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Orla Muldoon is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Limerick, affiliated with the Department of Psychology and the Centre for Social Issues Research. Her research focuses on social identity processes, trauma, and public health, particularly exploring how group memberships and social structures influence mental health and behavior. She leads an ERC Advanced Grant project examining adversity and trauma through social identity change, and an HRB-IRC study on social solidarity during the pandemic. Muldoon holds a PhD from Queen's University Belfast and has held academic positions at Ulster University and QUB. She contributes to public media through opinion editorials in the Irish Times, and serves on editorial boards of Political Psychology and the Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. Her honors include the Fulbright Scholars Award (2020) and the Louise Kidder Early Career Award (2000).
- Education:
- Bachelor's and PhD in Psychology from Queen's University Belfast
- Advanced methods training at University of Michigan (JFK Scholarship)
- Awards:
- ERC Advanced Grant (2025)
- Irish Research Council Member
- NPHET Behaviour and Communications Committee Advisor
Her work bridges social psychology with real-world issues like Brexit's societal impacts, trauma responses in conflict zones, and vaccine uptake dynamics. Key themes include the interplay between identity, power, and health. Recent articles highlight resilience in trauma survivors, vaccine hesitancy linked to religious identity, and stress physiology in university transitions. Muldoon emphasizes translating academic findings into actionable policies for public good.
