: A Scoping Review of the Literature by Laura Sheerin, Anthea Percy and Stephanie Burns (TEANGA, the Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics)
“You are all on motorbikes and I’m on a bicycle”: exploring the retrospective school experiences of females with ADHD through a systemic lens by Zoe Keys, Aoibhe Kieran and Stephanie Burns (Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties)
Exploring academic achievement and relevant risk factors among a community sample of adolescents with chronic pain compared to peers by Darragh Mullen, Melissa Pielech, Agnieszka Graham and Anthea Percy (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
The Development of Educational Neuroscience Research and Practice in Ireland by Maisie Flynn, Olivia Wynne, Agnieszka Graham, Teresa McCormack, Joyce Senior, John McMullen and Michelle Downes (Public Policy Ireland)
2024
Schools as sanctuaries: School-based support for refugee and asylum-seeking children, by John McMullen. In G. Czerniawski, S. Jones, A. Holmes-Henderson, R. Pountney, V. Pugh, M. & W. Yang (Eds.). Curriculum in a Changing World: 50 think pieces on education, policy, practice, innovation and inclusion (pp. 231-234). (Troubador/British Educational Research Association)
2023
The protective role of self-compassion on test anxiety among adolescents by Dean O’Driscoll and Maria McAleese (Pastoral Care in Education)