Éimear Foley University positionResearch Assistant DepartmentsInstitutesBehavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute Research ThemesInterestsMy research is primarily focused on the role of inflammation in psychiatric disorders. As a research assistant for the Insight study, I am particularly interested in the relationship between the immune system and depression. This research is currently examining the effect of immune-modulating drugs on mood and cognition in patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Before joining the InPsych research group, I worked at Boston University School of Medicine researching Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Alzheimer's disease. Research Focus
EquipmentBehavioural analysis Cross-sectional and cohort studies Neuropsychological testing Randomised Controlled Trials CollaboratorsNo collaborators listed Associated News ItemsKey publicationsParkinson JT, Foley ÉM, Jadon DR, Khandaker GM (2020), “Depression in patients with spondyloarthritis: prevalence, incidence, risk factors, mechanisms and management” Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 12: 1–17 Publications2019Alosco ML, Tripodis Y, Koerte IK, Jackson JD, Chua AS, Mariani M, Haller O, Foley ÉM, Martin BM, Palmisano J, Singh B, Green K, Lepage C, Muehlmann M, Makris N, Cantu RC, Lin AP, Coleman M, Pasternak O, Mez J, Bouix S, Shenton ME, Stern RA (2019), “Interactive Effects of Racial Identity and Repetitive Head Impacts on Cognitive Function, Structural MRI-Derived Volumetric Measures, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Tau and Aβ.” Front Hum Neurosci 13(440): 1-14 |