9.00-9.25 Registration: Analog Devices Building Lobby 9.30-9.45 Welcome and Opening: Prof. Sarah Moore, Associate Vice President, Academic, UL AD2-010 9.45-10.30 Plenary Talk Anna Geary, Broadcaster, Athlete, Columnist and Life Coach Title: What doesn't challenge you, doesn't change you AD2-010 AD1-045 10.30-10.50 Presenter: Emily Pochkhanavala Title: Our experience as novice researchers Programme of Study: Midwifery 10.50-11.10 Presenter: Alan McCabe Title: Trademarks and technology: paving the path for the future of trademark registration Programme of Study: Law Plus with Sociology 11.10-11.30 Presenter: Sarah Coughlan Title: Psychopathic and Sociopathic Characters in Literature and the Nature versus Nurture Debate 11.30-11.50 Coffee and Poster Session* AD1-046 Presenter: Denis Murphy Title: Effectiveness of psychological interventions at reducing self-harm: an integrative literature review Programme of Study: Health Sciences Presenter: Darina Donnellan Title: Do they go hand in hand? - Comorbidity and factors associated with problematic internet use and other health behaviours and Sociology Presenter: Daniel O Connell Title: The social utility of marital bottom branding; legal rule or the result of non-legal factors? Programme of Study: Law Plus with Sociology 11.50-12.10 Presenter: Ryan Barrett Title: Loving Your Neighbour as Yourself or for Yourself: Self-Interest and the Minimal Group Paradigm and Sociology 12.10-12.30 Presenter: Bríd McConnell Title: Using online and paper dictionaries: Perception and practices of early-stage university students of German 12.30-12.50 Presenter: Lorna Horgan Title: Peer-tutor perceptions of power in tutoring sessions Presenter: Luke O Dea Title: Linguistic practice in refugee shelters / support-organisations involved in the oversight of refugees in Germany Presenter: Myles Sammon Title: An Analysis Of Civilian Interactions With Media Coverage Of The 'Repeal The 8th' Movement Presenter: Mareike Zackariat Title: Writing for The Nation, 1842-48
12.50-13.10 Presenter: Kevin Meade & Aidan Coleman Title: Exploring teachers as researchers and their use of evidence based practices in the classroom Programme of Study: Materials and Engineering Technology 13.05-13.40 Lunch Programme of Study: English and History Presenter: William O Dwyer Title: OpenGL Network Visualisation Programme of Study: Computer Systems 13.40-13.55 Presenter: David White Title: Problem Solving Approaches and Associated Cognitive Load Induced by Psychometric Tests of Spatial Ability Programme of Study: Materials and Engineering Technology 13.55-14.10 Presenter: Caroline McCarthy Title: Depression and anxiety among Irish people with Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross- Sectional Study. Programme of Study: Physiotherapy 14.10-14.25 Presenter: Adam O Donovan Title: Investigating the effect of student mobility programmes on the academic accomplishment of BBs Students Programme of Study: Economics and Mathematical Sciences 14.25-14.40 Presenter: Amy Johnson Title: Teacher-Child Attachment and Adjustment to Early School Environment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Analysis 14.40-14.55 Presenter: Claire Cronin Title: Towards a Post-Radical Front National? From Political Fringe to Political Mainstream 14.55-15.10 Presenter: Padraig Brock Title: Competitive balance and team stability in the League of Ireland Programme of Study: Economics and Sociology Presenter: Enda O Shea Title: Head Pose Estimation using Microsoft Kinect v2.0 Programme of Study: Computer Sciences Presenter: James Connor Title: Is the one-legged stance test a useful predictor of falls in community-dwelling older adults? Programme of Study: Physiotherapy Presenter: Christopher Coughlan Title: Evaluating the Influence of Morningess-Eveningness on Cardiovascular responses to Stress Presenter: Alanna Wurm Title: Mastery and Locus of Control: Implications for Retention in Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Programme Presenter: Adam O Riordan Title: Type D Personality is associated with blunted cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress and Sociology Presenter: Joseph Murphy Title: A Study of Influence: An Investigation into The Connection Formed by YouTubers and Their Following
15.10-15.30 Coffee and Poster Session* AD1-045 AD1-046 AD2-010 15.30-15.45 Presenter: Patrick Kearns Title: The Representations of the Travelling Community in the Irish Print Media 15.45-16.00 Presenter: Aoife Broderick Title: Overt or Covert Sexism in modern sport: an investigation into gender discrimination in Surfing and the Olympics Presenter: Rachel Lyons Title: The Stench of Death : Jim Kemmy and the Limerick Leader in 1982. Programme of Study: European Studies Presenter: Karen O Brien Title: Like don t judge my accent before you judge me like Accents, attitudes and the media representation of the Irish accent and regional accents within Ireland. Oral Presentations (5 mins) 1. Presenter: Mamobo Ogoro Title: A Real Woman: Depression, Anxiety and Hormone-Replacement Therapy in Transwomen and Criminal Justice 2. Presenter: Erris Burke Title: An exploration of the benefits of dance on expression in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Programme of Study: Voice and Dance 16.00-16.15 Presenter: Siobhan O Donovan Title The Impact of Flow Theory on Language Learners Intrinsic Motivation 16.15-16.30 Presenter: Aine Reilly Title: Sobering but serene: Dark Tourism in the city of Nagasaki Presenter: Kathy Young Title: Investigating Dance Imagery in Performance Programme of Study: Arts Practice (Dance) Oral Presentations (Research in 3 mins) Presenter: Jane Foley Title: An exploration of UL language students use of Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) Programme of Study: BA Joint Honours (French and Mathematics) Presenter: Enda Treacy Title: A study into video games qualifying as an art form Programme of Study: New media and English Presenter: Lorraine Lally Title: A patient's view on Maternal/Foetal Conflict in Ireland Programme of Study: Spanish Studies Presenter: Amy Ryan Title: Learners Perspectives on Native English Speaking 3. Presenter: Paul Finn Title: Gaeilge Amháin; Todhchaí fhoghlaim na Gaeilge nó cur amú ama? 4. Presenter: Rachel McCourt Title: Exploring Casual Conversation: A corpus-based approach. 5. Presenter: Gráinne Pyke Title: Existential themes in Extraordinary tales: Researching the manifestation of themes of Satrean existentialism in the short stories of Julio Cortázar 6. Presenter: Brendan Duff Title: Investigating the Opportunities and Challenges Relating to the Integration of Augmented Reality into an Irish Second Level School Programme of Study: Materials and Educational Technology 7. Presenter: Eoin Shiel Title: The development of physics and chemistry tutorials in the form of online screencasts with the
Teachers (NESTs) and Non-native English Speaking Teachers (NNESts Presenter: Laura Connolly Title: The Sexualisation of Women in the Social Media age purpose of aiding the study of first year UL students Programme of Study: Science Education with Physics and Chemistry 8. Presenter: Elizabeth Storey Title: The Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Lesson Unit for the Integration of Mathematics into Transition Year Science Programme of Study: Science Education with Physics and Chemistry 9. Presenter: Seán Carey Title: Genome Sequencing in Electrical Nanopore Programme of Study: Mathematics and Physics 10. Presenter: Shannon Slattery Title: Chemical properties of hydrochars Programme of Study: Industrial Biochemistry 11. Presenter: Emily Aherne Title: The Trope of Kathleen Ni Houlihan in the poetry of Dora Sigeron Shorter and Eva Gore-Booth 16.30-16.50 Oral Presentations (2) (5 mins) 12. Presenter: Sarah Jane Allen Title: An investigation on Irish female bloggers and their influence Oral Presentations (2) (5 mins) 13. Presenter: Adam O Sullivan Title: Emotioneering in Videogames 17.00 Presentation of Deans Awards for Best AICUR Presentations Stables Club
*Posters: Presenter: Mackenzie Lynch Title: An exploratory study on the relationship between psychometrics measures of group identification and cohesiveness with social network positions in the minimal group paradigm. Presenter: Jessica Silva Title: An investigation of the Mentor Support Programmes available to Women in STEM 2 D Courses in Ireland Programme of Study: Biomedical Engineering Presenter: Kevin O Malley Title: Meaning and Magic: Flow and Meaning in Tabletop Gaming. and Sociology Presenter: Amanda Keegan Title: Pro-rich or pro-poor? An analysis of primary and secondary care utilisation. Programme of Study: GEMS Presenter: David Ryley, Chris Brady & Shane O Malley Title: Trash Team Racing Winner of Games Fleadh 2017 Programme of Study: Computer Games Development