Research Projects

Our research students are engaged in a diverse range of subject matters.

Karen Alexander

Karen Alexander

Developing Best Practice in the Design of Business Incubation: A Processual Case Study of CoLAB

Supervisors:
Dr Simon Stephens, Dr Isobel Cunningham, Dr Anne Burke
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Aisling Bonner

Aisling Bonner

Examining the influence of Social Capital Configurations on Operational Performance

Supervisors:
Dr George Onofrei, Prof. Paul Humphreys, Michael Margey
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Belinda Boyle

Belinda Boyle

Online alcohol sales – consideration of the impact on minors of the current legal provisions and the public health consequences

Supervisors:
Dr Brónagh Heverin, Dr Grainne Ketelaar
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Grainne Breslin

Grainne Breslin

The role of SOP’s in intra and inter organisational knowledge transfer in the hospitality industry along the Wild Atlantic Way

Supervisors:
Dr Conor McTiernan, Dr Ciarán ÓhAnnracháin
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Demi Buchanan

Demi Buchanan

Can telecollaboration revitalise language teaching in the Donegal region?

Supervisors:
Dr Úna Carthy, Dr Ruth Lennon, Robert O’Dowd
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Sara Connolly

Sara Connolly

Designing Support Systems for Creative Industry Entrepreneurs

Supervisors:
Dr Tena Patten, Dr Simon Stephens
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Claire Marie Curran

Claire Marie Curran

Knowledge Transfer in Irish Food Tourism Networks: Adding Value Through Trust Based Co-operation

Supervisors:
Dr Conor McTiernan, Dr Ciaran O’hAnnrachain
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Damien Duddy

Damien Duddy

Energy expenditure of various exercise protocols using the Exoskeleton in Neurological Rehabilitation

Supervisors:
Dr Maria Faulkner, Dr Rónán Doherty, Dr James Connolly, Stephen McNally, John Loughery
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Olivia Finnerty

Olivia Finnerty

Entrepreneurial orientation and its impact on social sustainability: The role of organisational learning

Supervisors:
Dr George Onofrei, Prof Graham Heaslip, Dr Roisin Lyons, Dr Simon Stephens
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Paul Fisher

Paul Fisher

Monitoring Training Load to understand fitness and fatigue in elite Gaelic Footballers

Supervisors:
Dr Rónán Doherty, Dr Maria Faulkner, Dr Mick McCann
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Tara Gallagher

Tara Gallagher

Retention: Experiential learning as a solution to addressing retention in Year One law students at LYIT

Supervisors:
Dr Deirdre McClay, Dr Brónagh Heverin
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Brian Harkin

Brian Harkin

An Ethnographic Study of Parkrun Participants: Motives, Experiences & Perceptions

Supervisors:
Dr Suzanne Kennedy, Humphrey Murphy
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Johanne Harrold

Johanne Harrold

Measuring the impact of supply chain innovation on sustainability performance

Supervisors:
Dr Vicky O’Rourke, Dr Aurora Dimache, Dr Michael Barrett, Dr George Onofrei
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Amy Hegarty

Amy Hegarty

The development and validation of a multi-modal Model of Student Engagement

Supervisors:
Dr Lydia Devenney, Dr Simon Stephens
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Clementine Hegarty

Clementine Hegarty

Restart: Second-time Entrepreneurs

Supervisors:
Dr Padraig Gallagher, Dr Isobel Cunningham, Dr Lynn Ramsey
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Claire Henderson

Claire Henderson

The use of reflection as a form of assessment – What are we assessing? Input, process or product

Supervisors:
Dr Brónagh Heverin, Dr Meadbh Ruane
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Zayad Muhammad Jibrin

Zayad Muhammad Jibrin

Exploring digital academic entrepreneurship in 3rd level institutions in Ireland

Supervisors:
Dr Sarah Diffley, Dr Isobel Cunningham
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Yousra Kabir

Yousra Kabir

Case Studies of Female Entrepreneurs – Evidence from Donegal

Supervisors:
Dr Isobel Cunningham, Dr Simon Stephens, Prof Roisin Lyons
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Saima Karim

Saima Karim

Investigation and mapping the presence of clusters in the North-West region of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Supervisors:
Dr Isobel Cunningham, Dr Laura Bradley
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Lorraine Kennedy

Lorraine Kennedy

From posting to purchase – The impact of social media networks on intentions to purchase and WOM behaviours in the tourism and hospitality industry

Supervisors:
Dr George Onofrei, James Kearns
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Ruth Keogh

Ruth Keogh

The Role of Contemporary Design Pedagogy in Tertiary Education – Design Thinking or Design Skills?

Supervisors:
Cróna O Donoghue, Dr Tena Patten
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Wankya Ronald Kiduma

Wankya Ronald Kiduma

Developing Value added and market-oriented sea vegetable products for the Irish SMEs

Supervisors:
Dr Ciaran O hAnnrachain, Dr Elizabeth Mckenzie, Dorothy Bird
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Michael Leadley

Michael Leadley

Generation Z: Exploring trust building strategies for marketing communications in the e-retailing sector

Supervisors:
Dr Vicky O’Rourke, Dr Sarah Diffley
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Maria Malik

Maria Malik

Innovative Sustainable Urban Last Mile Logistics in Omnichannel Retail

Supervisors:
Dr. Amaya Vega, Dr. George Onofrei, Dr. Maria Feo, and Dr. Graham Heaslip
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Lorcán Mason

Lorcán Mason

The Relationship Between Sleep, Nutrition, and Injury Risk in Elite GAA Academy Players

Supervisors:
Dr Rónán Doherty, Mr Karl Lacey, Dr James Connolly, Dr Lydia Devenney, Dr Jim O’Donovan
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Helen McCready

Helen McCready

The efficacy of a physical and emotional health and wellbeing programme for people with intellectual disabilities

Supervisors:
Dr. Ken van Someren, Prof. Ben Fitzpatrick
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Conor McDaid

Conor McDaid

Industry readiness measurement for implementing closed-loop supply chain: an Irish dairy industry perspective

Supervisors:
Dr Amir Azadnia, Dr George Onofrei
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Maria McKeever

Maria McKeever

Generation Z: Exploring their interaction preferences and the impact on marketing communications strategies

Supervisors:
Dr Sarah Diffley, Dr Vicky O’Rourke
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Aoife O’Dalaigh

Aoife O’Dalaigh

Building Supply Chain Resilience through Lean Practices

Supervisors:
Dr George Onofrei, Dr Amir Azadnia
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Emily O’Flynn

Emily O’Flynn

Developing Best Practice in the Design of Entrepreneurial Universities: A Processual Case Study of LYIT

Supervisors:
Dr Simon Stephens, Dr Isobel Cunningham, Dr Anne Burke, Michael Margey
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Abbey O’Keeffe

Abbey O’Keeffe

The Effects of Physical Activity, Sedentary Time and Nutritional Practices on Pregnancy Outcomes

Supervisors:
Dr. Maria Faulkner, Dr. Lizzy Derry, Dr. Sinéad Currie and Dr. Gemma McMonagle
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Liam Porter

Liam Porter

Expanding the horizons of Design Thinking

Supervisors:
Dr Tena Patten, Crona O’Donoghue
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Fariha Quamar

Fariha Quamar

Industry 5.0 and lean practices: a new paradigm?

Supervisors:
Dr George Onofrei, Prof Graham Heaslip, Dr Amir Azadnia, and Prof Paul Humphreys
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Una Quinn

Una Quinn

Letting the community have it’s say in setting out its future: An evaluation of a large scale, multi-faceted community participation initiative in Co. Donegal

Supervisors:
Paul McCusker, Dr Padraig Gallagher
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Leah Ryan

Leah Ryan

Case Studies of Tourism Entrepreneurs: Evidence from Donegal and Murcia

Supervisors:
Dr Simon Stephens, Dr Manuel Catena, Prof Pablo Ros
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Chandler Tyrrell

Chandler Tyrrell

Health outcomes of socially excluded older people in the age of digitalisation

Supervisors:
Sinéad Keogh, Dr. Ken VanSomeren, Dr. Martin O’ Neill
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Brian Walsh

Brian Walsh

Embedding experiential learning into an accounting programme

Supervisors:
Suzanne Roarty, Dr Deirdre McClay
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Suzhou Wei

Suzhou Wei

Investigating into the formation and evolution of social enterprises and the social entrepreneurship eco-system in the North West

Supervisors:
Dr Isobel Cunningham, Dr Laura Bradley
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Catherine White

Catherine White

Best practice in the creation of authentic and creative cellar-door visitor experiences in the Irish craft beverage tourism sector

Supervisors:
Dr Conor McTiernan, Dr Elizabeth McKenzie
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