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Welcome to PsychSlam!

Registration for 2027 is open.

Are you a TY student interested in psychology and science communication?

Would you like to learn more about how psychologists understand how people think, behave, and feel?

The PsychSlam competition organised by the School of Applied Psychology UCC gives TY student teams the opportunity to research a topic in Psychology and present their findings in a 6-minute PowerPoint presentation.

Participating teams gain experience in teamwork and science communication, and build connections with other students, researchers and psychologists.

All teams will receive detailed guidance and support, including an in-person training session on how to prepare their talk, the topics, and resources they can use to put their talk together.

Every year, students tell us that they have a wonderful experience learning about psychology and research, as well as how to present information to audiences in an informative and engaging manner (read more in the Student Teams Feedback).

The PsychSlam 2027 training day will be on Friday 5th March 2027 and the competition day will be on Friday 23rd April 2027

Our Team

This year the event is led by Dr. Clodagh Butler, Dr. Marica Cassarino, Dr. Kim Keating, Dr. Daniel O'Callaghan and Catherine Sullivan. You can contact the team at psychslam@ucc.ie.

Clodagh Butler

Clodagh is a Chartered Work and Organisational Psychologist and works as programme co-director on the MA Work and Organisational Psychology/Behaviour. Clodagh's teaching and research interests include workplace wellbeing, stress, coping, resilience and burnout. She enjoys research that explores high-stress, high-performance work environments that also include sport, healthcare, and education.

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Marica Cassarino

Marica is an Environmental Psychologist who does research on how the built and natural spaces in our community influence our wellbeing, and also on the psychological factors that lead people to behave sustainably. Marica is a Lecturer at the School of Applied Psychology and she is passionate about teaching quantitative research methods and psychological work with communities.

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Kim Keating

Kim is a clinical psychologist who works on the clinical psychology programme team in UCC. She has worked with young people with mental health needs, physical health needs, and/or disabilities for over 10 years in community services and hospital services. Kim is interested in teaching and research with young people related to managing strong emotions, managing co-occurring psychological needs, and why more young people might be seeking a clinical or self-diagnosis for psychological needs.

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Daniel O'Callaghan

Daniel O'Callaghan is a lecturer in the School of Applied Psychology and a postdoctoral researcher with the National Suicide Research Foundation. Daniel’s research interests revolve around the psychosocial and health implications of stigma, with a focus on addiction, suicide, trauma, and social inclusion, and how these factors affect individuals' experiences of care, recovery, and identity. Daniel is dedicated to producing high-impact research that promotes social inclusion and recognises the importance of multi-agency and cross-disciplinary approaches. In his work, he emphasises the importance of contributing to improvements in service design and delivery. He aims to highlight the often underexplored aspects of these issues and advocate for more inclusive approaches to supporting people impacted by complicated life challenges.

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The PsychSlam Team are members of several research networks and groups, as well as a range of science communication activities including:

European Association for Research on Adolescence
International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology
European Health Psychology Society
Society for Research on Adolescence
WellTeen Network Ireland & United Kingdom
beats-lab.com
Teen Advisory Group
Interdisciplinary Child Wellbeing Network
Aspire with Abbott
Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software
FameLab Ireland
UCC Environmental Research Institute
International Association of Applied Psychology
Psychological Society of Ireland Special Interest Group for Addressing Climate and Environmental Emergency
Children’s Research Network
Irish Sexualities and Gender Research Network
Psychological Society of Ireland, Division of Work and Organisational Psychology

Psychslam Interns and Volunteers

Every year, student interns and volunteers from the School of Applied Psychology play a crucial role in welcoming and supporting the TY teams during training and the PsychSlam final.

TY students will have a chance to meet our students and learn more about studying Psychology in our BA courses in Applied Psychology and Psychology and Computing in UCC.