Darragh McCashin

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Dr Darragh McCashin is an Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at DCU, and is Chair of The Observatory on Cyberbullying, Cyberhate & Online Harassment in the Anti-Bullying Centre (ABC). Darragh is broadly interested in digital mental health and wellbeing, and clinical/forensic applications of technology.

Previously, Darragh was a Marie Curie Fellow/PhD student at University College Dublin (UCD), examining technology-enabled youth mental health within the EU H2020-funded TEAM-ITN project, specifically the role of technology-assisted cognitive behavioural therapy for children using mixed methodologies. A second strand to Darragh’s research is that of forensic/criminal psychology. With an MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology (University of York), Darragh has previously worked as an Associate Lecturer and Research Assistant in the Online-Protect research group at the University of Lincoln case formulation tools for those with convictions for internet sexual offences.

Darragh is currently the taskforce leader for Mental Health of Researchers within the Policy Working Group of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), and  co-founded the researcher mentoring programme Referent. Darragh also sits on two COST Actions: Working Group Chair for Researcher Mental Health Observatory (CA19117), and the European Network for Problematic Usage of the Internet (CA16207; management committee member for Ireland).

  

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2020 Pretorius, C., McCashin, D., Kavanagh, N., & Coyle, D. (2020) Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-13) Searching for mental health: a mixed-methods study of young people's online help-seeking
2022 Vilaza, G.;Doherty, K.;Barry, M.;Bardram, J.;Coyle, D.;McCashin, D. (2022) DIS 2022 Papers and Pictorials A Scoping Review of Ethics Across SIGCHI [DOI]

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2023 Cillian McHugh, Siobhán M. Griffin, Melanie J. McGrath, Joshua J. Rhee, Paul J. Maher, Darragh McCashin, Jenny Roth (2023) 'Moral Identity Predicts Adherence to COVID-19 Mitigation Procedures Depending on Political Ideology: A Comparison Between the USA and New Zealand'. Political Psychology, 44 (2):337-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12838
2021 Nunes Vilaza, G., & McCashin, D. (2021) 'Is the Automation of Digital Mental Health Ethical? Applying an Ethical Framework to Chatbots for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy'. Frontiers In Public Health, .
2021 McCashin, D., Coyle, D., & O'Reilly, G. (2021) 'Pesky gNATs for Children Experiencing Low Mood and Anxiety – A Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial of Technology-Assisted CBT in Primary Care'. Internet Interventions, .
2020 Van Bavel, Jey J., Cichocka, Aleskandra, Capraro, Valerio, Sjåstad, Hallgeir, Nezlek, John B., Pavlović, Tomislav, Alfano, Mark, Gelfand, Michele J., Azevedo, Flavio, Birtel, Michele , Cislak, Aleksandra, Lockwood, Patricia L. and et, al (2020) 'National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic'. Nature Communications, . [DOI]
2020 Laffan, D. & McCashin, D. (2020) 'The Psychosomatic Role of Nightmares and Nightmare Proneness in Game Transfer Phenomena (GTP) in Dreams: An Exploratory Study'. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, .
2020 Merdian, H. L., Perkins, D., McCashin, D., & Stevanovic, J (2020) 'Integrating structured individual offending pathway analysis into group treatment for individuals who have accessed, shared, and/or distributed child sexual exploitation material: a feasibility study and preliminary outcome evaluation'. Psychology, Crime and Law, .
2020 McCashin D;Coyle D;O'Reilly G; (2020) 'A qualitative evaluation of Pesky gNATs in primary care - The experiences of assistant psychologists providing computer-assisted CBT to children experiencing low mood and anxiety'. Internet Interventions, 22 . [DOI]
2019 van der Meulen H, McCashin D, O'Reilly G, Coyle D (2019) 'Using computer games to support mental health interventions: naturalistic deployment study'. Journal of Medical Internet Research, JMIR Mental Health . [DOI]
2022 King, C.;McCashin, D. (2022) 'Commenting and Connecting: A Thematic Analysis of Responses to YouTube Vlogs about Borderline Personality Disorder'. Internet Interventions, .
2022 McCashin, D.;Murphy, C., (2022) 'Using TikTok for public and youth mental health – a systematic review and content analysis'. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, .
2022 McHugh, C.;Griffin, S.;McGrath, M.;Rhee, J.;Maher, P.;McCashin, D. (2022) 'Moral Identity Predicts Adherence to COVID-19 Mitigation Procedures depending on Political Ideology: A Comparison between USA and New Zealand'. Political Psychology, .
2022 Cooney, A;McCashin, D. (2022) 'Experiences and wellbeing of Samaritans crisis line volunteers in Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study'. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, . [DOI]
2019 McCashin D, Coyle D, O'Reilly G (2019) 'Qualitative synthesis of young people’s experiences with technology-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy: systematic review'. Journal of Medical Internet Research, . [DOI]
2019 Merdian, H. L., Perkins, D. E., Webster, S. D., & McCashin, D. (2019) 'Transnational child sexual abuse: outcomes from a roundtable discussion'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020243
2022 Pretorius, C;McCashin, D;Coyle, D (2022) 'Mental health professionals as influencers on TikTok and Instagram: What role do they play in mental health literacy and help-seeking?'. INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH, 30 . [DOI]
2022 Kismihok, Gabor;McCashin, Darragh;Mol, Stefan T.;Cahill, Brian (2022) 'The well-being and mental health of doctoral candidates'. European Journal of Education, 57 (3):410-423. [DOI]

Abstract

Year Publication
2021 Gábor Kismihók, Brian Cahill, Stéphanie Gauttier, Janet Metcalfe, Stefan T. Mol, Darragh McCashin, Jana Lasser, Murat Günes, Mathias Schroijen, Martin Grund, Katia Levecque, Susan Guthrie, Katarzyna Wac, Jesper Ovesen Dahlgaard, Mohamad Nadim Adi, Christina Kling (2021) Researcher Mental Health and Well-being Manifesto. ABST [Link] https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5788557

Other Journal

Year Publication
2022 McHugh, C., Griffin, S. M., McGrath, M., Rhee, J. J., Maher, P. J., McCashin, D., & Roth, J. (2022) 'Moral Identity predicts Adherence to COVID-19 Mitigation Procedures depending on Political Ideology: A Comparison between USA and New Zealand' PsyArXiv, . [DOI]
2022 AMIN, Azzam, Jasper Van Assche, Mohamed Abdelrahman, Darragh McCashin, Duaa Aladwan, and Youssef Hasan (2022) 'Can Identity Buffer Against the Detrimental Effects of Threat? The Case of the Qatar Blockade' Frontiers in Psychology, . [DOI]

Published Report

Year Publication
2022 McCashin, D.;McGovern, O. (2022) “I would have been better off pushing a wheelbarrow or something…” : A Qualitative Study of Older Men’s Experiences with Digital Technology in Rural Ireland. Age Action Ireland, .
2021 McCashin, D.;Boyd, C. (2021) A qualitative analysis of the 2020 StudentSurvey.ie dataset – what factors underpin student engagement in teaching and learning?. StudentSurvey.ie, . [Link]
2023 Andreason, Maja;McCashin, Darragh (2023) Understanding Adult Experiences of Online Hate in Ireland – An Exploratory Survey. Anti-Bullying Centre, . [Link]
Certain data included herein are derived from the © Web of Science (2023) of Clarivate. All rights reserved.

Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
Psychological Society of Ireland Chartered membership -
European Association of Psychology and Law Full Member -
Marie Curie Alumni Association General member -

Honors and Awards

Date Title Awarding Body
01/05/2022 Nominee for Team Category DCU President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2022
01/04/2022 Nominee for Team Category DCU President's Awards for Engagement 2022
01/04/2022 Transnational Access Visit programme Cohort cOmmunity Research and Development Infrastructure Network for Access Throughout Europe

Enterprise Engagement

Year Engagement Type Client Description
2021 Consultancy OPA Mind -Scientific advisor and reviewer
2022 Consultancy Preserve -Scientific Advisor

Outreach Activities

Year Engagement Type Organisation Description
2022 Presentations/Talks to an external audience IS Global - Barcelona Institute of Global Health Keynote invitation on Researcher Mental Health - The Story so Far and Future Directions
2022 Educational Outreach/Public Engagement Irish Writers Centre Lecture invitation for American exchange students on the role of psychology in youth mental health
2022 Educational Outreach/Public Engagement ESOF - Leiden University 2022 Invited Speaker to ESOF2022 - Researcher Mental Health - lessons from a COST Action
2022 Presentations/Talks to an external audience Initiative for Science in Europe / Gago Conference Invited Speaker to the Gago conference in Brussels on Researcher Mental Health
2023 Advisory Work Department of Justice Invited to present findings of recent Online Hate report to the Department of Justice
2022 Presentations/Talks to an external audience ReMO COST Action Invited Presenter to the 1st Conference of the Researcher Mental Health Observatory (ReMO 2022): Bridging Research and Practice in Fostering Healthy Academic Workplaces
2022 Presentations/Talks to an external audience European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Invited Workshop presenter at JURE-2022 on Academic Mental Health
2023 Advisory Work Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Invited to feedback on CoARA agreement for RRA by Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
2023 Educational Outreach/Public Engagement Anti-Bullying Centre -Host and MC for public engagement webinar launching report on Online Hate
2023 Educational Outreach/Public Engagement Irish Examiner Interviewed by Irish Examiner's Noel Baker regarding launch of Online Hate report: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41068607.html

Media

Title Year Type Authors
What's the psychological impact on children of wearing masks in school? 2021 Newspaper article (online) Bohan, C., McCashin, D., & Smyth, S.
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2021/0826/1242929-back-to-school-children-anxiety/ 2021 Newspaper article (online) McCashin, D. & Smyth, S.

Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
StudentSurvey.ie Qualitative Research DCU PI 25/01/2021 26/04/2021
A mixed methodological rapid review and qualitative study concerning the digital literacy of older adult males in Ireland DCU PI 01/02/2022 03/05/2022
current applications and characteristics of voice-driven conversational agents within digital mental health apps DCU PI 29/03/2021 28/05/2021
A mixed methods qualitative investigation of StudentSurvey.ie datasets PI 23/01/2023 26/06/2023

Contract Researchers

Researcher Name Project Funding Body
Ms Orla McGovern Age Action Ireland
Ms Shauna Glennon OPA Mind

Current Postgraduate Students

Student Name Degree Supervision
Mcgovern ,Orla PhD-track Supervisor

External Collaborators

Type Name Company Role
External Dr Stephanie Gauttier Grenoble Ecole de Management Academic
External Dr Kevin Doherty Copenhagen Center for Health Technology at the Technical University of Denmark Academic
External Dr Claudette Pretorious School of Computer Science, University College Dublin Academic

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2022 Advanced Psychology Research Skills PSYC500
2022 Description of 2021_PSYC117 PSYC117
2022 Psychological Health, Difficulties & Disorder PSYC505
2022 Advanced Individual Differences PSYC507
2022 Psychological Health,Difficulties & Disorders PSYC402
2022 Evidence-based psychologial practice PSYC519
2023 PSYC525
2023 PSYC213