DrPadraic Dunne
Senior Lecturer
Centre for Positive Health Sciences
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- Senior LecturerCentre for Positive Health Sciences
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
Online health coaching platforms that have the capacity to deliver motivational and educational support to citizens, in conjunction with existing community-based services like Slaintecare Healthy Communities and Healthy Ireland.
Application of integrated wellbeing solutions that incorporate lifestyle medicine and positive psychology.
Co-development of digital interventions that incorporate positive design to promote wellbeing for citizens, augmented with biofeedback technology.
Wearable and mobile application technology, coupled with intelligent assistant systems designed to manage wellbeing.
Meditation-based research, especially attention-based training (ABT).
Application of integrated wellbeing solutions that incorporate lifestyle medicine and positive psychology.
Co-development of digital interventions that incorporate positive design to promote wellbeing for citizens, augmented with biofeedback technology.
Wearable and mobile application technology, coupled with intelligent assistant systems designed to manage wellbeing.
Meditation-based research, especially attention-based training (ABT).
GRANTS
- FUNDED PROJECTQuesta: A Platform for Personalised and Transparent Analysis of Wearable Device DataEnterprise Ireland5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jul 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTPositive Health Summit 2026: Connecting Communities, Inspiring Well-beingHealth Research Board / HRB1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTProfessional Doctorate Programme 2025RCSI1 Aug 2025 - 28 Jul 2029
- FUNDED PROJECTResearch Ireland (formerly IRC) 2025 Supplementary StipendResearch Ireland1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
- FUNDED PROJECTCoach Connect: Using AI and Machine Learning to Augment a coach-led digital health platform (a community evaluation) designed to promote whole health and wellbeing in the community.Irish Research Council IRC1 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTCoach Connect: Using AI and Machine Learning to Augment a coach-led digital health platform (a community evaluation) designed to promote whole health and wellbeing in the community.RCSI1 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTStipend increase for non state-funded PhD scholarsRCSI1 Jan 2024 - 30 Sep 2029
- FUNDED PROJECTCOISTE-5 - HORIZON-HLTH-2024-STAYHLTH-01-05-two-stageEnterprise Ireland16 Jun 2023 - 15 Jun 2025
- FUNDED PROJECTCOISTE-5 (COaching Interventions to SupporT hEalth within 5 kilometres of your home)Enterprise Ireland15 May 2023 - 14 Nov 2023
- FUNDED PROJECTSláintecare Healthy Communities Seed Fund Funding and Reporting AgreementKildare County Council1 Nov 2022 - 31 Dec 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTRCSI Community Connect - Using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to scale online coaching for healthIrish Research Council IRC1 Sep 2022 - 29 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Sohini DE
- FUNDED PROJECTFulbright Commission PhD Programme Funding 2022RCSI15 Jun 2022 - 30 Sep 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTInvestigating the mitigating role of Positive Psychology Interventions on Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSA) symptomologyPrivate Donor10 Jan 2022 - 31 Aug 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTA novel coach-led digital health platform, incorporating artificial intelligence and blockchain infrastructure, to improve community mental health and wellbeing: combining positive psychology and lifestyle medicine for the recovery of European communitiesEnterprise Ireland H2020 Support12 Nov 2021 - 6 Sep 2022
- FUNDED PROJECTRCSI COACH CONNECT – coach-led digital support platform for frontline healthcare workers (nursing, medical and allied healthcare) working in Beaumont HospitalCharitable Infimary Charitable Trust - CICT1 May 2021 - 30 Apr 2022
- FUNDED PROJECTRCSI COACH CONNECT – coach-led digital support platform for frontline healthcare workers (nursing, medical and allied healthcare) working in Beaumont HospitalRCSI1 May 2021 - 30 Apr 2022
- GRANTEnterprise Ireland Co-ordinator Support grantEnterprise Ireland1 Sep 2018 - 1 Apr 2019
- FUNDED PROJECTENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH & STRESS RESILIENCE AMONG EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH A BESPOKE ATTENTION TRAINING-BIOFEEDBACK PROGRAMMEEnterprise Ireland H2020 Support28 Jun 2018 - 2 Oct 2018
- GRANTDean's Initiative AwardTrinity College Dublin5 Jan 2018 - 12 Dec 2018
- GRANTHorizon 2020 Enterprise Ireland Coordinator Support grantEnterprise Ireland1 Sep 2015 - 1 Apr 2016
- GRANT3 year Post-doctoral grantIrish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology1 Sep 2005 - 1 Sep 2008