Speaker
Yvonne Leckey
Senior Researcher, Maynooth University, Co Kildare
Biography
Yvonne Leckey is a Senior Researcher in the Dept. of Psychology, Maynooth University, with research expertise in early intervention and prevention initiatives, specifically parent, child and youth health and wellbeing. Yvonne has a background in anthropology, psychology and community development and has considerable experience in conducting community-based research with vulnerable populations including refugee/migrant groups. She was the Project Manager of the SALaM (Study of Adolescent Lives after Migration) Ireland Study which examined the psychosocial and mental health wellbeing of Arabic-speaking refugee adolescents in Ireland. Her research focuses on how culture and migration shape refugee wellbeing and integration.