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Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in Research Showcase (Oct, 2025)
Our work was recently featured in the Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in Research Showcase on Level 3 of the James Joyce Library in University College Dublin, as part of the National PPI Festival. The research highlights the voices of people living with diabetes, exploring how their lived experiences shape understanding of diabetes and mental health.
The centrepiece of the poster was a graphic recording capturing participants’ reflections on wellbeing and life with diabetes in Ireland. The project was displayed alongside other inspiring examples of PPI across UCD, celebrating the impact of collaboration between researchers and the public.
Thanks are extended to the PPI Ignite Network at UCD for organising the event and to the UCD Library for showcasing this important work.
Ecological momentary assessment of daily diabetes stigma and its impact on mood, diabetes distress and behaviour (May, 2025)
Our PhD student Siobhan Power attended the Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes (PSAD) conference in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, which took place from May 14th–16th. Siobhan presented a work-in-progress on her ecological momentary assessment study exploring daily experiences of diabetes stigma. Her presentation sparked valuable discussion around real-time data collection and the everyday psychosocial challenges faced by people living with diabetes.
Co-creation workshops (April, 2025)
Last month, our team hosted two co-creation workshops in Dublin and Limerick titled “Diabetes and Wellbeing in Ireland – Perspectives from Lived Experience.”
These sessions brought together people living with diabetes to reflect on some of our recent study findings exploring the link between diabetes and depression, and to share their broader experiences of diabetes and wellbeing in Ireland.
The workshops are part of a larger HRB-funded study on diabetes and depression co-morbidity, and were designed to:
– Gather lived-experience reactions to key findings
– Explore emotional and mental health challenges faced by people with diabetes
– Identify meaningful ways to communicate research with both scientific and public audiences
We were also joined by a graphic recorder, who visually captured key themes and conversations from both days. The resulting illustration brings together participants’ insights in a powerful and accessible way.
We’re deeply grateful to everyone who participated and shared their experiences, insights, and ideas.
Introduction to ESM (Feb, 2025)
Our PhD candidate, Samantha Trevaskis, recently gave an engaging presentation to the PATH Lab on the fundamentals of Experience Sampling Methods (ESM), drawing inspiration from Fritz et al. (2024), “So You Want to Do ESM? 10 Essential Topics for Implementing the Experience-Sampling Method.” The session provided a valuable introduction to ESM and sparked great discussion around its applications in research.
Secondary data analysis training (2025)
Our postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Jaroslav Gottfried, delivered a training session on secondary data analysis at a postgraduate advanced psychology seminar in the School of Psychology. His presentation provided an overview of three major cohort projects, followed by a discussion on advanced statistical techniques used in their analysis, including survival analysis and linear mixed models (multilevel modelling).
A psychosocial approach to diabetes research (2024)
Presented at Thriveabetes in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise, by Siobhan Power as part of the “Meet the Diabetes Researchers” poster session. Thriveabetes, founded in 2014, is a community-led initiative created to address the psychological challenges of living with type 1 diabetes and to foster a supportive, connected community. This annual conference brings together individuals and families impacted by diabetes to share experiences, build resilience, and learn from leading experts.
TALKING ABOUT DIABETES: LANGUAGE MATTERS
The PATH lab were part of a collaboration of people with diabetes, healthcare professionals, and academics that created a language matters Ireland document in 2024. The document provides guidance on how to speak with and about people with diabetes in a person-centred, non-stigmatizing way.
More information and a link to the document can be found here.
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
A primer on type 2 diabetes by Amy Mc Inerney.
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Psychosocial and behavioural predictors of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder symptom severity: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023).
Presented at the European Health Psychology Society Conference 2023 by Samantha Trevaskis
Symptoms of diabetes distress, depression, and anxiety in people with type 2 diabetes: identifying central and bridge symptoms using network analysis (2022).
Presented at the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry by Amy Mc Inerney.
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An investigation of depression and inflammation as potential mediators linking adverse childhood experiences with cognitive decline in adulthood: results from a prospective cohort study (2022).
Presented at the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry by Elaine Lowry.
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Trait-anger, hostility, and risk of incident type 2 diabetes and diabetes-related complications: a systematic review of longitudinal studies.
Presented at the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry by Marzia Mohseni.
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The prospective association between smartphone-derived continuous GPS features and mental health outcomes in people with and without diabetes: A pilot study (2021).
Presented at the 26th PSAD Annual Scientific Meeting by Amy Mc Inerney.
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Exploring behavioural predictors of psychological distress among adults with and without diabetes using digital phenotyping (2021).
Presented at the 35th annual conference of the European Health Psychology Society by Amy Mc Inerney.
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Using Smartphones to Identify and Monitor Psychological Symptoms in People with type 2 Diabetes (2020).
Presented at the inaugural UCD Annual Postgraduate Festival: Creative Alternative Knowledge Exchange #BittaCAKE by Amy Mc Inerney.
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