Aisling Murray – Growing Up in Ireland

Author: Aisling Murray

Aisling has been a full-time Research Officer on the Growing Up in Ireland Study Team since 2006. She works with both the Infant and Child Cohorts and contributes to the development of questionnaires, training of interviewers, data analysis and preparation, and authorship of Growing Up in Ireland reports. She has a special interest in ethics and child welfare in the research context. Her main research interests are cognitive development and parenting, and influences on development in early childhood. Her other roles in the ESRI include co-organiser of the Research and Policy Seminar Series, member of the Staff Representative Committee and occupational first-aider. Aisling’s background is in psychology, and both her primary degree and PhD were completed at the School of Psychology in Trinity College Dublin. Her PhD research was in the area of cognitive psychology. Aisling also has a Diploma in the Psychology of Criminal Behaviour (NCI) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics (TCD). She has taught a variety of psychology and research-related courses within TCD, and her research experience includes work with Victim Support and the Central Statistics Office.

27 March 201912 September 2019

Register now for GUI Conference 2019 on Nov 21st

Registration for Growing Up in Ireland’s 11th Annual Research Conference (21st November 2019) is now open.

21 February 201918 September 2019

Launch of new GUI report on the 7/8 year postal survey

The latest combined technical and review report on the GUI Infant Cohort ’08 at age 7/8 years is now available – including additional results table and infographics. Reports available from our publications page

22 January 201921 February 2019

Two new GUI reports launched February 21st

Pictured at the launch of the latest GUI reports are the authors, representatives from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and young helpers.

L-R: Dr Eoin McNamara (ESRI), Dr Aisling Murray (ESRI), Dr Anne-Marie Brooks (DCYA), Dr Clare Farrell (DCYA), Mille Palmer (age 5), Professor Emer Smyth (ESRI), Professor Dorothy Watson (ESRI), Professor Richard Layte (TCD), Professor Elizabeth Nixon (TCD) and Finn Grant (age 1)

14 December 201814 December 2018

Invitation to submit details of GUI publications and theses

You can now inform the GUI team of new peer-reviewed publications and completed postgraduate theses using GUI data using online forms. More details on the external publications page.

9 November 2018

GUI Annual Conference 2018

Pictured at the 10th Annual GUI Conference and latest Key Findings launch: Elizabeth Nixon (TCD), Richard Layte (TCD), Dorothy Watson (ESRI), Clare Farrell (DCYA), Alan Barrett (ESRI), Minister Katherine Zappone (DCYA), Emer SMyth (ESRI), Claire Finn (DCYA)

9 November 20189 November 2018

GUI Launch of 9-Year Key Findings

The authors of the latest Key Findings report on 9-year-olds Growing Up in Ireland pictured with Minister Katherine Zappone at the 10th Annual Conference, Nov 8 2018

Pictured: Desmond O’Mahony, Daráine Murphy, Minister Zappone, Eoin McNamara, Emer Smyth, Aisling Murray, Dorothy Watson

9 November 20189 November 2018

GUI Annual Conference 2018

Minister Zappone opened the 10th Annual GUI Research Conference and launched the latest set of key findings from Cohort’08/Infant Cohort – Thursday 8th Nov.

Pictured here with helpers Niamh, Jessica and Leo.

23 October 201814 December 2018

Calling all 20-year participants

Growing Up in Ireland interviewers are currently visiting members of the Child Cohort at 20 years. If you are a previous participant – even if you missed a wave – please get in touch