Tim Trimble

Biography

Tim Trimble Assistant Professor, Psychology Junior Dean tim.trimble@tcd.ie +353 1896 3905, +353 1896 3905 people.tcd.ie/trimblt Biography Dr Tim Trimble is Junior Dean of Trinity College Dublin; a Lecturer in Applied Psychology and Course Director of the MSc in Applied Psychology at Trinity College Dublin. He is a Chartered Psychologist. Tim is an expert in mental health assessment. Specifically, drawing on one of his main research areas and experience, he delivers courses in suicide risk assessment, prevention, intervention, and postvention. This links in with his expertise in Crisis Intervention and Stress management. These competencies and skills are drawn upon regularly in his role as Junior Dean, as well as in a range of consultancy and related projects. His Forensic Psychology experience also included working with the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, and Serious and Organised Crime Agency. As well as assisting in interviewing and investigations, projects here included: Production of reports on police complaints for the PSNI, Policing Board, Patten Oversight Commissioner, and Secretary of State. Conducting organizational performance monitoring, designing and managing a wide range of research projects in relation to policing, and developing operational protocols between the Tactical Command Group and external organizations involved in investigations. He has over 12 years experience in delivering leading-edge Occupational Psychology projects to industry; and currently is a Research and Development Consultant with Mindmill. Key projects here include: Assessment and selection for the Belgian defence forces; including pilot selection; Middle East - North Africa career guidance projects. As a Consultant Occupational Psychologist with SHL (UK and Ireland), he designed, developed and delivered a wide range of projects including: Designing the first financial sector recruitment website in Ireland, competency modeling, Career Counselling and Senior Management Coaching, conducting assessment centres for various organizations, and designing a range of psychometric assessment measures. Tim is currently Principal Investigator across a range of research projects in the domain of Suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, Health-related Quality of Life and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Also in adolescent mental health. These cover a broad arena of applied psychology from suicide intervention/prevention programmes, to long-term psychological development of children and adolescents; as well as evaluating the delivery of mental health care and therapeutic programmes. Additionally, Tim is a practising psychotherapist He also has expertise in the areas of Police Leadership and Management and Security and Risk Management. These projects include policing in various countries and jurisdictions, and both military and private security operations in conflict theatres worldwide.

Research Interest

His current research is in collaboration with the Probation Service in Ireland and northern Ireland, and An Garda Siochana, and the Police Service of Northern Ireland - this is evaluating techniques for sex-offender risk assessment. Research with the PBNI also includes evaluating anger management programmes for offenders in the communit