Academic & Professional Profile
Marianne has a focus on translating research into service development, workforce support, and applied health supports in the community.
Brain Health, Ageing & Cognitive Decline
Allen, A. P., McGlinchey, E., Fallon, M., McCallion, P., & McCarron, M. (2023). Cognitive reserve and dementia risk management in people with an intellectual disability. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 38(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5906
Fallon, M., & McGlinchey, E. (2026). Consultant-Client Relationships: Supporting Development of a National Intellectual Disability Memory Service in Ireland. In The Palgrave Handbook of Consultancy in Health Psychology (pp. 369-386). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Sheerin, F., Fallon, M., Daly, L. (in press). Growing older with intellectual disability. In Fundamentals of Learning Disability Nursing. London: Wiley.
Supporting Staff Mental Health in the Workplace
Chen, Y., Allen, A. P., Fallon, M., et al. (2022). Mental health of staff supporting people with intellectual disabilities during COVID-19: A systematic review. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1177/17446295221136231
Sheerin, F., Allen, A. P., Fallon, M., et al. (2023). Staff mental health while providing care during COVID‐19. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 51(1), 80–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12458
Applied Research and Advisory Roles
Expert Advisory Panel, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) feasibility trial for adults with intellectual disability (2025)
Dunne, P., McCallion, P., Synnott, I.F., Pavithra, P., Lavelle, L., O’Loughlin, C., Galligan, L., O’Reilly, L., Hynes, M. & McCarron, M. (2025) Engaging the Brain Through Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST). A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial for Adults with an Intellectual Disability. Dublin: Trinity Centre for Ageing and the Life Course in Intellectual Disability.
Contributory Panel Member, CAMDEX-DS-II (2nd ed.), Pavilion Publishing (2024)
Beresford-Webb, J. & Zaman, S. H. (Eds.) (2024). CAMDEX-DS-II (2nd ed.). Pavilion Publishing. https://pavpub.com/camdex-ds-ii.
Ongoing contribution to applied tools and clinical resources in intellectual disability and ageing
Knowledge Translation & Public Engagement
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Invited Speaker / Contributor / Facilitator:
Brain Health Presentation & Chair Yoga for Brain Health (2 sessions), Holistic Connections Women’s Wellbeing Programme, Roscommon Leader Partnership (2026)
Creative Brain Health Conference, Roscommon (2025)
Brain Health and Wellbeing in Adulthood, Down Syndrome Ireland (2025)
Dementia and Brain Health Webinar, Brothers of Charity Services Limerick (2025)
Ongoing Community Functional Yoga workshops in Strokestown Park (2025 – Present)
Several Community Brain Health workshops – “Reducing your Risk of Dementia” – through the Healthy Libraries Programme in Counties Longford & Roscommon (2024-2025)
Ageing and Intellectual Disability Workshop Series, Open Training College (2018–2025)
Ongoing ecotherapy sessions in Strokestown Park with underserved populations and with the general community / workplace wellbeing groups (2023 – Present)
Dementia Risk Factors in Intellectual Disability, Brothers of Charity Services (2024)
Brain Health Across the Lifespan, National Intellectual Disability Memory Service (NIDMS) Masterclass (2021)
Brain Health Presentation, HSE Wales Learning Disability Community of Practice (2021)
Conference Presentations
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Sixth IASSID Europe Congress, ONLINE 2021
Fallon, M., McGlinchey, E., McCallion, P., & McCarron, M. (2021, July). Developing a biopsychosocial model of cognitive decline in people aging with intellectual disability. Online.
Seventh IASSID World Congress, 2024
Fallon, M., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. & McGlinchey, E. (2024). Exploring the biopsychosocial risk factors for dementia in Irish people ageing with Down syndrome.
Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference
Fallon, M., McGlinchey, E., McCallion, P., & McCarron, M. (2021). Using health psychology theory to inform research into cognitive decline in people with intellectual disability. Poster Presentation.
Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference
Fallon, M., McGlinchey, E., McCallion, P., & McCarron, M. (2021). Developing a biopsychosocial model of cognitive decline in people ageing with intellectual disability. Online.
Fallon, M., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. & McGlinchey, E. (2025). Exploring the biopsychosocial risk factors for dementia in Irish people ageing with Down syndrome.
Fallon, M., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. & McGlinchey, E. (2026). Exploring Biopsychosocial Dementia Risk Factors in People Ageing with Down Syndrome.
Peer Review Activity
Invited peer reviewer for:
BMC Geriatrics
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
Clinical Psychology Today
Digital Health