RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr Alexis Carey works as both a health psychology practitioner and a researcher. Her academic focus centres on youth mental health, rights-based approaches, and health behaviour change.

She collaborates with government departments, universities, schools and the charity sector to translate lived experience into policy and practice that promotes psychological wellbeing for all.

For a complete list of works, visit ResearchGate profile.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Carey, A., et al., (2025). Understanding Preferences for Weight Loss Diets Amongst Patients With a Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association.

  • Carey, A. (2025). Empowering Voices in Health Psychology: Integrating the Lundy Model for Meaningful Youth participation. The Health Psychology Update.

  • Carey, A. et al. (2025). Amplify and Advocate: Implementing a Youth Mental Health Advocacy Project – A Collaborative Rights-Based Approach. Journal of Community Psychology.

  • Kazmierczak-Murray, S., Carey, A. et al. (2025). Developing National Guidance on Participation of Disabled Children and Young People. International Journal of Children’s Rights.

  • Carey, A., & Cunningham-Cowley, M. (2023). The Climate Crisis, Climate Anxiety and Children’s Rights. Irish Studies in International Affairs.

  • Carey, A., Povey, R. (2023). Group Sleep Intervention with Adolescents Using Youth Participation Methodology. Psychology in the Schools.

  • Carey, A., Povey, R., & Taylor, J. (2022). “Waiting out the day, not living, not fun”: Children’s Experiences of School Closures due to COVID-19. Preventing School Failure.

Selected Commissioned Reports & Policy Contributions

  • The National Youth Assembly on Youth Online Health-DCDE & Department of Health, 2025

  • Growing Up in Ireland Consultation Report (3-Year-Old Cohort) – Department of Children, Disability, Equality and Integration (DCDE), 2025

  • National Youth Assembly on Gender Equality – DCEDIY & Department of Rural and Community Development, 2024

  • Guidance on Including Disabled Children and Young People in Decision-Making – DCEDIY & National Disability Authority, 2024