Léa McQuaid

• Main thesis project: assessing the formation of habitual behaviour in smokers using an updated instrumental learning paradigm
• Second project: assessing the psychokinetic profile of 3-MMC in healthy volunteers
• Third project: assessing the effects of LSD on pro-social behaviour and empathy in couples using hyperscanning EEG

Skills acquired:

• Completed research, compiled data, and assisted in timely reporting.
• Participated in regular meetings with project stakeholders for clear communication of progress updates and addressing concerns promptly.
• Boosted lab efficiency by maintaining and troubleshooting complex research equipment.
• Contributed to groundbreaking research findings with diligent experimental work and thorough data analysis.

• Teaching English to children who cannot afford schooling; helping build the infrastructure and spreading media awareness of the project
• Developed innovative lesson plans to engage students in English language learning.
• Spreading media awareness of the project, as well as raising funds for families and for a bright student to attend university

• Boosted creativity through hands-on music activities that allowed children to express themselves freely while developing fine motor skills as well as positive peer interactions
• Collaborated with other nonprofit organizations to develop joint initiatives that benefited the broader community at large.

• Discussed and applied dissemination strategies to raise awareness of the research and achievements of the Helping Kids Lab!
• Daily engagement with other relevant researchers and research labs to increase the following of the Helping Kids Lab

• "Exploring the relationship between gender stigma and mental illness stigma in young people with psychogenic seizures"
• Final Grade: A-
• Effective data collection, literature review, application of statistical knowledge and mastered use of SPSS
• Continued research collaboration with Dr. Cliódhna O'Connor and Dr. Philip Cohey towards publication

• Assisted MSc Deirdre Moran and Dr
• Laura Taylor on a systematic review on "The predictors of prosocial behaviour towards a socially relevant outgroup "
• Used Covidence as a screening and data extraction tool for systematic analysis of data
• Developed my critical analysis, statistical and empirical reviewing skills