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Margaret M. Barry

Margaret M. Barry

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Ireland
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
52
Citations
9809
World Ranking
2460
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Margaret M. Barry is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway. Their research spans multiple areas within health professions and social sciences, with significant contributions to public health and health promotion.

The scientist's main fields of study include Health Professions and Social Sciences. Within these, subfields emphasized are General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, Education, and Speech and Hearing. Their work addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • School Health and Nursing Education
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Community Health and Development
  • Health, Psychology, and Well-being

Recent publication venues reflect a focus on health promotion and policy. Frequent venues include:

  • Global Health Promotion
  • Health Policy
  • Health Promotion International
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • ARAN (University of Galway Research Repository) (Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway)

Some recent papers authored by or involving Margaret M. Barry are:

  • "Supporting every school to become a foundation for healthy lives," 2021, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • "The best person (or machine) for the job: Rethinking task shifting in healthcare," 2020, Health Policy
  • "Strengthening vaccination programmes and health systems in the European Union: A framework for action," 2020, Health Policy
  • "A health promotion approach to emergency management: effective community engagement strategies from five cases," 2021, Health Promotion International
  • "Transformative health promotion: what is needed to advance progress?," 2021, Global Health Promotion

Collaborative research is evident from frequent co-authorship with the following individuals:

  • Katherine Dowling
  • Carmen Kealy
  • Courtney Potts
  • Maurice Mulvenna
  • Gary Donohoe

Best Publications

  • A systematic review of the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle income countries

    Margaret M Barry;Aleisha M Clarke;Rachel Jenkins;Vikram Patel

  • Implementing mental health promotion

    Margaret M. Barry;Rachel Jenkins;Maurice B. Mittelmark

  • A Systematic Review of Online Youth Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Interventions

    Aleisha M. Clarke;Tuuli Kuosmanen;Margaret M. Barry

  • SLAN 2007: Survey of lifestyle, attitudes and nutrition in Ireland. Main report.

    Karen Morgan;Hannah McGee;Dorothy Watson;IJ Perry

  • Mental health promotion works: a review

    Eva Jané-Llopis;Margaret Barry;Clemens Hosman;Vikram Patel

  • Addressing the determinants of positive mental health: concepts, evidence and practice

    Margaret M. Barry

  • The Galway Consensus Conference: international collaboration on the development of core competencies for health promotion and health education.

    Margaret M. Barry;John P. Allegrante;Marie-Claude Lamarre;M. Elaine Auld

  • What makes intersectoral partnerships for health promotion work? A review of the international literature.

    J. Hope Corbin;Jacky Jones;Margaret M. Barry

  • Quality of life as an evaluative measure in assessing the impact of community care on people with long-term psychiatric disorders.

    Margaret M. Barry;Charles Crosby

  • A literature review on health information seeking behaviour on the web: a health consumer and health professional perspective.

    O Higgins;J Sixsmith;Margaret M. Barry;C Domegan

  • Quality of life as an outcome measure in evaluating mental health services: a review of the empirical evidence.

    M. M. Barry;A. Zissi

  • Living longer and feeling better: healthy lifestyle, self-rated health, obesity and depression in Ireland.

    Janas M. Harrington;Ivan J. Perry;Jennifer E. Lutomski;Anthony P. Fitzgerald

  • How to govern the digital transformation of health services

    Walter Ricciardi;Pedro Pita Barros;Aleš Bourek;Werner Brouwer

  • Research priorities for public mental health in Europe: recommendations of the ROAMER project

    Anna K. Forsman;Anna K. Forsman;Kristian Wahlbeck;Leif Edvard Aarø;Jordi Alonso

  • Death education: knowledge, attitudes, and perspectives of Irish parents and teachers.

    Marguerita McGovern;Margaret M. Barry

  • A review of the international literature on health promotion competencies: identifying frameworks and core competencies.

    Barbara Battel-Kirk;Margaret M. Barry;Alyson Taub;Linda Lysoby

  • Promoting social and emotional well-being in schools

    Margaret M. Barry;Aleisha Mary Clarke;Katherine Dowling

  • A mediational model of quality of life for individuals with severe mental health problems

    A. Zissi;M. M. Barry;R. Cochrane

  • SLAN 2007: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland. Dietary Habits of the Irish Population

    Janas Harrington;Ivan Perry;Jennifer Lutomski;Karen Morgan

  • Domains of Core Competency, Standards, and Quality Assurance for Building Global Capacity in Health Promotion: The Galway Consensus Conference Statement

    John P. Allegrante;Margaret M. Barry;Collins O. Airhihenbuwa;M. Elaine Auld

  • What makes mental health promotion effective

    Eva Jané-Llopis;Margaret M. Barry

  • Evaluating the Implementation of a School-Based Emotional Well-Being Programme: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Zippy's Friends for Children in Disadvantaged Primary Schools.

    Aleisha M. Clarke;Brendan Bunting;Margaret M. Barry

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Allegrante
John P. Allegrante Columbia University
Michal Molcho
Michal Molcho University of Galway
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn University of Galway
Richard Layte
Richard Layte Trinity College Dublin
Jan De Maeseneer
Jan De Maeseneer Ghent University
Luigi Siciliani
Luigi Siciliani University of York
Maurice B. Mittelmark
Maurice B. Mittelmark University of Bergen
Sharon Friel
Sharon Friel Australian National University
Inge Petersen
Inge Petersen University of KwaZulu-Natal
Henrique Barros
Henrique Barros University of Porto

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