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PhD Projects
The HRB-TMRN now has three cohorts of PhD scholars, whose research is solely focused in addressing a methodology question relevant to randomised trials.
2021 - 2026
2017 - 2021
2014 - 2018
2021 - 2026
| Name | Title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Nirdesh Bakshi | Improving statistical inference in clinical trials which have missing data. | Dr Neil O’ Leary (University of Galway) |
| Katarina Medved | PPI for Clinical Trials in a Clinical Research Facility | Dr Frances Shiely and Professor Patricia Kearney (University College Cork) |
| Amelia Phillips | Exploring the use of behavioural science to improve recruitment and retention of health policymakers in trials of knowledge translation (KT) interventions. | Dr Elaine Toomey (University of Galway) |
| Marci Kay Livingston | Mapping the Methodological Guidance for Including Lived Experience in Early Core Outcome Set Development | Dr Katie Robinson (UL) Dr Elaine Toomey (University of Galway) |
| Sindhu Augustine | Attitudes and Perceptions of Parents of Children with Cancer Regarding Childhood Cancer Clinical Trials | Dr Patricia Fox (UCD) Prof Eilish McAuliffe (UCD) |
| Ellen Murphy | How retention is communicated during the lifecycle of a clinical trial | Dr Frances Shiely (UCC) Prof Katie Gillies (University of Aberdeen) |
| Emer Gunne | Digital Technologies in Clinical Trials | Prof Peter Doran (UCD) Prof Michael Keane (UCD) Dr Sinead Holden (UCD) |
| Joanna Pope | Vulnerability to misinformation in the Irish setting | Prof Declan Devane (University of Galway) |
| Parastoo Niloofar | Translational statistics in clinical trials | Prof John Newell (University of Galway) Dr Alberto Alvarez-Iglesias (University of Galway) Dr Shirin Moghaddam (University of Limerick) Dr Amir Jalali (University of Limerick) Prof Marion Campbell (University of Aberdeen) Dr Beatriz Goulao (University of Aberdeen) |
| Kathleen Hannon | Developing a model for conducting Patient and Public (PPI) activities in maternal and neonatal clinical trials. | Prof Valerie Smith (UCD) Prof Deirdre Daly (TCD), Dr Linda Biesty (University of Galway) Prof Katie Gillies (University of Aberdeen) |
| Simone Lepage | The Kids Trial (https://www.thekidstrial.ie/) | Prof Declan Devane (University of Galway Dr Laura Flight (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, UK) |
| Menqgi Li | Informed Health Choices – Cancer | Prof Declan Devane (University of Galway) |
| Kara McLoughlin | CREAT-ED: Development of Core Outcome Set (COS) in research studies for older adults in the Emergency Department. | Dr Katie Robinson (University of Limerick) Rose Galvin (University of Limerick) Elaine Toomey (University of Galway) |
2017 - 2021
| Name | Title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Fiona Quirke | COHESION: Core Outcomes in Neonatal Encephalopathy | Prof Declan Devane (University of Galway) Dr Patricia Healy (University of Galway) |
| Dr. Gloria Emmanuel | Exploring recruitment to randomised trials within current clinical care pathways: A Qualitative Case Study | Prof Valerie Smith (Trinity College Dublin) Dr Louise Daly (Trinity College Dublin) |
| Dr. Vivienne Hanrahan | Recruiting women during pregnancy and childbirth to clinical trials | Dr Linda Biesty (University of Galway) Prof Katie Gillies (University of Aberdeen) |
| Dr. Lydia O’ Sullivan | Informed Consent in Clinical Trials | Prof Peter Doran (University College Dublin) |
| Dr. Courtney McDermott | A comparison of statistical methods to compensate for missing data in clinical trials | Prof Ricardo Seguardo (University College Dublin) |
2014 - 2018
| Name | Title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Aislinn Conway | Methods of disseminating and translating research findings to health care professional and other stakeholders | Prof Declan Devane (University of Galway) Professor Mike Clarke(Queen’s University Belfast) Professor Shaun Treweek(University of Aberdeen) |
| Dr Caroline Hurley | Risk adopted approaches to clinical trial monitoring | Dr Frances Shiely (UCC) Prof Joe Eustace (UCC |
| Dr Jessica Power | The role of context in the implementation of healthcare interventions | Dr Fiona Larkin (TCD) Professor Eilish McAuliffe(UCD) |
| Dr Marina Zaki | Barriers and facilitators to statistical rigour in academic-led clinical trial design, conduct, monitoring, analysis, reporting and dissemination of findings. | Professor Eilish McAuliffe (UCD) Co-supervisors Dr. Marie Galligan(UCD) Professor Declan Devane(University of Galway) |
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