SMSI Lunchtime Research Talks

All St. Nicholas students are encouraged to join us for a series of informal lunchtime talks by staff and students at SNMCI. Come hear about the research interests and work being done by your lecturers and classmates! Any students interested in discussing their research are encouraged to present in this friendly, welcoming environment! Just email ann.king@smsi.ie with your topic. 

When and Where: Tuesdays and Thursdays (1-2 PM) from October through December in Room 001 on the ground floor. 

• Thursday 12 October: Dr Kristin Finkbeiner – “Primal World Beliefs and Stressful Jobs”
• Thursday 26 October: Angela Hickey – “An Adolescents Peer-led Motivational Interviewing Intervention Conducted in Low Socio-Economic Community Youth Organisations to Change Health Risk behaviours (Smoking, Alcohol and Sedentary Behaviours)”
• Tuesday 7 November: Hyunjung Lee – “Work-integrated Learning in Early Years Education in Ireland”
• Thursday 16 November: Natalia Duda – “Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research: Meaningful engagement in the context of poorly understood chronic illness”
• Tuesday 28 November: Dr. Michael Flanagan – “A Passage to America: Irish Folklore, Emigration and Magical Resolution in the Kitty the Hare Stories of Victor O’D. Power”
• Thursday 7 December: Shaakya Vembar – “Shame and Child Sexual Abuse: Insights from Mixed-Methods Research”
• Tuesday 12 December: Mary Quirke – “Adopting a UDL attitude within academia: Understanding and practicing inclusion across higher education”
• Thursday 11 January: Rita Ke Ren – “In Their Shoes: A Deep Dive into Fathers’ Experiences in Early Intervention Services for Children with Disabilities in Ireland”
• Tuesday 23 January: Dr Kamila Sobiesak