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Name Andrews, Lorraine
College Address Nursing and Midwifery,
D'Olier Street - School Of Nursing
Main Department School of Nursing & Midwifery
College Title Research Fellow
E-mail landrew@tcd.ie
College Tel +353 1 896 1122
 
Professional Qualifications
Qualification Institution Class of Degree Title of Dissertation Date Conferred
Postgratuate Certificate: Introduction to Research: basic skills and survey methods Open University, UK. Postgraduate Certificate,   2009
MSc Midwifery Trinity College Dublin   Learning to be a parent- "it's not until it happens" Novemebr 2000
Bachelor in Nursing Studies Hons (Midwifery) University College Dublin second Parenting education June 1998
Registered Nurse Tutor An Bord Altranais     1998
Registered Midwife National Maternity Hospital Certificate   1988
 
Representations
Details Date
Member of Midwifery Tutors Group 1998
Member of Midwifery Forum, Trinity College Dublin 2006
Chairperson of Course Committee BMS Programme 2006-2008 2006
Chairperson for Curriculum Development BMS programme 2006-2008 2006
Member of the School Committee ,School of Nursing and Midwifery 2006
 
Administrative Functions
Details Level Date From Date To
Lorraine was course co-ordinator for the BMS programme 2006-2008. Currently she is a module leader for Governance in Midwifery (BMS) and the Health Promotion module (BScMid) 2006 present
Chairperson of Course Committee BMS Programme 2006 2008
 
Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies
Details Date From Date To
Member of the Grounded Theory Institute 2007 present
 
Awards and Honours
Award Date
Health Research Board Research Training Fellowship for Healthcare Professionals 2010
Registered General Nurse - Honours 1985
 
Education Details
School/College Date From Date To
Loreto College, Mullingar 1976 1981
 
Languages
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
 
Employment Details
Position Held Job Description Where Date From Date To
Lecturer in Midwifery   Trinity College Dublin 2006 Current position
Midwife Teacher   Rotunda Hospital 1998 2003
Nurse Tutor Acting principle tutor in 1998 The National Children's Hospital, Temple Street 1996 1998
Staff Midiwfe   National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 1991 1993
Staff Midwife   St Margarets Maternity Hospital, Sydney, Australia 1988 1990
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Research Interests
Fathers in maternity care Midwifery. Psychosocial Interventions Systems of childbirth organisation
Transition to parenthood Women's studies
 
Research Projects
Project title Becoming a first time father: a grounded theory approach
Summary Andrews, L (PhD student) with Lalor JG (PI), Cronin P and Devane D
Funding Agency Health Research Board
Programme Research Training Fellowship for Healthcare Professionals
Type of Project PhD
Date from Oct 2008
Date to May 2013
Person Months 36


Project title The Teen Father Project
Summary An evaluation of an educational intervention developed to support teen fathers in the parenting role
Funding Agency Funding Agency Health Service Executive- North East
Programme Joint PI J Lalor and A Higgins, Co-applicants, L Andrews, J De Vries, G Burke
Type of Project Evualation
Date from December 2008
Date to June 2009
Person Months 6


 
Publications
Peer Reviewed
Andrews L, Lalor J, Devane D., From past to present, men’s experiences in the labour ward, 11th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference Transforming Health Care Through Research, Education and Technology, Trinity College Dublin, 4-5th November 2010, 2010, pp5-
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Andrews, L., Lalor, J. and Devane, D. , Women interviewing men –or is it the other way around?, Transforming Health Care Through Research, Education and Technology, Trinity College Dublin., 4-5 November 2009 , 2009
Andrews L, Lalor J, Devane D. , His and Her Transition to Parenthood: Fact or Fiction? , International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8 , (3), 2009, p19-
Higgins, A. (PI), Lalor, J., de Vries, J., Andrews, L. and Maguire, G., Teen Parent Support Programme: Increasing the Awareness and Engagement of Men in order to Support their Partners during Crisis Pregnancy and Parenting by making Services more accessible, HSE Dublin North East, HSE Dublin North East, 2009
Andrews, L., Lalor, J. and Devane, D. (ed.), His and Her transition to parenthood - fact or fiction, 14th Qualitative Health Research Conference , Banff, Canada, page 24, 3-5 October, 2008, 2008
Andrews, L., First time mothers' educational needs, ICM Proceedings, International Confederation of Midwives Conference, Vienna, Austria, April , 2001
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