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Real Learning

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	The Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022. Gavin, A., Költ¿, A., Lunney, L., Walker, L., Maloney, R., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Kelly, C. (2024) The Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022. Department of Health, Dublin. [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	New Questions for the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study in Ireland: Pilot 2022. Költ¿, A., Gavin, A., Lunney, L., Maloney, R., Kelly, C., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2023) New Questions for the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study in Ireland: Pilot 2022. University of Galway, Galway. [DOI] [Details]

Year

Publication

(2024)

The Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022.
Gavin, A., Költ¿, A., Lunney, L., Walker, L., Maloney, R., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Kelly, C. (2024) The Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022. Department of Health, Dublin. [DOI] [Details]

(2023)

New Questions for the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study in Ireland: Pilot 2022.
Költ¿, A., Gavin, A., Lunney, L., Maloney, R., Kelly, C., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2023) New Questions for the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study in Ireland: Pilot 2022. University of Galway, Galway. [DOI] [Details]

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	Health Promotion Conference, Lunney, L., Vaughan, E., Mathur, R., Lennox, O., Cicci, C., Kelly. C., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2023) Supporting Student Mental Health: A Need for an Intersectoral Approach? [Conference Presentation]. [Oral Presentation], Health Promotion Conference, University of Galway, Ireland , 22-JUN-23 - 22-JUN-23. [Details]
	(2022)	Health Promotion Conference, Lunney, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Költ¿, A. (2022) Health inequalities in gender minority and non-minority adolescents in Ireland [Conference Presentation]. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Health Promotion Conference, NUI Galway , 16-JUN-22 - 16-JUN-22. [Details]
	(2021)	The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) Early Graduate Group Conference, Lunney, L., Setti, A., Cassarino, M., & Chan, J. (2021) A Step in the Right Direction: A study of the effects on brain activity when walking in green and urban environments [Conference Presentation]. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) Early Graduate Group Conference, University of Galway , 18-SEP-21 - 18-SEP-21. [Details]

Year

Publication

(2023)

Health Promotion Conference,
Lunney, L., Vaughan, E., Mathur, R., Lennox, O., Cicci, C., Kelly. C., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2023) Supporting Student Mental Health: A Need for an Intersectoral Approach? [Conference Presentation]. [Oral Presentation], Health Promotion Conference, University of Galway, Ireland , 22-JUN-23 - 22-JUN-23. [Details]

(2022)

Health Promotion Conference,
Lunney, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Költ¿, A. (2022) Health inequalities in gender minority and non-minority adolescents in Ireland [Conference Presentation]. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Health Promotion Conference, NUI Galway , 16-JUN-22 - 16-JUN-22. [Details]

(2021)

The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) Early Graduate Group Conference,
Lunney, L., Setti, A., Cassarino, M., & Chan, J. (2021) A Step in the Right Direction: A study of the effects on brain activity when walking in green and urban environments [Conference Presentation]. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) Early Graduate Group Conference, University of Galway , 18-SEP-21 - 18-SEP-21. [Details]