Publications
2026
Jose, A., Kumar, M., Mac Cawley, A.F. et al. (2026). Bridging the Gap in Health Information Systems Adoption: What Healthcare Professionals Want You to Know? Information Systems Frontiers
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-026-10803-6
Domlyn, A. M., Dodge, J., Pfeiffer, P., Robinson, C., Evans, L., Damschroder, L., Garlick, B., Stewart, M. Sussman, J., Nevedal, A. (2026). Evaluating the utility of an abbreviated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) for rapid qualitative analysis: A suicide prevention program case study.’ Implementation Science Communications
https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-026-00956-5
Doody, O., Hogan, A., O’Donnell, C., Giltenane, M., Grogan, L., & Lunn, C., (2026). Caring Beyond Walls: A Rapid Realist Review of the Implementation of Virtual Wards. Implementation Science Communications. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-026-01122-7
Keyes, L., Claudino, D., Sharma, N. (2026) Making It Work: The Practice and Power of Implementation Science. Programme and Book of Abstracts 2026. Centre for Implementation Research at University of Limerick. https://doi.org/10.34961/19849
Fortney, J.C., Lyon, A.R., Munson, S.A., Blanchard, B.E., Bernecker, S.L., Landes, S.L., & Curran, G.M. (2026). Distinguishing between clinical interventions and implementation strategies in trials. Implementation Science https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-026-01531-1
Griffin, A. Boland, P. O’Leary, N. Foley, F. Dunne, P. O’Reilly, E. McCarron, M. (Invited Chapter, 2026). The Irish experience: partnerships, participation, and early assessment of dementia. In Sundhari, Joseph (Ed) Approaches to Collaborative Dementia Care. CAIPE Routledge series. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003496267-7
Bray, A. and Redmond, S. (2026) Myth, Power and Practice: A Bourdieusian Interpretation of Greentown’s Criminal Network. Behavioural Sciences, Volume 16, Issue 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16061012
McCurtin, A., Collins, L., Doody, O., Kelly, D., Lazenby-Paterson, T., Lisiecka, D., Smith, A., & O'Keeffe, S. (2026) Trends in general practitioner dispensing of thickeners in the NHS England. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332357
Toomey, C., Bhardwaj, A., Kennedy, N., MacFarlane, A. (2026) A mixed-methods first-year evaluation of implementation outcomes for a bottom-up osteoarthritis management program across healthcare settings in Ireland.’Translational Behavioral Medicine, Volume 16, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibag017
Hennessy, T., McMahon, J., & Doody, O. (2026) Informing the design of inclusive post‐secondary education: A qualitative exploration of the perspectives of individuals with intellectual disabilities. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, Volume 54, Issue 2, pp 263-275. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.70033
Moloney, M., Browne, M., Spaight, M., Moran, S., Callinan, J., & Doody, O. (2026) Evaluating a simulation-based education initiative for registered nurses in specialist palliative care: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, Volume 115. https://www.nursingsimulation.org/article/S1876-1399%2826%2900062-9/fulltext
Moloney, M., Taggart, L., & Doody, O. (2026) Context, mechanisms and outcomes of reasonable adjustments across acute hospital settings for people with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review protocol. Campbell Systematic Reviews. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/18911803261453950
Rizek, L., Wells, S., Baig, M, Vega, L., Aljerari, M.(2026) Human Factors in Simulation-Based Education for Emergency Nursing in Disasters. Journal of Emergency Nursing - Disaster Nursing, Volume 52, Issue 1, pp 34-40. https://www.jenonline.org/article/S0099-1767%2825%2900324-1/abstract
Moran, G., O'Leary, N., Robinson, K., Graham, F., Byrnes, C., Gallagher, A. (2026). Disability service models for children with complex neurodevelopmental disabilities: Protocol for an integrative review of the international literature.
HRB Open Research, Volume 9, Issue 17. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.14346.1
Byrnes, C., Moran, G, Clarke, M.T., Caron, J., Smith, E., Galvin, R., Gallagher, A., (2026) Experiences of Augmentative and Alternative Communication use in School: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Protocol. HRB Open Research, Volume 9, Issue 42. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.14332.
2025
Graham, F. Desha, L. Boland, P. Jones, B. Grant, S. Williman, J. Grainger, R (2025) A mixed-methods realist analysis of telehealth delivery of complex wheelchair assessment: contexts, mechanisms and outcomes. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 1-13, https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2025.2492361
Hennessy, T., McMahon, J., & Doody, O., (2025) An exploration of educators' experiences of inclusive post-secondary education (IPSE) programmes: A qualitative study. European Journal of Special Needs Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2025.2555505
Lunn, C., O’ Donnell, C., MacCurtain, S., Coffey, A., (2025) Realigning identity: Nurse executives' experiences within a new socio-professional group – A classic grounded theory study. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, Volume 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100367
Giltenane, M., Murphy, L., Chatzi, A., Mcnamara C., Nowell, L., Kilduff, M., Lane, A. Williams, M. Doody, O. (2025) Experiences of Irish Mentors and Mentees Engaged in a National Nursing and Midwifery Mentorship Programme: Mixed Methods Study With a Qualitative Focus on Mentors' Views, Journal of Advanced Nursing: Volume 81, Issue 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70026
Murphy, L., Bohan, D., McGoldrick, M., Turner, J., Doody,O. (2025) Exploring the Design, Development, and Implementation of a Peer-Led Community Café in Mental Health Service Provision: A Qualitative Descriptive Study, Journal of Advanced Nursing: Volume 81, Issue 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.17001
Kingston, L., Markey, K., Noonan, M., Doody, O., (2025). An exploration of the perceived impact of the infection, prevention and control link practitioner role in Midlands Louth Meath HSE Community Health Organisation, Commissioned Report. Available online https://researchrepository.ul.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/7053880e-e22e-4ffe-b9ae-ca2860c733e7/content
Kshirsagar, M., Sontakke, M., Vaidya, G., Alkhan, A., Killeen, A., Ryan, C., (2025). Mitigating Algorithmic Bias in Prostate Cancer Risk Stratification with Responsible Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART 2025). Porto, Portugal: SCITEPRESS, pp.1085–1092. https://www.scitepress.org/Papers/2025/132626/132626.pdf
2024
Fortney, J.C., Curran, G.M., Lyon, A.R. et al. (2024). Similarities and Differences Between Pragmatic Trials and Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trials. Journal of General Internal Medicine 39, 1735–1743. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-08747-1
Tuohy, D., Cassidy, I., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Shanahan, J., Tuohy, T. and McCarthy, J. (2024) ‘Post Hoc consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) analysis of older person/student nurse intergenerational café implementation’, Journal of Advanced Nursing https://doi.org/10.34961/researchrepository-ul.27900087
Dunbar P, Browne J and Keyes L. (2024) Non-compliance with residential disability care regulations in Ireland: a retrospective analysis of frequency and causes. HRB Open Res 2025, 8:21 https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.14026.1
Moloney, M., Taggart, L., Hennessy, T., Doody O. (2024), Exploring Implementation of Reasonable Adjustments in Hospitals for People With Intellectual Disability: Using a Realist Lens. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16566
McGrane N., Dunbar P., Keyes L., (2024) Contributing Factors to Adverse Events in Long-Term Care Facilities in Ireland, a Content Analysis. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA) Volume 25, Issue 4, 633 - 638.e3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2023.11.015
Y Kelly, N O'Rourke, R Flynn, J Hegarty, LM Keyes (2024) Exploring the implementation of national health and social care standards in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study. Journal of Advanced Nursing https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16346
O’Donoghue, M., Kennedy, N., Forbes, J., & Murphy, C. A. (2024). Feasible Peer-Mediated Intervention for Autistic Children Using Minimal Speech: A Qualitative Intervention Development Process. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 33(3), 1337-1355. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_AJSLP-23-00303
O’Donoghue, M., Kennedy, N., Forbes, J., & Murphy, C. A. (2024). Stakeholder Perceptions of the Acceptability of Peer-Mediated Intervention for Minimally Speaking Preschoolers on the Autism Spectrum. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54(5), 1774-1791. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05928-5
Ryan, T., Ryan, N. & Hynes, B. (2024) The integration of human and non-human actors to advance healthcare delivery: unpacking the role of actor-network theory, a systematic literature review. BMC Health Serv Res 24, 1342. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11866-4
Ryan, N.F., Hammond, M. and MacCurtain, S. (2024) A qualitative study unpacking the leader identity development process taking a multi-domain approach. Leadership & Organization Development Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-07-2022-0327
Keane, J., Connaughton, F., Collins, C., Cunningham, N., Creane, K., Gallagher, S., Hughes, E., McCurtin, A., Breen, C., Coleman, S., & Collins, R. Swallow Screening in Acute Stroke in Ireland: Outcomes from a National Quality Improvement Expert Advisory Group. UK Stroke Forum 3-5 December 2024. Liverpool.
McCurtin, A., Hannah Byrne, Lindsey Collins, Michelle McInerney, Tracy Lazenby-Paterson, Paula Leslie, Shaun O’Keeffe, Claire O’Toole, Alison Smith. Thickened liquids: the road to de-implementation. UKSRG Birmingham Feb 8-9 2024.
Wilson, C, B, Anderson, T, et al. (2024) Co-designing an interprofessional digital education resource on delirium: a student-led approach October 2024. BMC Medical Education 24(1), 10.1186/s12909-024-06023-8.
McCurtin, A, Collins, L, King, L, Lazenby-Paterson, T, Lisiecki, D, Leslie, P, McInerney, M, Moran, A, O’Keeffe, S, Smith, A. 2024. Beyond Thickened Liquids: For your consideration. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1080/22000259.2024.2359368
Cook, L., Coffey, A, Brown Wilson, C, Boland, P, Stark, P, Graham, M, McMahon, J, Tuohy, D, Barry, H, Murphy, J, Bitch, M, Tierney, A, Anderson, T, McCurtin, A, Cunningham, E, Curran, G, M, Mitchell, G. (2024). Co-design and mixed methods evaluation of an interdisciplinary digital resource for undergraduate health profession students to improve the prevention, recognition, and management of delirium in Ireland: A study protocol. BMC Medical Education, Apr 30;24(1):475. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05468-1
McCurtin A, Byrne H, Collins L, McInerney M, Lazenby-Paterson T, Leslie P, O’Keeffe S, O’Toole C, Smith A. (2024). Alterations and Preservations Practices and perspectives of Speech-Language Pathologists regarding the intervention of thickened liquids for swallowing problems. AJSLP. 33(1); 117-34. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00226
Patey, A., A. McCurtin (2024). Why do really, really smart people continue to do really, really dumb things? Proceedings of the 6th UK and Ireland implementation science research conference. Implementation Sci 19 (Suppl 1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-024-01341-3
