I have recently begun a new role as a lecturer in Carlow College St Patrick's, having completed my PhD in Psychology in Maynooth University, examing challenges in neuropsychological assessment for screening and diagnosing of dementia within the Travelling Community, funded by the Irish Research Council. I previously graduated from Maynooth University in 2017 with a BA Psychology (first class honours) and from UCD with an MPsychSc (first class honours) in 2018. Research interests include applied research, often overlooked populations, and the bi-directional relationship between policy and research in applied settings.
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LecturerCarlow College, St Patrick'SCarlow, Cw, Ie -
LecturerCarlow College, St Patrick'S Aug 2024 - PresentCreation and delivery of undergraduate modules, setting and marking of continuous assessements and exams. Supporting students to achieve their full potential.
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Research ManagerUniversity College Dublin May 2023 - Sep 2024Research Manager on the Preparing for Life follow up study Preparing for Life is a prevention and early intervention project working to improve children’s lives by supporting parents, early years practitioners and teachers to use proven approaches to help children achieve their full potential. -
Postdoctoral ResearcherNational College Of Ireland Feb 2024 - Jul 2024Co-ordination of the project: "A pilot and evaluation of a University-placement model within Memory Clinics to increase the availability of Cognitive Rehabilitation" -
LecturerCity Colleges Apr 2023 - Mar 2024Creation and delivery of psychological topics for short courses. -
Doctoral ResearcherIrish Research Council Oct 2020 - Feb 2024Maynooth, County Kildare, IrelandAwardee of the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. -
Phd CandidateMaynooth University Sep 2019 - Feb 2024 -
Hume ScholarMaynooth University Sep 2019 - Feb 2024MaynoothAwardee of the John and Pat Hume Doctoral Scholarship 2019
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Graduate Teaching AssistantMaynooth University Sep 2019 - May 2023Conducting tutorials and instructing undergraduate students in relation to the basics of psychological writing, ethical considerations, and how to conduct psychological research.
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Research Study Coordinator - Clic ProjectTrinity College Dublin Jul 2020 - Oct 2020St James' HospitalCoping with Loneliness and Isolation and Covid-19 (CLIC) is a global study being undertaken by a group of International academic researchers who are part of the International Loneliness and Isolation research NetworK (I-LINK). -
Clinical Research Assistant, Renew ProjectTrinity College Dublin Dec 2019 - Jun 2020St James' HospitalRENEW is a project which aimed to examine whether increasing the amount of blood flowing to the brain would impact individuals in the early stages of dementia. Conducted qualitative interviews with both the affected individual and their spouse as part of the overall assessment of the stage of dementia. Conducting neuropsychological assessments with the individual with dementia, including trail making, MOCA, Activities of Daily Living Scale, and Logical Memory.Responsible for completing the GCIC (Global Clinical Impression of Change).
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Study Coordinator, Prevent DementiaGlobal Brain Health Institute (Gbhi) May 2018 - Oct 2020Trinity College Dublin/St James' HospitalPreviously research assistant on this project, conducting neuropsychological assessments and data entry as part of a multidisciplinary team conducting a longitudinal study which aims to establish biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease 20 to 40 years prior to clinical diagnosis. The Prevent study at TCD is part of a large-scale multi-centre study carried out in collaboration with Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh universities, Imperial College London in the UK and the INSERM Neuroscience in France. -
Research AssistantTrinity College Dublin Sep 2019 - Oct 2019St James' HospitalProjects: "Understand Together” programme, a community-based initiative to raise awareness of dementia, and "Sense-Cog" project, which aims to examine the interaction between dementia and sight/hearing loss associated with aging. Responsible for the accurate transcription of audio interviews completed with stakeholders and service users. Subsequent qualitative analysis of the data. Ensuring inter-rater reliability and uniformity of results, due to the qualitative nature of the data.
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Undergraduate TutorUniversity College Dublin Sep 2017 - Jun 2018Conducting tutorials to cover content already presented in lectures. Instructing undergraduate students in relation to the basics of psychological writing.
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Research AssistantIcep Europe - Institute Of Child Education And Psychology Dec 2016 - May 2017Maynooth, Co KildareConducting literature reviews. Analysis of data collected from both service users and partners. Compiling reports and preparing graphical representations of statistical analyses. Preparation of training materials to be delivered at workshops.Liaising with European-wide partners to ensure uniformity of work. -
English Second Language TeacherVarious Jul 2009 - Feb 2013ChinaCommunicate with non-English speaking children, including children with intellectual disabilities, using a variety of methods (auditory, visual, kinaesthetic and tactile). Employ different teaching skills and activities.Manage a classroom and maintain discipline.
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Legal ExecutiveOsbornes Solicitors Nov 2004 - Jun 2009Naas, Co. KildareVarious aspects of civil and criminal litigation, including preparation of pleadings and compilation of documents, attending Counsel, meeting clients, and file management.
Dr Dawn Higgins Education Details
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Psychology
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First Class Honours
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First Class Honours
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Distinction
Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Dawn Higgins
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Dr Dawn Higgins works for Carlow College, St Patrick's
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Dr Dawn Higgins's current role is Lecturer.
What schools did Dr Dawn Higgins attend?
Dr Dawn Higgins attended Maynooth University, University College Dublin, Maynooth University, Griffith College Dublin.
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