Meet the Classification & Attribution Lab team
Dr Cliódhna O'Connor is a social psychologist and Associate Professor in the UCD School of Psychology, where she leads the Classification & Attribution Lab. Her research explores the social and psychological processes through which we classify individuals into social categories and attribute causal explanations for those groups’ characteristics.
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Juwayriyah Nayyar is a PhD candidate in the UCD School of Psychology. Juwayriyah’s research explores the experience of receiving a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in adulthood. Juwayriyah’s research is funded by a UCD ADVANCE scholarship.
Leigh Huggard is a PhD student in the UCD School of Psychology, funded by an IRC Government of Ireland postgraduate scholarship. Leigh’s research explores the content of sociocultural attributions for mental illness, their distribution across the population, and their societal consequences.
Giulia is an intern in the Classification & Attribution Lab. Giulia is working on a new project exploring how 'trauma' is represented on TikTok.
Lauren is an intern in the Classification & Attribution Lab. She is working on a new project exploring how 'trauma' is represented on TikTok.
Julienne is completing an Erasmus+ traineeship in the Classification & Attribution Lab. She is working with Dr Cliódhna O'Connor on a project exploring social media representations of 'trauma'.
Bhargav Dave completed an MLitt degree in the UCD School of Psychology. Bhargav’s research investigated the psychological antecedents, correlates and consequences of framing depression in dimensional terms.