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Professor Patricia Kearney is a Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health, University College Cork (UCC). She leads the ESPRIT research group, focusing on transdisciplinary approaches to chronic disease prevention, including epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical trials, implementation science, and health psychology. She was a Clinical Research Fellow at Oxford and Trinity College Dublin, and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Medical degree, University College Cork (1998), first in class
- MPH, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
- PhD in Public Health
Her research spans large-scale observational epidemiology, intervention studies, and population health approaches to diabetes and obesity prevention. She specializes in meta-analyses and clinical trials, notably leading Ireland's participation in the EU FP7 TRUST trial on subclinical hypothyroidism.
- Fulbright Scholarship
- Wellcome Trust Cardiovascular Research Initiative Junior Research Fellowship
- Beeson Fellowship (NIH-funded)
- HRB Research Leader
- HRB Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement award
She has secured significant grants, including the EU FP7 TRUST trial and HRB-funded programs, and trains future leaders in population health and health services research through interdisciplinary initiatives.
Patricia's ESPRIT research group collaborates with projects like TILDA (Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing) and develops evidence-based interventions for obesity and diabetes in primary care settings.
