Early Learning Initiative

Research Lead

kate.darmody@ncirl.ie

Research Publications

Key Publications

• Kent, Gráinne, Traynor, Angeline, Darmody, Kate and O'Leary, Tess (2019) "Enhancing the Administration of an Early Intervention Educational Programme Through Technology; Exploring Usage, Acceptance and Attitudes". Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 5 (1). ISSN 2009-972X. DOI: 10.22554/ijtel.v5i1.59.

Book Chapters

• Alcala, Alexandra, Bleach, Josephine, O'Neill, Jennifer, Kane, Trinity, Hennessy-McCann, Emma, Booth, Julie, Darmody, Kate, Pathak, Pramod and Stynes, Paul (2024) "STEM Play & Learn: A Summer Family Learning Programme in Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Communities". In: 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE 2024). IEEE, Washington DC, USA.
• Alcala, Alexandra, White, Fay, Curry, Miranda, Darmody, Kate, Kent, Gráinne, Lambert, Jonathan, Mulligan, Brona and Byrne, Marion (2023) "Assessing the Effectiveness of a Prevention-Focused Programme: A Comparative Study against National Norms". In: Growing Up In Ireland Conference. Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth/Central Statistics Office, Dublin, Ireland.
• Alcala, Alexandra, Mihalka, Ramona, Darmody, Kate and Mabika, Shingirirayi (2023) "STEM Play & Learn- Exploring the Effects of a STEM Family Learning Summer Programme". In: Collaborative Action Research Network Conference (CARN). CARN, Manchester, England. 
• Alcala, Alexandra, Darmody, Kate, Dennehy, Holly, White, Fay and Cummins, Lána (2023) "Your Children, Your Say: Experiences of Meitheal in the Dublin Mid Leinster Area". In: Prevention and Early Intervention Summit. PEIN, Limerick, Ireland. 
• Byrne, Marion, Darmody, Kate, Kent, Gráinne, Lambert, Jonathan and Mulligan, Brona (2023) "Developmental Outcomes of Infants from an Area of Socio-Economic Disadvantage: A Comparison with National Norms". In: 18th World Congress for the World Association for Infant Mental Health. The World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH), Dublin, Ireland.
• Cummins, Lána, Alcala, Alexandra, O'Neill, Siobhán and Darmody, Kate (2023) "Longitudinal Studies with Families in Disadvantaged and Transient Communities- what works?" In: Collaborative Action Research Network Conference (CARN). CARN, Manchester, England. 
• Darmody, Kate and Mihalka, Ramona (2023) "Parents’ voices through the pandemic: How a community action research project shaped a parent-child engagement programme". In: CARN Bulletin 25. CARN (Collaborative Action Research Network), Dublin, Ireland, pp. 14-18. ISBN 978-1-910029-96-1
• Darmody, Kate, Booth, Julie, Bleach, Josephine, Pathak, Pramod and Stynes, Paul (2023) "Work in Progress: A Virtual Educational Robotics Coding Club Framework to Improve K-6 Students Emotional Engagement in STEM". In: 2023 IEEE World Engineering Education Conference (EDUNINE). IEEE, Bogotá, Colombia, pp. 1-4.
• Darmody, Kate and Mihalka, Ramona (2022) "Parents’ Voices Through the Pandemic – How a Community Action Research Project Shaped a Parent-Child Engagement Programme". In: Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) Conference. CARN, Dublin, Ireland.
• Dennehy, Holly, O'Neill, Jennifer, Goulding, Sonya and Darmody, Kate (2022) "Evaluation of the Parenting365 programme: Supporting children with additional needs living in an area of socio-economic disadvantage". In: National College of Ireland Research Day. National College of Ireland, Dublin.
• Darmody, Kate, Booth, Julie, O'Toole, Fergal, Alcala, Alexandra, Bleach, Josephine, Stynes, Paul and Pathak, Pramod (2022) "A STEM family eLearning framework to increase family engagement in disadvantaged communities". In: IADIS 16th International Conference on e-Learning. IADIS.

Conference Items

• Darmody, Kate and Kent, Gráinne (2021) "Capturing the voices of parents of school aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic". In: Early Childhood Ireland Online Research Symposium 2021, 23-24 April 2021, Ireland (online).
• Flood, Catriona, Darmody, Kate, Wheatley, Emma and Goulding, Sonya (2021) "The Path to a Restorative Neighbourhood: Restorative Practices in the North East Inner City 2014-2021". In: ELI Restorative Practices Webinar, 10 June 2021, National College of Ireland, Dublin (online).
• Wheatley, Emma and Darmody, Kate (2021) "Creating Restorative Communities". In: National College of Ireland Research Day, 25 June 2021, National College of Ireland, Dublin (online).