HRB SPHeRE Funded Projects

2025 Funded Projects

  • Co-design of a booster (4 in 1 and MMR) vaccination intervention programme for parents of children attending junior infants (aged 4-5 years) in a socio-economic disadvantaged area.
    • PI: Dr Paula Flanagan and Prof Michelle Butler
    • Scholar: Etain Cantwell
    • DCU
  • Investigating the perinatal mental health impacts of hyperemesis gravidarum in Ireland: developing strategies to improve mental health within antenatal and postnatal care settings
    • PI: Dr Angela Flynn
    • Scholar: Deirbhle Fergus
    • RCSI
  • The CANDID 2 study: An exploration of CANcer and cancer care in older adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland
    • PI: Dr Martin McMahon
    • Scholar: Barrie Tyner
    • TCD
  • Biologics Impact on Patient Care and Treatment (Bio-ImPaCT ): A Mixed-Methods Study on the Impact of the Reimbursement of Biologic Medicines on Healthcare Utilisation in Ireland
    • PI: Dr Éilis O’Reilly
    • Scholar: Darran Quinn
    • UCC
  • Advancing Primary Palliative Care: The Identification and Management of Palliative Care Needs in Patients living with a Life-Limiting Chronic Illness in General Practice
    • PI: Dr Aisling Jennings
    • Scholar: Fiona Buckely
    • UCC
  • Addressing Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Mental disorders: Multi-Methods Study in General Practice
    • PI: Prof Walter Cullen
    • Scholar: Eleni Niarchou
    • UCD

2024 Funded Projects

  • Solidarities of Healthcare Work: Leveraging collective representation and collective experience to improve working conditions and inform workforce retention
    • PI: Dr John Paul Byrne
    • Scholar: Maja Dumana
    • RCSI
  • Advancing digital health in Ireland: exploring onboarding, adoption and implementation of digital health in the Irish healthcare system
    • PI: Dr Claire Timon
    • Scholar: Eglal Elrayah
    • RCSI
  • Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in Health and Social Care Research: Understanding and responding to PPI contributors’ experiences and perspectives.
    • PI: Prof Patricia Kearney
    • Scholar: Julia Banasiak
    • UCC
  • Co-creating food-based interventions to meet policy guidelines with older adults in disadvantaged communities (CREATE)
    • PI: Dr Miriam Clegg
    • Scholar: Ronan Hayes
    • UCC
  • Using behavioural science to improve recruitment and retention of health policymakers in trials of knowledge translation (KT) interventions
    • PI: Prof Elaine Toomey
    • Scholar: Amelia Phillips
    • University of Galway
  • Priorities for the Secondary Prevention of Stroke in Ireland
    • PI: Dr Sara Hayes
    • Scholar: Simone Ryan
    • University of Limerick

2023 Funded Projects

  • COMmunity PArticipation to set direction on Financial Incentives implementation in Stop Smoking Services for Individuals with Multimorbidity: COMPASS – M
    • PI: Prof Frank Doyle
    • Scholar: Reham Lasheen
    • RCSI
  • Influence and integrity: Exploring the prescribing practices in chronic pain management
    • PI: Prof Tom Fahey
    • Scholar: Mohammed Gharbia
    • RCSI
  • Developing a model for evidence-based resource allocation in Ireland
    • PI: Prof Susan Smith
    • Scholar: David Aluga
    • TCD
  • Impact of a new chronic disease management (CDM) programme in general practice on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management in Ireland
    • PI: Prof Emma Wallace
    • Scholar: Lydia Iladiva
    • UCC
  • Understanding and enhancing the delivery of behaviour change interventions in mental health settings
    • PI: Prof Molly Byrne
    • Scholar: Rebecca Trower
    • University of Galway
  • Working Together to Improve Maternity Safety
    • PI: Dr Sinéad Lydon
    • Scholar: Lisa Gannon
    • University of Galway

2022 Funded Projects

  • Housing security, health, and access to community services amongst older adults in Ireland
    • PI: Dr Joanna McHugh Power
    • Scholar: Josephine Greene
    • Maynooth University
  • An Examination of Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Associations with Later Mental Health Outcomes
    • PI: Prof Mary Clarke
    • Scholar: Lisa Telford
    • RCSI
  • The development of positive health interventions for adolescent orthodontic patients
    • PI: Dr Elaine Byrne
    • Scholar: Ciara Scott
    • RCSI
  • A policy analysis of universal healthcare in Ireland
    • PI: Prof Sara Burke
    • Scholar: Luisne MacConghail
    • TCD
  • Antimicrobial decision-making: A systematic exploration of patient helath-seeking behaviour in Irish primary care
    • PI: Dr Gerry Molloy
    • Scholar: Anthony Maher
    • University of Galway
  • The acceptability of the Irish HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programme for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men
    • PI: Dr Chris Noone
    • Scholar: David Comer
    • University of Galway