“
Nicola’s mastery of her subject area, coupled with the warm, empowering and supportive nature of her delivery, meant Nicola was a perfect fit for the Hub and a pleasure to work with. ”
– Fiona Jennings | ISPCC
For Tech’s Sake podcast
You can’t mistake our cyberpsychology with Elaine Burke and Jenny Darmody
We talked about the mental and emotional effects of technology use across a broad range of areas
The Baby Tribe podcast
Empowering the next generation in the digital playground
A guide to helping parents understand their kids’ behaviour online - in social media, gaming and other areas. We covered cyberbullying, the effects of screen time, and the positives of gaming. The most important area we talked about is how to foster open conversations with your kids about their digital world.
How to Fall Apart podcast | Finding Love In An Online World
I sat down to chat with Liadan Hynes for her podcast, How to Fall Apart, about finding love online.
Trolled | A podcast by Aoife Moore
Journalist Aoife Moore looked into the darkest corners of the internet to try understand why people troll, and the effect it has on victims of trolling. She interviewed me in the second episode of the podcast to understand the psychology behind it.
Real Lives Untold podcast
In this podcast I speak to Trina and Sarah about the trials and tribulations of online dating and much more. We talk about the rise in misogyny and Incels (involuntary celibates), cat fishing, kitten fishing, the negative impact social media can have on women and we discuss the merits of legislating against children having a smartphone under a certain age.
Would Like to Meet Podcast
I chatted to Mairéad Loughman of LoveHQ.ie for her podcast Would Like to Meet, about the psychology of online dating.
The Blindboy Podcast | Cyberpsychology
I had the absolute pleasure of taking part in The Blindboy Podcast. We talked about being online and how it might be affecting us - the good, the bad, and why some people are very invested in blaming social media for rising mental health issues in society…
The Explainer | Is the internet bad for our brains?
I was a guest on The Explainer, a weekly podcast from TheJournal.ie. We talked about the impacts (or lack thereof) of being online on our brains, our wellbeing, and on kids…
Pure Results | Kids online webinar
RTÉ presenter Kathryn Thomas invited me to speak to her Pure Results online community members for her Sit Back Sunday series. We talked about how to empower kids (and parents)…
Glow West podcast | Sex in modern Ireland panel discussion
Dr Caroline West of the Glow West Podcast put together a stellar panel to chat about Sex in Modern Ireland. You can listen to it below…
Crime World | Romance scams
As more people tend to take up online dating at the start of each new year, it’s important to be aware of online dating scams and other difficulties daters experience…
Glow West Podcast | Online dating
I took Dr. Caroline West on a whirlwind tour of online dating – including my latest research on online dating in a pandemic. We also talked about catfishing, d*ick pics…
Jason Byrne | Turn2me podcast
Comedian Jason Byrne hosts a podcast called “Mind your loaf” for the mental health charity Turn2Me. I had the opportunity to chat with Jason for this episode on our online…