Ann Marie Halpenny
Lecturer in Psychology
Qualifications
Ph.D., Dublin University, Trinity College, Dublin.
B.A. Single Honours Psychology. Dublin University, Trinity College, Dublin
B.A. (Hons). in Modern Languages, National University of Ireland, University College, Dublin
Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics. Dublin University, Trinity College, Dublin
Research Interests:
Changing childhoods, Child-parent relationships, Researching young children's experiences, Childhood and adversity, Young carers
Publications
Wieczorek-Deering, D. & Halpenny, A. (in press). Theoretical Perspectives on Children’s Development during the Early Years. In Mhic
Mhathúna, M. and Taylor, M. (Eds). Early Childhood Education and Care. An Introduction for Students in Ireland. Gill and Macmillan
Halpenny, A. M., Nixon, E. & Watson, D. (2010). Parents' Perspectives on Parenting Styles and Disciplining Children. Office of the Minister
for Children and Youth Affairs.
Nixon, E., & Halpenny, A. M. (2010). Children's Perspectives on Parenting Styles and Discipline. Office of the Minister for Children and
Youth Affairs
Wieczorek-Deering, D. , Halpenny, A. & Deering , J. (2010). Irish Fathers’ Involvement with their Toddlers in Dual Earner Families:
Antecedent and Concurrent Correlates. In Zukauskiene, R. (Ed.), Proceedings of the XIV European Conference on Developmental
Psychology ECDP. Vilnius, Lithuania, August 18-22, 2009 (pp.289-292). Pianoro: Medimond
Halpenny , A.M., Greene, S. M. & Hogan, D. M. (2008). Children’s Perspectives on Coping and Support
Following Parental Separation. Child Care in Practice. Vol. 14, No. 3, 311-325
Keogh, A.F., Halpenny, A.M. & Gilligan, R. (2006). Educational issues for children and young people in families living in emergency accommodation: an Irish perspective. Children and Society.
Smyth, C., Hogan, D., Halpenny, A., Greene, S. (2005). A study of Irish children's experience of parental separation. Dissemination issues and approaches in C. Klockner and U. Paezel (Eds.) Kindheitsforschung and Kommunale Praxis, Germany: VS Verlag.
Halpenny, A.M., Greene, S. & Hogan, D. (2005). Children's experiences of parental separation. Childlinks.
Greene, S., Halpenny, A., Hogan, D., Smyth, C. (2004). Children's Experiences of Parental Separation: Engaging with Policy Makers and Practitioners. In Klockner, C. (Editor) Translating Scientific Results of Child Research into Public Policy. VS Verlag.
Halpenny, A. M. & Gilligan, R. (2004). Caring before their time?: Research and policy perspectives on young carers. Dublin: Barnardos & Children's Research Centre
Halpenny, A. M. & Keogh, A. F. (2003). Children in Emergency Accommodation. Poverty Today, January 2003
Halpenny AM, Keogh AF, Gilligan R (2002). A Place for Children? Children in Families Living in Emergency Accommodation. The Perspectives of Children, Parents and Professionals. Dublin: Homeless Agency & Children's Research Centre, TCD.
Hogan D, Halpenny AM, Greene S (2002). Children's Experiences of Parental Separation. Dublin: Children's Research Centre, TCD.
Hogan D, Halpenny AM, Greene S (2003). Change and Continuity after Parental Separation: Children's Experiences of Family Transitions in Ireland. In: Smart C (ed.) New perspectives on childhood and divorce. Special issue of Childhood, vol. 10 (2).
Halpenny AM, Greene S, Hogan D, Smith M, McGee H (2001) Children of Homeless Mothers. The Daily Life Experiences and Wellbeing of Children in Homeless Families. Dublin: The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Children's Research Centre, TCD.
Conference Presentations
Physical Punishment of Children in Ireland: Parental Attitudes and Practices. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of national Council for Families and Relationships (NCFR) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 2010.
Balancing Work and Family Commitments: Perspectives of First-time Mothers.Poster presented at Biennial Conference of International Society of Behaviour and Development (ISSBD), Wurzburg, Germany , July 2008
The Transition from Maternity Leave to Returning to Work. Paper presented at PSI Annual Conference in Killarney, November 2007.
Relations among Relationships Post-Separation: Poster presented at the 2007 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA , April 2007.
Children's Perspectives on Inter-parental Relationships in Post Separation Families. Poster presented at the 19th Biennial Conference of International Society for Study of Behaviour and Development (ISSBD) in Melbourne, Australia, July 2006.
Children's Perspectives on Relationships with Non-Resident Parents following parental Separation. Paper presented at International Conference on Divorce and Children (ICCD), University of East Anglia, Norwich, July 2006.
Play opportunities for children living in emergency accommodation. Paper presented at OMEP (Ireland) Annual Research Conference, University College, Cork, April 2006.
Renegotiating relationships with parents post-separation: Key issues in facilitating closeness and security. Paper presented at Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) Annual Conference, Derry, November, 2005.
Security in relationships with parents post-separation. Poster presented at the 18th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Ghent, July 2004
Children's Experiences of Parental Separation. Poster presentation at the Biennial .Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Tampa, Florida, April 2003
Phone: 01-4024255
Fax: 01-4024263
Email: AnnMarie.Halpenny@dit.ie
