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Dr Caroline Heary PhD M.Psych BA

Contact Details

Title Lecturer Above The Bar
Address Dept. of Psychology
Room 242, St. Anthony'S
Nui Galway
Telephone: Ext. 5059
Email:
ei.yawlagiun@yraeh.enilorac

 

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Biography:

Caroline Heary graduated with a BA from the University College Dublin (UCD), after which she completed a Masters of Psychological Science in Health Psychology in NUI, Galway. She subsequently returned to UCD, where she completed her PhD on the development of an instrument to assess children's satisfaction with hospital services. Having worked as a researcher in the Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin, she then obtained a post-doctoral research fellowship from the National Children's Office. She was appointed to her post in NUI, Galway in November 2003. With regard to her professional activities, Caroline is a member of the Council of the Psychological Society of Ireland. In addition, she was secretary of the local organising committee of the European Health Psychology Conference, which was hosted by the Department of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway in August 2005, as well as a member of the Scientific Committee.
 

Book Chapters

Hennessy, E. & Heary, C. (2005) 'Valuing the group context: The use of focus groups with children and adolescents' In: S. M. Greene and D. M. Hogan (eds). Researching childrenÕs experiences: Approaches and methods. London: Sage. [Details]
Hennessy, E. & Heary, C. (2009) 'Valuing the group context: The use of focus groups with children and adolescents' In: S. M. Greene and D. M. Hogan (eds). Researching childrenÕs experiences: Approaches and methods. London: Sage: [Details]
 

Peer Reviewed Journals

Heary, C., Hennessy, E. (2002) 'The use of focus groups in pediatric health care research'. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 27 :47-57. [Details]
Heary, C., Hennessy, E. (2006) 'Focus groups versus individual interviews with child: A comparison of data'. Irish Journal of Psychology, 27 :58-68. [Details]
Heary, C., Guerin, S. (2006) 'Research with children in Psychology: The value of a child-centred approach'. Irish Journal of Psychology, 27 :6-7. [Details]
Hennessy, E., Swords, L., Heary, C. (2008) 'Children’s understanding of psychological problems displayed by their peers: A review of the literature'. Child: Care, Health and Development, 34 :4-9. [DOI] [Details]
Hennessy, E., Swords, L., & Heary, C. (2008) 'Children's understanding of psychological problems displayed by their peers: A review of the literature'. Child: Care, Health and Development, 34 :4-9. [Details]
Hennessy, E. & Heary, C. (2009) 'The development of children's understanding of common psychological problems'. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 14 :42-47. [Details]
Hennessy, E., Heary, C. (2009) 'The development of children’s understanding of common psychological problems'. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 14 :42-47. [DOI] [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Kelly, C., & Nixon, E. (2009) 'Factors influencing the food consumption of children and adolescents: A qualitative investigation'. Proceedings Of The Nutrition Society, 67 (OCE7). [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E. & Kelly, C. (2010) 'Factors influencing the food choices of Irish children and adolescents: A qualitative investigation'. Health Promotion International, 25 (3):289-298. [DOI] [Details]
 

Conference Publications

Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C. (2009) Development of a theoretical model to explain children’s and adolescents’ food choices The Child: Postgraduate Research Conference (Queen’s University, Belfast) [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C (2010) The role of social support in explaining dietary patterns among Irish children and adolescents 24th European Health Psychology Conference (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) [Details]
 

Abstract

Fitzgerald, A., & Heary, C. (2007) Children’s attitudes and behavioural intentions towards a peer with obesity: What is the effect of causal information?. Obesity Reviews, 8, Suppl. 3, 33S. Abstract [Details]
   

Conference Paper

Swords, L., Hennessy, E. & Heary, C. (2005) Children's understanding of mental health: A review of the literature. Paper presented at British Psychological Society, Developmental Section Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland. Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C., Hogan, D., & Smyth, C. (2005) Acquired brain injury during childhood and adolescence: Educational Issues. Paper presented at Changed Life, New Learning - Conference on Paediatric Brain Injury, University College Dublin. Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C., Hogan, D., & Smyth, C. (2005) Psychosocial impact of paediatric acquired brain injury on children and their families: A qualitative investigation. Paper presented at the European Health Psychology Conference, Galway, Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
Swords, L., Hennessy, E., Heary, C. (2005) Children’s understanding of mental health: A review of the literature. British Psychological Society, Developmental Section Conference. Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C., Hogan, D., & Smyth, C. (2005) Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury: Effects on Family Functioning and Peer Relations.. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Biennial Meeting, Atlanta. Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C., Hogan, D., Smyth, C. (2005) Psychosocial impact of paediatric acquired brain injury on children and their families:A qualitative investigation. European Health Psychology Conference. Melbourne Australia: Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C., Hogan, D., Smyth, C. (2005) Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury: Effects on Family Functioning and Peer Relations. Society for Research in Child Development, Biennial Meeting. Co. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C. & Kola, S. (2006) Children's attitudes towards ADHD: The effect of causal information.. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Co. Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
Lagendijk, M. Heary, C. & O' Neill, M. (2006) Children's construction of AD/HD: A qualitative study. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Co. Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., & Heary, C. (2006) Children’s attitudes towards a peer with obesity: Does causal information for the obesity make a difference. Poster presented at the Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference (National University of Ireland, Galway). Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C., Kola, S. (2006) Children’s attitudes towards ADHD: The effect of causal information. Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
Swords, L., Hennessy, E. & Heary, C (2006) Children's attitudes towards psychological disorders: A developmental analysis.. Poster presented at the 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Melbourne Australia. Conference Paper [Details]
Swords, L. & Hennessy, E., Heary, C. (2006) Children's beliefs about the causes of ADHD and depression. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Co. Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C., Hennessy, E. & Swords, L. (2006) Children's beliefs about the causes of ADHD: A developmental analysis. Paper presented at a conference on Peer relations and children’s mental health, University College Dublin. Conference Paper [Details]
Swords, L., Hennessy, E., Heary, C. (2006) Children’s beliefs about the causes of ADHD and depression. Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
Lagendijk, M., Heary, C., O' Neill, M. (2006) Children's construction of AD/HD: A qualitative study. Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
Swords, L., Hennessy, E., Heary, C. (2006) Children’s attitudes towards psychological disorders: A developmental analysis. 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. Conference Paper [Details]
Hennessy, E., Swords, L. & Heary, '2007 (2007) A model of factors predicting children's acceptance of peers with ADHD and Depression. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Biennial Meeting, Boston. Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C (2007) Factors influencing the food consumption of children and adolescents: A qualitative investigation. Symposium on psychological, behavioural & environmental factors relating to obesity in children & young people.. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland (Killarney, Ireland). Conference Paper [Details]
Hennessy, E., Swords, L., Heary, C. (2007) A model of factors predicting children’s acceptance of peers with ADHD and Depression. Society for Research in Child Development, Biennial Meeting. Atlanta: Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A. & Heary, C. (2007) Children’s attitudes and behavioural intentions towards a peer with obesity: What is the effect of causal information?. Poster presented at the European Childhood Obesity Group Conference, Athens, Greece. Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C. (2007) Perceptions of children about a hypothetical peer with obesity: Does causal information for the obesity have an influence?. European Childhood Obesity Group Conference. Denver, Colarado: Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., Kelly, C. (2008) Parent's perceptions of their children's food consumption: A qualitative investigation. Associaton for the Study of Obesity Meeting. University College Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., Kelly, C. (2008) Factors influencing the food consumption of children and adolescents: A qualitative investigation with children. Wurzburg, Germany: Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C. (2008) Factors influencing the food consumption of children and adolescents: A qualitative investigation. Poster presented at the 20th Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Wurzburg, Germany. Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., Kelly, C. (2008) Factors influencing the food consumption of children and adolescents: A qualitative investigation. 20th Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. London, United Kingdom: Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C. (2008) Parent's perceptions of their children's food consumption: A qualitative investigation. Poster presented at the Associaton for the Study of Obesity Meeting, University of Liverpool, Liverpool. Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C. (2008) Factors influencing the food consumption of children and adolescents: A qualitative investigation with children. Paper presented at the Irish Nutrition Society Meeting, University College Dublin. Conference Paper [Details]
Swords, L., Hennessy, E., Heary, C. (2008) Introducing the Causes of Psychological Problems Scale (CoPPS): An instrument to assess children’s beliefs about the causes of psychological disorders in their peers. Irish Nutrition Society Meeting. Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C. (2008) Children’s understanding of psychological difficulties in peers.. Invited Lecture at the Psychology Seminar Programme, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling. Conference Paper [Details]
Swords, L., Hennessy, E. & Heary, C. (2008) Introducing the Causes of Psychological Problems Scale (CoPPS): An instrument to assess children's beliefs about the causes of psychological disorders in their peers. Poster presented at the 20th Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Wurzburg, Germany. Conference Paper [Details]
Hennessy, E., Swords, L., & Heary, C. (2009) Children's and adolescents' reactions to peers who are depressed: Beliefs about personal responsibility and the need for help. Paper presented at the Fourth International Stigma Conference, London, United Kingdom. Conference Paper [Details]
Merriman, B., Heary, C. & Canavan, J. (2009) Getting your practical application in first: parallel design for practice-focused research. 39th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Wexford. Conference Paper [Details]
Hennessy, E., Swords, L., Heary, C. (2009) Children's and adolescents’ reactions to peers who are depressed: Beliefs about personal responsibility and the need for help. Fourth International Stigma Conference. University College Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C., Hennessy, E. & Swords, L. (2009) Children and adolescents' beliefs about sources of help for peers with psychological difficulties. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colarado. Conference Paper [Details]
Heary, C., Hennessy, E., Swords, L. (2009) Children and adolescents' beliefs about sources of help for peers with psychological difficulties. Society for Research in Child Development, Biennial Meeting. Co. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C. (2010) Correlates of healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns among young people in Ireland.. Poster presented at the School of Health Sciences Research Seminar Day (National University of Ireland, Galway). Conference Paper [Details]
Merriman, B., Heary, C. & Canavan, J. (2010) “I can’t explain it”: Variations on the verbal interview for children and adolescents.. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Conference Paper [Details]
Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C. (2010) Gender differences in factors influencing dietary patterns among Irish children and adolescents.. Poster presented at the Irish Nutrition Society Meeting (University of Ulster, Coleraine. Conference Paper [Details]
O' Driscoll, C., McKeague, L., Hennessy, E., & Heary, C (2010) The stigmatization of psychological difficulties in children: An exploration of self and public stigma.. Poster presented at the European Association of Social Psychology Small Group Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, July, 2010. Conference Paper [Details]
Merriman, B., Heary, C. & Canavan, J. (2010) Will you come back next week?: Practitioners’ perspectives on building rapport with children and adolescents.. Poster presented at the 12th Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Vilnius, Lithuania. Conference Paper [Details]
       

Invited papers

Heary, C., Hogan, D., Smyth, C. (2005) Acquired brain injury during childhood and adolescence: Educational Issues. Changed Life, New Learning - Conference on Paediatric Brain Injury. Co. Galway: Invited papers [Details]
Heary, C. (2008) Children’s understanding of psychological difficulties in peers. Psychology Seminar Programme, Department of Psychology. Invited papers [Details]
               

Workshops

Heary, C., Hogan, D. & Smyth, C. (2003) Living with acquired brain injury during childhood and adolescence: An Irish perspective. Dublin: The ChildrenÕs Research Centre. University of Dublin, Trinity College: Workshops [Details]
Heary, C. & Hennessy, E. (2005) Developmental changes in children's understanding of psychological problems: A qualitative study. Paper presented at British Psychological Society, Developmental Section Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland: Workshops [Details]
Heary, C. & Hennessy, E. (2005) Developmental changes in children's understanding of psychological problems: A qualitative study. British Psychological Society, Developmental Section Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland: Workshops [Details]
Merriman, B., Heary, C. & Canavan, J. (2009) The perspective of practitioners on interactions with children . 39th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland. Wexford: Workshops [Details]
 

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