Health Promotion Research staff, dr. aleisha clarke

Dr. Aleisha Clarke, PHD, B.Ed, M.Ed  [ Email]
Researcher, Health Promotion Research Centre

Profile

Aleisha Clarke qualified as a primary school teacher from St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, in 2003. She worked in a primary school in Dublin for three years.  She completed a Masters in Education, in Trinity College, Dublin in 2007.  Aleisha subsequently joined the Health Promotion Research Centre and has worked on several mental health research projects. In 2011 she completed her PhD in the promotion of positive mental health in primary schools in Ireland. Aleisha is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher on “Bridging the digital disconnect – using technology to support young people’s mental health needs”. This programme of research is being conducted in collaboration with Inspire Ireland and Inspire Australia. Aleisha is also involved in teaching with the Discipline of Health Promotion.

Research Interests

• Mental health promotion
• Child and adolescent mental health
• Online technologies
• Evaluation research. 

Publications

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2011). An evaluation of the Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme for primary schools in Ireland. PhD Thesis. Discipline of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland Galway download (475KB)

Barry, M.M., Clarke A.M., Jenkins, R. & Patel., V. (2011). Rapid Review of the Evidence on the Effectiveness of Mental Health Promotion Interventions in Low and Middle Income Countries. Report prepared for the World Health Organization, Geneva

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). A Process Evaluation of the Winning New Opportunities Programme For Unemployed People. Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). An evaluation of the Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme for primary schools in Ireland. Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway. download (1.5MB)

Clarke, A.M., O’ Sullivan, M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). Context Matters in Programme Implementation. Health Education: Special Issue on Health Schools and Colleges: What works, what is needed and why, 110 (4), 273-293

Morgan, M., Ludlow, L.H., Kitching K., O’Leary, M. & Clarke A.M. (2009). What makes teachers tick? Sustaining events in new teachers’ lives. British Educational Research Journal, iFirst Article, 1-18 download (77.7KB)

Barry, M.M., Canavan, R., Clarke, A.M., Dempsey, C. & O’Sullivan, M. (2009). Review of Evidence-based Mental Health Promotion and Primary/Secondary Prevention.   Report prepared for the Department of Health, London

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2008). An evaluative study of Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme for children in primary school: Interim Report. Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway.

Clarke, A.M, Canavan, R. & Barry, M.M. (2008). Evaluation of the MindOut Programme in Youthreach Centres.  Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway download (428KB)

Presentations

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2011). Symposium: Winning New Opportunities - A Partnership Experience. A Process Evaluation of the Winning New Opportunities Programme for Unemployed People. Paper Presented at the 15^th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health across Sectors. National University of Ireland Galway (June 2011)

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2011). Evaluation of the Zippy’s Friends Emotional Wellbeing Programme for Children in Primary School. Poster presented at the 15^th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health across Sectors. National University of Ireland Galway (June 2011)

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). Zippy’s Friends Symposium: Zippy’s Friends: Evidence and Experience from an International Programme promoting Children’s Emotional Wellbeing. An evaluation of the Zippy’s Friends programme in disadvantaged primary schools in Ireland. Paper presented to the 6^th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, Washington DC (November 2010)

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). Evaluation of the impact of Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme on primary school children in Ireland. Poster presented to the 20^th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Geneva, Switzerland (July 2010)

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). Zippy’s Friends Symposium: Evaluating of the impact of the Zippy’s Friends Emotional Wellbeing Programme on Primary School Children in Ireland. Paper presented to the 32^nd ISPA Conference: School Psychology – Making Life better for all Children, Trinity College Dublin (July 2010)

Clarke, A.M & Barry, M.M. (2009). Zippy’s Friends Symposium: When Practice and Research Rhyme: Experience of implementing an Emotional Wellbeing Programme for Primary School Children in Ireland . Paper presented to the 13^th Annual Health Promotion Conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway (June 2009)

Clarke, A.M & Barry, M.M. (2009). Evaluation of Zippy’s Friends in Irish primary school: presentation of interim findings. Paper presented to the Zippy’s Friends International Workshop, Worcester College, Oxford, April 2009.

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