Psychology

PROF BRIAN MICHAEL HUGHES

Biography

Brian Hughes is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Galway, specializing in stress psychophysiology, health psychology, and the public understanding of psychology and science. He advocates for the importance of scientific psychology and evidence-based policymaking in addressing societal issues. Much of his research focuses on stress, particularly its effects on cardiovascular health, resilience, and long-term health outcomes. He has published over 100 academic papers and collaborates with researchers worldwide, including in the US, UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

His latest book, A Conceptual History of Psychology (2023), explores the evolution of psychological thought. His previous works, including Rethinking Psychology (2016), Psychology in Crisis (2018), and The Psychology of Brexit (2019), examine the scientific foundations of psychology and address contemporary issues like pseudoscience and political misinformation.

Beyond his research, Professor Hughes plays a key role in clinical and scientific advisory boards. He serves on the Clinical Practice Guideline Development Group for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in Ireland, advises the charity Hope 4 ME & Fibro Northern Ireland, and sits on the Science Advisory Board for DecodeME, a large-scale study of the genetics of ME. He also chairs a global research team for the International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation.

Professor Hughes is actively involved in public communication, contributing to various media outlets and blogging at The Science Bit. He was a media spokesperson for the Psychological Society of Ireland during Ireland's national referendums on abortion in 2002 and 2018. His contributions have earned him several awards, including the Early Career Award from the Stress and Anxiety Research Society, the Career Contribution Award from the International Council of Stress Management Professionals, and the Psychological Society of Ireland's inaugural Members Award for Research.

In 2015 he was made a Fellow of the Psychological Society of Ireland (FPsSI) in recognition of his services to Irish psychology. In 2024 he received the Lifetime Career Achievement Award from the international Stress, Anxiety, Research and Trauma Society (STAR).

From 2012 to 2019, Professor Hughes served as the university's Dean of International Affairs, where he promoted global partnerships and ethical internationalisation. He holds a PhD and BA from NUI Galway and an EdM from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Research Interests

Brian Hughes's experimental research focuses on the physical impact of mental stress, with a particular focus on the cardiovascular system. Click here to view a video that describes this work.

Past research has been supported by agencies such as the Irish Research Council (EUR0.22 million for the StressBio project), the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (EUR5.8 million for the ISSP project, EUR0.64 million for CROLS), the Irish Heart Foundation, the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the National Suicide Review Group, the Health Research Board, the Higher Education Authority, and the National Science Centre of Poland.

Books

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	A Conceptual History of Psychology: The Mind Through Time. Hughes, Brian (2023) A Conceptual History of Psychology: The Mind Through Time. London: Bloomsbury. [Details]
	(2022)	Die Psychologie des Brexit: Erkenntnisse aus Verhaltenswissenschaft und Psychodrama. Hughes, Brian M. (2022) Die Psychologie des Brexit: Erkenntnisse aus Verhaltenswissenschaft und Psychodrama. Cham: Springer. [Details]
	(2019)	The Psychology of Brexit: From Psychodrama to Behavioural Science. Hughes, Brian M. (2019) The Psychology of Brexit: From Psychodrama to Behavioural Science. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
	(2018)	Psychology in Crisis. Hughes, Brian M. (2018) Psychology in Crisis. London: Palgrave. [Details]
	(2016)	Rethinking Psychology: Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience. Hughes, Brian M. (2016) Rethinking Psychology: Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience. London: Palgrave. [Details]
	(2014)	Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology (India/SAARC Edition). Hughes, Brian M. (2014) Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology (India/SAARC Edition). Delhi: Pearson. [Details]
	(2012)	Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology. Hughes, Brian M. (2012) Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology. Harlow: Prentice Hall (Pearson). [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	'Body weight, behaviours of concern, and social contact in adults and adolescents with Prader-Willi syndrome in full-time services: Findings from pooled international archival data' Hughes, B. M., Holland, A., Hödebeck-Stuntebeck, N., Garrick, L., Goldstone, A. P., Lister, M., Moore, C., & Hughes, M. (2024) 'Body weight, behaviours of concern, and social contact in adults and adolescents with Prader-Willi syndrome in full-time services: Findings from pooled international archival data'. Orphanet Journal Of Rare Diseases, [Details]
	(2024)	'Inaccurate reference leads to tripling of reported FND prevalence' Tuller, D., Davies-Payne, D., Edwards, J., Geraghty, K., Hollingue, C., Hornig, M., Hughes, B., Khan, A., Putrino, D., & Swartzberg, J. (2024) 'Inaccurate reference leads to tripling of reported FND prevalence'. Neuroimage. Clinical, [Details]
	(2023)	'Social contact with COVID-19 as a factor influencing corona anxiety in India' Pal, S., Das, D, & Hughes, B. M. (2023) 'Social contact with COVID-19 as a factor influencing corona anxiety in India'. International Journal of Population Studies, [Details]
	(2023)	'Psychophysiological responses to psychological stress exposure and neural correlates in adults with mental disorders: A scoping review' Gecaite-Stonciene, J., Rossetti, M. G., Brambilla, P., Hughes, B. M., Mickuviene, N., & Bellani, M. (2023) 'Psychophysiological responses to psychological stress exposure and neural correlates in adults with mental disorders: A scoping review'. Frontiers In Psychiatry, [Details]
	(2023)	'Die Übersicht zur aktuellen Evidenz ignoriert die aktuelle Evidenz' Jason, L. A., Behrends, U., Blitshteyn, S., Gerner, P., Grande, B., Grande, T., Hammer, S., Hoffman, K., Kohl, M., Renz-Polster, H., Scheibenbogen, C., Stingl, M., Untersmayr, E., Vink, M., Westermeier, F., & Hughes, B. M. (2023) 'Die Übersicht zur aktuellen Evidenz ignoriert die aktuelle Evidenz'. Der Nervenarzt, [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	'The role of psychotherapy in the care of patients with myalgic ecephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome' Grande, T., Grande, B., Gerner, P., Hammer, S., Stingl, M., Vink, M., & Hughes, B. M. (2023) 'The role of psychotherapy in the care of patients with myalgic ecephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome'. Medicina, 59 (4) [Details]
	(2022)	'Cortisol response to psychological stress, mental distress, fatigue and quality of life in coronary artery disease patients' Gecaite-Stonciene, J., Hughes, B. M., Kazukauskiene, N., Bunevicius, A., Burkauskas, J., Neverauskas, J., Bellani, M., & Mickuviene, N. (2022) 'Cortisol response to psychological stress, mental distress, fatigue and quality of life in coronary artery disease patients'. Scientific Reports, 12 [Details]
	(2022)	''Psychogenic' POTS: The NYU team misinterprets association as causation' Tuller, D., Blitshteyn, S., Davies-Payne, D., Delaney, B., Edwards, J., Hornig, M., Hughes, B., Putrino, D., Swartzberg, J. (2022) ''Psychogenic' POTS: The NYU team misinterprets association as causation'. Brain, 145 (11):e111-e112 [Details]
	(2022)	'Chronic fatigue syndrome and occupational status: A retrospective longitudinal study' Hughes, B. M., & Tuller, D. (2022) 'Chronic fatigue syndrome and occupational status: A retrospective longitudinal study'. Occupational Medicine, 72 (4):e1-e2 [Details]
	(2022)	'Smokers show an altered hemodynamic profile to active stress: Evidence of a dysregulated stress response in young adults' Howard, S., Keogh, T. M., Hughes, B. M., & Gallagher, S. (2022) 'Smokers show an altered hemodynamic profile to active stress: Evidence of a dysregulated stress response in young adults'. Psychophysiology, 59 (10) [Details]
	(2022)	'Response to Adamson et al. (2020): 'Cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: Outcomes from a specialist clinic in the UK'' Hughes, B. M., & Tuller, D. (2022) 'Response to Adamson et al. (2020): 'Cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: Outcomes from a specialist clinic in the UK''. Journal Of Health Psychology, 27 :1783-1789 [Details]
	(2021)	'Cardiovascular stress reactivity and health: Recent questions and future directions' Whittaker, A.C., Ginty, A.T., Hughes, B.M., Steptoe, A., & Lovallo, W.R. (2021) 'Cardiovascular stress reactivity and health: Recent questions and future directions'. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83 (7):756-766 [Details]
	(2021)	'Fatigue is associated with diminished cardiovascular response to anticipatory stress in patients with Coronary Artery Disease' Gečaitė-Stončienė, J., Hughes, B.M., Burkauskas, J., Bunevicius, A., Kazukauskiene, N., van Houtum, L., Brozaitiene, J., Neverauskas, J., & Mickuviene, N. (2021) 'Fatigue is associated with diminished cardiovascular response to anticipatory stress in patients with Coronary Artery Disease'. Frontiers in physiology, 12 [Details]
	(2021)	'Splitting the affective atom: divergence of valence and approach-avoidance motivation during a dynamic emotional experience' Kaczmarek, L., Behnke, M., Enko, J., Kosakowski, M., Guzik, P., Hughes, B.M. (2021) 'Splitting the affective atom: divergence of valence and approach-avoidance motivation during a dynamic emotional experience'. Current Psychology, 40 (7):3272-3283 [Details]
	(2021)	'An integrative network analysis framework for identifying molecular functions in complex disorders examining major depressive disorder as a test case' Oommen, A. M., Cunningham, S., O’Súilleabháin, P. S., Hughes, B. M., & Joshi, L. (2021) 'An integrative network analysis framework for identifying molecular functions in complex disorders examining major depressive disorder as a test case'. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) [Details]
	(2021)	'Core self-evaluations and psychological well-being: The mediating role of work-to-family enrichment' Sahin, S. G., Pal., S., & Hughes, B. M. (2021) 'Core self-evaluations and psychological well-being: The mediating role of work-to-family enrichment'. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 28 (4):1101-1119 [Details]
	(2021)	'Monitoring treatment harm in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A freedom-of-information study of National Health Service specialist centres in England' McPhee, G., Baldwin, A., Kindlon, T., Hughes, B. M. (2021) 'Monitoring treatment harm in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A freedom-of-information study of National Health Service specialist centres in England'. Journal Of Health Psychology, 26 (7):975-984 [Details]
	(2020)	'Cynical hostility relates to a lack of habituation of the cardiovascular response to repeated acute stress' Tyra, A.T., Brindle, R.C., Hughes, B.M., & Ginty, A.T. (2020) 'Cynical hostility relates to a lack of habituation of the cardiovascular response to repeated acute stress'. Psychophysiology, 57 (12) [Details]
	(2019)	'Trait dominance and cardiovascular functioning during social stress' Lee, E., & Hughes, B. M. (2019) 'Trait dominance and cardiovascular functioning during social stress'. Stress And Health, 35 (4):516-524 [Details]
	(2019)	'Trait and state approach-motivated positive affects interactively influence stress cardiovascular recovery' Qin, Y;Lu, W;Hughes, BM;Kaczmarek, LD (2019) 'Trait and state approach-motivated positive affects interactively influence stress cardiovascular recovery'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 146 :261-269 [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'Vulnerability to stress: Personality facet of vulnerability is associated with cardiovascular adaptation to recurring stress' O'Súilleabháin, P. S., Hughes, B. M., Oommen, A. M., Joshi, L., Cunningham, S. (2019) 'Vulnerability to stress: Personality facet of vulnerability is associated with cardiovascular adaptation to recurring stress'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 144 :34-39 [Details]
	(2019)	'High-approach and low-approach positive affect influence physiological responses to threat and anger' Kaczmarek, L D., Behnke, M., Kosakowski, M., Enko, J., Dziekan, M., Piskorski, J., Hughes, B. M., & Guzik, P. (2019) 'High-approach and low-approach positive affect influence physiological responses to threat and anger'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 138 :27-37 [Details]
	(2019)	'Effects of emotions on heart rate asymmetry' Kaczmarek, LD,Behnke, M,Enko, J,Kosakowski, M,Hughes, BM,Piskorski, J,Guzik, P (2019) 'Effects of emotions on heart rate asymmetry'. Psychophysiology, 56 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Does psychology face an exaggeration crisis?' Hughes, BM (2018) 'Does psychology face an exaggeration crisis?'. The Psychologist, :8-10 [Details]
	(2018)	'Extraversion and cardiovascular responses to recurrent social stress: Effect of stress intensity' Lu, W,Xing, WY,Hughes, BM,Wang, ZH (2018) 'Extraversion and cardiovascular responses to recurrent social stress: Effect of stress intensity'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 131 :144-151 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Neuroticism predicts all-cause mortality over 19-years: The moderating effects on functional status, and the angiotensin-converting enzyme' O'Suilleabhain, PS,Hughes, BM (2018) 'Neuroticism predicts all-cause mortality over 19-years: The moderating effects on functional status, and the angiotensin-converting enzyme'. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research, 110 :32-37 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Openness to experience and stress responsivity: An examination of cardiovascular and underlying hemodynamic trajectories within an acute stress exposure' O'Suilleabhain, PS,Howard, S,Hughes, BM (2018) 'Openness to experience and stress responsivity: An examination of cardiovascular and underlying hemodynamic trajectories within an acute stress exposure'. Plos One, 13 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Psychophysiology of stress and adaptation: Models, pathways, and implications' Hughes, B. M., Steffen, P. R., & Thayer, J. F. (2018) 'Psychophysiology of stress and adaptation: Models, pathways, and implications'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, [Details]
	(2018)	'Sleep restriction undermines cardiovascular adaptation during stress, contingent on emotional stability' Lü, W,Hughes, BM,Howard, S,James, JE (2018) 'Sleep restriction undermines cardiovascular adaptation during stress, contingent on emotional stability'. Biological Psychology, 132 :125-132 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Openness to experience and adapting to change: Cardiovascular stress habituation to change in acute stress exposure' O Suilleabhain, PS,Howard, S,Hughes, BM (2018) 'Openness to experience and adapting to change: Cardiovascular stress habituation to change in acute stress exposure'. Psychophysiology, 55 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Cardiovascular stress-response adaptation: Conceptual basis, empirical findings, and implications for disease processes' Hughes, BM, Lü, W, Howard, S (2018) 'Cardiovascular stress-response adaptation: Conceptual basis, empirical findings, and implications for disease processes'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, [Details]
	(2018)	'Start making sense: Art informing health psychology. Health Psychology Open' Kaptein, AA, Hughes, BM, Murray, M, Smyth, JS (2018) 'Start making sense: Art informing health psychology. Health Psychology Open'. Journal Of Health Psychology, [Details]
	(2017)	'The associations among personality, alcohol-related Protective Behavioural Strategies (PBS), alcohol consumption and sexual intercourse in Irish, female college students' Moylett, S; Hughes, B M (2017) 'The associations among personality, alcohol-related Protective Behavioural Strategies (PBS), alcohol consumption and sexual intercourse in Irish, female college students'. Addictive Behaviors, 6 :56-64 [Details]
	(2017)	'Repressive coping and cardiovascular reactivity to novel and recurrent stress' Howard, S,Myers, LB,Hughes, BM (2017) 'Repressive coping and cardiovascular reactivity to novel and recurrent stress'. Anxiety Stress And Coping, 30 :562-574 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Perceived social support predicts lower cardiovascular reactivity to stress in older adults' Howard, S,Creaven, AM,Hughes, BM,O'Leary, ED,James, JE (2017) 'Perceived social support predicts lower cardiovascular reactivity to stress in older adults'. Biological Psychology, 125 :70-75 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'What some people say about what they think they think' Hughes BM (2017) 'What some people say about what they think they think'. Psychologist, 30 [Details]
	(2016)	'A systematic review of physiological reactivity to stimuli in autism' Lydon S, Healy O;Reed P;Mulhern T;Hughes BM;Goodwin MS (2016) 'A systematic review of physiological reactivity to stimuli in autism'. Developmental neurorehabilitation, :1-21 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'The association between openness and physiological responses to recurrent social stress' Lü, W,Wang, ZH,Hughes, BM (2016) 'The association between openness and physiological responses to recurrent social stress'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 106 :135-140 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Conscientiousness and mindfulness in midlife coping: An assessment based on MIDUS II' Sesker, AA,Suilleabhain, PO,Howard, S,Hughes, BM (2016) 'Conscientiousness and mindfulness in midlife coping: An assessment based on MIDUS II'. Personality And Mental Health, 10 :29-42 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Heart Rate Measurement during Stereotyped Motor Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder' Lydon, S,Healy, O,Mulhern, T,Hughes, BM (2015) 'Heart Rate Measurement during Stereotyped Motor Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder'. Journal Of Developmental And Physical Disabilities, 27 :677-699 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Salivary alpha-Amylase Reactivity to Laboratory Social Stress With and Without Acute Sleep Restriction' O'Leary, ED,Howard, S,Hughes, BM,James, JE (2015) 'Salivary alpha-Amylase Reactivity to Laboratory Social Stress With and Without Acute Sleep Restriction'. Journal Of Psychophysiology, 29 :55-63 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Salivary cortisol levels and challenging behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder' Lydon, S,Healy, O,Roche, M,Henry, R,Mulhern, T,Hughes, BM (2015) 'Salivary cortisol levels and challenging behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder'. Research In Autism Spectrum Disorders, 10 :78-92 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2014)	'Dyadic Concordance in Mother and Preschooler Resting Cardiovascular Function Varies by Risk Status' Creaven, AM,Skowron, EA,Hughes, BM,Howard, S,Loken, E (2014) 'Dyadic Concordance in Mother and Preschooler Resting Cardiovascular Function Varies by Risk Status'. Developmental psychobiology, 56 :142-152 [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Trait dominance is associated with vascular cardiovascular responses, and attenuated habituation, to social stress' Lee, EM,Hughes, BM (2014) 'Trait dominance is associated with vascular cardiovascular responses, and attenuated habituation, to social stress'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 92 :79-84 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Matching intra-procedural information with coping style reduces psychophysiological arousal in women undergoing colposcopy' Kola, S,Walsh, JC,Hughes, BM,Howard, S (2013) 'Matching intra-procedural information with coping style reduces psychophysiological arousal in women undergoing colposcopy'. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine, 36 :401-412 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'An experimental test of blunting using sleep-restriction as an acute stressor in Type D and non-Type D women' O'Leary, ED,Howard, S,Hughes, BM,James, JE (2013) 'An experimental test of blunting using sleep-restriction as an acute stressor in Type D and non-Type D women'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 90 :37-43 [Details]
	(2013)	'Type D personality is associated with a sensitized cardiovascular response to recurrent stress in men' Howard, S,Hughes, BM (2013) 'Type D personality is associated with a sensitized cardiovascular response to recurrent stress in men'. Biological Psychology, 94 :450-455 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Matching intra-procedural information with coping style reduces psychophysiological arousal in women undergoing colposcopy' Kola S;Walsh JC;Hughes BM;Howard S; (2013) 'Matching intra-procedural information with coping style reduces psychophysiological arousal in women undergoing colposcopy'. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine, 36 (4) [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'The other side of the coin: Blunted cardiovascular and cortisol reactivity are associated with negative health outcomes' Phillips, AC,Ginty, AT,Hughes, BM (2013) 'The other side of the coin: Blunted cardiovascular and cortisol reactivity are associated with negative health outcomes'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 90 :1-7 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'SUICIDAL IDEATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED INFLAMMATION IN PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER' O'Donovan, A,Rush, G,Hoatam, G,Hughes, BM,McCrohan, A,Kelleher, C,O'Farrelly, C,Malone, KM (2013) 'SUICIDAL IDEATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED INFLAMMATION IN PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER'. Depression and anxiety, 30 :307-314 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Social support and trait personality are independently associated with resting cardiovascular function in women' Creaven, AM,Howard, S,Hughes, BM (2013) 'Social support and trait personality are independently associated with resting cardiovascular function in women'. British Journal Of Health Psychology, 18 :556-573 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Cardiovascular responses to mental activation of social support schemas' Creaven, AM,Hughes, BM (2012) 'Cardiovascular responses to mental activation of social support schemas'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 84 :113-119 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Construct, concurrent and discriminant validity of Type D personality in the general population: Associations with anxiety, depression, stress and cardiac output' Howard, S,Hughes, BM (2012) 'Construct, concurrent and discriminant validity of Type D personality in the general population: Associations with anxiety, depression, stress and cardiac output'. Psychology & Health, 27 :242-258 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Attention focus, trait anxiety and pain perception in patients undergoing colposcopy' Kola S, Walsh JC, Hughes BM, Howard S (2012) 'Attention focus, trait anxiety and pain perception in patients undergoing colposcopy'. Pain, 16 (6):890-900 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Attention focus, trait anxiety and pain perception in patients undergoing colposcopy' Kola S;Walsh JC;Hughes BM;Howard S; (2012) 'Attention focus, trait anxiety and pain perception in patients undergoing colposcopy'. European Journal Of Pain (London, England), 16 (6) [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Attention focus, trait anxiety and pain perception in patients undergoing colposcopy' Kola, S,Walsh, JC,Hughes, BM,Howard, S (2012) 'Attention focus, trait anxiety and pain perception in patients undergoing colposcopy'. European Journal Of Pain, 16 :890-900 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Stress reactivity and the Hemodynamic Profile-Compensation Deficit (HP-CD) Model of blood pressure regulation' James, JE,Gregg, MED,Matyas, TA,Hughes, BM,Howard, S (2012) 'Stress reactivity and the Hemodynamic Profile-Compensation Deficit (HP-CD) Model of blood pressure regulation'. Biological Psychology, 90 :161-170 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Benefit of social support for resilience-building is contingent on social context: examining cardiovascular adaptation to recurrent stress in women' Howard, S,Hughes, BM (2012) 'Benefit of social support for resilience-building is contingent on social context: examining cardiovascular adaptation to recurrent stress in women'. Anxiety Stress And Coping, 25 :411-423 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Individual differences in the impact of attentional bias training on cardiovascular responses to stress in women' Higgins, NM,Hughes, BM (2012) 'Individual differences in the impact of attentional bias training on cardiovascular responses to stress in women'. Anxiety Stress And Coping, 25 :381-395 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of challenging behavior' Devlin S, Healy O, Leader G, Hughes BM (2011) 'Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of challenging behavior'. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders, 41 (10):1303-1320 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2011)	'Response re: Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of challenging behavior' Healy, O., Hughes, B. M., Leader, G., & Devlin, S. (2011) 'Response re: Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of challenging behavior'. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders, 41 :1439-1441 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Type D personality and hemodynamic reactivity to laboratory stress in women' Howard, S,Hughes, BM,James, JE (2011) 'Type D personality and hemodynamic reactivity to laboratory stress in women'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 80 :96-102 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'“A time bomb ticking in my head”: Drawings of inner ears by patients with vestibular schwannoma' Kaptein, A. A., Zandstra, T., Scharloo, M., Vogel, J. J., Godefroy, P., Broadbent, E., Hughes, B. M., van der Mey, A. G. L. (2011) '“A time bomb ticking in my head”: Drawings of inner ears by patients with vestibular schwannoma'. Clinical Otolaryngology, 36 :183-184 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Cardiovascular reactivity at a crossroads—Where are we now?' Phillips, A. C., & Hughes, B. M. (2011) 'Cardiovascular reactivity at a crossroads—Where are we now?'. Biological Psychology, 86 :95-97 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Individual differences in adaptation of cardiovascular responses to stress' Hughes, BM,Howard, S,James, JE,Higgins, NM (2011) 'Individual differences in adaptation of cardiovascular responses to stress'. Biological Psychology, 86 :129-136 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Comparison of Behavioral Intervention and Sensory-Integration Therapy in the Treatment of Challenging Behavior' Devlin, S,Healy, O,Leader, G,Hughes, BM (2011) 'Comparison of Behavioral Intervention and Sensory-Integration Therapy in the Treatment of Challenging Behavior'. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders, 41 :1303-1320 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Clinical anxiety, cortisol and interleukin-6: Evidence for specificity in emotion-biology relationships' O'Donovan, A,Hughes, BM,Slavich, GM,Lynch, L,Cronin, MT,O'Farrelly, C,Malone, KM (2010) 'Clinical anxiety, cortisol and interleukin-6: Evidence for specificity in emotion-biology relationships'. Brain Behavior And Immunity, 24 :1074-1077 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Psychological aspects of adductor spasmodic dysphonia: a prospective population controlled questionnaire study' Kaptein, AA,Hughes, BM,Scharloo, M,Hondebrink, N,Langeveld, TPM (2010) 'Psychological aspects of adductor spasmodic dysphonia: a prospective population controlled questionnaire study'. Clinical Otolaryngology, 35 :31-38 [Details]
	(2010)	'Impact of oral contraception and neuroticism on cardiovascular stress reactivity across the menstrual cycle' Schallmayer, S,Hughes, BM (2010) 'Impact of oral contraception and neuroticism on cardiovascular stress reactivity across the menstrual cycle'. Psychology Health & Medicine, 15 :105-115 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Test anxiety and sensitivity to social support among college students: Effects on salivary cortisol' Conneely, S., Hughes, B.M. (2010) 'Test anxiety and sensitivity to social support among college students: Effects on salivary cortisol'. Cognition, Brain, Behavior, 14 :295-310 [Details]
	(2010)	'Habituation-sensitization of cardiovascular reactivity to repeated stress in smokers and non-smokers: An anthropometrically matched trial' Hughes, BM,Higgins, NM (2010) 'Habituation-sensitization of cardiovascular reactivity to repeated stress in smokers and non-smokers: An anthropometrically matched trial'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 76 :34-39 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'ACHIEVING GREATER THEORETICAL SOPHISTICATION IN RESEARCH ON SOCIALLY SUPPORTIVE INTERACTIONS AND HEALTH' Hughes, BM;Creaven, AM (2009) 'ACHIEVING GREATER THEORETICAL SOPHISTICATION IN RESEARCH ON SOCIALLY SUPPORTIVE INTERACTIONS AND HEALTH'. Handbook Of Social Interactions In The 21st Century, :125-135 [Details]
	(2009)	'Stress, social support and blood pressure: worktime-downtime distinctions' Hughes, BM,Antoniou, ASG,Cooper, CL,Chrousos, GP,Spielberger, CD,Eysenck, MW (2009) 'Stress, social support and blood pressure: worktime-downtime distinctions'. Research Handbook Of Comparative Employment Relations, :413-426 [Details]
	(2009)	'A Taxometric Analysis of Type-D Personality' Ferguson, E,Williams, L,O'Connor, RC,Howard, S,Hughes, BM,Johnston, DW,Allan, JL,O'Connor, DB,Lewis, CA,Grealy, MA,O'Carroll, RE (2009) 'A Taxometric Analysis of Type-D Personality'. Psychosomatic Medicine, 71 :981-986 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Fifty years of psychological research on patients with COPD: Highway to heaven or road to ruin?' Kaptein, A.A., Hughes, B.M., Scharloo, M., Fischer, M.J., Snoei, L., Weinman, J., Creer, T.L., Rabe, K.F. (2009) 'Fifty years of psychological research on patients with COPD: Highway to heaven or road to ruin?'. Respiratory Medicine, 103 :3-11 [Details]
	(2009)	'Social support reduces resting cardiovascular function in women' Hughes, BM,Howard, S (2009) 'Social support reduces resting cardiovascular function in women'. Anxiety Stress And Coping, 22 :537-548 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Access to social support in life and in the laboratory: Combined impact on cardiovascular reactivity to stress and state anxiety' O'Donovan, A., Hughes, B.M. (2008) 'Access to social support in life and in the laboratory: Combined impact on cardiovascular reactivity to stress and state anxiety'. Journal of Health Psychology, 13 :1147-1156 [Details]
	(2008)	'Illness perceptions about asthma are determinants of outcome' Kaptein, AA,Hughes, BM,Scharloo, M,Fischer, MJ,Snoei, L,Weinman, J,Rabe, KF (2008) 'Illness perceptions about asthma are determinants of outcome'. Journal Of Asthma, 45 :459-464 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: The role of health-related behaviour and social support' Williams, L., O'Connor, R.C., Howard, S., Hughes, B.M., Johnston, D.W., Hay, J.L., O'Connor, D.B., Lewis, C.A., Ferguson, E., Sheehy, N., Grealy, M.A., O'Carroll, R.E. (2008) 'Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: The role of health-related behaviour and social support'. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64 :63-69 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'How should clinical psychologists approach complementary and alternative medicine? Empirical, epistemological, and ethical considerations' Hughes, B.M. (2008) 'How should clinical psychologists approach complementary and alternative medicine? Empirical, epistemological, and ethical considerations'. Clinical Psychology Review, 28 :657-675 [Details]
	(2008)	'Expectancies, not aroma, explain impact of lavender aromatherapy on psychophysiological indices of relaxation in young healthy women' Howard, S,Hughes, BM (2008) 'Expectancies, not aroma, explain impact of lavender aromatherapy on psychophysiological indices of relaxation in young healthy women'. British Journal Of Health Psychology, 13 :603-617 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Factors that moderate the effects of social support on cardiovascular reactivity to stress' O'Donovan, A., Hughes, B.M. (2008) 'Factors that moderate the effects of social support on cardiovascular reactivity to stress'. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 8 :85-102 [Details]
	(2008)	'Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: The role of health-related behavior and social support' Williams, L,O'Connor, RC,Howard, S,Hughes, BM,Johnston, DW,Hay, JL,O'Connor, DB,Lewis, CA,Ferguson, E,Sheehy, N,Grealy, MA,O'Carroll, RE (2008) 'Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: The role of health-related behavior and social support'. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research, 64 :63-69 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'Social support in ordinary life and laboratory measures of cardiovascular reactivity: Gender differences in habituation-sensitization' Hughes, BM (2007) 'Social support in ordinary life and laboratory measures of cardiovascular reactivity: Gender differences in habituation-sensitization'. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine, 34 :166-176 [Details]
	(2007)	'Social Support at University Scale, a brief index' Hughes, BM (2007) 'Social Support at University Scale, a brief index'. Psychological Reports, 100 :76-82 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'Self-esteem, performance feedback, and cardiovascular stress reactivity' Hughes, BM (2007) 'Self-esteem, performance feedback, and cardiovascular stress reactivity'. Anxiety Stress And Coping, 20 :239-252 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'Social support and loneliness in college students: Effects on pulse pressure reactivity to acute stress' O'Donovan, A., Hughes, B.M. (2007) 'Social support and loneliness in college students: Effects on pulse pressure reactivity to acute stress'. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 19 :523-528 [Details]
	(2007)	'Trait dominance and cardiovascular reactivity to social and non-social stressors: Gender-specific implications' Hughes, BM,Callinan, S (2007) 'Trait dominance and cardiovascular reactivity to social and non-social stressors: Gender-specific implications'. Psychology & Health, 22 :457-472 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'Individual differences in hostility and habituation of cardiovascular reactivity to stress' Hughes, BM (2007) 'Individual differences in hostility and habituation of cardiovascular reactivity to stress'. Stress And Health, 23 :37-42 [DOI] [Details]
	(2006)	'Your best interests at heart?' O'Donovan, A,Hughes, BM (2006) 'Your best interests at heart?'. Psychologist, 19 :216-219 [Details]
	(2006)	'Natural selection and religiosity: Validity issues in the empirical examination of afterlife cognitions' Hughes, B.M. (2006) 'Natural selection and religiosity: Validity issues in the empirical examination of afterlife cognitions'. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29 :477-478 [Details]
	(2006)	'Regional patterns of religious affiliation and availability of complementary and alternative medicine' Hughes, BM (2006) 'Regional patterns of religious affiliation and availability of complementary and alternative medicine'. Journal Of Religion & Health, 45 :549-557 [DOI] [Details]
	(2006)	'Body esteem as a moderator of cardiovascular stress responses in anatomy students viewing cadaver dissections' Hughes, BM,Black, A (2006) 'Body esteem as a moderator of cardiovascular stress responses in anatomy students viewing cadaver dissections'. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research, 61 :501-506 [DOI] [Details]
	(2005)	'Introduction to Special Issue: The role of psychology in the prevention of ill health' Hughes, B.M., Walsh, J.C. (2005) 'Introduction to Special Issue: The role of psychology in the prevention of ill health'. Irish Journal of Psychology, 26 :6-7 [Details]
	(2005)	'Birth order and locus of control revisited: Sex of siblings as a moderating factor' Hughes, BM (2005) 'Birth order and locus of control revisited: Sex of siblings as a moderating factor'. Psychological Reports, 97 :419-422 [Details]
	(2005)	'Study, examinations, and stress: blood pressure assessments in college students' Hughes, BM (2005) 'Study, examinations, and stress: blood pressure assessments in college students'. Educational Review, 57 :21-36 [DOI] [Details]
	(2005)	'Support as intimidation: When social interaction elevates stress-related blood pressure' Hughes, B.M. (2005) 'Support as intimidation: When social interaction elevates stress-related blood pressure'. Irish Journal of Psychology, 26 :75-86 [Details]
	(2005)	'Getting physical' Hughes, B. M. (2005) 'Getting physical'. The Psychologist, 18 (2), 65, [Details]
	(2004)	'Academic study, college examinations, and stress: Issues in the interpretation of cardiovascular reactivity assessments with student participants' Hughes, BM (2004) 'Academic study, college examinations, and stress: Issues in the interpretation of cardiovascular reactivity assessments with student participants'. Journal Of Applied Biobehavioral Research, 9 :23-44 [Details]
	(2004)	'The optimism-neuroticism question: An evaluation based on cardiovascular reactivity in female college students' Kennedy, DK,Hughes, BM (2004) 'The optimism-neuroticism question: An evaluation based on cardiovascular reactivity in female college students'. Psychological Record, 54 :373-386 [Details]
	(2003)	'Self-esteem and changes in heart rate during laboratory-based stress' Hughes, B.M. (2003) 'Self-esteem and changes in heart rate during laboratory-based stress'. Psicologica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology, 24 :79-91 [Details]
	(2002)	'Research on psychometrically evaluated social support and cardiovascular reactivity to stress: Accumulated findings and implications' Hughes, BM (2002) 'Research on psychometrically evaluated social support and cardiovascular reactivity to stress: Accumulated findings and implications'. Studia Psychologica, 44 :311-326 [Details]
	(2002)	'Misremembering the appearance of common objects: Further cross-cultural confirmation' Hughes, BM (2002) 'Misremembering the appearance of common objects: Further cross-cultural confirmation'. Perceptual And Motor Skills, 95 :1255-1258 [Details]
	(2001)	'Just noticeable differences in 2d and 3d bar charts: A psychophysical analysis of chart readability' Hughes, B.M. (2001) 'Just noticeable differences in 2d and 3d bar charts: A psychophysical analysis of chart readability'. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 92 :495-503 [Details]
	(2001)	'A brief survey of khat use among juvenile delinquents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia' Metekie, A.B., Hughes, B.M. (2001) 'A brief survey of khat use among juvenile delinquents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia'. Irish Journal of Psychology, 22 (2):51-58 [Details]
	(2001)	'Memory and arithmetic as laboratory stressors for analyses of cardiovascular reactivity: A cursory assessment' Hughes, B.M. (2001) 'Memory and arithmetic as laboratory stressors for analyses of cardiovascular reactivity: A cursory assessment'. Studia Psychologica, 43 :3-11 [Details]
	(2001)	'Communication ability as a buffer against cardiovascular reactions to stress' Hughes, BM (2001) 'Communication ability as a buffer against cardiovascular reactions to stress'. Studia Psychologica, 43 :287-294 [Details]
	(2001)	'Psychology, hospitalisation, and some thoughts on medical training' Hughes, B.M. (2001) 'Psychology, hospitalisation, and some thoughts on medical training'. European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling and Health, 4 :7-26 [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	'Blood pressure reactivity or responses' Hughes, BM; Lü, W (2017) 'Blood pressure reactivity or responses' In: Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine (2nd edition). New York: Springer. [Details]
	(2017)	'COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease' Kaptein, A. A., & Hughes, B. M. (2017) 'COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease' In: Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
	(2015)	'Complementary and alternative therapies for psychological problems' Hughes, Brian M. (2015) 'Complementary and alternative therapies for psychological problems' In: Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. [Details]
	(2015)	'Surviving in difficult economic times: Relationship between economic factors, self-esteem and psychological distress in university students' Greenglass, E. R., Katter, J., Fiksenbaum, L., & Hughes, B. M. (2015) 'Surviving in difficult economic times: Relationship between economic factors, self-esteem and psychological distress in university students' In: The Multigenerational Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities for Organisations. :58-77 Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details]
	(2013)	'Blood pressure reactivity or responses' Hughes, B. M. (2013) 'Blood pressure reactivity or responses' In: Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. :2:235-2:239 New York: Springer. [Details]
	(2012)	'Psychophysiological mechanisms in psychosomatic disease: The case of the “Type D” personality in cardiovascular etiology' Howard, S., & Hughes, B. M. (2012) 'Psychophysiological mechanisms in psychosomatic disease: The case of the “Type D” personality in cardiovascular etiology' In: Psychosomatic disorders: Causes, diagnosis and treatment. New York: Nova Science. [Details]
	(2011)	'A cross-cultural questionnaire survey of job stress, psychosocial work environment and work-family conflict as predictors of subjective well-being and physical health: Comparing Norwegian and Indian Nurses' Pal, S., & Hughes, B. M. (2011) 'A cross-cultural questionnaire survey of job stress, psychosocial work environment and work-family conflict as predictors of subjective well-being and physical health: Comparing Norwegian and Indian Nurses' In: Challenges of the twenty-first century: A trans-disciplinary perspective. Noida, India: Macmillan. [Details]
	(2011)	'Spirituality and schizotypy: How personality can influence beliefs and experience' Verrier, D. B., & Hughes, B. M. (2011) 'Spirituality and schizotypy: How personality can influence beliefs and experience' In: Ireland’s new religious movements. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. [Details]
	(2009)	'Achieving greater theoretical sophistication in research on socially supportive interactions and health' Hughes, B.M., Creaven, A-M. (2009) 'Achieving greater theoretical sophistication in research on socially supportive interactions and health' In: Handbook of social interactions in the 21st century. :125-135 New York: Nova Science. [Details]
	(2009)	'Does the Type D personality affect health through stress-related psychosomatic pathways?' Howard, S., & Hughes, B. M. (2009) 'Does the Type D personality affect health through stress-related psychosomatic pathways?' In: Stress and anxiety: Application to adolescence, job stress, and personality (pp. 139-144. Berlin: Logos Verlag. [Details]
	(2009)	'Stress, social support, and blood pressure: Worktime-downtime distinctions' Hughes, B.M. (2009) 'Stress, social support, and blood pressure: Worktime-downtime distinctions' In: Handbook of occupational health psychology and medicine. :413-426 Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details]
	(2008)	'Evidence-based helping: Dispositional, situational, and temporal parameters of social support' Hughes, B.M. (2008) 'Evidence-based helping: Dispositional, situational, and temporal parameters of social support' In: Stress and anxiety: Application to lifespan development and health promotion. :121-133 Berlin: Logos Verlag. [Details]
	(2006)	'Alternative medicine as tradition in a changing world' Hughes, B.M. (2006) 'Alternative medicine as tradition in a changing world' In: The past in the present: A multidisciplinary approach. :119-130 Catania, Italy: Edit Press. [Details]
	(2006)	'Workaholism, the work environment, and occupational stress: A biopsychosocial perspective' Hughes, B.M. (2006) 'Workaholism, the work environment, and occupational stress: A biopsychosocial perspective' In: Stress and anxiety: Application to health, work place, community, and education. :196-211 Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press. [Details]

Honours and Awards

Year	Title	Awarding Body
2024	Lifetime Career Achievement Award (STAR--International Stress, Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience Society)	Stress, Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience Society
2017	Chartered Psychologist (C Psychol (PsSI))	Psychological Society of Ireland
2017	Chartered Health Psychologist (C Health Psychol (PsSI))	Psychological Society of Ireland
2016	Career Contribution Award, International Council of Stress Management Professionals	International Council of Stress Management Professionals (Australia)
2015	Fellow, Psychological Society of Ireland (F.Ps.S.I.)	Psychological Society of Ireland
2007	Chartered Scientist (C.Sci.) (2007-2014)	(UK) Science Council
2010	Ramadhar Singh Award for research in the area of Culture and Cognition, International Conference on Demography, Culture & Marketing, Bhubaneshwar, India	International Conference on Demography, Culture & Marketing, Bhubaneshwar, India
2009	President's Award for Teaching Excellence, NUI Galway	National University of Ireland, Galway
2007	Early Career Achievement Award, (International) Stress and Anxiety Research Society	(International) Stress and Anxiety Research Society
2003	Associate Fellow, Psychological Society of Ireland (A.F.Ps.S.I.)	Psychological Society of Ireland
2003	Registered Psychologist (Reg. Psychol. (Ps.S.I.))	Psychological Society of Ireland

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	International Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR) (President 2014-2016)	President (2014-2016); President Elect (2012-2014); National Representative for Ireland (2003-2012); Member (2002- )	/
	Psychological Society of Ireland (President 2004-2005)	Graduate Member (1994- ); President (2004-2005)	/

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2009	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	Master of Education	Public Science Education
1993	National University of Ireland	Bachelor of Arts	Psychology
1998	National University of Ireland, Galway	PhD	Psychology