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Dr Aleisha Clarke B.Ed., M.Ed. PhD.
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Biography:
| 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 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Clarke, A.M., O' Sullivan, M, & Barry, M.M (2010) 'Context Matters in Programme Implementation'. Health Education, 110 (4):273-293. [Details] |
| Morgan, M, Ludlow, LH, Kitching K, O'Leary, M, Clarke, A.M. (2009) 'What makes teachers tick? Sustaining events in new teachers lives'. British Educational Reserach Journal, :1-18. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| 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 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Geneva, Switzerland [Details] |
| 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 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health across Sectors. National University of Ireland Galway [Details] |
| 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 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health across Sectors [Details] |
Published Reports
| Clarke, AM; Barry, MM (2008) An evaluative study of Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme for children in primary school: Interim Report. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway, Galway. [Details] |
Clarke, A; Canavan, R; Barry, MM (2008) Evaluation of the MindOut Programme in Youthreach Centres. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway, Galway.  [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Barry, MM; Canavan, R; Clarke, A; Dempsey, C; O’Sullivan, M (2009) Review of Evidence-based Mental Health Promotion and Primary/Secondary Prevention. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway, Galway. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Clarke, AM; Barry, MM (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. [Details] |
| Clarke, A.M; Barry, MM (2010) A Process Evaluation of the Winning New Opportunities Programme For Unemployed People. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway. [Details] |
| 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. Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ire;amd Galway, Report prepared for the World Health Organization, Geneva. [Details] |