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ProfessorFiona McNicholas

Full Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

School of Medicine

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  • Full Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    School of Medicine
  • University College Dublin, School of Medicine

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Prof McNicholas clinical and research interests are rare disorders, ADHD, and Eating Disorders and has published extensively in these areas. She is an active teacher, running postgraduate courses in child mental health, and providing training events for teachers and other professionals working with children. She is passionate about increasing public, professional and family awareness of mental health problems in children and providing the necessary information regarding treatment and prevention. 

GRANTS

  • PROGRAMME
    A sustainable outcome measurement platform, in support of Inishowen CAMHS becoming a Learning Health System
    Health Service Executive (Hse)4 Dec 2024 - 4 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Foley T,
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    Project: Psycho-educational material for parents
    Cycle against Suicide1 Feb 2023 - 16 May 2024
  • GRANT
    A-Z Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinical Training
    Health and Safety Executive1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
    A-Z Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinical Training
  • GRANT
    Evaluation of Child & Adolescent Mental Health Hubs
    Health and Safety Executive1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
    Evaluation of Child & Adolescent Mental Health Hubs
  • GRANT
    From Literature Review to Co-Production: The Public Patient Involvement (PPI) Journey with 22q Ireland (22qPPS)
    Irish Research Council (IRC)3 Nov 2021 - 2 Nov 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    Frontline Child & Adolescent Mental Health during Covid-19 programme.
    Aoife Galvin/AIB Newman Fellowship1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022
    Frontline Child & Adolescent Mental Health during Covid-19 programme.
  • GRANT
    Adolescent Pathways to Crisis Mental Health Care: From Garda Contact to Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services
    Policing Authority1 Jul 2019 - 1 Apr 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    Transition from child to adult mental health services for youths with Emerging Severe Mental Illnesses (TESMI)
    Saint John of God Research Foundation clg Grants Committee1 Jul 2019 - 31 May 2020
    To investigate transitional pathways for youths with emerging SMI in CAMHS as they transition into adulthood. Objectives are to describe the transitional pathways for the developmental trajectories of SMI, to establish a risk profile for SMI, to predict discontinuity of care for different SMI developmental groups and to investigate the impact of care discontinuity for this vulnerable group. A further aim is to examine clinicians’ experience of working with youth with ESMI at the transition boundary.
  • OTHER GRANT
    Evaluation of the PiLaR Programme
    Health Service Executive (Hse)10 Sep 2018 - 30 Oct 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Holme I,
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    ACAPA (acad child and adol psychiatry account)
    University College Dublin (UCD)17 Aug 2018 - 16 Aug 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    Evaluation of the PiLaR Programme (Eating Disorders)
    Health and Safety Executive1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
    Evaluation of the PiLaR Programme (Eating Disorders)
  • GRANT
    First European Young Experts by Experience with 22q Conference
    Irish Research Council (IRC)1 Jan 2017 - 30 Sep 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F,
    • Gavin B
  • OTHER GRANT
    OBRSS Research Support Scheme
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Nov 2016 - 31 Oct 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    Financial support for the ADHD Meeting October 2016
    Shire Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd1 Jun 2016 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    Developing the evidence base on psycho-educational parenting programmes to enhance the mental health resilience of children and young people with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (Eb-PEPP)
    Irish Research Council (IRC)1 Mar 2016 - 28 Feb 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    What the Irish Youth Experts by Experience Panel (YEEP!) say about the mental health needs of young people with 22q11.2DS (22QYeep!)
    Irish Research Council (IRC)1 Mar 2016 - 28 Feb 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    Eating Exercise and Body image of Young Irish Males and Impact On Self-Esteem and General Well-being
    National University of Malaysia2 Jan 2016 - 1 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    Examining attitudes and practice to ADHD in Ireland and Brazil
    Coordenacao De Aperfeicoamento De Pessoal De Nivel Superior (Capes)1 Sep 2014 - 31 Aug 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    Shire Newman Fellowship in ADHD
    University College Dublin Foundation Clg1 Sep 2014 - 31 Aug 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    THE MILESTONE PROJECT: Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Health Care (MILESTONE)
    Ec Framework (Fp7)1 Feb 2014 - 30 Apr 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • McNicholas F
  • GRANT
    An investigation of the effects of maternal depression during pregnancy on the baby's HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis and development during the first year of life
    St John of God Research Fund1 Jan 2013 - 1 Jan 2014
    An investigation of the effects of maternal depression during pregnancy on the baby's HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis and development during the first year of life
  • GRANT
    Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Eating Disorders in Ireland and Pathways to Care (STEDI)
    St John of God Research Fund1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2014
    Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Eating Disorders in Ireland and Pathways to Care (STEDI)
  • GRANT
    The cost and cost-effectiveness of models of care for child and adolescent anorexia nervosa
    National Institute for Health Research1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2013
    he cost and cost-effectiveness of models of care for child and adolescent anorexia nervosa
  • GRANT
    Transition from CAMHS to Adult Mental Health Services in Ireland (ITRACK): A Study of Service Organisation Policies Process and User and Carer Perspectives
    Health Research Board (HRB)1 Oct 2010 - 1 Oct 2013
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Consultation and Advice Study; Comparing consultation and advice over 3 sessions to treatment as usual in child psychiatry community settings.
    St John of Gods Research Fund1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012
    Consultation and Advice Study; Comparing consultation and advice over 3 sessions to treatment as usual in child psychiatry community settings.