Biography
I am a general nurse, midwife and public health nurse. I was awarded a Research Training Fellowship by the Health Research Board (2013-2016) to explore the nature and impact of concealed pregnancy. I am currently the Course Director BSc Midwifery programme. My research interests lie in maternal and child health, vulnerable populations, community and primary healthcare and concealed pregnancy.
Research Interests
Maternal & Child Health
Concealed Pregnancy-Doctoral Research
Antenatal Education & Parenthood
Primary Health Care
Health Inequalities & Social Justice
Anyone interested in undertaking Masters or Doctoral research please email me at sylvia.murphy@ul.ie
Topics:
Coercive control and concealed pregnancyDomestic violence and maternity care
Teaching Interests
NM4231 Midwifery Care in Pregnancy I teach this module to first year students.NS4072 Midwifery Practice & Normal Birth: I teach this module to first year students.
NS4074 Preparation for Parenthood: I teach this module to fourth year midwifery studentsNS6041 Health Promotion for Nurses and Midwives at postgraduate level
Professional Activities
Employment
- 2013 Trinity College Dublin - HRB Research Fellow
Committee
- 2006 Expert Advisory Group for Children -HSE,
- Institute of Community Health Nursing,
Award
- 1994 - Magennis Medal
Outreach
- I am currently a member of the Community Midwifery Committee working to establish a community midwifery service at UMHL. I am a committee member of the Health Fusion Team Challenge working on inter-professional education. I was a committee member of a ULCommunity Education Group working with the Regneration Area of St Mary's Parish. The C Well Project is aimed at building capacity around health and lifeskills through education 2012-2013
Publications
Conference Publication
International Confederation of Midwives Congress Toronto Canada
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG
International Confederation of Midwives Congress Toronto Canada
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG
Invited Speaker, Research Seminar Series, Bessborough Care Centre, Cork
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
Institutions & Ireland: Medicine, Health & Welfare
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference , Trinity College Dublin 2016
Murphy Tighe S Lalor J G
Motherhood and Culture International & interdisciplinary Conference NUI Maynooth
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
1st HSE Nursing & Midwifery Research & Innovation Conference
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
16th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, TCD
Murphy Tighe S, Begley C, Lalor, JG
BASPCAN Congress Edinburgh
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
Shame, Stigma & Medicine Workshop TLRH, TCD
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
NUIG 5th International Nursing & Midwifery Conference, Galway
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
EU Domestic Violence Conference, QUB
Murphy S, Lalor JG
34th Society for Reproductive & Infant Psychology
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
Perceptions of Pregnancy from Medieval to Modern Conference
Murphy Tighe S, lalor J.G
33rd Annual international Nursing & Midwifery Conference RCSI
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG
15th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
UCC Annual Nursing & Midwifery Research Conference
A Barry, S Murphy Tighe
Nottingham International Conference for Education and research in midwifery
S Murphy Tighe and C Bradshaw
Trinity College Dublin 13th International Nursing & Midwifery Conference
C Bradshaw, S Murphy Tighe
Other Journal
A hidden trauma
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG
The World of irish Nursing and Midwifery
Prevention is Everything
Tighe, SM
World of Irish Nursing
Other Publication
Concealed pregnany: Secrecy and Silence in Forum Journal of the ICGP
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
Lymphoedema: measuring its impact on quality of life of breast cancer patients referred to an Irish Lymphoedema Service using a lymphoedema-specific instrument
Barry, A,Tighe, SM,Merrigan, A,Tormey, S
Irish journal of medical science
Peer-supported review of teaching: Making the grade in midwifery and nursing education
Tighe, SM,Bradshaw, C
Nurse education today
DOI: DOI 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.07.016
Peer Reviewed Journal
Preparing midwifery students for practice: the value of elective placements in enhancing midwifery practice.
Bradshaw C, Barry M, Noonan M, Murphy Tighe S, Atkinson S
Midwifery
Regaining Agency and Autonomy: A Grounded Typology of Concealed Pregnancy
Murphy-Tighe S, Lalor JG
Journal Of Advanced Nursing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13875
Book Review Modern Management of Perinatal Psychiatric Disorders
Murphy Tighe S
British Journal Of Midwifery
Book Review The Oxford Handbook of Perinatal Psychology
Murphy Tighe S
Journal Of Reproductive And Infant Psychology
Concealed Pregnancy: A Concept Analysis
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
Journal Of Advanced Nursing
Concealed pregnancy and newborn abandonment: a contemporary 21st century issue part 1
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG
The Practising Midwife
Concealed pregnancy and newborn abandonment: a contemporary 21st century issue Part 2
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG
The Practising Midwife
An exploration of student midwives' experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination assessment process.
Barry M, Noonan M, Bradshaw C, Murphy-Tighe S
Nurse Education Today
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.09.007
An exploration of student midwives experiences of the OSCE assessment process
Barry, M., Noonan, M., Bradshaw, C., Murphy Tighe, S
Nurse Education Today
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.09.007.
Peer supported review of teaching:Making the grade in midwifery and nursing education
Murphy Tighe S, Bradshaw C
Nurse Education Today
DOI: 10.1016/j.nett.2012.07.016
An exploration of student midwives' experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination assessment process
Barry, M., Noonan, M., Bradshaw, C., Murphy Tighe, S.
Nurse Education Today
An exploration of the attitudes of attendees and non-attendees towrads antenatal education
S Murphy Tighe
National Institute Of Health Sciences Research Bulletin