Staff Profiles

Dr Tom Burke

Contact Details

Lecturer Above The Bar
School of Psychology
E: tom.burke@universityofgalway.ie

Biography

Dr Tom Burke is a lecturer within the School of Psychology and works as a Clinical Neuropsychologist in the HSE. He completed his PhD in neuropsychology through Trinity College Dublin investigating cognitive and behavioural phenotypes in neurodegenerative diseases; following this he completed his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College Dublin, where the subject of his research was on angiographically negative subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Research Interests

Social Cognition and Emotion;
Executive Function;
Clinical Neuropsychology;
Clinical Psychology and Mental Health;
Clinical Neuroscience;
Movement Disorders;
Dyadic and Systemic Coping and Stressors

Research Projects

Project	Start Date	End Date
IRC- AYLAS (Stroke Intervention)	01-JAN-23
IRC - SPEAR (Stroke Evaluation)	01-JAN-22
IRC - Dementia KARE	01-MAR-21	31-DEC-21
HRB - The PAUSE Project	01-DEC-20	31-DEC-21

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	'Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of COVID-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries' Randall, A. K., Leon, G., Basili, E., et al (2022) 'Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of COVID-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries'. Journal Of Social And Personal Relationships, [Details]
	(2021)	'Social cognition and self-reported ASD traits in young adults who have reported psychotic experiences: A population-based, longitudinal study' Eleanor Carey, Diane Gillan, Tom Burke, Annette Burns, Tanya M Murphy, Ian Kelleher, Mary Cannon (2021) 'Social cognition and self-reported ASD traits in young adults who have reported psychotic experiences: A population-based, longitudinal study'. Schizophrenia Research, [Details]
	(2021)	'The impact of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic on parents of children with externalising difficulties in Ireland: A longitudinal cohort study' Berry, A., Burke, T., and Carr, A (2021) 'The impact of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic on parents of children with externalising difficulties in Ireland: A longitudinal cohort study'. International Journal Of Clinical Practice, [Details]
	(2021)	'An exploratory study of self-reported complicated grief symptoms in parentally bereaved adults with intellectual disability\' Dodd, P., McEvoy, J., Lockhart, K., Burke, T., O'Keeffe, L and Guerin, S (2021) 'An exploratory study of self-reported complicated grief symptoms in parentally bereaved adults with intellectual disability\'. Journal Of Intellectual Disability Research, [Details]
	(2021)	'Non-motor features of cervical dystonia: Cognition, social cognition, psychological distress and quality of life' Ruth Monaghan, Clodagh Cogley, Tom Burke, Derval McCormack, Sean O'Riordan, Ihedinachi Ndukwe, Michael Hutchinson, Niall Pender, Fiadhnait O'Keeffe (2021) 'Non-motor features of cervical dystonia: Cognition, social cognition, psychological distress and quality of life'. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, [Details]
	(2021)	'A remote self-directed psychological intervention for the public: The PAUSE programme protocol' Owen Stafford, Cian Prendergast, Anna Berry, Niall Breslin, Eddie Murphy, Diane Gillan, Emmet Godfrey, Katie Barrett, Laura K. Taylor, Mark Shevlin, Louise McHugh, Alan Carr, Tom Burke (2021) 'A remote self-directed psychological intervention for the public: The PAUSE programme protocol'. HRB Open Research, [Details]
	(2021)	'Staff member's views and attitudes to supporting people with an Intellectual Disability: A multi¿method investigation of intimate relationships and sexuality' Andrew Deffew, Barry Coughlan, Tom Burke, Elaine Rogers (2021) 'Staff member's views and attitudes to supporting people with an Intellectual Disability: A multi¿method investigation of intimate relationships and sexuality'. Journal Of Applied Research In Intellectual Disabilities, [Details]
	(2021)	'Cognitive reserve in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): a population-based longitudinal study' Emmet Costello, James Rooney, Marta Pinto-Grau, Tom Burke, Marwa Elamin, Peter Bede, Roisin McMackin, Stefan Dukic, Alice Vajda, Mark Heverin, Orla Hardiman, Niall Pender (2021) 'Cognitive reserve in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): a population-based longitudinal study'. Journal Of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, [Details]
	(2021)	'Correlates of Social Cognition and Psychopathic Traits in a Community-Based Sample of Males' Grace A Carroll, V Tamara Montrose, Tom Burke (2021) 'Correlates of Social Cognition and Psychopathic Traits in a Community-Based Sample of Males'. Frontiers in psychology, [Details]
	(2021)	'Multi-Modal Dual-Task Measurement: A New Virtual Reality for Assessment' Tom Burke and Brendan Rooney (2021) 'Multi-Modal Dual-Task Measurement: A New Virtual Reality for Assessment'. Frontiers in psychology, [Details]
	(2021)	'The impact of the first wave of the Covid¿19 pandemic on parents of children with externalising difficulties in Ireland: A longitudinal cohort study' Anna Berry, Tom Burke, Alan Carr (2021) 'The impact of the first wave of the Covid¿19 pandemic on parents of children with externalising difficulties in Ireland: A longitudinal cohort study'. International Journal Of Clinical Practice, [Details]
	(2021)	'A road map for remote digital health technology for motor neuron disease' Ruben PA Van Eijk, Anita Beelen, Esther T Kruitwagen et al (2021) 'A road map for remote digital health technology for motor neuron disease'. Journal of Medical Internet Research, [Details]
	(2020)	'An investigation of the use of standardised leaving certificate performance as a method of estimating pre-morbid intelligence' Emmet Costello, Teresa Burke, Katie Lonergan, Tom Burke, Niall Pender, and Mark Mulrooney (2020) 'An investigation of the use of standardised leaving certificate performance as a method of estimating pre-morbid intelligence'. Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine, [Details]
	(2020)	'Cognitive impairment in angiographically negative subarachnoid haemorrhage: A case-matched prospective study 1-year post-incident' Tom Burke, Alan Carr, Ann Loughnane, Paula Corr, Deirdre Nolan, Deirdre Coffey, Alan O'Hare, Diane Gillan, Mohsen Javadpour, Niall Pender (2020) 'Cognitive impairment in angiographically negative subarachnoid haemorrhage: A case-matched prospective study 1-year post-incident'. Cortex, [Details]
	(2020)	'The reading the mind in the eyes test short form (A & B): validation and outcomes in an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cohort' Tom Burke, Marta Pinto-Grau, Emmet Costello, Colm Peelo, Katie Lonergan, Mark Heverin, Orla Hardiman, Niall Pender (2020) 'The reading the mind in the eyes test short form (A & B): validation and outcomes in an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cohort'. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, [Details]
	(2020)	'A systematic review of the effectiveness and efficacy of clinician-led psychological interventions for parents of children with ASD' Kieron Merriman, Tom Burke, Gary O¿Reilly (2020) 'A systematic review of the effectiveness and efficacy of clinician-led psychological interventions for parents of children with ASD'. Research In Autism Spectrum Disorders, [Details]
	(2020)	'Increased psychological distress during COVID-19 and quarantine in Ireland: a national survey' Tom Burke, Anna Berry, Laura K Taylor, Owen Stafford, Eddie Murphy, Mark Shevlin, Louise McHugh, Alan Carr (2020) 'Increased psychological distress during COVID-19 and quarantine in Ireland: a national survey'. Journal Of Clinical Medicine, [Details]
	(2020)	'Dynamic blood¿brain barrier regulation in mild traumatic brain injury' Eoin O'Keefe, Eoin Kelly, Yuzhe Liu, et al., (2020) 'Dynamic blood¿brain barrier regulation in mild traumatic brain injury'. Journal Of Neurotrauma, [Details]
	(2020)	'Social cognition in cervical dystonia: A case-control study' Tom Burke, Ruth Monaghan, Derval McCormack, Clodagh Cogley, Marta Pinto-Grau, Sarah O'Connor, Bronagh Donohoe, Lisa Murphy, Sean O'Riordan, Ihedinachi Ndukwe, Michael Hutchinson, Niall Pender, Fiadhnait O'Keeffe (2020) 'Social cognition in cervical dystonia: A case-control study'. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, [Details]
	(2019)	'Group interventions for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caregivers in Ireland: a randomised controlled trial protocol' Tom Burke, Jennifer Wilson O'Raghallaigh, Sinead Maguire, Miriam Galvin, Mark Heverin, Orla Hardiman, Niall Pender (2019) 'Group interventions for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caregivers in Ireland: a randomised controlled trial protocol'. BMJ Open, [Details]
	(2018)	'Longitudinal predictors of caregiver burden in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a population-based cohort of patient¿caregiver dyads' Tom Burke, Orla Hardiman, Marta Pinto-Grau, Katie Lonergan, Mark Heverin, Katy Tobin, Anthony Staines, Miriam Galvin, Niall Pender (2018) 'Longitudinal predictors of caregiver burden in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a population-based cohort of patient¿caregiver dyads'. Journal Of Neurology, [Details]
	(2017)	'Assessing behavioural changes in ALS: cross-validation of ALS-specific measures' Marta Pinto-Grau, Emmet Costello, Sarah O¿Connor, Marwa Elamin, Tom Burke, Mark Heverin, Niall Pender, Orla Hardiman (2017) 'Assessing behavioural changes in ALS: cross-validation of ALS-specific measures'. Journal Of Neurology, [Details]
	(2017)	'Caregivers of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: investigating quality of life, caregiver burden, service engagement, and patient survival' Tom Burke, Miriam Galvin, Marta Pinto-Grau, Katie Lonergan, Caoifa Madden, Iain Mays, Sile Carney, Orla Hardiman, Niall Pender (2017) 'Caregivers of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: investigating quality of life, caregiver burden, service engagement, and patient survival'. Journal Of Neurology, [Details]
	(2017)	'What does the ALSFRS-R really measure? A longitudinal and survival analysis of functional dimension subscores in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis' James Rooney, Tom Burke, Alice Vajda, Mark Heverin, Orla Hardiman (2017) 'What does the ALSFRS-R really measure? A longitudinal and survival analysis of functional dimension subscores in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis'. Journal Of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, [Details]
	(2017)	'Visual encoding, consolidation, and retrieval in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: executive function as a mediator, and predictor of performance' Tom Burke, Katie Lonergan, Marta Pinto-Grau, Marwa Elamin, Peter Bede, Caoifa Madden, Orla Hardiman, Niall Pender (2017) 'Visual encoding, consolidation, and retrieval in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: executive function as a mediator, and predictor of performance'. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, [Details]
	(2017)	'Mismatch negativity as an indicator of cognitive sub-domain dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis' Parameswaran Mahadeva Iyer, Kieran Mohr, Michael Broderick, Brighid Gavin, Tom Burke, Peter Bede, Marta Pinto-Grau, Niall P Pender, Russell McLaughlin, Alice Vajda, Mark Heverin, Edmund C Lalor, Orla Hardiman, Bahman Nasseroleslami (2017) 'Mismatch negativity as an indicator of cognitive sub-domain dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis'. Frontiers In Neurology, [Details]
	(2017)	'Clustering of neuropsychiatric disease in first-degree and second-degree relatives of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis' Margaret O¿Brien, Tom Burke, Mark Heverin, Alice Vajda, Russell McLaughlin, John Gibbons, Susan Byrne, Marta Pinto-Grau, Marwa Elamin, Niall Pender, Orla Hardiman (2017) 'Clustering of neuropsychiatric disease in first-degree and second-degree relatives of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis'. Jama Neurology, [Details]
	(2017)	'Atypical social cognitive processing in premotor Huntington¿s disease: a single case study' T Burke, D Healy, P Casey, O Hardiman, N Pender (2017) 'Atypical social cognitive processing in premotor Huntington¿s disease: a single case study'. Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine, [Details]
	(2017)	'Screening for cognitive dysfunction in ALS: validation of the Edinburgh cognitive and behavioural ALS screen (ECAS) using age and education adjusted normative data' Marta Pinto-Grau, Tom Burke, Katie Lonergan, Caroline McHugh, Iain Mays, Caoifa Madden, Alice Vajda, Mark Heverin, Marwa Elamin, Orla Hardiman, Niall Pender (2017) 'Screening for cognitive dysfunction in ALS: validation of the Edinburgh cognitive and behavioural ALS screen (ECAS) using age and education adjusted normative data'. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, [Details]
	(2017)	'Identifying behavioural changes in ALS: validation of the Beaumont Behavioural Inventory (BBI)' Marwa Elamin, Marta Pinto-Grau, Tom Burke, Peter Bede, James Rooney, Meabhdh O¿Sullivan, Katie Lonergan, Emma Kirby, Emma Quinlan, Nadia Breen, Alice Vajda, Mark Heverin, Niall Pender, Orla Hardiman (2017) 'Identifying behavioural changes in ALS: validation of the Beaumont Behavioural Inventory (BBI)'. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, [Details]
	(2016)	'Survival analysis of geospatial factors in the Irish ALS cohort' James Rooney, Mark Heverin, Alice Vajda, Tom Burke, Miriam Galvin, Katy Tobin, Marwa Elamin, Anthony Staines, Orla Hardiman (2016) 'Survival analysis of geospatial factors in the Irish ALS cohort'. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, [Details]
	(2016)	'Discordant performance on the `Reading the Mind in the Eyes¿ test, based on disease onset in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis' Tom Burke, Marwa Elamin, Peter Bede, Marta Pinto-Grau, Katie Lonergan, Orla Hardiman, Niall Pender (2016) 'Discordant performance on the `Reading the Mind in the Eyes¿ test, based on disease onset in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis'. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, [Details]
	(2016)	'Measurement of social cognition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a population based study' Tom Burke, Marta Pinto-Grau, Katie Lonergan, Marwa Elamin, Peter Bede, Emmet Costello, Orla Hardiman, Niall Pender (2016) 'Measurement of social cognition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a population based study'. Plos One, [Details]
	(2015)	'Caregiver burden in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a cross-sectional investigation of predictors' Tom Burke, Marwa Elamin, Miriam Galvin, Orla Hardiman, Niall Pender (2015) 'Caregiver burden in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a cross-sectional investigation of predictors'. Journal Of Neurology, [Details]
	(2015)	'Functional connectivity changes in resting-state EEG as potential biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis' Parameswaran Mahadeva Iyer, Catriona Egan, Marta Pinto-Grau, Tom Burke, Marwa Elamin, Bahman Nasseroleslami, Niall Pender, Edmund C Lalor, Orla Hardiman (2015) 'Functional connectivity changes in resting-state EEG as potential biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis'. Plos One, [Details]
	(2014)	'Retrospective investigations of practice effects on repeated neuropsychological measures of executive functioning' Tom Burke, Brona Wynne, Caoimhe O'Brien, Marwa Elamin, Peter Bede, Orla Hardiman, Niall Pender (2014) 'Retrospective investigations of practice effects on repeated neuropsychological measures of executive functioning'. Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine, [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	'The impact of cognitive and behavioural change on quality of life of caregivers and patients with ALS and other neurological conditions' Tom Burke, Miriam Galvin, Sinead Maguire, Niall Pender, Orla Hardiman (2018) 'The impact of cognitive and behavioural change on quality of life of caregivers and patients with ALS and other neurological conditions' In: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: understanding and optimizing quality of life and psychological well-being. London: Oxford University Press. [Details]
	(2016)	'Huntington¿s Disease' Tom Burke, Colin P Doherty, Walter Koroshetz, Niall Pender (2016) 'Huntington¿s Disease' In: Neurodegenerative Disorders. US: Springer. [Details]

Honours and Awards

Year	Title	Awarding Body
2024	World Federation of Neurorehabilitation OPSYRIS Award	World Federation of Neurorehabilitation
2019	Early Career Award	Psychological Society of Ireland
2019	Excellence in Clinical Psychology Medal	University College Dublin
2015	Research Exchange Fellowship	European Huntington's Disease Association
2015	Deirdre McMackin Memorial Medal	PSI Division of Neuropsychology
2014	Travel Grant	British Neuropsychological Society
2013	Clinical Research Fellowship	Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Psychological Society of Ireland	AFPSsI	30-NOV-19 /
	Psychological Society of Ireland	C.Clin.Psychol.PsSI	01-SEP-19 /

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2021	University of Glasgow	PGDIp(Neuro)	Clinical Neuropsychology (Adult)
2019	University College Dublin	DClinPsych	Clinical Psychology
2016	Trinity College Dublin	PhD	Neuropsychology

Current Postgraduate Students (Taught)

Name	Degree	Primary Supervisor
Eoghan O'Hanlon	Msc	Y
Christina Gleeson	Msc	Y
Marette Nolan		Y

Recent Postgraduate Students

	Graduation	Name	Degree	Primary Supervisor
	2022	Angela Browne	MPsychSc	Y
	2021	Anna Berry	Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Current Postgraduate Students (Research)

	Student	Degree Type	Type
	Aoife Troy	Masters - Research - Master of Science (by Research)	Co-supervisor (1)

Modules Taught

Term/Year	Module Title	Module Code	Subject / Desc
2021-2022	Memory and Cognition	PS320	Module Co-ordinator
2021-2022	Neuropsychology	PS340	Clinical Case PBLs
2021-2022	Research Methods in Neuroscience	PS6157	Clinical Neuropsychology; Single Case Design; Cognitive Assessment
2021-2022	Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience	PS6130	Clinical Neuropsychology; Emotion and Social Cognition