Dr Aoife McLoughlin
Research interests
- Human time perception
- Embodied emotion and human timing
- Time perspective
- Impact of technology use on cognition
- Impact of technology use social behaviour
- The psychology of education
- Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed
- Feedback literacy in Higher Ed.
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Publications and Conference Presentations
Kennedy, C. & McLoughlin, A. (2022) Developing the Emergent Literacy Skills of English Language Learners Through Dialogic Reading: A Systematic Review. Early Childhood Educ J .https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-021-01291-1
Bohan, E. & McLoughlin, A. (2022) The Video to Recovery: The Effectiveness of Video Interactive Guidance (VIG) Interventions in Improving Parental Mental Health Outcomes. Attuned Interactions e-Journal, 9
McLoughlin, A. (2019). Time Perception and Embodied Rejection: Does peer rejection impact on human timing. Timing and Time Perception. 7(1), 131-147.
Balaji, S., & McLoughlin, A. (2017, October). Does our perception of time’s passage mediate the relationship between multitasking and ad enjoyment. Poster presented at the First Conference of the Timing Research Forum, Strasbourg, France
McLoughlin, A. (2016). Time flies when you're having phone. Australasian Science, November 2016. pp. 24-25.
Pillai, J.S. & McLoughlin, A. (2016). Exercise and Time Perception: An exploration of the impact of high intensity cardio exercise (Zumba) on human timing. Timing and Time Perception. 4(4), 343–353.
McLoughlin, A., & Wu, R.X. (2015, April). Time Perception and Embodied Rejection. Paper presented at Embodied Perception of the Human World, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Greer, K., Ryan, D., & McLoughlin, A. (2012, June). The Effectiveness of MediaSite in Higher Education Social Psychology Lectures. Paper presented at Blended Learning and the Use of Technology to Enhance Learning, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.
Greer, K., Ryan, D., & McLoughlin, A. (2012, June) Transforming the Practitioners: an exploration of the application of Threshold Concepts to a multidisciplinary professional development Master's course in Christian Leadership. At NAIRTL: Threshold Concepts Conference, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Greer, K., Ryan, D., & McLoughlin, A. (2012, May). Transforming leadership in 2nd levels schools: An example of how the Mary Immaculate College MA in Christian Leadership integrates academic knowledge with practitioner experience and expertise. Poster presented at McCauley Conference, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.
McLoughlin, A. (2011, April). What’s the Time? Examining whether technological advances are affecting our temporal judgements. Poster presented at the TIMELY (Time In MEntaL activitY: theoretical, behavioural, bio imaging and clinical perspectives) workshop on the “Psychophysical, Computational, and Neuroscience Models of Time Perception”, Groningen University, Groningen, Netherlands.
Greer, K., Ryan, D., & McLoughlin, A. (2011, November). A Case Study in Higher Education: Integrating Multiple Modules. Paper presented at Shannon Consortium, Conversations in the Consortium, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.
McLoughlin, A. (2011, September). Got the Time? Examining the effects of technological advancement on temporal judgements. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society, Cognitive Section, annual conference, Keele University, Keele, England.
McLoughlin, A. (2010). The Time of Our Lives: An investigation into the effects of technological advances on our temporal experience. Abstract in: The Irish Psychologist, (37)1, pp 39.
McLoughlin, A. (2010, November). The Time of Our Lives: An investigation into the effects of technological advances on our temporal experience. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Psychological Society of Ireland Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, Ireland.
Greer, K., Ryan, D., & McLoughlin, A. (2010, October). The Effectiveness of Digital Technologies in Higher Education Lectures. Poster presented at NAIRTL conference on Flexible Learning, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland.
McLoughlin, A. (2009, May). Internal Clocks and Fast Living: Do time-saving devices alleviate stress. At Shannon Consortium, In Tune: Innovations in Contemporary Research Conference, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.
SELECT MEDIA COVERAGE
Radio Interview with Phil Staley, ABC Far North Queensland discussing the impact of technology on experience of time- November 2015.
Radio interview with Pat Hession, ABC Townsville discussing a time distortion that the host had recently experienced during an automobile accident.- June 2016
TV interview as part of MediaCorp’s On the Red Dot special edition on Impact of Technology in the classroom.- July 2013
Featured on ScienceAlert.com,
- 2015: Science says that technology is speeding up our brains’ perception of time. https://www.sciencealert.com/research-suggests-that-technology-is-speeding-up-our-perception-of-time
- 2016 https://www.sciencealert.com/these-could-be-the-reasons-everyone-feels-busy-all-of-the-time
My research has been mentioned in the Irish Examiner, Business Insider, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Singapore News, The Science Explorer among others.
Research Tech Skills
Statistical Analysis Programmes: SPSS, R, AMOS, GraphPad
Stimulus Presentation Packages: Super Lab, E-Prime
Data Acquisition Systems: HR and GSR monitoring, basic EEG
