Skip to main content

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

Menu Search


Trinity College Dublin By using this website you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with the Trinity cookie policy. For more information on cookies see our cookie policy.

      
Profile Photo

Dr. Frédérique Vallieres

Associate Professor (Psychology)

Director of Centre for Global Health (Trinity Centre for Global Health)


Frédérique Vallières is an Associate Professor in Global Health and Psychology and the Director of the Trinity Centre for Global Health, where she also directs the PhD in Global Health (INDIGO). Frédérique's current research portfolio (> EUR 4.2 million) focuses on the application of Psychology to Global Health, with a focus on Global Mental Health, Health System Strengthening, and Human Resources for Health. Her research is primarily concerned with closing the research-to-practice gap prevalent within Global Health. Frédérique prioritises working in close collaboration with civil society organisations and through multidisciplinary consortiums comprising European, sub-Saharan African, Asian, and Middle Eastern partners. Frédérique received her BSc in Psychology and Biology from McGill University (Canada), and her MSc in Global Health and PhD in Public Health and Primary Care (2014) from Trinity College Dublin.
  Global Health   IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH   Organizational Behavior and Psychology   POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS   PSYCHOLOGY   Social Psychology
 The Missing Link
 TS4TIC
 APOLLO 2028
 Teaching & Learning Trauma Informed Care for Health Settings
 REFUGE-ED

Page 1 of 4
Details Date
Board Member, Irish Forum for Global Health 2022 to Present
External Examiner, MSc Global Health System Leadership, University of Birmingham in Dubai. I serve as external examiner to this new postgraduate taught programme housed in the Health Services Management Centre (HSMC). 2024
Member, International Advisory Board, Centre for Global Mental Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia 2022 - Present
Deputy Editor, BMC Globalization and Health (Impact Factor: 2.540) 2014-Present
Mentor, Malawian Female Early and Mid-Career Professionals 2022 - Present
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
French Fluent Fluent Fluent
Spanish Medium Medium Medium
Details Date From Date To
Board Member, Irish Global Health Network, Ireland 2023 Present
Member, National Mental Health Research Strategy Expert Group, Health Research Board, Ireland 2023 Present
Member, International Advisory Board, Centre for Global Mental Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 2022 Present
Member, Red Cross Red Crescent Research Network on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support 2017 Present
Member, Advisory Group, Women in Global Health Ireland, a chapter of the International Women in Global Health Network 2019 Present
Member, Inclusion Health Research Group, Trinity College Dublin 2022 Present
Member, European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2017 Present
Founding Member, International Trauma Consortium 2019 Present
Member, Mental Health Innovations Network 2016 Present
Member, Canadian Society for International Health 2016 Present
Member, Health Systems Global 2016 Present
Vallières, F., Ager, A. and Tol, W., Research, Monitoring and Evaluation for MHPSS in Humanitarian Emergencies, 30 Years of MHPSS Programming within the Psychosocial Reference Centre of the IFRC, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 25-27, 2024, International Federation of the Red Cross, Red Crescent Movement, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Zemp, C., Vallières, F., Jama, M.A., Ali, A.H., Young, K. and Jagoe, C., The unmet need for mental health support among persons with disabilities in Somalia: principal correlates and barriers to access., Somalia Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Technical Working Group, July, 2024, Somalia Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Technical Working Group, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Maiorano, N., McQuillan, K., Swords, L., Vallières, F. and Nixon, E., Barriers and Facilitators to Co-Creating Interventions with Refugee and Migrant Youth: A Process Evaluation with Implementors, Global Implementation Research and Applications, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Zemp, C., Vallières, F., Jama, M.A., Ali, A.H., Young, K. & Jagoe, C., The unmet need for mental health support among persons with disabilities in Somalia: principal correlates and barriers to access., Global Mental Health, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Joksimovic N, Vallières F, Hyland P., Gender differences in intimate partner violence: Risk factors and associations with suicide., Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 16, (3), 2024, p470-477 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
McElroy E, Hyland P, Shevlin M, Karatzias T, Vallières F, Ben-Ezra M, Vang ML, Lorberg B, Martsenkovskyi D., Change in child mental health during the Ukraine war: evidence from a large sample of parents., European child & adolescent psychiatry, 33, (5), 2024, p1495-1502 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Gilmore B., Power J., Tumwesigye N., Mollel H., McAuliffe E., Vallieres F., Developing middle-range theories within a realist evaluation of how health committees support community capacity for health, Evaluation, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Aldamman K., Vallieres D.F., Gilmore B., Vignettes to Support Theory Refinement: Methodological Insights From a Realist Evaluation, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Abujaber, N., Ryan,M., McBride K.A., Tingsted Blum, P., Engels, M., Didenko, A ., Greene, H., Peres de Matos, C.S., Whitton, S., & Vallières, F., Implementing Supportive Supervision in Acute Humanitarian Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Afghanistan and Ukraine, PLOS Global Public Health, 4, (4), 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Martsenkovskyi D., Shevlin M., Ben-Ezra M., Bondjers K., Fox R., Karatzias T., Martsenkovska I., Martsenkovsky I., Pfeiffer E., Sachser C., Vallieres F., Hyland P., Mental health in Ukraine in 2023, European Psychiatry, 67, (1), 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

Page 1 of 16
McGarry, S., Swords, M., Vallières, F., Ward, M., Shields, D., Geary, U., Gardner, C., Ní Cheallaigh, C. and Lotty, M., The Transformational Simulation for Trauma-Informed Care (TS4TIC) Implementation Toolkit, June, 2024, Report, PUBLISHED
Mel Swords, Dr. Caroline Jagoe, Dr. Caoimhín Mac Giolla Phádraig, Dr. Eimear Ní Sheachnasaigh, Dr. Frédérique Vallières, The Trauma-Informed Care Teaching Aid Toolkit (TICTAT), November, 2023, Report, PUBLISHED
O'Byrne, T., Huff, S., Murphy, R. & Vallières, F., Lessons learned from an evaluation of a capacity strengthening strategy to support implementation and scale-up of a management strengthening intervention in Ghana, Uganda, and Malawi., 7th Health Systems Research Conference, Bogotá, Colombia, 31 Oct - 4 Nov, 2022, Poster, PUBLISHED
Vallières, F., Hyland, P., and Murphy, J., The Dos and Don'ts of Research in Practice, Dublin, 2020, Book, PUBLISHED
Vallières, F., Hyland, P., McAuliffe, E., Mahmud, I., Tulloch, O., Walker, P. & Taegtmeyer, M., Validation of the Perceived Supervision Scale to measure supervision of community health workers, International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent (IFRCRC) Research Network on Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 22-23, 2017, Oral Presentation, ACCEPTED
Aldamman, K., Bramsen, R. H., Hansen, M., Wiedemann, N., Munk, M., and Vallières, F., Managerial Practices to Ensure the Wellbeing of Humanitarian Volunteers., International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent (IFRCRC) Research Network on Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 22-23, 2017, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Perera, C., Scott, T., Wiedemann, N., Vallières, F., Scalable psychological interventions for reducing psychological distress in migrants, refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic literature review., International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent (IFRCRC) Research Network on Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 22-23, 2017, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Haahr-Pedersen, I., Bramsen, R.H., Hansen, M., Spitz, P., Hyland, P., and Vallières, F., Multiple Adversities: Investigation of Polyvictimization in Child Abuse Cases., 8th Hindsgavl Conference of The Research Network against Child Abuse, Middelfart, Denmark, September, 2017, Poster, PUBLISHED

  

Award Date
Award for Excellence in Supervision of Research Students (School of Psychology) 2023
Registrar's Civic Engagement Award Nominee 2020
Canadian Women Leaders in Global Health 2018
Young Woman of Merit, YWCA Montréal 2013
Appreciation Award, Sudan Medical Specialization Board 2017
Châtelaine, Finalist, Young Woman of the Year Award 2011
Kevany Award 2010