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Dr. Stephen Gallagher has published a paper titled; “Unemployment as a chronic stressor: A systematic review of cortisol studies” with Rachel Sumner. The paper was published in the Psychology and Health journal and supported by funding from the Irish Research Council.. Sumner, R.C., & Gallagher, S. (2016). Unemployment as a chronic stressor: A systematic review of cortisol studies, Psychology & Health, 1-23. DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2016.1247841 As most of you reading will know,


SASHLab Updates!
With the semester well underway it’s time for an update on SASHLab’s activities! First, we would like to congratulate our Assistant Dean of Research Dr. Stephen Gallagher who was recently this year’s recipient of the University of Limerick Award for Excellence in Service to Community. This award is presented to a UL member of staff annually in recognition of excellence in the area of voluntary work within the campus community and beyond. Congratulations, Stephen! SASHLab woul


SASHLab on Tour!
L-R: Dr Siobhán Howard (MIC), Prof Brian Hughes (NUIG), Dr Rachel Sumner (UL), Dr Stephen Gallagher (UL), Páraic Ó Súilleabháin (NUIG) SASHLab members Stephen, Rachel, and Páraic presented at the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR) conference hosted by Tel Aviv University this week. Stephen and Rachel each presented posters, one on the preliminary data from the UL Spit Study, and a review on cortisol in unemployment. Páraic did an excellent presentation on his PhD rese
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