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Social Cognition and Emotion;Executive Function;Clinical Neuropsychology; Mental Health;Clinical Neuroscience;Movement Disorders;Dyadic and Systemic Coping/Caregiving

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Biography

Dr Tom Burke is a lecturer within the School of Psychology and works as a chartered Principal Specialist Clinical Neuropsychologist in the HSE at University Hospital Galway. He completed his Research PhD in Clinical Medicine (Neuropsychology) at Trinity College Dublin, investigating cognitive and behavioural phenotypes in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; following this he completed his Clinical  doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College Dublin, where the subject of his research was angiographically negative subarachnoid haemorrhage. 

He is currently the chairperson for the Psychological Society of Ireland's Division of Neuropsychology (2024- ), and has been awarded the Deirdre McMackin Memorial Medal from the PSI DON, the UCD Clinical Psychology Medal, and the World Federation for Neurorehabilitation OPSYRIS awards. He is Adjunct Associate Professor at UCD, and Associate Fellow of the Psychological Society. HE is Principal Investigator or Co-lead on research grants currently totalling >€2.1M

Research Interests

Social Cognition andEmotion; Executive Function; Clinical Neuropsychology; Clinical Psychology and Mental Health; Clinical Neuroscience; Movement Disorders; Dyadic and Systemic Coping/Caregiving

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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