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Finola Ferry is a Senior Research Fellow at the Psychology Research department within Ulster University's School of Psychology, Belfast campus. Her work focuses on mental health issues including PTSD, trauma-related mental disorders, and the intersection of healthcare access with severe mental illness. She contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to mental health and well-being.
Research interests include psychological trauma impacts, public health policy analysis, and technology applications in healthcare (e.g., tablet-based interventions). Her studies often analyze large-scale datasets like population censuses and administrative records.
Recent work explores pandemic-era mental health challenges linked to employment changes, dental care disparities among mentally ill populations, and economic burdens of PTSD. Collaborations involve multidisciplinary teams addressing conflict-related trauma in Northern Ireland contexts.
Advisory work includes mentoring PhD researcher Oindrilla Ghosh on parenting styles and mental illness correlations. Her research has been published in high-impact journals like PLoS ONE and Journal of Mental Health.
