Siobhan Kavanagh
Research Assistant at NUI Galway
Ireland
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Top SchoolSiobhan Kavanagh is a research-focused psychologist completing a PhD in Child and Youth Research at NUI Galway with over a decade of experience in applied research, teaching, and community-engaged interventions. Her doctoral work investigates a contextualised well-being intervention—Laughter Yoga—to improve university student well-being, reflecting a rare blend of positive psychology, intervention design, and gelotology. She has funded doctoral research experience, sustained roles as a research and teaching assistant, and practical delivery of laughter sessions across diverse groups, from children to professionals. Skilled in mixed methods, ethics and consent, and theory development, she frames research to illuminate both granular findings and bigger-picture implications. Siobhan also brings applied care experience and coaching qualifications, enabling empathic, practice-oriented approaches to participant well-being and study implementation. Colleagues describe her as methodical, creative in intervention adaptation, and committed to translating research into accessible wellbeing supports.
11 years of coding experience
QQI Level 6 Certificate, Professional Coaching Practice and Ethics, QQI Level 6 Certificate, Professional Coaching Practice and Ethics at Positive Success GroupCertificate, Counselling Skills, Certificate, Counselling Skills at National University of Ireland, MaynoothBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Applied Psychology, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Applied Psychology at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Child and Youth Research, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Child and Youth Research at National University of Ireland, GalwayGithub contributions (3)
SiobhanKavanagh/itunes
Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:30 pushes, 4 branches in 19 days
LauraMJ/mscEricsson
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:113 commits, 68 pushes in 2 months
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