Jennifer McLaughlin

I completed my Undergraduate degree at Glasgow Caledonian University, where I obtained a First Class Honours Degree in Psychology.  In my final year, I recieved an award for best overall performance at honours level from the psychology department, and also the British Psychological Society's undergraduate award for best performing student.  I then came to the University of Stirling on the 1+3 programme funded by the ESRC.  In September 2009 I completed a MSc in Psychological Research Methods. My MSc dissertation was an exploratory qualitative investigation into experiences of Intimate Partner Abuse.  My PhD began in October 2009, investigating the relationship between Intimate Partner Abuse and suicide risk.  I am jointly supervised by Professor Rory O'Connor and Professor Ronan O'Carroll.

My MSc dissertation was the first of three studies investigating the relationship between Intimate Partner Abuse and suicide risk.  It was an exploratory qualitative investigation into experiences of Intimate Partner Abuse, using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

During my undergraduate degree, I undertook a number of research projects investigating the role of glucose in memory and ageing.  These projects were supervised by Dr Leigh Riby (University of Northumbria), and were funded by vacation scholarships from The Wellcome Trust and The Nuffield Foundation. Please see Publication section for full details of all research projects.   My final year empirical project looked at glucose, ageing and eyewitness testimony, concentrating on high confidence errors, and was supervised by Dr Jean McConnell (Glasgow Caledonian Univeristy).

Current Research

I am currently running a large scale survey which will examine the mechanisms which link intimate partner abuse victimisation to suicide risk, and potential mediating and moderating variables in this relationship.  The study is titled 'Relationships, stress, and psychological distress'.

Current Teaching:

PSY911 Introductory Psychology I - Lab Demonstrator
HPSP03 Research Methods I - SPSS Practicals Demonstrator

Previous  Teaching:

PSY911 Introductory Psychology I - Marking
PSY912 Introductory Psychology II - Lab Convenor, Tutorials and Lab Demonstrator
PSY914 Research Methods - SPSS lab tutor
PSY9AC Cognition - Group Project Supervisor
HPSP03 Research Methods I - SPSS Practicals Demonstrator
46AL Clinical and Health Psychology - Tutorials

Published Articles

Riby, L. M., Law, A. S., McLaughlin, J., & Murray, J. (2011).  Preliminary evidence that glucose ingestion facilitates prospective memory performance. Nutrition Research, 31 (5), 370-377.

Riby, L.M., Marriott, A., Bullock, R., Hancock, J., Smallwood, J. & McLaughlin, J. (2008). The Effects of Glucose Ingestion and Glucose Regulation on Memory Performance in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment.  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication 13 February 2008; doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602981. 

Riby, L.M., McLaughlin, J., Riby, D.M., & Graham, C.  (2008). Lifestyle, glucose regulation and the cognitive enhancing properties of glucose load in middle-aged adult.  British Journal of Nutrition, 100 (5), 1128-1134.

Published Abstracts

McLaughlin, J., O'Connor, R.C., O'Carroll, R.E., & Dickson, A (2010).  Experiences of intimate partner abuse: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.  Proceedings of the PsyPag Annual Conference

McLaughlin, J., Murray, J., Brown, L., & Riby, L.M. (2008).  Neuro-Imaging Memory and Emotion: Event-Related Potential (ERP) Investigations of the Glucose Facilitation Effect.  Proceedings of the BPS Annual Conference, p47.

Riby, L.M., Marriott, A., Bullock, R., Hancock, J., Smallwood, J. & McLaughlin, J. (2007). Glucose and Cognition: The Effects of Glucose Ingestion and Glucose Regulation on Memory Performance in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Proceedings of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology Annual Conference, p 63.

Conference Contributions

McLaughlin, J., O’Carroll, R.E., O’Connor, R.C. (2011) An investigation of the relationship between Intimate Partner Abuse and suicidality. Proceedings of the Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, Portsmouth, June 22-24 2011.

McLaughlin, J., O’Carroll, R.E., O’Connor, R.C. (2011)).  An investigation of the relationship between Intimate Partner Abuse and suicidality.  Stirling Graduate Research School (SGRS) Annual Conference, Stirling, 2011.  Presentation.

McLaughlin, J., O'Connor, R.C., O'Carroll, R.E., & Dickson, A (2010).  Experiences of intimate partner abuse: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.  PsyPag Annual Conference, Sheffield, July 21-23 2010.  Presentation.

McLaughlin, J., O'Connor, R.C., O'Carroll, R.E., & Dickson, A (2010).  Experiences of intimate partner abuse: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.  Stirling Graduate Research School (SGRS) Annual Conference, Stirling, 2010.  Presentation.

McLaughlin, J., Murray, J., Brown, L., & Riby, L.M. (2008).  Neuro-Imaging Memory and Emotion: Event-Related Potential (ERP) Investigations of the Glucose Facilitation Effect.  BPS Annual Conference, Dublin, April 2-4 2008.  Poster Presentation.

Riby, L.M., Marriott, A., Bullock, R., Hancock, J., Smallwood, J. & McLaughlin, J. (2007). Glucose and Cognition: The Effects of Glucose Ingestion and Glucose Regulation on Memory Performance in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment. European Society of Cognitive Psychology Annual Conference, Marseille, August 29th-1st September. Poster Presentation.

In Preparation

McLaughlin, J., O'Connor, R.C.. O'Carroll, R.E., & Dickson, A.  Experiences of Intimate Partner Abuse: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (submitted)

McLaughlin, J., O'Connor, R.C., & O'Carroll, R.E.  Intimate Partner Abuse and Suicidality: A Systematic Review. (Submitted)