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Dr Orla Moran

Postdoctoral Researcher
Research
Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Early Years
PJ Carroll Building
| Room: NetwellCASALA
[email protected]
+353 (0)42 9370200

Biography

Orla completed a PhD in Contextual Behavioural Science at University College Dublin and joined NetwellCASALA as a Postdoctoral Researcher in 2017. Orla is experienced in the development and evaluation of psychological interventions with various types of population across the lifespan. In recent years, her work has primarily focused on the use of digital health technology to improve mental wellbeing and condition management in those with chronic illness.

Orla lectures in psychology at DkIT where she also supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students and she is a member of the Editorial Board for the international Journal of Contextual Behavioural Science. 

Qualifications & Awards

BA (Hons) in Psychology

PhD in Psychology

Research & Interests

Contextual Behavioural Science

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Ageing

Chronic Illness

Digital Health

Gender Diversity

Publications

The publications listed below represent my 10 most recent works as recorded on ORCiD

JMIR Research Protocols
25 November 2025
DOI: 10.2196/74989
Type: Journal article

26 June 2025
DOI: 10.3233/SHTI250676
Type: Book chapter

15 May 2025
DOI: 10.3233/SHTI250489
Type: Book chapter

28 March 2025
DOI: 10.2196/preprints.74989
Type: Preprint

2025
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-85572-6_4
Type: Book chapter

2024
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-62849-8_22
Type: Book chapter

5 May 2023
DOI: 10.2196/preprints.48759
Type: Preprint

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
April 2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.03.003
Type: Journal article

JMIR Cardio
10 February 2023
DOI: 10.2196/40283
Type: Journal article

JMIR Research Protocols
1 April 2022
DOI: 10.2196/33783
Type: Journal article