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Applications for PhD Studentships in Psychology 2021 now open

PhD Studentships in Psychology 2021 Applications are invited from excellent candidates in relation to the PhD projects described below. It is recommended that potential applicants contact the supervisors informally prior to applying. Interested candidates may apply for PhD study throughout the year. However, two fully funded PhD studentships are available for PhD study starting autumn 2021. The Studentships include stipend and EU fees. For non-EU applicants, a non-EU fee waiver may also be available, but this cannot be guaranteed (a difference of approximately €6000p.a.). Selection for studentships will be competitive and will take place in May/June 2021. Shortlisted candidates should be available for interview in late May/early June for a virtual interview. Note that admission to the faculty of Education and Health Sciences to undertake a PhD degree is a separate process.

Applications can be made by submitting (1) a current two-page academic CV and (2) an expression of interest document to [email protected] with the subject PhD Studentship Application. The expression of interest document should be submitted in Word (.doc or .docx) format and should be no more than two pages. The applicant should describe their own suitability for one of the advertised projects (50% weighted) and how they propose to develop the project (50% weighted). Queries about the process can be made to [email protected] .

The closing date for applications to the studentship competition is May 21st at 5pm (Irish Standard Time). We reserve the right to not make an award.

Title: On the Containment of Existential Concerns: The Role of Positive Existential Experiences Supervisors: Dr Eric R. Igou ( [email protected] ), Dr Elaine L. Kinsella, Wijnand van Tilburg (University of Essex). Project Description: People are likely to experience various existential threats such as boredom, regret, or disillusionment. (e.g., Igou, Van Tilburg, Kinsella, & Buckley, 2018; Maher, Igou, & Van Tilburg, 2020; Van Tilburg & Igou, 2018). Our research proposal builds on the idea that positive existential experiences (e.g., gratitude) reduce such existential threats and increase well-being. Specifically, we argue that positive existential experiences buffer against potential threats to people’s perceived meaning in life. We are seeking a PhD student to become part of our large, internationally highly regarded research programme on existential experiences. Specifically, the PhD student will systematically examine 1) whether a particular positive existential experience is negatively associated with existential threat experiences, and 2) how the positive experience reduces such threat, and 3) whether and how the positive experience increases well-being by buffering against existential threats. Besides examining these fundamental psychological processes, the research seeks to contribute to insights that allow for the development of intervention programmes in everyday life and specific applied areas.

Title: An examination of the pathways that link personality traits to longevity across the lifespan Supervisors: Dr. Páraic Ó Súilleabháin ( [email protected] ; Primary), Prof. Stephen Gallagher (University of Limerick), and Prof. Angelina Sutin (Florida State University) Project Description: A large body of replicated research has demonstrated that personality traits are of crucial importance to health (Ferguson, 2013), and longevity (Jokela et al., 2013, O’Súilleabháin & Hughes, 2019; O’Súilleabháin et al., 2021). The different ways that our personality traits are linked to long-term risk of early death or a longer life is not clear. Some research has found pathways through behavioural factors (Turiano et al., 2015) with more recent research showing that biological markers such as the immune system link personality to a longer life (O’Súilleabháin et al., 2021). We are looking for a PhD student to become a member of our exciting international programme of research to uncover mechanisms that link how personality traits impact our mortality through both biological and behavioural processes across the lifespan. The successful student will avail of structured training and development opportunities throughout. This project will also have opportunities to collaborate with other international researchers throughout. This project will comprise of utilising existing international longitudinal data. Research methods will be quantitative and a student’s interest in developing skills in SPSS and in using other statistical software (namely MPlus) will be important. Those interested in this project should make contact with Dr. Páraic Ó Súilleabháin prior to making their application.

Title: Sense of coherence and cardiovascular adaptation to stress Supervisors: Dr Siobhán Howard ( [email protected] ) and Prof Stephen Gallagher ( [email protected] ) Project Description: How people react and adapt to stress has long been the interest of researchers and clinicians in a wide range of health-relevant domains of study. In fact, one of psychology’s greatest contribution to the discipline of medicine has been detailing how stress affects the body. The guiding framework in this area has been the cardiovascular reactivity hypothesis, which has explored in detail how the magnitude of our blood pressure responses to stress predicts the development of cardiovascular disease. However, this paradigm has been under-explored as a means to detail how exactly one’s ability and capacity to adapt to stress can be protective. This PhD will explore this concept in further detail, looking at patterns of cardiovascular habituation-sensitization to stress. The PhD candidate will develop a programme of research aiming to explore how sense of coherence, a psychological marker of stress adaptive capacity, is associated with patterns of cardiovascular habituation-sensitization, a physiological marker of stress adaptive capacity. We are seeking a PhD candidate to become part of our ongoing international research programme on stress research. The PhD candidate will become part of our SASHLab group ( https://www.sashlab.com/ ) working within a team of researchers with the common goal of investigating how stress and anxiety affect our health.

Title: Health and well-being of caring in young caregivers. Supervisors: Prof Stephen Gallagher ( [email protected] ) and Dr Jennifer McMahon Project Description: Providing care to a sick or disabled family member is often associated with poorer health. The majority of this research tends to concentrate on adult carers, with little attention paid to children and young adult caregivers. We are interested in looking at the short and long-term health and social impact on young adults who provide care to family members. The PhD candidate will develop a programme of research aiming to explore protective or harmful effects of psychosocial factors on young caregivers’ health and examine underlying pathways, which may include biological parameters. We are seeking a PhD candidate to become part of our ongoing international research programme on stress and health research. The PhD candidate will become part of our SASHLab group ( https://www.sashlab.com/ ) working within a team of researchers with the common goal of investigating how stress and anxiety affect our health.

Title: Who Belongs and Why? Mapping the Terrain : Immigrant and Receiving Country Social Identities Supervisors: Dr Ronni M. Greenwood ( [email protected] ) and Dr Anca Minescu Project Description: In the social sciences, researchers have mostly overlooked the capacity of a host country to respond positively to immigrants, and perhaps for honest reasons. Debates and discourses about immigrants and immigration are often vitriolic and contentious; accordingly, researchers have attended to the receiving country’s propensity for negative and punitive responses. But for a fuller picture of how immigrants are received, it is important to develop theories and design research that account for positive responses to immigrants and their concerns. The goal of this project is to shift away from the assumption that receiving countries’ default response to immigrants is antipathy, and shift toward an approach that accounts for a fuller range of possible responses. Our goal is to take an intersectional approach to social identities and intergroup relations to develop a programme of research that begins from the assumption that responses to immigrants and immigration are variable, fluid, complex, and often mixed in terms of attitudes, behaviours, and emotions. We will explore the identity-related psychological processes and socio-cultural factors that either facilitate or inhibit pro-social emotions, pro-immigrant attitudes and support for pro-immigrant policies and actions. Specifically, the PhD student will work with Dr Ronni Greenwood and Dr Anca Minescu build on recent research (Deaux & Greenwood, 2013; Greenwood, 2012; Greenwood et al., 2017; Savas et al., 2021; Vine & Greenwood, 2021). Activities will include a series of quantitative and qualitative studies in which the PhD student will test hypotheses about intersecting identities and, for example, positive intergroup emotions, pro-immigrant attitudes, and political solidarity.

Title: The effects of identity strategies on well-being and social inclusion Supervisors: Dr. Anca Minescu ( [email protected] ) and Dr. Ronni Michelle Greenwood Project Description: Diversity can be challenging for an individual (whether people belong to two/more cultures, or encounter diversity in everyday life), for communities and organizations, where separation, intolerance and exclusion can occur. This research expands psychological theory and applications by exploring how individuals overcome these challenges and why some adjust to diversity better than others. This research aims to develop an innovative approach based on identity strategies people use in culturally diverse context, and a valid measure to evaluate strategies. It also explores the effect of identity strategies (categorical vs fluid) on well-being and social inclusion in universities and multinational companies. Based on findings, an “Identity Training Toolkit” will be developed to support people in negotiating diversity with better psychological and social results. In particular we are interested to explore fluid identities strategies expected to result in less exclusion of people who are different, because it does not reify group categories. This association can have a profound effect on a larger social scale: increased well-being of individuals and increased ability to accept differences will result in more inclusive work and educational contexts, and society, more generally. A combination of experimental and field methods will be used to test hypotheses among international students and employees at multinational companies.

Title: Understanding loneliness in adolescents: Prevention and intervention in school settings Supervisors: Dr. Jennifer McMahon ( [email protected] ) and Dr. Ann-Marie Creaven Project Description: Loneliness is a subjective negative experience that results from perceiving our social relationships to be inadequate. It is an important issue for adolescents, with lifelong mental health consequences, and school is a critical setting of interest for understanding and intervening with young people. This PhD will examine factors associated with loneliness specifically in adolescence with a particular focus on school factors e.g., school climate, class and teacher relationships. Naturally, we are seeking a student with a keen interest in school-based mental health initiatives and adolescent development. In addition, the ideal candidate will also have an interest in developing key methodological skills (primarily, quantitative statistical analysis skills but also, qualitative, and systematic review skills). The PhD is supervised by Dr. Jennifer McMahon and Dr. Ann-Marie Creaven.

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Award Type and NFQ level : RESEARCH PH.D. (10)

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PhD students are an integral part of the academic life of MU’s Department of Psychology; we aim to deliver high-quality supervision and to produce research of international quality. The goal of the structured PhD programme is to provide a high quality research experience with integrated taught support. Structured support is offered through transferable skills modules and specialist modules to provide students with academic and professional skills needed for employment and career progression within, and outside of, academia.

Our Department makes an internationally distinctive and vibrant contribution to research and practice through four intersecting themes:   Rehabilitation, Disability & Health Psychology  –  researching the well-being of individuals and communities and their service provision, in terms of impairments/disability, assistive technologies, coping and empowerment; using quantitative and qualitative methods.   Mental Health, Community & Positive Psychology  – focusing on the psychology of mental health and well-being of individuals, families and communities, as well as service provision and evaluation, with emphasis on vulnerability, marginalisation, resilience, and personal growth (using mixed methods approaches).   Neuroscience, Behaviour & Cognition  – employing experimental methods to understand and address fundamental challenges in intelligence, thought processes, neuronal functioning and human and animal behaviour.   Organisations, Systems and Policy  – researching complex systems problems, of inter-relatedness and change; using qualitative, quantitative and policy techniques, working with a broad range of businesses, service providers and international agencies.

Our PhD students gain training and experience in conducting high-quality empirical research in an environment characterised by a warm welcoming atmosphere. 

Closing date Research applications are accepted at any time. Commencement dates are restricted.

Commences September (or other agreed time)

Normally, candidates for research degrees must possess a first class or upper second class honours degree in psychology that qualifies the student for eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society or for Graduate Membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland. Graduates of cognate disciplines with a first class or upper second class honours degree may also be considered for postgraduate study; such students should be aware that they will require additional qualifications in order to be eligible for GBC or Graduate Membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland.

Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements: Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study. For information about English language tests accepted and required scores, please see here . The requirements specified are applicable for both EU and International applicants..

Maynooth University's TOEFL code is 8850

Research Interest  The following research interests and specialisms are within the Department of Psychology at Maynooth University:

Dr Laura Coffey The experience and psychosocial impacts of illness and disability. Self-regulation of normative (e.g., ageing) and non-normative (e.g., amputation, cancer) developmental challenges. Personal meanings and perspectives on assistive technology use. Self-management of long-term conditions. The development and evaluation of complex interventions.

Professor Seán Commins The neurobiology of spatial navigation, learning and memory. Consolidation of long-term memories. Neural substrates of hippocampal-cortical interactions. Investigation of cognitive deficits following stroke and other disorders. The role of cognition in driver behaviour.

Professor Louise Connell   Cognition and cognitive science, especially the mental representation of concepts, sensorimotor grounding of cognition, and role of language and linguistic distributional knowledge in cognition. Interdisciplinary research that spans psychology (experimental and cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics), linguistics (cognitive and corpus linguistics), and artificial intelligence (computational modelling, distributional semantics). 

Professor Andrew Coogan We are interested in circadian rhythms and sleep, and their importance for health and wellbeing. Current research interests include assessing how circadian clocks may be involved in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, looking at circadian rhythm involvement in other important conditions, such as diabetes and depression, asking how the immune system influences circadian rhythms and assessing how cognition and behaviour may be changed following sepsis.

Dr Michael Cooke Living and working with technology. Human factors and human-computer interaction. Understanding people living and working in complex systems (such as aviation, security, emergency management, health, manufacturing, energy production, critical infrastructures, or any system where people interact with technology), the psychology of lived experience (phenomenological perspectives), activity theory, and sociocultural psychology. I am also interested in Critical Psychology and qualitative methods.

Dr Michael Daly Lifelong impact of childhood individual differences with a focus on self-control and mental health; psychological and health effects of major stressors (e.g. unemployment, poverty, weight discrimination, the COVID-19 pandemic); longitudinal data

Dr Constance de Saint Laurent 

Social media, internet cultures, and technological mediation: How digital technologies mediate social interactions and cognition. Social representations, misinformation, and memory: How we understand complex objects (covid, refugee crisis, generative AI), as well as the impact of misinformation and collective memory on how we understand our social environment.

Professor Deirdre Desmond Psychosocial adjustment to illness, injury and disability; Outcomes measurement; rehabilitation; assistive technology.

Dr Unai Diaz-Orueta Neuropsychological assessment using a process-based approach. Virtual and augmented reality applications in (neuro)psychological assessment and intervention. Cognitive rehabilitation procedures (both traditional and technology/game-based approaches). Serious games for health. Teleneuropsychology (both in terms of tele-assessment and tele-rehabilitation).

Dr Philip Hyland  Psychological responses to stressful and traumatic life events. General mental health issues including the structure of general psychopathology. Identification of risk and resilience factors associated with mental health responses to traumatic life events. Identification of the outcomes of exposure to traumatic life events.

Dr Dermot Lynott

My research falls broadly within the areas of cognitive science and embodied cognition. I am interested in how people's linguistic, bodily and environmental experience shapes their mental representations and how this affects the way they process the world around them. This research includes investigations of the grounded and situated nature of concepts, the ability of language, body and environment to shape representations and behaviour, and the interplay of linguistic and simulation systems in human cognition.

Dr Tadhg MacIntyre Nature-based interventions, metacognition, embodied cognition and motor cognition, resilience and mental health, and digital nature and VR.

Professor Mac MacLachlan Disability, impairment, ageing and chronic illness; service design, implementation and evaluation; social inclusion; assistive and connected technologies; human rights and global health; policy development and implementation; macropsychology; maritime psychology.

Dr Rebecca Maguire Quality of life and well-being in patients with chronic illness, especially in cancer or multiple sclerosis. Caregiver well-being and burden of care. Health-related decision making. Coping with uncertainty. Psychological appraisals. Cognitive basis of expectation and surprise.

Professor Sinéad McGilloway Broadly: The psychological aspects and community context of health care and social problems across the lifespan. Specifically: Child and adult mental health and well-being in the community. Health services research. Intervention/service design, development and evaluation. The health and social care needs of vulnerable and socially excluded groups. Mental health and well-being aspects of palliative/end-of-life care. Systematic reviews.

Dr Joanna McHugh Power Later life social functioning, focusing on the experience of loneliness in later life, using both advanced statistical modelling and epidemiological techniques, and qualitative and mixed methods. The relationship between loneliness and social isolation, and the impacts that these have on physical and mental health (particularly brain health and cognitive ageing). Interventions for reducing loneliness and social isolation and their evaluation.

Dr Joanne McVeigh Global health; human rights, equity, and social inclusion; disability, including early childhood intervention for children with disabilities; policy development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring; systems thinking; macropsychology; organisational psychology; maritime psychology.

Dr Katriona O’Sullivan Widening access to education; digital skills development.

Dr Bryan Roche The experimental analysis of complex human behaviour, language and cognition (EAB). Experimental social psychology and implicit attitude measurement. Fear and avoidance conditioning models of human anxiety. Intelligence and the development of behaviourally oriented educational interventions.

Dr Richard Roche Memory in healthy and pathological ageing. Reminiscence Therapy. Dementia. Neurorehabilitation. Synaesthesia. Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injury.

Dr Sadhbh Byrne : Child and youth mental health, including self-harm and suicide. Family, peers, schools, universities providing support for youth mental health (and how we can best "support the supporters"). Youth mental health and primary care (GPs). Emergency department care for young people's self-harm. The mental health/wellbeing needs of marginalised and socially-excluded children and young people (e.g., children seeking protection/asylum). Youth participation, co-design/co-production.    

Dr Peter Murphy : Neural mechanisms of decision-making, working memory and cognitive control; relationships between them; and how they are affected under conditions of brain change (e.g. cognitive aging) and psychological disorder. Computational modelling of behaviour and neural circuits, including training and interrogation of artificial neural networks performing cognitive tasks. Influence of arousal and 'brain state' on cognitive function. 

Dr Siobhan Woods

Athlete psychological health and well-being, especially burnout; the role of physical activity in psychological health and well-being.                                                          

For further details on the research specialisms within the Department please visit: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/our-research

The core objective of the PhD programme involves a substantial and original contribution to psychological knowledge in a given research field, and the production of research outputs suitable for peer reviewed publication. PhD research students must take a minimum of 30 credits in taught modules (15 in transferable modules and 15 in specialist modules).

The structured PhD is a research oriented programme associated with a wide range of career options, depending on subject area. Your prospective supervisor will be able to offer advice on specific career options.

Online application only   http://www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity

PAC Code MHW02  Full-time MHW03 Part-time

Candidates should not make a formal application through PAC unless they have approval in principle for research supervision.

The following information should be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway or uploaded to your online application form:

Students who have not completed undergraduate studies at Maynooth University need to provide certified copies of all official transcripts of results for their qualifications, two academic references and a copy of their birth certificate or valid passport.  (Please note that failure to do so will delay application processing.)

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Counselling Psychology (D.Couns.Psych.)

Course overview.

The intensive Counselling Psychology programme provides professional training in Counselling Psychology and is accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland.

The course emphasises the scientist-practitioner model and research-informed practice. The scientist-practitioner model is fostered through research classes and work on the research dissertation. Students are informed on a variety of research strategies (including e,g, experimental as well as descriptive and qualitative, phenomenological, hermeneutic, discourse analytic and grounded theory approaches) and learn to critically evaluate the strenghts and weaknesses of different methodologies.

Is This Course For Me?

The course is designed for students with a degree in Psychology or Dip.Psych. with relevant professional experience who would like to progress their academic and research performance with the practice of counselling psychology and acquire professional knowledge and skills.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this course are qualified counselling psychologists, skilled to conduct mental health assessments and therapy with individuals, couples, families and groups across the lifespan.  Graduates have pursued careers as counselling psychologists in a variety of settings and have been employed by Health Service Executive, within the National Counselling Service, Refugee and Asylum Seekers Service, Autism Services; Voluntary agencies; Hospitals; Third level student counselling services; Private practice and multiple other locations. Graduates have also pursued further academic research, including Ph.Ds.

Course Structure

In the first year, the course offers academic and practical skills training in counselling psychology and related research. After the first few weeks of full-time coursework and personal development work, 2 full days per week are spent on placement and the 2-3 days in classes. The D.Couns.Psych. offers a wide range of course-approved placement options in community, health, mental health, education and private practice settings, as well as welcoming new student recommended sites, particularly for those students residing outside the greater Dublin area.  At least 3 different placements are required during the 3 years of the course

The second year involves further training in counselling theories and practice, and students conduct a research dissertation related to counselling psychology, initiated during the summer before entering second year.

The third year includes small group supervision, reflective practice, and advanced counselling and psychotherapy theory and its application. However, the main focus will be on research. Courses are taught and supervision provided by both core staff and other practitioners from varied theoretical orientations.  Humanistic theory underlies the course.  Psychodynamic and systemic perspective are also emphasised, and training in cognitive behavioural approaches is provided.  Practical placements continue through the summer

Course Content

Taught classes, as well as counselling skills training, supervision and reflective practice modules emphasise the application of current psychological knowledge informed by empirical research in the work of counselling psychologist. The students are facilitated to be aware of current research findings and to incorporate them into their clinical practice.

Year 1 modules include: Small Group Supervision I; Counselling & Psychotherapy Skills Training I; Personal Development I - (Group Process, Personal Counselling); Reflective Practice; Professional Issues in Counselling Psychology and Case Management; Theories and Approaches and Theoretical Issues in Counselling Psychology; Advanced Lifespan Developmental Psychology - Theory and Practice; Psychological Assessment I; Placements I; Research in Counselling Psychology I; and Small Scale Research.

Modules taken in Year 2 include: Small Group Supervision II; Reflective Practice & Research; Counselling & Psychotherapy Skills Training II; Advanced Counselling & Psychotherapy Theory and its Application - Counselling Modalities I; Personal Development II (Group Process, Personal Counselling); Research in Counselling Psychology II; Dissertation Research - Research Proposal & Literature Review; Psychological Assessment II; and Placements II.

Modules taken in Year 3 include: Small Group Supervision III; Advanced Counselling & Psychotherapy Theory and its Application - Counselling Modalities II; Dissertation Research – Doctoral Dissertation; and Placements III. 

Personal development work, including individual therapy, is required throughout 3 years.

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Study Counselling Psychology (D.Couns.Psych.) at Trinity

Introduction to the D.Clin.Psych. in Counselling Psychology programme by Dr. Ladislav Timulak of the School of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin.

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September 2024

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31st January 2024

Admission Requirements

Applicants will be required to hold at least a minimum of an upper second class honours degree (2.1) in psychology or its equivalent from a recognised university course, which confers eligibility for graduate registration with the Psychological Society of Ireland or equivalent professional body in the case of overseas applicants.

Students will be required to undergo Garda Vetting, you can learn more at:  https://www.tcd.ie/students/orientation/postgraduates/garda-vetting.php

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Psy.D. In Clinical Psychology

Welcome to the Clinical Psychology Psy.D. Program at Florida Institute of Technology. The program at Florida Tech that leads to a Psy.D. in clinical psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association* and offers students training based on a practitioner-scholar model that prepares students for entry-level positions as clinical psychologists.  To achieve that goal, we are committed to training students with strong and continually developing clinical competencies, whose clinical work is informed by the scientific and theoretical knowledge base of the discipline of psychology, and whose graduates respect and value cultural and individual difference, and who maintain the highest professional principles and standards.

What Makes Florida Tech's Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology Stand Out?

• Accredited by the American Psychological Association* since 1983
• Opportunities for advanced coursework and practica in emphasis areas: Neuropsychology, Child/Family, Integrated Behavioral Health, and Forensic.
• In-depth training in psychological assessment and integrated psychodiagnostics
• Curriculum that addresses current trends in psychology including Integrated Behavioral Health Care, Clinical Neuropsychology, Assessment, Trauma and Child Psychology
• On-site practicum training facility
• A large network of community-based practicum sites offering many different training opportunities
• Good student-to-faculty ratio, with annual cohorts of approximately 20
• Colleague-in-training atmosphere
• Excellent internship match rate
• Flat-rate tuition program
• Warm climate, great location, close to beaches
• Relatively low cost of living, ample and reasonably priced housing available off campus

Our program leading to a Psy.D in Clinical Psychology trains students to become practicing clinical psychologists with core competencies in relational/clinical skills, comprehensive psychological assessment, clinical treatment interventions, research and evaluation skills, consultation and education, management and supervision, and diversity issues.

We have several opportunities for advanced course work. These areas are:  

• Family/Child Psychology
• Forensic Psychology
• Clinical Neuropsychology
• Integrated Behavioral Healthcare/Health Psychology  

Admission Requirements

An applicant must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning. Although it is not necessary for the major area to have been psychology, it is required that those entering without a previous degree in psychology will have completed at least 18 credit hours of psychology coursework at the time of application. These courses must have been taken in a department of psychology, and should include statistics, personality theory, abnormal psychology, learning, physiological psychology and social psychology.

All application materials must be received by December 1 of each year.

Visit the graduate admissions information page for all the information you need to apply to the program. Admissions applications must include transcripts, GRE general test scores, a personal statement, two letters of recommendation, and a resume or CV.

Students we will consider for admission will receive an invitation approximately two weeks prior to our Interview Day, typically held in February. Attendance at Interview Day is VERY strongly recommended.

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Doctorate in Counselling Psychology

• Dr. Ladislav Timulak
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• Solange Daini (Global Officer, School of Psychology)
• Telephone: +353-1-896-1015
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• 3 years, full-time
• 31 January 2024.

Course Overview

This intensive course provides a professional training in counselling psychology for a yearly in-take of up to approximately 12 to 14 students. The three main objectives of the course are (1) to allow students to obtain a level of postgraduate academic and research performance appropriate for the award of a doctoral qualification, (2) to progress this academic and research performance with the practice of counselling psychology, and (3) to acquire professional knowledge and skills. The course emphasizes the scientist-practitioner model and research-informed practice. The scientist-practitioner model is fostered through research classes and work on the research dissertation. Students are informed on a variety of research strategies (including e.g. experimental, quasi-experimental as well as descriptive and qualitative, phenomenological, hermeneutic, discourse analytic and grounded theory approaches) and learn to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different methodologies.

Further information on the course outline can be found in the course outline handbook below.

Course Content and Structure

Taught classes as well as counselling skills training, supervision and reflective practice modules emphasises the application of current psychological knowledge informed by empirical research in the work of the counselling psychologist. The students are facilitated to be aware of current research findings and to incorporate them into their clinical practice. In the first year the course offers academic and practical skills training in counselling psychology and related research. After the first few weeks of concentrated, full time coursework and personal development work, 2 full days per week are spent on placement and 2-3 days in classes. The D.Couns.Psych. offers a wide range of course approved placement options in community, health, mental health, education and private practice settings, as well as welcoming new student recommended sites, particularly for those students residing outside the greater Dublin area. At least 3 different placements are required during the 3 years of the course. The second year involves further training in counselling theories and practice, and students conduct a research dissertation related to counselling psychology, initiated during the summer before entering second year.

Personal development work, including individual therapy, is required throughout the 3 years. The third year includes small group supervision, reflective practice, and advanced counselling and psychotherapy theory and its application. However, the main focus will be on research. Courses are taught and supervision provided by both core staff and other practitioners from varied theoretical orientations. Humanistic theory underlies the course. Psychodynamic and systemic perspectives are also emphasised, and training in cognitive behavioural approaches is provided. Practical placements continue through the summer and always follow the placement site’s calendar, not that of College. Guidelines for all aspects of the course are provided. All components of the course must be passed, i.e. practical, academic; research, and personal development, as well as members of the Court of Examiners recommending the student as suitable to receiving the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology degree.

Graduates of this course are skilled to conduct mental health assessments and therapy with individuals, couples and groups across the lifespan. Typically, they start to specialise during their studies and further develop their skills after the course. They are employed by Health Service Executive, e.g. the National Counselling Service, Refugee and Asylum Seekers Service, Autism Services; Voluntary agencies; Hospitals; Third level student counselling services; Private practice and multiple other locations.

Course Outline

Please see the course information handbook for more information on the course. Course outline handbooks are subject to review each year in line with college policy.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must hold at least second class honors degree upper division (2.1) in Psychology or Dip.Psych with relevant professional experience when they start the course. International applicants with equivalent qualifications are most welcome to apply. Applicants with good written and spoken English (due to the nature of this profession) from other EU and non-EU countries are very welcome to apply.

How to Apply

To apply to this course, please click on the 'Apply' button at the bottom of the page. Please note that all documents must be supplied and conditions of offer met by July 31st or any offer made will expire.

Course Fees (2023/24)

• A list of current course fees is available in the Course Fees section of the Academic Registry website.

Eligible candidates for 2023 intake should be aware that the course is currently in negotiations around some of these places potentially being funded/sponsored positions (e.g., through Health Service Executive), with eligibility and contract conditions akin to the model applied to other psychology trainees already sponsored by the HSE. Further information on this can be provided at interview stage to the shortlisted candidates.

Students are required to undertake individual counselling throughout the 3 years with a personal therapist who meets with course criteria for approval. Individual Counselling costs are in addition to tuition fees and are the responsibility of the student.

IMPORTANT: Fees may increase annually.

Please consult information about eligibility for admission as an EU/Non-EU student and note that EU applicants must satisfy specific requirements to be deemed eligible for EU fee status.

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Funded Child Development PhD

UCD School of Psychology Ad Astra Fellow - PhD Studentship 2024

The UCD Ad Astra Fellowship scheme aims to promote the quality, quantity and impact of UCD research, scholarship and innovation. As part of this scheme UCD School of Psychology has one PhD studentship on offer in 2024 for an excellent student. Please read below for more details on the studentship topic and for application details.

Project: The development ofexecutive functions in early childhood

Primary Supervisor: (opens in a new window) Dr Michelle Downes

Summary: The student on this project will have a primaryinterest in the fields of developmental neuropsychology / developmental cognitive neuroscience / educational neuroscience and will be based at the (opens in a new window) UCD Babylab and the (opens in a new window) UCD Neuropsychology Lab . The project will explore ways to support the development of executive functions and learning skills in young children, including task development and public engagement. Additional themes in this project include sleep, creativity, and family function. There will be flexibility in the design of the specific studies and in the development of the additional themes.

Informal enquiries: (opens in a new window) [email protected]

Essential Criteria

• BA/BSc honours level degree in psychology from an accredited course (minimum

2.1 award) or level 9 conversion.

• MA/MSc in Psychology or related area
• Experience in data analysis (e.g. excel, SPSS, R)
• Experience with child/patient research participants
• Excellent English writing skills
• Strong interpersonal qualities
• Clear interest in developmental neuropsychology / developmental cognitive neuroscience / educational neuroscience

Desirable Criteria

• Experience with behavioural/neuropsychological assessment
• Demonstration of knowledge of relevant topics/themes (incl. executive function, brain development, learning, sleep, family function, and creativity)
• Research assistant experience
• Previous or forthcoming research dissemination ( e.g., research publications, conference presentations)

How to apply- Necessary documents and important dates

The awarding of the funding is dependent on the successful applicant being accepted for a PhD by UCD School of Psychology.

Please send a Curriculum Vitae, academic transcripts and a complete application form (opens in a new window) here by 5pm October 26th 2023 to (opens in a new window) [email protected] with subject ‘ Ad Astra PhD Application 2024’

Interviews to be held November 2023 with a planned January 2024/September 2024 start.

UCD Ad Astra Fellows PhD Studentship

Terms and Conditions 2020-2021

• The overall aim of the Ad Astra Fellows PhD Studentship is to attract applicants of the highest academic standards to participate in the UCD School of Psychology PhD programme which will provide them with the training, experience and mentorship necessary to their professional development.
• There is one Ad Astra Scholarships on offer. The Scholarship will comprise a fee remission at up to the scheduled non-EU rate of the programme to which they are registered for three years plus a tax- free annual stipend of €18,000 payable in 12 equal monthly instalments. In addition, the project comes with a yearly research budget of up to €4,000 and a dedicated laptop.
• EU and non-EU students are equally eligible for studentships under this award.
• All students are liable for the Student Centre Levy. Fee varies, for indicative purposes 2019-2020 levy was €254.
• Scholarships are open to any new PhD students to the PhD in Psychology
• The scholarship will be awarded for three years, with annual reviews of progress. Continuation of the scholarship is contingent on satisfactory progress, to be determined by the Research Studies Panel (RSP) and the Graduate Programme assessment process. The scholarship will terminate on any student’s withdrawal from their programme.
• Students accepted under this scheme must meet the UCD School of Psychology Graduate research Programme university standard entry requirements.
• The award is made on the basis of full-time engagement by the PhD student. Students should not take on other duties or work that will negatively impact their ability to commit to their research programme, other than demonstratorships or teaching assistantships activities and other activities which form part of their professional development as directed by their research supervisor.
• It is not permissible to hold this studentship alongside an external award for the same student. However, if a student applies for and secures an equivalent individual award, this studentship can be replaced by a top-up stipend and a top-up (if necessary) to the appropriate level of consumables costs.
• By the end of the first year of the award, the PhD student must have completed research integrity training. The PhD student should also complete appropriate transferrable skills modules and record these in their RPDP (e.g. research skills and academic writing).
• All PhD Scholarship students are welcomed as part of the UCD School of Psychology research community and, as such, are expected to participate fully in the scholarly life of the School, inclusive of research seminars, conferences and other scholarly events.
• Applications will be accepted from suitably qualified applicants regardless of nationality or residence. Applicants, however, must make their own visa/consular arrangements to ensure that they are eligible to reside in Ireland for the duration of their studies. Applicants are STRONGLY advised to make any visa application as early as possible as this process may be time consuming and failure to obtain a visa in time for the commencement of the academic year will likely necessitate cancellation of the scholarship award.
• The School Graduate Studies Committee will construct an appropriate selection board and make its recommendations on selection to the Head of School.
• Applications will be evaluated and ranked by a Selection Board according to the following criteria

o Transcripts and other evidence of academic skills (publications,research assistance, etc);

o Quality (clarity, feasibility, academic relevance, innovation) of the research proposal;

o Personal motivation;

o Fit with the research strengths of the school and prospective supervisor.

• Scholarships will be awarded only to those who will be full-time students and who will engage full-time in research during the period of the scholarship.
• It is the responsibility of the Scholarship holder to inform the University of any change to the circumstances on which the award of the Scholarship was based. The Scholar must also take responsibility for updating their personal records including any change of address, telephone, or e-mail on the UCD Student Web system within two weeks of such a change.
• Once scholarship awards are issued, students must indicate acceptance in writing within two weeks of the notification being distributed by the committee. It is the student’s responsibility to formally accept the scholarship offer – a non-response will be considered as declining the offer. Offers will be conditional on verification of original transcripts.
• Successful applicants must be present at UCD by the start of the semester in which they start (planned for January/Sep 2024).
• Should a scholar be unable for any reason (including medical reasons) to pursue his/her studies in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Scholarship, he/she must inform the School (via his/her supervisor and the PhD Director) within two weeks of such a situation coming to his/her attention. However, given the basis on which scholarships are awarded, UCD reserves the right to withdraw, suspend, reallocate or seek reimbursement of all or part of the scholarship.
• Continuation is conditional on annual progress reports to be reviewed by the Selection Board Research Studies Panel and on passing the Transfer Assessment as part of the structured PhD Graduate Research programme.
• These Scholarships are held subject to these Terms and Conditions. If any of the above are breached by a Scholarship holder, UCD School of Psychology reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Scholarship and/or will require the Scholar to reimburse UCD School of Psychology for such payments as have already been made.
• Successful applicants may be required to sign a form of consent under the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to data records concerning their registration status and academic record as well as the handling of student and other data.
• Scholarship holders must be available to assist in the promotion of graduate studies at UCD recruitment events and within associated activities at School, College and University levels.
• All publicity, including public lectures, publications, print materials and press releases, television and radio advertisements, websites, film, video and audio recordings associated with or arising from the research undertaken by a Scholar while in receipt of a Scholarship must contain acknowledgment of funding received from the UCD Ad Astra fellows PhD Studentship.
• Funding is available for three years only in this instance. A formal fee-waiver extension application to student registration can only be made after four years for a PhD student and so a student may be liable for fees if they choose to remain for a 4 th year (periods of leave of absence are taken into account).

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