Personal profile
Overview
I am a Psychologist with experience in Applied Cognitive Psychology in areas of Health, Forensics and Transition to Higher Education. My work spans a wide range of behavioural & methodological techniques to understand people's behaviours. I trained as an experimental Psychologist and use many of those techniques in my current work, though I have publication using survey and qualitative methodologies.
Current research activities
Recent projects have focused on 4 main themes, engagement with exercise prescriptions, the social cognitive pre-determinants of exercise engagement, the implicit attitudes and beliefs about exercise, healthy food consumption and innovative methods of measurement and interventions.
Desired research direction
The goal of my research is to understand what motivates us to engage in a healthy lifestyle. As the research continues I wish to build an evidence base of work that can assist multidisciplinary teams to plan, design and evaluate interventions for those on journeys toward healthy living.
Target collaborative companies
Health Authorities
Exercise and Fitness companies
Exercise and Fitness Professionals
Target collaborative organisations
NHS
Local Authorities
Private Exercise and Fitness Providers
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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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Winthropping as an investigative tool in clandestine grave discovery and psychological profiling
Keatley, D. & O'Donnell, C., 15 May 2023, In: Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. 38, 4, p. 853-865 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The psycho-criminology of burial sites: developing the Winthropping Method for locating clandestine burial sites
Keatley, D., O'Donnell, C., Chapman, B. & Clarke, D. D., 31 Mar 2022, In: Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. 37, 1, p. 91-100 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceptions of drink driving legal limits in England: a qualitative investigation
Keatley, D., O'Donnell, C. & Joyce, T., 1 Mar 2020, In: Psychology, Crime and Law. 26, 8, p. 733-744 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of primary-care based community-links practitioners in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation
Wyke, S., Fitzpatrick, B., Grant, L., Chng, N. R., McConachie, A., Bakhshi, A., James-Rae, G., O'Donnell, C. & Mercer, S., 3 Sept 2019, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 73, Supplement 1, p. A35-A36 2 p., OP72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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A series of n-of-1 studies examining the interrelationships between social cognitive theory constructs and physical activity behaviour within individuals
Smith, G., Williams, L., O'Donnell, C. & McKechnie, J., 8 Oct 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology & Health. 34, 3, p. 255-270 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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External Examiner BSc (Hons) Psychology & Sociology
O'Donnell, C. (Examiner)
1 Sept 2018 → 1 Sept 2020Activity: Examination
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External Examiner BSc (Hons) Psychology
O'Donnell, C. (Examiner)
1 Sept 2013 → 1 Sept 2017Activity: Examination
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Elected Member
O'Donnell, C. (Examiner)
1 Jul 2001Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation