Key Responsibilities at NCI
- Programme Director for the BA (Hons) Psychology (FT) degree (2024-2027).
- Assistant Professor on the full time and part time BA Psychology course
- Supervising final year project students on the BA Psychology course
- Master's dissertation supervision
- NCI Autism Friendly Initiative committee member
Education
- Doctorate in Psychological Science (Behaviour Analysis and Therapy) - Maynooth University
- PGDip in Child and Adolescent Mental Health - UCD
- BA Hons in Psychology - UCD
Industrial Experience
- Behaviour Support Manager - Early Intervention Unit for autistic children at Tiddlywinks, Maynooth
- Private referral work in providing behaviour therapy and support
- Parent training programmes - HSE, Tallaght Autism Parent Support
- Support worker - school completion programmes for at risk children at St Marks SNS, Tallaght
Biography
Dr Conor Nolan is the current Programme Director for the BA (Hons) Psychology (FT) degree at NCI (2024-2027). Conor joined the NCI psychology staff in September 2017 after completing his doctorate in psychological science (behaviour analysis and therapy) at Maynooth University. Conor completed his undergraduate degree in psychology and postgraduate studies in child and adolescent mental health at UCD. He spent a number of years working with children with intellectual disabilities and autism, providing behaviour therapy and behaviour support services. He has also provided workshops to parent groups and early learning practitioners on working with behaviours that challenge. Conor’s research has focused on attitudes towards children with mental health problems, but his research interests also include behavioural psychology, relational frame theory, intellectual disabilities, autism and child and adolescent mental health. Conor supervises masters level research at Trinity College Dublin and sits on the Programme Board for the M.Sc in Applied Behaviour Analysis at University of Galway (NUIG). Conor is a Chartered Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland and sits on two PSI committees, the Undergraduate Accreditation Committee and Division of Behaviour Analysis.
Research Publications
- Nolan, Conor, Murphy, Carol and Kelly, Michelle E. (2021) "Using the IRAP to Investigate Gender Biases Towards ADHD and Anxiety". The Psychological Record. ISSN 2163-3452.
- Sun, Yuning and Nolan, Conor (2021) "Emotion Regulation Strategies and Stress in Irish College Students and Chinese International College Students in Ireland". Journal of International Students, 11 (4). pp. 853-873. ISSN 2166-3750.
- Rice, Henry, Murphy, Carol, Nolan, Conor and Kelly, Michelle E. (2020) "Measuring Implicit Attractiveness Bias in the Context of Innocence and Guilt Evaluations". International Journal of Psychology & Psychological Therapy, 20 (3). pp. 273-285. ISSN 1577-7057.
Research Interests
- Behavioural psychology and applied behaviour analysis, relational frame theory (RFT), contextual behavioural science, child mental health, stigma, implicit attitudes, autism, developmental psychology, intellectual disabilities
Professional Body Memberships
- Chartered Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland (C. Psychol., Ps.S.I) & Chartered Behavioural Psychologist (C. Behav. Psychol., Ps.S.I)