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Clodagh has been with the Discipline of Occupational Therapy since 1989. She was the Head of the Discipline from 2009 -2012. She is the founder and Clinical Director of the Unilink Service (An Occupational Therapy Service for students with disabilities) within Trinity College which has been adopted by three other Higher Institutes of Education within the Dublin Region. The Unilink Service is funded by the European Social Fund for Students with Disabilities. Clodagh actively supports research and development of occupational therapy services within higher education and supports staff in delivering high quality services in collaborations with Disability Services in UCD, TCD and DIT. Clodagh is a member of an International Research Consortium examining how students with disabilities on professional courses manage their practice education experiences and are prepared for the work environment. Clodagh has mentored and supported several Master and Ph.D. students to completion in the areas of Mental Health, ADHD Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Self-Management and Service Learning. She is a government appointed member of the Occupational Therapist Registration Board (OTRB) at CORU and the Faculty of Health Sciences Ethics Committee at Trinity College Dublin.

Research Tags

ADD and Third Level Students Aspergers Syndrome and Third Level Students MENTAL HEALTH Mental Health of Students in Third Level Occupational therapy Professional Development and Reflective Practice Service Learning Transitioning to work for students with disabilities

Research Projects

Project Title

Transition to employment for graduates experiencing mental health difficulties

From

October 2014

October 2016

Summary

The development of an individualized recovery-orientated and employment-focused approach to supporting college students and recent graduates experiencing mental health difficulties from five Dublin HEIs and nationally in their transition to employment. This process facilitates the individuals to evaluate their current skills, provide them with support to source and obtain suitable employment while also developing their personal self-management strategies to maintain health and well-being while in employment. As required, the student/graduate can meet regularly with the occupational therapist and/or specialist careers adviser and engage with peer-support throughout the process which will be tailored to meet the needs of each individual participant. A collaborative triangulation between current students, recent graduates and specialist supports. This project will be build capacity into the practice student services with specialist services leading to mainstreamed interventions and developed into an online transition tool, which the student will have ownership of throughout the process and into the workplace.

Funding Agency

GENIO 2014

Programme

GENIO 2014

Project Type

Social Inclusion

Project Title

Eudemonic well-being in older adults

From

June 2019

Sept 2019

Summary

Occupational therapy has a longstanding interest in eudemonic well-being given the opportunity to enhance well-being and increase a sense of purpose and meaning in life through participation in occupations that provide the opportunity to contribute to family and society (Chippendale, 2013). A recent RCT of an occupational therapy intervention comprising of a writing workshop plus inter-generational exchange showed significantly improved eudemonic well-being among the intervention arm (Chippendale & Boltz, 2015).The current study examines the literature surrounding eudemonic well-being in older adults and uses data from the TILDA study to examine factors contributing to eudemonic well-being in older adults in Ireland.

Funding Agency

HRB

Programme

HRB Summer Scholarship

Representations

Details	Date
Chairperson of the Government appointed Occupational Therapy Registration Baord	March 2013
DARE DCD National Working Group	Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
Board Member of the OTRB CORU	Nov 2017 - Feb 2021
National Governance Review Group for Disability Service	2019

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details	Date From	Date To
Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland	1982	Present
World Federation of Occupational Therapists	2007	Present
National Implementation Group for Allied Health Professionals	September 2009	September 2012
Member of the Mental Health Special Interest Group of the AOTI	2009	Present

Publications and other Research Outputs

Bjorneras, A.B., Langorgen, E., Wise, A.E., Kvam, L., Nolan, C., Leithaug, A., & Horghagen, S., Processes Empowering Disabled Students in the Co-Production of Inclusive Higher Education, Social Sciences, 13, (345), 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED URL Other

Tuite, A.M., Nolan, C., Johnson, J. & Dillon, M., Tackling Social Exclusion Through Engagement in Football: Findings from the 'Kickstart to Recovery' Programme, Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy , 2023, p1-10 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED DOI

Casey, H., Johnson,J., Dillon, M., & Nolan C., "Kickstart to Recovery": An Irish Football Program for Mental Health Service Users., OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. , 43, (4), 2023, p637 - 644, Journal Article, PUBLISHED DOI

Armstrong, A., Nolan, C., Cremin, K., Turner, N. & Lawlor, G., The Relationship Between Horticulture, Recovery and Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Scoping Review, Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED DOI

Lombard, Nolan & Heron, A Scoping Review of the Use of Rasch Analysis Methodology to strengthen Self-Report Occupational Therapy Mental Health Measures, Occupational Therapy in Mental Heath, 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED DOI

Lombard Kim, Nolan Clodagh & Heron Elizabeth A., Refining the psychometirc properties of the Trinity Student Occupational Performance Profile - A self-report measure of occupational difficulties within the student role, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2022, p1 - 10, Journal Article, PUBLISHED DOI

Nolan C., Doyle J.K., Lewis K., Treanor D., Disabled Students" perception of the sensory aspects of the learning and social environments within one Higher Education Institution, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED DOI

Clodagh Nolan & Cecily Roche, Auditing Learning Environments from a Sensory Perspective', AHEAD International Conference, Croke Park, 20th March 2019, 2019, Conference Paper, PRESENTED

Devlin, H., Nolan, C. & Turner, AssistiveTechnology and Schizophrenia, Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2019, Journal Article, PUBLISHED URL

Clodagh Nolan & Declan Treanor, How do we know that we do what we say we do?, International Conference of National Association of Disability Practitioners Ensuring Quality Provision, London , 25th-27th June 2018, 2018, Conference Paper, PRESENTED

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Maria Clince and Clodagh Nolan, Going to College A guide for Students with ADHD, ADHD Ireland, ADHD Ireland, 2017, Book, PUBLISHED

Clodagh Nolan & Claire Gleeson, Exploring Strategies to support young people with ASD who self-harm, Self-harm Awareness Conference Pieta House, Aviva Stadium, 1st March , 2017, Pieta House, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED

Clodagh Nolan, An European Perspective on Transitioning Into, Through and Out of Higher Education for Students with Disabilities with Examples of Best Practice from Ireland, Internationa Conference on Transitioning into and out of Higher Education to Employment for Students with Disabilities, University of Haifa Israel, 8th May, 2017, University of Haifa, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED

Clodagh Nolan, Empowering Young Adults with Disabilities, June 21st and 22nd, In:Empowering Young Adults with Disabilities, 2016, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Meetings /Conferences Organised, PUBLISHED

Nolan, C., Sullivan, O., Gleeson, C., & Lewis, K., Balancing the Books: Managing Fatigue in College: Staff and Students, Custodian Publishers, 2014, Book, PUBLISHED

Nolan.C., Magnus, E. & McKay, B., Transitioning In and Out of Universities for Disabled Students, International Research Workshop, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 27 - 29th September , 2012, Conference Paper, PRESENTED

Nolan C. Quinn S., & Gleeson C., Report on the Unilink Service - An Occupational Therapy Mental Health Initiative Five Years On 2004 - 2009, 2009, Report, PUBLISHED

Nolan C, Supporting students with mental health difficulties at third level., Continuing Education Workshop, NUI Maynooth, April, 2008, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

Nolan C, Challenges in your 20's - Men's Mental Health, Blackrock Past Pupils Association, Stillorgan Park Hotel, March, 2008, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

Nolan C.& Quinn S., Managing Asperger's syndrome at Third Level., Workshop on Asperger's Syndrome, National College of Art and Design, November, 2008, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

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Awards and Honours

Award	Date
Best Paper at WFOT Conference London 1994	WFOT Conference 1994
Trintiy College Equality Award	December 2009
Trinity College Equality Award	2010
Trinity College Equality Award	January 2013
AOTI Ann Beckett Award	2016

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Dr. Clodagh Nolan

Dr. Clodagh Nolan

Assistant Professor (Occupational Therapy)

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nolancl@tcd.ie

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