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My latest media appearances, talks and panel discussion, events, conferences, and publications are featured below. Reach out if you would like me to give a talk.
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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
SIGMAC talks to Hello Banter at the Beatyard Festival 2016
Presented by the Psychology Society of Ireland’s SIGMAC group. How do we engage and interact with technology, mass media communication, art and fiction? A delve into the psychology of online dating…
Computers in Human Behavior | Publication
I 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…
Applied Cyberpsychology | Book chapter
I was fortunate 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…
An Introduction to Cyberpschology | Book chapters
I was privileged to contribute two chapters to this excellent textbook and primer on Cyberpsychology. I wrote chapter 6: Love and relationships online, and chapter 16: Consumer cyberpsychology and online marketing…
PhD publication in ARCTT
My paper for the Annual CyberPsychology, CyberTherapy & Social Networking Conference 2015 has been published and is now available online. Click here to read it (pages 112–116)…
Find love online: tips from the research
If you’re looking for love, you’ll want to know how you can make your dating profile as successful as possible. Here are some quick tips based on psychological research to help you make the most of your profile…
Irish Times | Online pornography use
The Irish Times sex survey was conducted on irishtimes.com over the course of a week in June 2015. A total of 12,639 participants completed the survey, with 12,134 valid responses…
Are you googling yourself out of a relationship? | Irish Independent
Tanya Sweeney Doing a quick search on a prospective lover could be seen as wise, but making assumptions on what you find – and letting someone’s online life affect your…
Making Dublin Happy Show – Dublin City FM.
Talking to positive psychologist Jolanta Burke about how research can give us pointers about increasing our wellbeing while we’re online dating.
Irish Independent
Article on my research into language and culture in online dating profiles.
98fm - Interview
Online Dating and my research on Irish and American’s preferring their own cultural language. From my presentation at the SIGMAC symposium at the PSI Conference, 2013…
Cyberpsychology and New Media: A thematic reader
Cyberpsychology and New Media: A thematic reader is a collection of research studies in the area of Cyberpsychology, all based on the major research projects undertaken by students of the…