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Research Interests
Child health and development.
Research Statement
I have a professional background in special community public health nursing and an interdisciplinary academic background spanning health, social sciences and educational research. Prior to joining Queens University Belfast (QUB), I worked for over fifteen years as a nurse and then as a health visitor across different Health Trusts in Northern Ireland.
Since joining the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work (QUB) I have sustained over fifteen years research experience in the field of child health and wellbeing and gained Doctorate in the subject of parental involvement and child well-being.
My interests lie in evaluative research. I have completed numerous evaluations of school-based programmes using a range of methodologies, and in particular, am experienced in the design, management, analysis and reporting of qualitative methods; specifically process evaluations that are designed to run alongside randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in school settings. My work over the last decade has involved undertaking high quality quantitative and qualitative research on a range of RCT’s, in community and educational settings in Ireland and the UK.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R3662EDU: Evaluation of Nurture Units
Gildea, A., Connolly, P., Lynn, F., Sloan, S. & Winter, K.
15/10/2014 → …
Project: Research
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R1346SES: Further Development of ‘Crescendo’ to Maximise Programme Impact.
O'Hare, L., Gildea, A. & O'Hara, L.
29/04/2020 → 15/11/2022
Project: Research
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R1332SES: Evaluation and development of logic model for the ‘Try This’ Experiential Emotional Resilience programme for Key Stage 3, 4 & 5 students.
23/01/2020 → 30/04/2021
Project: Research
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R4779NUR: The APPLE Project: A Parenting and Professional Learning Evaluation
McNeill, J., Alderdice, F., Gildea, A. & Lynn, F.
28/10/2016 → 31/10/2019
Project: Research
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Common health assets protocol: a mixed-methods, realist evaluation and economic appraisal of how community led organisations (CLOs) impact on the health and well-being of people living in deprived areas
Baker, R., Ahmed, M., Bertotti, M., Cassidy, J., Chipuriro, R., Clewett, E., Donaldson, C., Elders, A., Fenge, L. A., Fox, J., Galway, K., Gildea, A., McGuinness, A., McLean, J., Manoukian, S., Mason, H., Morgan, A., Mulholland, J., O'Hare, L., Patterson, A., & 7 others , 16 Mar 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 3, 8 p., e069979.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing the effectiveness of two reciprocal reading comprehension interventions for primary school pupils in disadvantaged schools
O'Hare, L., Stark, P., Cockerill, M., Lloyd, K., McConnellogue, S., Gildea, A., Biggart, A., Bower, C. & Connolly, P., 22 Jun 2023, (Early online date) In: British Journal of Educational Psychology. 23 p., e12623.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conversations. "The story I want my life to be"
O'Hare, L., Orr, K., Waite, S. J., O'Hara, L., Sweet, D., Gildea, A., Redpath, J., Davidson, R., Dunne, L. & Miller, S., Nov 2022, 104 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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The role of the link worker in social prescribing: a protocol for a scoping review
Mulholland, J., Galway, K., O'Hare, L., Bertotti, M. & Gildea, A., Jun 2022, (Unpublished) 9 p.Research output: Working paper
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Families Connect RCT evaluation: key findings and themes: implementation and evaluation of the Families Connect programme in UK
Gildea, A., 04 Mar 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Prizes
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ARC Accelerator
O'Hare, Liam (Recipient), Stark, Patrick (Recipient) & Gildea, Aideen (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction
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Poster Presentation: Sources of Feeding Advice in the first year: who do parents value?
Gildea, Aideen (Recipient), Nov 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne University
Aideen Gildea (Invited speaker)
18 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Sure Start Evaluation
Aideen Gildea (Consultant)
01 Mar 2022 → 31 Aug 2022Activity: Consultancy types › KTP & Consultancy in kind
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Presentation to Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier in Australia
Aideen Gildea (Speaker)
26 Oct 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work (Organisational unit)
Aideen Gildea (Member)
08 Aug 2018 → Feb 2020Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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What Works Global Summit
Aideen Gildea (Speaker)
26 Sep 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Article in The Economist: How to Make Children do Their Homework
Sarah Miller, Jenny Robinson, Seaneen Sloan, Aideen Gildea & Allen Thurston
15/07/2016
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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BBC Education Report: Texting parents boosts maths grades, study suggests
Sarah Miller, Jenny Robinson, Seaneen Sloan, Aideen Gildea & Allen Thurston
15/07/2016
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other