Megan Reynolds
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Dr Megan Reynolds is a postdoctoral researcher at the Anti-Bullying Centre at Dublin City University. She is working on the Cilter DTIF Project, which focuses on the detection of cyberbullying, self-harm, suicide-related and grooming content for the development of Cilter technology. Megan is the Principal Investigator on a research project exploring smartphone bans across schools in Ireland. Previously, Megan was a postdoctoral research fellow in the School of Psychology at University College Dublin, where she worked on a project investigating COVID-19 misinformation.
She obtained her PhD from Queen’s University Belfast and her PhD thesis investigated unwanted sexual experiences, mental health impacts, alcohol use and consent on university campuses in Northern Ireland. Prior to her PhD, Megan obtained an MSc in Forensic Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire. Megan has publications in peer-reviewed journals, such as Trauma, Violence & Abuse and Journal of Sex Research.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Megan Reynolds; Ngozi Anyadike-Danes; Susan Lagdon; Áine Aventin; Chérie Armour (2023) 'Prevalence of unwanted sexual experiences and their associations on university students in the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland: a systematic review'. Journal of Sexual Aggression, . https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2023.2243992 | |
| 2023 | Susan Lagdon; Ngozi Anyadike-Danes; Megan Reynolds; William Flack; Cherie Armour (2023) 'Intimate Partner Sexual Violence, Gender, and Psychological Distress Among Northern Irish University Students'. Violence and Victims, . [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Ngozi Anyadike-Danes; Cherie Armour; Susan Lagdon (2023) 'Defining and Measuring Sexual Consent within the Context of University Students’ Unwanted and Nonconsensual Sexual Experiences: A Systematic Literature Review'. Trauma, Violence and Abuse, . [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Gillian Murphy; Constance De Saint Laurent; Megan Reynolds; Omar Aftab; Karen Hegarty; Yuning Sun; Ciara Greene (2023) 'What do we study when we study misinformation? A scoping review of experimental research (2016-2022)'. Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, . http://dx.doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-130 | |
| 2022 | Ngozi Anyadike-Danes; Bill Flack; Cherie Armour (2022) 'Exploring the Validity of a Modified Version of the SES-SFV with Students Attending Northern Irish Universities'. Journal of Sex Research, . http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2121802 |
Published Report
Research Interests
- Sexual violence
- Mental health
- Alcohol use
- Gender
- Sexual consent
- Campus sexual assault
- Ethical challenges in sexual violence research