Health Promotion Staff, Siobhan O'Higgins

Siobhan O'Higgins, B.A., M.A. [Email]

Researcher, Health Promotion Research Centre

Profile

Siobhán O'Higgins is a graduate of the Department of Social Science, Nottingham University, Post Graduate Diploma in Criminological Studies, D.I.T., Masters in Health Promotion, National University of Ireland Galway. She has been involved in research and teaching with the Health Promotion Department since 2002. Siobhan is a Sexual Health Promoter working with schools and other groups since 1990. As well as teaching and research within the University Siobhán facilitates 'Flirting, Dating & Relating’ workshops as part of the "Mind Body & Soul' programme run by Student Services in NUI, Galway as well as having developed and facilitating the training of volunteers for the WILL U?  health promotion peer outreach programme. Siobhán is also a lay member on Mental Health Tribunals for the Mental Health Commission.

She is currently pursuing a PhD in Positive Sexual Health with a scholarship from the Office of the Minister of Children.

Research Interests:

• Sexual Health Promotion
• Children, Young People & Health
• Mental Health Promotion
• Social Networks & Health Promotion

Teaching Interests:

• Sexual Health, Relationships & Sexuality
• Group Skills
• Mental Health Promotion
• Education Theory & Practice

Publications

Felzmann, H., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Ni Chonnactaigh, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009) Children’s Research and Ethical Review. Executive Summary. Dublin: Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland.  download (332KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Dolan, P., Canavan, J., O'Higgins, S. (2009). Current practice in meeting child health needs in family support services: variation by service type and perspectives on future developments. Child Care in Practice, 15(2), 109-125. download (202KB)  

Nic Gabhainn, O’Higgins, S., Galvin M., Kennedy, C. & Barry, M. (2007). The Implementation of SPHE at Post Primary Level: a case study approach. Executive Summary. Report to Social, Personal & Health Education Support Service. download (1.4MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M. & Inchley, J. (2007). Health promoting school indicators: the development of schematic models by children. Health Education, 107(6), 494-510. download (331KB)

O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E.N., Moore, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Inchley, J. (2007). Development of a method for improving student’s participation in Ireland. In V. Barnekow, G. Buijs, S. Clift, B. Bruun Jensen, P. Paulus, D. Rivett & I. Young (Eds.). Health Promoting Schools: A resource for developing indicators. Copenhagen: WHO-Europe. download (32KB)

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Fleming, C. & O’Higgins, S. (2007). Childrens’, parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of child wellbeing. Health Education, 107(6), 511-523. download (314KB)

Cotter, E., O’Higgins, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2006). Towards a sexual health policy for the west: developing consensus on goals, objectives and actions. Report to the Public Health Department, HSE Western Area.  download (209KB)

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Mapping Child Health in Family Support Services. Report to the Family Research and Policy Unit, NUI Galway/HSE West. download (4KB)

O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M., Inchley, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Development of a method for student’s participation: An example from the Republic of Ireland. Report to the European Network of Health Promoting Schools, WHO European Office, Copenhagen. download (162KB)

O’Higgins, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2005) . Perspectives on the provision of sexual health services to sex workers. Report to the Good Shepherd Sisters, Galway. download (57.3KB)

Sixsmith, J., D’Eath, M., Clerkin, P., Nic Gabhainn, S., O’Higgins, S. & Stevens, E. (2005). The Process Evaluation of the National Drugs Awareness Campaigns: Final Report 2004-2005. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Clerkin, P., Stevens, E., O'Higgins, S., & D'Eath, M. (2004). The Development process of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003/5: Phase 2. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

Presentations

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009).  An adapted participative methodological approach for sexual health promotion research. Paper presented to the International Perspectives on the ABC of Sex and Relationships Education Conference: Approaches, Benefits and Constraints, Birmingham, September 2009

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009).Using an adapted participative methodological approach within a PhD study on Sexual Health Promotion. Paper presented to the First Annual Multi Disciplinary Initiative of the Research Forum for the Child. The Child: Postgraduate Research Conference, Belfast, July, 2009.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Facilitating young people to develop a resource for the Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) programme. Paper presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

O’Higgins, S. & Barry, M. (2007) Review of international evidence of best practice in HIV and AIDs education and prevention. Paper presented to the 11 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Building Capacity for Evidence-based Health Promotion,  Galway, June 2007.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005) Ireland: the role of students in the development of indicators of health promoting schools. Paper presented at the 5 ^th Workshop on the practice of evaluating health promoting schools, Sigriswil, Switzerland, June 2006.

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