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Pia O'Farrell

Pia O’Farrell is a lecturer in the School of Policy and Practice at the DCU Institute of Education. She is a Ph.D. candidate undertaking research on assessment of mental health in Trinity College, Dublin. Her research has involved collaborating with various psychological and early years services in Ireland. She also has been involved in cross-border research with colleagues in Northern Ireland. Pia has worked as part of an interdisciplinary research team and on an Early Intervention Project, Preparing for Life, funded by Atlantic Philanthropies. She has also worked with Animo Productions on a programme which explored changing family contexts and their impact on a child’s development.

Conference Publication

	Year	Publication
	2019	O' Farrell P., Willson, C. & Shiel G. 2019 (2019) Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference *Teachers’ perceptions of assessment of mental health in primary schools in Ireland*
	2019	Mc Mahon L. & O' Farrell P. (2019) Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) Conference 2019 *An Investigation into the Impact of Developing Self-Assessment Skills to Enhance the Teaching and Learning in a Senior Infant Classroom*
	2012	O' Farrell P., Greene S. & Doyle O. (2012) Limerick Education Centre *The relationship between maternal depression and children’s school readiness in a low socio-economic area, in an Irish cohort’*
	2009	O' Farrell P. & Trimble T. (2009) Psychology Society Of Ireland *Young People’s Identity Development in the Border Region of Ireland*

Peer Reviewed Journal

	Year	Publication
	2018	O' Farrell P. & Kinsella, W (2018) 'Exploring parents’, teachers’ and educational psychologists’ perceptions of consultation in a changing Irish context'. Educational Psychology in Practice, .

Professional Associations

Association	Function	From / To
Psychology Society of Ireland	Special Interest Group in Child and Adolescent Psychology	-
The Teaching Council of Ireland	The professional body for teaching in Ireland	-
Psychology Society of Ireland	Special Interest Group in Learning Disabilities	-
Psychology Society of Ireland	Special Interest Group in Loss, Death and Bereavement	-
Psychology Society of Ireland	The professional body for Psychology in the Republic of Ireland	-
The Children's Research Network for Ireland and Northern Ireland	Support the research community in Ireland and Northern Ireland to better understand and improve the lives of children and young people	-

Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Reference Group for the National Task Force on Personalised Budgets lead by the Minister for Disability		03/10/2016 -
	Measuring and Comparing Achievements of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education in Europe (CALOHEE)		03/10/2016 -

Outreach Activities

	Year	Engagement Type	Organisation	Description
				Pia has a strong interest in Youth Mental Health and she has represented Headstrong at national conferences, (e.g.. Dublin Castle in 2011, she presented on ‘Mindfulness and Mental Health')

Research Interests

Pia is interested in assessment, and in particular, assessment of children with additional needs and children with social and emotional behavioural difficulties, assessment of mental heath in the classroom, early years assessment, classroom assessment, assessment and its implications for policy and practice.