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Dr. Mark Ward

Research Fellow (Medical Gerontology)
      
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Dr. Mark Ward

Research Fellow (Medical Gerontology)

 wardm8@tcd.ie

 


  Applied Sociology   CHILDREN   health outcomes research   HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   Immigration   MIGRATION   Migration and Employment   population health   QUALITATIVE RESEARCH   QUANTITATIVE METHOD   RESEARCH DESIGN   Research Ethics and Governance   research methodology   Research Methods   Rural sociology, sociology of the environment   Social attitudes   SOCIAL CLASS   Social Inequalities   SOCIAL POLICY   Social Theory   SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS   sociology of health   Sociology of illness and health   sociology of the body   Sociology of the Family   Survey research
Project Title
 Altered lives in a time of crisis: Preparing for recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of older adults
From
May 2020
To
December 2021
Summary
Funding Agency
Health Research Board
Programme
COVID-19 Pandemic - Rapid response
Project Type
Research
Person Months
18
Project Title
 Pathways from social disconnection to suicidal ideation in later life
From
January 2023
To
December 2024
Summary
Funding Agency
U.S. National Institute of Health
Programme
R21
Project Title
 Exploring the unmet needs of Irish cancer patients from underserved communities
From
2024
To
2025
Summary
Funding Agency
Irish Cancer Society
Programme
Improved Supports for Underserved Communities Award
Project Title
 International evaluation of modifiable social determinants of health on COVID-related mental health outcomes
From
2023
To
2026
Summary
Funding Agency
NIMH
Programme
R01
Project Title
 The contribution of older carers in Ireland and impact of caring on mental health and well-being of carers
From
2023
To
2024
Summary
Funding Agency
Health Research Board
Programme
HRCI/HRB Joint Funding Scheme 2022

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Details Date From Date To
The Children's Research Network for Ireland and Northern Ireland 2012 Present
Association for the Study of Obesity on the island of Ireland (ASOI) 2012 Present
Applied Quantitative Methods Network 2012 Present
Social Research Association Ireland 2014 Present
Sociological Association of Ireland 2014 Present
Briggs, Robert, Ward, Mark, Scarlett, Siobhan, van der Velde, Nathalie, Hernandez, Belinda, Romero-Ortuno, Roman, Tysinger, Bryan, May, Peter, Ahern, Emer, Kenny, Rose Anne, Determining the burden of falls amongst community-dwelling older people in Ireland to inform falls care delivery: secondary data analysis from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing " the defined study, BMJ Open, 16, (1), 2026, pe107647 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Winning Lewis, Scarlett Siobhan, Ward Mark, Crowe Michael, Kenny Rose Anne, O'Connell Brian, Tooth Loss and 12-Year Mortality Risk in 8494 Older Adults From Ireland , Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , n/a , (n/a ), 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
O'Maoileidigh, Brendan, McDowell, Cillian, McCrory, Cathal, Kenny, Rose Anne, DeLooze, Celine, Ward, Mark, Changes in depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic differ by personality type: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, HRB Open Research, 8, 2025, p42 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Seligman B, Ward M, Ferranna M, Bloom DE, Kenny RA, Orkaby AR., A Harmonized Frailty Index Using Global Aging Data., The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2025, pglaf217 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Hernández B, Dyer A H, McCrory C, Newman L, Ward M, Finucane C, & Kenny R A, Responses to active stand test predict 12-year incident cardiovascular disease and mortality, Communications Medicine, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Troya M I, Arensman E, Briggs R, Griffin E, Lonergan C, Lovejoy S A, Mughal F, O'Mahony J, Ward M, Wish to die and healthcare use in older people: cross-sectional findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Journal of Public Health, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
McKelvie MJ, Cruise S, Ward M, Romero-Ortuno R, Kee F, Kenny RA, O"Reilly D, O"Halloran A, Frailty on the Island of Ireland: Evidence from the NICOLA and TILDA studies, European Journal of Public Health, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Troya M I, Griffin E, Arensman E, Cassidy E, Mughal F, Ni Lonergan C, O"Mahony J, Lovejoy S, Ward M, Corcoran P, Hospital-presenting self-harm amongst older adults living in Ireland: a 13-year trend analysis from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland, International Psychogeriatrics, 2024, p1 - 9, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  Other
Ward M, Clarke N, McLoughlin S, Golden D, Kenny RA, Data Management Plan for a rapid response sub-study of an existing cohort. The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) COVID-19 sub-study, HRB Open Rsearch, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Ward M, Briggs R, Kenny RA, Social disconnection correlates of a `Wish to Die" among a large community-dwelling cohort of older adults., Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Scarlett S, Monaghan A, McLoughlin S, Hever A, McCrory C, Ward M, McGarrigle CA, Kenny RA, Cohort Profile Update: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)-Waves 5 and 6, Int J Epidemiol, 54, (5), 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Brendan O'Maoileidigh, Mark Ward , Rose Anne Kenny, Siobhan Scarlett, Examining the relationships between in-person and remote religious attendance and loneliness, quality of life, stress, and anxiety among older adults during COVID-19 in Ireland, HRB Open Research, 2024, p1-8 , Notes: [doi: https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/7-76/v1], Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Hennelly N, Ward M, Scarlett S, Hever A, O"Connor D, McGarrigle C, Kenny RA, Creative activity in the ageing population: Findings from Wave 6 of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, TILDA, 2023, Report, PUBLISHED
Ward, M., O'Mahoney, P. Kenny, R.A., Altered lives in a time of crisis: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of older adults in Ireland. Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Dublin, TILDA, January, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED
Costello, N., Ward, M., O'Mahoney, P., Kenny, R.A. , In their own words: The voices of Older Irish people in the COVID-19 pandemic, Dublin, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, August, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED
Scarlett S, Hever A, Ward M, Kenny RA, Creative activity in the ageing population, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED
Siobhan Scarlett, Ann Hever, Mark Ward, Rose Anne Kenny, Creative activity in the ageing population: Key findings and conclusions, November, 2021, 1-8, Notes: [doi:https://tilda.tcd.ie/publications/research-briefs/CreativeActivity/index.php], Report, PUBLISHED
Roe, L., McGarrigle, C., Hernández, B., O'Halloran, A., Scarlett, S., Ward, M., Normand, C., Kenny, R.A., Patterns in healthcare utilisation: Results from Wave 5 of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing., Dublin, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, March, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
McGarrigle Christine, Ward Mark, Scarlett Siobhan, Kenny Rose Anne, The Contributions of the Over 70s to Irish Society: Results from Wave 5 of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Dublin, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
Ward, Mark; McGarrigle, Christine; Hever, Ann; O'Mahoney, Paul; Moynihan, Seán; Loughran, Gráinne; Kenny, Rose Anne, Loneliness and social isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic among the over 70s. Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Dublin, TILDA, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED

  


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Award Date
Department of Children and Youth Affairs Research Scholarship Programme 2011-2013
School of Social Work and Social Policy studentship 2010-2011
Poster presentation prize at the British Psychological Society Northern Ireland branch conference 2007
Ageing, older adults, social gerontology, loneliness, quality of life, mental health, health inequalities, childhood obesity, social class theory, social stratification, public health, survey design, and the application of quantitative methodologies in the social sciences.