Dr Áine Travers is an Assistant Professor at the DCU School of Psychology. She is interested in using participatory and interdisciplinary approaches to explore topics related to psychological trauma, violence prevention and social justice.
Áine is currently Principal Investigator (PI) of The ECHO Project, a longitudinal study of experiences and impacts of intimate partner violence in the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland and the UK, funded by the Wellcome Trust. She is also PI of a Research Ireland funded project examining sexual violence experiences and help-seeking in the LGBTQ+ community. She was previously PI of a research partnership between DCU and Makerere University in Uganda, which explored drivers of the relationship between armed conflict and intimate partner violence, and developed strategies to enhance gender transformative humanitarian programming.
Áine is also interested in trauma-informed human rights and humanitarian work, and has delivered lectures on trauma-informed human rights for the Global Campus of Human Rights European Master's Programme for Human Rights and Democratisation, and the Venice School for Human Rights Defenders. She has several years of experience working with non-profits, and has been involved with advocacy and activism on areas such as gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and gender-based violence prevention. She is a member of the All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research, and currently sits on the board of the Irish Family Planning Association.
Áine completed her Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD on the relationship between intimate partner violence and trauma in Northern Ireland in 2020. She also holds a BA in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin, and an MA in Human Rights and Democratisation from the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation in Venice, Italy.
Book Chapter
Peer Reviewed Journal
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| 2025 | Vallières, F.; Seddighi, H.; Travers, Á.; Varah, P.; Wiedemann, N.; Dinesen, C.; Aldamman, K.; Lee, J.; Kayabu, B.; Hyland, P. (2025) 'Correlates of risk-taking behaviour and suicidality among humanitarian aid workers'. Comprehensive Psychiatry, . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152541 | |
| 2024 | McDonagh, T.; Travers, Á.; Armour, C.; Cunningham, T.; Hansen, M. (2024) 'Psychological predictors of recidivism for intimate partner violence perpetrators: A systematic scoping review'. Trauma, Violence and Abuse, . [DOI] | |
| 2023 | McDonagh, T.; Travers, Á.; Cunningham, T.; Armour, C.; Hansen, M (2023) 'Readiness to change and deception as predictors of program completion in perpetrators of intimate partner violence'. Journal of Family Violence, . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00676-7 | |
| 2023 | Ryan, M; Abujaber, N; Travers, Á; McBride, K.A; Blum, P.T; Engels, M; Alshibi, A.; Greene, H.; Githaiga, S.; Didenko, A.; Vallieres, F. (2023) 'The acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of implementing supportive supervision within humanitarian contexts: A qualitative study'. SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100202 | |
| 2023 | Maiorano, N; Travers, Á.; Vallières, F. (2023) 'The relationship between rape myths, revictimization by law enforcement, and well-being for victims of sexual assault'. Violence Against Women, . https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231196056 | |
| 2022 | Julia Corey; Marian Duggan; Áine Travers (2022) 'Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Against Bisexual Victims: A Systematic Scoping Review'. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Travers, Á.; McDonagh, T.; McLafferty, M.; Armour, C.; Cunningham, T.; Hansen, M. (2022) 'Adverse experiences and mental health problems in perpetrators of intimate partner violence in Northern Ireland: A latent class analysis'. Child Abuse and Neglect, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Áine Travers; Nadeen Abujaber; Kelly A McBride; Pia Tingsted Blum; Nana Wiedemann; Frédérique Vallières (2022) 'Identifying best practice for the supervision of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian emergencies: a Delphi study'. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Vallières, F.; Murphy, J.; McBride, O.; Shevlin, M.; Gilmore, B.; Travers, Á.; Nolan, A.; Butter, S.; Karatzias, T.; Bentall, R.; Hyland, P. (2022) 'The role of psychosocial factors in explaining sex differences in major depression and generalized anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic'. BMC Public Health, . [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Tracey McDonagh; Áine Travers; Siobhan Murphy; Ask Elklit (2022) 'Assessing Personality Pathology Response Sets in Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence'. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Abujaber, N.; Vallières, F.; McBride, K.A.; Sheaf, G.; Blum, P.T.; Wiedemann, N.; Travers, Á. (2022) 'Examining the evidence for best practice guidelines in supportive supervision of lay health care providers in humanitarian emergencies: A systematic scoping review'. Journal of Global Health, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Margaret McLafferty; Emily McGlinchey; Aine Travers; Cherie Armour (2021) 'The mediating role of resilience on psychopathology following childhood adversities among UK armed forces veterans residing in Northern Ireland'. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Travers, Á.; McDonagh, T.; Cunningham, T.; Armour, C.; Hansen, M. (2021) 'The effectiveness of interventions to prevent recidivism in perpetrators of intimate partner violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis'. Clinical Psychology Review, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Camila Perera; Bronwyn Myers; Kelly A. McBride; Áine Travers; Pia Tingsted Blum; Nana Wiedemann; Cecilie Dinesen; Byron Bitanihirwe; Frédérique Vallières (2021) 'Towards an integrated model for supervision for mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian emergencies: A qualitative study'. PLoS ONE, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Aine Travers; Tracey McDonagh; Twylla Cunningham; Madeleine Dalsklev; Cherie Armour; Maj Hansen (2020) 'Trauma exposure and domestic violence offending severity in a probation sample from post-conflict Northern Ireland'. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Aine Travers; Cherie Armour; Maj Hansen; Twylla Cunningham; Susan Lagdon; Philip Hyland; Frederique Vallieres; Angela McCarthy; Cathrine Walshe (2020) 'Lesbian, gay or bisexual identity as a risk factor for trauma and mental health problems in Northern Irish students and the protective role of social support'. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Flanagan, N.; Travers, A.; Vallières, F.; Hansen, M.; Halpin, R.; Sheaf, G.; Rottmann, N.; Johnsen, A.T. (2020) 'Crossing borders: a systematic review identifying potential mechanisms of intergenerational trauma transmission in asylum-seeking and refugee families,跨境:寻求庇护和难民家庭的代际创伤传递机制的系统综述,Cruzando fronteras: una revisión sistemática de los mecanismos de transmisión intergeneracional del trauma en familias solicitantes de asilo y refugio'. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Tracey McDonagh; Aine Travers; Jessica Bramham (2019) 'Do Neuropsychological Deficits Predict Anger Dysregulation in Adults with ADHD?'. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Madeleine Dalsklev; Twylla Cunningham; Aine Travers; Tracey McDonagh; Ciaran Shannon; Ciara Downes; Donncha Hanna (2019) 'Childhood trauma as a predictor of reoffending in a Northern Irish probation sample'. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Travers, Á; McDonagh, T.; Elklit, E. (2018) 'Youth Responses to School Shootings: a Review'. Current Psychiatry Reports, . [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Frederique Vallieres; Philip Hyland; Jamie Murphy; Maj Hansen; M. Shevlin; ask elklit; Ruth Ceannt; Cherie Armour; Nana Wiedemann; Mette Munk; Cecilie Dinesen; Geraldine O’Hare; Twylla Cunningham; Ditte Askerod; Pernille Spitz; Noeline Blackwell; Angela McCarthy; Leonie O’Dowd; Shirley Scott; Tracey Reid; Rory Halpin; Camila Perera; Christina Gleeson; Rachel Frost; Natalie Flanagan; Kinan Aldamman; Trina Tamrakar; Maria Louison Vang ; Sheerwood Larissa; Aine Travers; Ida Haahr-Pedersen; Cathrine Walshe; Tracey McDonagh; Rikke Holm Bramsen (2017) 'Training the next generation of psychotraumatologists'. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology, . [Link] [DOI] |
Other Publication
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2019 | Tracey McDonagh; Aine Travers; Cherie Armour; Madeleine Dalsklev; Twylla Cunningham; Maj Hansen (2019) The Impact Of Psychological And Trauma Related Factors On IPV Trajectories. [Link] | |
| 2019 | Aine Travers; Tracey McDonagh; Margaret McLafferty; Cherie Armour; Twylla Cunningham; Madeleine Dalsklev; Maj Hansen (2019) Patterns of trauma exposure in a Northern Irish sample of domestic violence perpetrators. [Link] | |
| 2019 | Aine Travers; Tracey McDonagh; Margaret McLafferty; C. Armour; Twylla Cunningham; Madeleine Dalsklev; Maj Hansen (2019) Trauma and domestic violence in a post-conflict context. [Link] | |
| 2019 | Tracey McDonagh; Aine Travers; Jessica Bramham (2019) Do Neuropsychological Deficits Predict Anger Dysregulation in Adults with ADHD?. [Link] |