Pat Kenny on Newstalk | “Ask the expert” about online dating
I was invited to do an Ask the Expert slot on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk 106. I took listeners questions about online dating and answered based on the latest research we have in the field. Listen to the full piece here. You can watch a shorter clip of the piece on video...
read moreThe Six O’Clock Show on TV3 | My research in online dating
I was invited on the the Six O’Clock show sofa to talk about my research in online dating. You can see my appearance on the show here – from about 25 minutes into the programme.
read moreNew research | Take part!
Are you a current online dater? Do you have a few minutes to spare? My latest research study looks at how we talk about ourselves in our online or mobile dating profiles. I’m looking for participants right now. Click on the link below to take part. https://wolverhamptonpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe2/form/SV_0kR2C0YKmjKTap7 If you’re not currently dating online, perhaps you know someone who is. I’d be very grateful if you could share this study to help me...
read morePat Kenny on Newstalk | Online dating, trust and risk
I chatted to Pat Kenny on Newstalk about the rise of online dating and Tinder in Ireland, as well as the risks that are involved and why they happen. Listen to it here.
read moreThrive | What Can You Do to Achieve Success in Online Dating?
I was invited to write for Arianna Huffington’s new venture Thrive. I shared some of my tips for success, and tricks to avoid in online dating. Evidence based research as always! Read it here
read moreToday FM | The Last Word interview about online romance
I chatted with Matt Cooper on The Last Word about online dating in advance of my talk for the Psychological Society of Ireland’s Psychology Matters day on May 13th. Listen to it here
read moreNewstalk Drive | Interview about online dating
I spoke with Newstalk Drive for Valentine’s day about some of the pros and cons of online dating. Listen to it here from about 50 minutes in (use the timeline at the top of the...
read moreCyberpsychology Behaviour and Social Networking | Publication
I supervised Catherine Friend, MSc Cyberpsychology, for her thesis research project in IADT. We published this peer review article from her work. Abstract Where humans have been found to detect lies or deception only at the rate of chance in offline face-to-face communication (F2F), computer-mediated communication (CMC) online can elicit higher rates of trust and sharing of personal information than F2F. How do levels of trust and empathetic personality traits like perspective taking (PT) relate to deception detection in real-time CMC compared...
read moreI supervised Caron Mullen, MSc Cyberpsychology, for her thesis research project in IADT. We published this peer review article from her work. Abstract Smartphones greatly reduce parents’ ability to monitor their children’s online activities. A recommended surveillance technique is to ‘friend’ adolescents on social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook. However, adolescents use these sites to experiment with adjusting their self-image based on friends’ feedback, so is it possible for them to simultaneously satisfy the...
read moreApplied Cyberpsychology | Book chapter
I was fortunately to be asked to contribute a chapter on “Romantic Relationships and Online Dating” to Applied Cyberpsychology: Practical Applications of Cyberpsychological Theory and Research. Read more about the book and purchase it here
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