Sinéad Hynes
Professor
Health Sciences
NUI Galway
Ireland
Biography
Sinéad is a lecturer in occupational therapy in NUI, Galway. She started in this role in December 2015 following the completion of a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of British Columbia funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (US). In this position she was involved in a number of projects in the area of multiple sclerosis including interventions for cognitive difficulties and intention tremor and the assessment of hand function. Prior to this, she worked for the NHS on a large occupational therapy trial for people with dementia (Valuing Active Life in Dementia; VALID). She completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge, based at the MRC-Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, in 2013.
Research Interest
Research interest lies largely in the area of neurorehabiltation.
