Mary Clarke

Dr. Mary Clarke is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at RCSI. She holds positions including Director of SPHeRE, Vice-Dean for International Citizenship, and teaches on neuroscience modules in Medicine, Physiotherapy, and Pharmacy. Her research focuses on psychiatric epidemiology, particularly early life influences on mental illness, including schizophrenia and adolescent mental health. She collaborates on large cohort studies in Ireland and Finland.

• Education: PhD (Trinity College Dublin), MSc Epidemiology (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), BA Psychology (Trinity College Dublin)
• Research Interests: Psychiatric epidemiology, early life adversity, schizophrenia, and adolescent mental health trajectories. Active in neuroimaging and environmental risk factor studies.

Her work includes grants such as the Health Research Board-supported SPHeRE program and environmental risk studies. Awards include the Young Investigator of the Year (2009) and Barnes Medal (2008). She serves on editorial boards for Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology and EU-GEI networks.

Grants include funding for interdisciplinary doctoral education, structured population health research, and environmental risk assessments. Her teaching roles include leading the Neuroscience Module and coordinating mental health curriculum integration.