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Contact Details
E-mail address:
l.mcdonagh7
nuigalway.ie
Phone: 091 495951 or 091 495952
Office: PhD suite, New Engineering Building

University Awards
Lorraine recently began a doctoral research project investigating sexual dysfunctions and masculinity in an Irish context under the supervision of Dr Todd G. Morrison and Dr Ian Stewart. This research is funded by Irish Social Sciences Platform awarded via the Centre for Research on Occupational and Life Stress.
Supervisors
Dr Todd G. Morrison (Adjunct Academic Supervisor)
Dr Ian Stewart
Research Interests
Sexual functioning, LGBT health, masculinity, stress, depression, and anxiety.
Publications
Hughes, B. M., Lee, E. M.,
McDonagh, L. K., O’Leary, E. D., & Higgins, N. M. (in press). Review of “Handbook of Adult Resilience”.
Journal of Positive Psychology.
McDermott, D.T., Morrison, T.G., McDonagh, L.K., & O’Doherty, A.C.M. (2011). A test of prejudice reduction towards lesbian women: The effects of imaginary contact on explicit and implicit homonegativity. In Morrison, T.G., Morrison, M.A., McDermott, D.T., & Carrigan, M. (Eds.) Sexual Minority Research in the New Millennium. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
McDonagh, L. K., Morrison, T. G., & McGuire, B. E. (2010). Male Body Image Self-Consciousness Scale. In T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, W. L. Yarber, & S. L. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of sexuality-related measures (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge.
McDonagh, L. K., Morrison, T. G., & McGuire, B. E. (2008). The naked truth: Development of a scale designed to measure male body image self-consciousness during physical intimacy. Journal of Men's Studies, 16, 253-265.
Conference Presentations
McDonagh, L. K., Stewart, I., & Morrison, T. G. (2011). Classifications of sexual dysfunctions: What, or who, are we missing? Poster presented at the Irish Social Sciences Platform Doctoral Student Colloquium (NUI, Galway).
McDonagh, L. K., McDermott, D. T., & Morrison, T. G. (2011). Male sexual dysfunction: A qualitative approach. Paper presented at the 20th World Congress for Sexual Health (Glasgow, UK).
McDonagh, L. K., McDermott, D. T., & Morrison, T. G. (2011). “Something of a Disaster,” Conceptualisations of sexual dysfunctions with gay, bi & straight men. Poster presented at the 20th World Congress for Sexual Health (Glasgow, UK).
McDonagh, L. K., & Morrison, T. G. (2011). A qualitative assessment of male sexual dysfunction. Poster presented at the 72nd Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention (Toronto, Ontario Canada).
McDermott, D. T., Carey, R., McDonagh, L. K., & Morrison, T. G., (2011). Reducing transphobia: A classroom based prejudice reduction intervention exercise. Poster presented at the 72nd Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention (Toronto, Ontario Canada).
McDonagh, L. K. (2010). Sexual dysfunction in gay men. Poster presented at the 2nd International LGBT Summer Institute (University of Michigan, USA).
McDonagh, L. K., & Morrison, T. G. (2010). Male body image self-consciousness during physical intimacy. Poster presented at the 31st Stress and Anxiety Research Society Conference (NUI, Galway).
McDonagh, L. K. (2009). Sexual minority men’s health and policy: Incorporating research findings. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Irish Social Science Platform (National University of Ireland, Galway).
McDonagh, L. K., & Morrison, T. G. (2008). The naked truth: The development of a scale to measure body image self-consciousness in men. Poster presented at the 69th Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada).
McDonagh, L. K. & Morrison, T. G. (2006). The naked truth: The development of a scale to measure body image self-consciousness in men. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Congress of Psychology Students in Ireland (National University of Ireland, Maynooth).
McDonagh, L. K. & Morrison, T. G. (2006). The naked truth: The development of a scale to measure body image self-consciousness in men. Poster presented at the NUIG Department of Psychology Annual Conference (National University of Ireland, Galway).
