The PROGRESS team consists of psychiatrists, pharmacists, other medical specialists including GPs and endocrinologists, nurses, computer scientists, people with lived experience of psychosis and their caregivers.
The PROGRESS team is made up of people from different professions and expertise from across Ireland and internationally who are committed to working together to develop resources that will improve the lives of people experiencing psychosis.
Our Team
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Brian is Professor of Psychiatry at UCD & St Vincent’s University Hospital and a Consultant Psychiatrist with Dublin South East mental health service.
Dolores Keating is Head of Pharmacy Services at Saint John of God Hospital, a registered Superintendent Pharmacist with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
Donal is a Consultant Endocrinologist at St Vincent’s University Hospital and St Columcilles’s Hospital in Loughlinstown
John Lally is a Clinical Professor at UCD and is a Consultant Psychiatrist in North Dublin City Mental Health Services and at St Vincent’s Hospital Fairview, Dublin.
John is a consultant psychiatrist in the Wicklow Mental Health Services and an Associate Professor in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Prof Fiona McNicholas is Chair of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry in UCD and a Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Lucena Clinic, Rathgar and Children Hospital Ireland CHI, Crumlin. She trained in Psychiatry in
Prof. Kelly Allott is a Professorial Fellow and Clinical Neuropsychologist at Orygen and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne. She specialises in understanding and treating cognitive difficulties in youth mental health,
Dr. Joseph Firth is a UKRI Fellow at the University of Manchester, with a PhD (Medicine) from The University of Manchester. Internationally recognized as one of the most highly-cited scientists in Digital Medicine, Lifestyle Psychiatry
Prof Siskind trained as a psychiatrist in Australia and the United States. He works clinically as a psychiatrist in Brisbane, Australia with people with treatment refractory schizophrenia. His research interests include treatment refractory schizophrenia, clozapine
Catherine is a Professor in the School of Computer Science at University College Dublin where she leads the Life Science Data Analytics Group (LiSDA). Her research focuses on using machine learning, including deep learning, to
Fiona Gaughran is Professor of Physical Health and Clinical Therapeutics in Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London and the Director of Research and Development at the South London and
Michael John Norton is an Early Career Researcher and PPI Lead for the HRB funded PROGRESS project. Michael John has his own lived experiences of psychosis and has a proven track record of utilising this
Rita is a qualified general nurse, mother and mental health advocate. Rita has worked in Dublin, Sydney, Bahrain, Germany and Switzerland as a registered nurse. Rita has been in a lot of voluntary work and
Cathal Cadogan is an Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Cathal completed both his BSc. (Pharm.) and PhD in TCD. He then worked as
Dr Andrew Thompson is a Professor of Youth Mental Health and a Consultant Psychiatrist. He is medical lead of the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) at Orygen and is the academic lead for
Aoife is a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist at Saint John of God Hospital and a PhD candidate at RCSI, Ireland. Her research interests include medicines optimisation and improving physical health outcomes in people with severe mental
Oisín is a clinical researcher with UCD, and Higher Specialist Trainee in General Adult and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is a member of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and the Royal College of
Dr Brian O’Mahony graduated from University College Cork in 2017, before commencing his Psychiatry training in the UCC Deanery. He completed an MsC in Clinical Neuropsychiatry in King’s College London, where he was awarded the
Nicola Byrne is the CEO of Shine, a national organisation that provides information and support for people affected by mental health difficulties in Ireland. She is also a registered Social Worker with over 25 years
Caroline is an advanced specialist mental health pharmacist at St John of God Hospital, Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and an Adjunct Lecturer/Associate Professor at the UCD School
David Shiers is an honorary reader in early psychosis at Manchester University. In a previous life David had been a GP in Leek, North Staffordshire. His interest in mental health arose from personal involvement as
Iris Sommer is a clinical and academic psychiatrist who completed her medical studies in Amsterdam and earned her PhD from the University of Utrecht in 2004, focusing on brain imaging in schizophrenia. In 2011, she
Karen O Connor is a Consultant Psychiatrist and the National Clinical Lead for the Early Intervention in Psychosis Programme. Dr. O Connor is a medical graduate of University College Cork. She completed most of her
Ian Kelleher is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Edinburgh University and an Academy of Medical Sciences Professor. He is adjunct professor at University College Dublin, Ireland, and University of Oulu, Finland. His research
Paul is a Senior Registrar at St Vincent’s University Hospital. He completed his BST in Dublin South East and Wicklow and is a member of both the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and the Royal
Faye is a Clinical Research Registrar working at St. Vincent’s Hospital. She completed a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacology before obtaining a degree in medicine. She has worked in psychiatric services across Dublin and
Laoise Renwick is a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Senior Lecturer in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Manchester and Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and
Miriam works as a Senior Pharmacist at St John of God Hospital. Miriam previously worked as an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, and has years of community
Natalia Stollarova is a postdoctoral researcher and pharmacist specialising in pharmacogenomics and personalised medicine. She gained clinical pharmacy experience at Faculty Hospital Trnava in Slovakia and completed her PharmD and PhD at the Faculty of
Tara is a clinical researcher and Higher Specialist Trainee in General Adult and Liaison Psychiatry. Since graduating in Medicine from the University of Galway in 2016, she has worked across diverse mental health services in
Ailbhe is a Higher Specialist Trainee in General Adult, Liaison and Perinatal Psychiatry. She graduated from King’s College London School of Medicine in 2016 with a distinction in clinical practice, having previously achieved a first
Paul is a clinical researcher with UCD and a Higher Specialist Trainee in general adult, old age and liaison psychiatry. He graduated from University College Dublin in 2018 and completed his basic specialist training in
Victoria is a clinical research registrar working at St Vincent’s Hospital. She recently completed her Basic Specialist Training in Dublin and Wicklow. She is a member of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and the
Eiman is a clinical researcher at UCD, with experience working in mental health services across Sudan and Ireland. She completed her Basic Specialist Training in Dublin North City Mental Health Services. Her current research focuses
Elizaveta is a Clinical Researcher at University College Dublin (UCD) and an Honorary Research Registrar with the Mental Health Services (MHS) Dublin North City and West. She graduated in Medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons
Marco McSweeney is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Medicine at University College Dublin. He completed his PhD in Psychology at the University of Sheffield with a focus on the neurobiological correlates of psychogenic
Aoife Brady is a Research Assistant within the UCD Psychosis Research Team. Aoife has previously worked as a Research Assistant in DETECT Early Intervention in Psychosis Service and Orygen Youth Health, Melbourne. Aoife obtained her
Marsha Neilan is a Stage 4 undergraduate medical student at UCD undertaking an SSRA research project under the supervision of Prof. Brian O’Donoghue. She is conducting a national survey of GPs attitudes, knowledge, and experience
