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| Agnes is an Associate Professor in mental Health and Head of the School of Nursing & Midwifery. She is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Registered General Nurse and Registered Nurse Tutor, and holds a BNS (Hons) degree from UCD, a Master of Science in Educational Management from DCU and Doctorate in Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin. She is a Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science, Chairperson of the Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing and member of the Mental Health Commission research committee. She has over 25 years experience of clinical practice and education in the areas of mental health, general nursing and palliative care. Her research expertise and activities lie within Mental Health and Sexual Health. Her research contribution is organised around (i) the implementation and evaluation of recovery oriented service for people with mental health care needs and (ii) sexuality and sexual health. She is currently involved in a number of research projects within her areas of research interest. In recent years she has attracted funds from external peer adjudicated grant agencies and, with colleagues, have been awarded €325,000 in research funding in the last five years including €200,000 as PI or joint PI. She holds, or has held awards, from the Health Research Board (Ireland), the Mental Health Commission, GLEN, the Irish Family Planning Association, the Irish Hospice Foundation and the Health Services Executive (Ireland). She has reviewing commitments for 5 nursing, or research journals and has published and presented widely, both nationally and internationally on nursing clinical and education issues. |
| Qualification |
Institution |
Class of Degree |
Title of Dissertation |
Date Conferred |
| PhD |
The University of Dublin Trintiy College |
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Veiling Sexualities in a Psychiatric Nursing Context: A Grounded Theory Study |
6th July 2007 |
| MSc in Education and Training Management, Honours |
Department of Education Dublin City University |
1.1 |
Mentorship: Implementing and evaluating an educational support system for student nurses in the practice environment |
1997 |
| Bachelor of Nursing Studies |
Department of Nursing University College Dublin |
1.1 |
A study of psychiatric nurses' percepptions and experiences of dealing with issues of sexuality in their nursing practice |
1993 |
| Registered Nurse Tutor |
Department of Nursing, University College Dublin |
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July 1993 |
| Registered Psychiatric Nurse |
St. Vincent’s Hospital, Fairview |
Honours |
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Nov 1981 |
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| Position Held |
Job Description |
Where |
Date From |
Date To |
| Head of School |
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School of Nursing & Midwifery |
October 2011 |
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| Associate Professor |
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School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin |
July 2008 |
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| Head of Discipline (Psychiatric Nursing)/ Lecturer |
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin |
Oct 2006 |
June 2008 |
| Health Research Board Fellow |
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School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies Trinity College Dublin |
Oct 2003 |
Oct 2006 |
| Acting Director of Academinc and Professional Affairs (Nursing) and Acting Director of Postgraduate programmes/ Lecturer/Course Coordinator |
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School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies Trinity College Dublin |
Sept 2000 |
Oct 2003 |
| More Employment Details>>> |
| Project title |
An evaluate the effectiveness of the FPSHP (and its support activities) in building capacity amongst health, education and community professionals with regard to the promotion of sexual health within HSE South. |
| Summary |
An evaluate the effectiveness of the FPSHP (and its support activities) in building capacity amongst health, education and community professionals with regard to the promotion of sexual health within HSE South. |
| Funding Agency |
HSE |
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November 2012 |
| Date to |
July 2013 |
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| Project title |
Suicide or Survive and National Office of Suicide Prevention |
| Summary |
Higgins, A (PI); Doyle, L; Sharek, D; Keogh, B; DeVries, J; McBennett, P: An exploration on the impact of Wellness Workshops on participants knowledge and attitudes to mental health |
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Feb 2012 |
| Date to |
Sept 2012 |
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| Project title |
The experiences of mothering in women with enduring mental health problems: A feminist perspective |
| Summary |
Tuohy, T; Higgins, A, Murphy-Lawless, J The experiences of mothering in women with enduring mental health problems: A feminist perspective |
| Funding Agency |
HRB |
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| Project title |
GENIO |
| Summary |
Higgins, A (PI) ; Sheerin, F; Daly, L; Griffiths C; McBennett, P An evaluation of the capacity building potential of ‘family focused ’ initiatives in area of disability |
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| Date from |
Jan 2012 |
| Date to |
Oct 2012 |
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| Project title |
Health Research Board |
| Summary |
Cecily Begley, Valerie Smith, Agnes Higgins, Declan Devane, Mike Clarke, and Michael Turner "Maternal health and Maternal Morbidity in Ireland: Phase 2 (MAMMI 2). |
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| Date from |
2012 |
| Date to |
2015 |
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| More Research Projects>>> |
| Nevin, M, Higgins, A Begley, C Timmins, F et al, An evaluation of a clinical competency toolkit for nurses and midwives, Building and Promoting Excellence in Practice, National University of Ireland Galway, April 4th-5th, 2011 |
| Nevin, M, Higgins, A Begley, C Timmins, F et al, An evaluation of a clinical competency toolkit for nurses and midwives, Building and Promoting Excellence in Practice, National University of Ireland Galway, April 4th-5th, 2011 |
| Begley CM, Murphy K, Higgins A et al , The evaluation of Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialists and Advanced Nurse and Midwife Practitioners in Ireland (the SCAPE study, Dublin , NCNM , 2011 |
