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Assoc ProfessorMary Codd

Associate Professor

School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science

Orcid identifier0000-0002-3722-7204 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Associate Professor
    School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science
  • 01 716 3473
  • University College Dublin, School of Public Health Physiotherapy and Sports Science, Woodview House Belfield Dublin 4

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Curriculum Development in Public Health
  • Public Health Competency Development
  • Applied Infectious Diseases Field Epidemiology
  • One Health
  • Vulnerable Populations and Public Health 
    • Drugs and BBVs in Prisons
    • Long term residential care facilities
  • Population-based Screening
    • National Screening for Breast Cancer
    • National Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
  • Health Services Reseach 
    • National Acute Hospital Bed Capacity
    • National Stroke Care
  • Injury Epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Epidemiology
  • Neuroepidemiology

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    European Master in Public Health - EuropubHealth+ (EPH+) (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Erasmus+1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2030
  • OTHER GRANT
    European Young Professionals Conference on Migration and Health
    Health Research Board (HRB)1 Aug 2024 - 31 Jan 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Codd M
  • OTHER GRANT
    An extensive analysis of factors influencing the impact of COVID-19 on Irish nursing homes
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Mar 2024 - 30 Aug 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    This is Public Health (TIPH) GLOBAL GRANTS (opens in a new tab)⁠
    American Schools and Programmes of Public Health (ASPPH)1 May 2023 - 1 May 2024
    TIPH Global projects promote awareness of public health issues, education, and career opportunities worldwide, with a specific emphasis on local communities.
  • GRANT
    ASPHER Core Curriculum Programme for Public Health (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region1 Jul 2022 - 30 Nov 2024
  • GRANT
    COVID-19 Research
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Codd M
  • GRANT
    European Master in Public Health - EuropubHealth+ (EPH+) (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Erasmus+1 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2025
  • GRANT
    Implementation Action to prevent Diabetes from Bump 2 Baby (IMPACT DIABETES B2B): a low-resource system of care intervention for appropriate gestational weight gain and improved postnatal outcomes (IMPACT DIABETES B2B) (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Horizon 20201 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2025
  • GRANT
    COlchine for prevention of Vascular Inflammation in Non-CardioEmbolic stroke - a randomised clinical trial of low-dose colchicine for secondary prevention of Stroke. European and Canadian extension
    Health Research Board1 Jun 2019 - 31 May 2024
  • GRANT
    The Use of Imputation Methods to Complete Missing Data Points: A Comparison of Methods and Study Designs in Biomedical Science
    Irish Research Council (IRC)1 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Codd M
  • GRANT
    The Use of Imputation Methods to Complete Missing Data Points: A Comparison of Methods and Study Designs in Biomedical Science (CSTAR matched funding to R18990)
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Codd M
  • GRANT
    Cold air plasma to enhance hospital hygiene leading to reduced surface bacterial counts and patient acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci and Clostridium difficile infection.
    Health Research Board1 Oct 2017 - 1 Oct 2020
  • GRANT
    PREVENTION OF THROMBOSIS IN CHILDREN WITH UNIVENTRICULAR AND BIVENTRICULAR CIRCULATIONS
    National Children's Research Centre Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin (Ncrc)17 Jul 2017 - 16 Jul 2020
  • GRANT
    Tender HSE 6684 - ‘Analysis of Health Inequalities in terms of risk factor change over time by socio-economic status’
    Health Service Executive (Hse)9 Jan 2017 - 31 Jul 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Codd M
  • GRANT
    Using narrative data from coroners' files to determine the extent of fatal work-related vehicle collisions
    Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)1 Jan 2015 - 30 Apr 2016
    PI on a project to determine the prevalence of work-related road traffic fatalities, previously unknown, by accessing and reading hard copy coroner files in local offices nationally.
  • GRANT
    Early Retirement in the Irish labour Force - Causes patterns and consequences.
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Apr 2014 - 30 Sep 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Codd M
  • GRANT
    Provision of a comprehensive literature review to support the introduction of a national diabetic retinopathy screening programme in Ireland
    Health Service Executive (Hse)1 Jun 2012 - 31 Aug 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Codd M
  • GRANT
    Study on the Prevalence of Drug Use including Intravenous Drug Use and Blood Borne Viruses among the Irish Prisoner Population
    Dept. of Community Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (DCEGA)25 Nov 2010 - 31 Dec 2011
    PI on a public health project on prisoner health, sampling all prisons across Ireland.