Biography
QualificationsCertificate in Palliative Care, Education & Practice - Harvard Medical School Centre for Palliative Care, Boston, USA.
Post Graduate Higher Diploma in Palliative Care - University of Galway
Registered Nurse Tutor - Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland
Master of Science Nursing (Education Strand) - University College Cork
Bachelor of Science Nursing - University of Limerick
Higher Diploma in General Nursing (Adult) - Registered General Nurse
National Certificate in Biology - Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Employment
University of Limerick - Lecturer
Milford Care Centre - CPC, Nurse Tutor, Relief Staff Nurse
University Hospital Limerick - Staff Nurse
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital - Staff Nurse
Publications
Moloney, B., Kroll, T., Mucheru,D., and Lafferty, A. (2023) An exploration of young carers' experiences inschool and their perceptions regarding their future career - a scopingreview', International Journal of Care & Caring In Press.
Lafferty, A.,Phillips, D., Dowling-Hetherington, L., Fahy, M., Moloney, B., Duffy, C.,Paul, G., Fealy, G., Kroll, T. (2021 Colliding worlds: Family carers'experiences of balancing work and care in Ireland during the COVID-19pandemic', Health & Social Care in the Community, Vol 00, 1-10,available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8251184/pdf/HSC-9999-0.pdf[Accessed 19th December 2021].
Lafferty, A., Phillips, D., Dowling-Hetherington, L.,Fahy, M., Moloney, B., Duffy, C., Paul, G., Fealy, G., Kroll, T., (2022) Making it Work: A Qualitative Study of the Work-CareReconciliation Strategies Adopted by Family Carers to Sustain their CaringRole', Community, Work & Family
Lafferty, A., Phillips, D., Dowling-Hetherington, L.,Fahy, M., Moloney, B., Duffy, C., Paul, G., Fealy, G., Kroll, T., (2022) Work, Policy, andGender Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Implementation of the EUDirective on Work-life Balance for Family Carers', Work, Employment and Society
Moloney, B., Kroll,T., and Lafferty, A. (2020) An exploration of young carers' experiences in schooland their perceptions regarding their future career - a scoping reviewprotocol', Health Research Board Open Research, 3 (41), 1-10, available: https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/3-41 [Accessed14 November2021].
Phillips, D., Paul,G., Fahy, M., Dowling-Hetherington, L., Kroll, T., Moloney, B., Duffy, C.,Fealy, G., Lafferty, A., (2020)The invisible workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: Familycarers at the frontline ', HealthResearch Board Open Research, 3 (24), 1-11, available: https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/3-24/v1 [Accessed24 November 2021].
Lafferty, A.,Dowling-Hetherington, L., Fahy, M., Paul, G., Phillips, D., Fealy, G.,Moloney, B., Duffy, C., Kroll, T. (2020) Submission to the Department ofJustice and Equality Public Consultation on Flexible Working'. Research Repository University CollegeDublin, [Carewell Project]. Available at: https://researchrepository.ucd.ie/bitstream/10197/12134/2/public-consultation-on-flexible-working_final_31jan2020_carewellucd.pdf (Accessed 09 January 2022).
Lafferty, A.,Phillips, D., Paul, G., Fealy, G., Fahy, M., Dowling-Hetherington, L., Duffy,D., Moloney, B., Kroll, T., (2019) Stage 1 Registered Report: Ascoping review protocol to map the evidence on family carers who combine workwith care ', Health Research Bboard Open Research, 2(7), 1-10, available: https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/2-7/v1 [Accessed24 November 2021].
Research Interests
Family caregiving and carers in employment, health and wellbeing, ageing, elder abuse, intellectual disabilities
Professional Activities
Association
- Nurse Tutor & General Adult Nursing Register, Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland
- Early Career Researcher Group, All Ireland Institute of Hospice & Palliative Care
- Member, Irish Association of Palliative Care
- Member Researcher, International Palliative Care Family Carer Research Collaboration (EAPC Family Carer Reference Group)
- Early Career Researcher Group, University of Sheffield - Sustainable Care - Early Career Researcher International Network
- Member, University College Dublin - Children's Research Network
- Family Carer Research Group, Care Alliance Ireland
- Group Member, University College Dublin & Family Carers Ireland Carewell Project
- Group Member, University College Dublin & Family Carers Ireland Carewell Project