Niall Bourke
I have a background in psychology and a PhD in medical research, investigating clinical outcomes of individuals with a traumatic brain injury. I am involved in a variety of projects including longitudinal assessments of clinical outcomes following pediatric brain injury in London, formation of a pediatric rehabilitation pathway study in Ireland, member of the Care Research Technology Centre (CR&T) for the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), teaching & supervision of psychology, medicine and postgraduate research students. I am an astrophotography enthusiast and International Dark Sky Association Advocate.
What I Do
Data science
Research management
Teaching
Advocacy
Experiences
Academic publication record
Patient work
Coordinating multidisciplinary radiology team meetings
Covid-19 vaccine support
MRI scanning and cognitive assessments in the context of several research projects, feeding back results to participants and clinical care teams
Cognitive assessments, memory clinics & resource provision during outpatient traumatic brain injury clinics
Volunteer rehabilitation assistant
Outreach
Website building for Network of researchers in Sub-Sarahn, South Asia
Organising committee for inaugural “The Brain Conference 2020”, hosted by the leading neurology journal Brain
Organising committee for Frontiers in Traumatic Brain Injury (FiTBI) 2016-2020, Chair for FiTBI 2017
Scientific advisor on social cognition for BBC Family Brain Games
3D brain printing
Pint of science event organiser 2016, 2017
Medical Research Council: A picture of health art exhibition – collaboration with artists on a piece titled “‘The Centre Cannot Hold’
Brain Injury “Meet the Scientist’ Day (2015-2017) Public patient outreach showcasing ongoing work and hosting panel discussions to help steer the direction of future research projects
Academic research projects
Ultra Low Field Neuroimaging in the Young King’s College London | Bill & Malinda Gates Foundation: Sub-Saharan Africa & South Asia
Dementia Minder study, Imperial College London 2020-2022
Longitudinal outcomes of paediatric traumatic brain injury, Imperial College London 2020-2021
Brain structure of active elite rugby players, Imperial College London 2018-2021
Biomarkers of axonal injury after traumatic brain injury, Imperial College London 2016-2021
The Social Brain: Implications of traumatic brain injury, Imperial College London 2016-2020
Invention for innovation, Imperial College London 2015-2020
Dopamine’s Role in Enhancing Attention and Memory, Clinical Trial, Imperial College London 2015-2020
English & Romanian adoptee study, King’s College London 2014-15
Factors mediating individual variability to THC, King’s College London 2014
Online social networking & wellbeing in adolescence, Dublin Business School 2013
Other
MRI technician & Imaging centre database management
Medico-legal neuroimaging analyst
Communications officer for student interest group, Psychology Society of Ireland
Senior powerboat & sailing instructor (RYA)
Metacognition 