

The European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) Conference 2018 - SASHLab on Tour!
If you follow us on social media you may have noticed that many of our lab members presented at this year's EHPS conference, held in NUIG from August 21st-25th. I was lucky enough to receive an EHPS CREATE grant to attend this year’s conference. The Collaborative REsearch And Training in the EHPS (CREATE) is a subdivision of EPHS specifically for early career researchers. As part of this grant I also had the opportunity to attend the pre-conference workshop “Who do I want to


Independent Learning Module: The Biological Basis of Cardiovascular Reactivity
A focal point of psychosomatic research has examined the pathogenic influence of psychological stress on physical health. In particular, augmented cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress has received considerable attention due to its association with prospective adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, the precise mechanism by which psychological stress perturbs the cardiovascular system is often poorly understood. As a PhD student researching in the field of
SASHLab on Tour!
As part of our commitment to reinforce and grow our research networks throughout the country, Rachel was invited to University College Cork by Dr Samantha Dockray to act as a discussant for their monthly Lightning Talk. The topic was "Biomarkers in Psychophysiology research: Potential and pitfalls", with two presentations from PhD candidates Karen O'Leary and Gillian Murphy. Rachel discussed the many methodological issues and considerations essential for research in the areas