Rebecca Maguire
rebeccamaguire.bsky.social
Rebecca Maguire
@rebeccamaguire.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Psychology, Maynooth University | Health Psychology, Psycho-oncology, Multiple Sclerosis, Caregiving, CogSci | Mammy | Living with MS
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@rebeccamaguire.bsky.social & I could not be more proud and delighted for Dr @isaiahgitonga.bsky.social who submitted the latest addition to @mupsychology.bsky.social thesis collection today 😀 💐💫💫💫
#ADVANCECRT #PhD #MUPsychResearch
October 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Congratulations Dr Bill Calvey on your recent PhD graduation. 🎓
We commend you on your hard work and dedication. 👏
Pictured with supervisors Dr Rebecca Maguire and Dr Joanna McHugh-Power. 📸
@maynoothuniversity.ie
September 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Warmest congratulations to the wonderful @isaiahgitonga.bsky.social on his successful PhD defense 💫💫

@rebeccamaguire.bsky.social & I are delighted for you! #ProudSupervisors

With many thanks to
@advance-crt.bsky.social

#Research #Connections #ConnectedHealth
April 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Call for PPI contributors!

PhD student Laura Curran is looking for PPI contributors to her project that focuses on premature menopause as a result of cancer treatment.

Note that we are still open to expressions of interest for this panel. See details below.
March 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New paper!

Congratulations to Vivienne Howard on this systematic review which focuses on the experience of nocturnal caregiving in type 1 diabetes.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Around-the-clock: Caregiving at night for juveniles living with type 1 diabetes – a systematic review
Caring for children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can require around-the-clock attention but there is little acknowledgment of the impact that nocturnal caregiving can have on caregivers in clinical c...
www.tandfonline.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Gender Pay gap at Irish universities (2024, Median hourly pay gap)

ATU: 12.6%
DCU: 8.3%
Maynooth: 8.86%
MTU: 8.5%
SETU: 24.3%
TCD: 11.0%
TUD: 18.25%
TUS: 6.7%
UCC: 11.56%
UCD: 2.66%
UG: 14.4%
UL: 8.6%

Source: @paygap.bsky.social paygap.ie/companies
All Companies - Irish Gender Pay Gap Portal
A list of all companies that have data listed in the portal, including the company website and what year they first started reporting.
paygap.ie
February 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Thanks for sharing! Really excited that we are hosting the All-Ireland Multiple Sclerosis Research Network (AIMS-RN) symposium in June @maynoothuniversity.ie. All welcome to register - see details below.
February 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Confused, and blinking into the light, the workers begin the weary pilgrimage of two factor authenticating, the end of which will herald the beginning of spring.
January 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Our paper on the impact of living with multiple long-term conditions on everyday life: a qualitative evidence synthesis. The 'work' is not only around medications and healthcare use, it is also emotional & financial with lots of learning & adaptation
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
December 18, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Our paper on the experience of stigma and concealment in multiple sclerosis has just been published.

psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

We show how almost all people with MS have experienced some stigma, which has implications for MS dislosure.
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
December 13, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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What happens when a baby gets a positive heel prick test in the first week of life? How would you cope with your child's diagnosis? Navigating my #PKU journey. Please SHARE to help #RaiseAwareness of a challenging and commonly misunderstood rare condition.
youtu.be/KX9xvZgZ7Hc?...
The Empowering Role of Advocacy: A Parent's Perspective | Bernadette Sheehan Gilroy | TEDxTralee
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
November 20, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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Tips for staying sane during academic writing! Particularly relevant during a PhD! #academicsky @academic-chatter.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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A starter pack for people with a passion for health and social care research in Ireland. No doubt I have missed many wonderful people so please share and let me know who should be added.
#HealthResearchMatters
November 11, 2024 at 11:01 AM