selected scholarly activity
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chapters
- Private Groundwater Contamination and Integrated Risk Communication. 119-147. 2022
- Groundwater Contamination and Extreme Weather Events: Perception-Based Clusters of Irish Well Users. Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation. 331-334. 2021
- Private Groundwater Supply Management as a Response to Flooding Events: Perceptions of Irish Well Owners. Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation. 409-412. 2021
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journal articles
- Assessing the One Health (ecosystem, animal and human health) impacts of current dietary patterns based on farm-to-fork life cycle assessment in the Republic of Ireland.. Science of the Total Environment. 975:179313. 2025
- Identification and profiling of socioeconomic and health characteristics associated with consumer food purchasing behaviours using machine learning. Food Quality and Preference. 126:105417. 2025
- Quantifying metabolic food waste and associated global warming potential attributable to overweight and obese adults in a temperate high-income region.. Food Research International. 209:116309. 2025
- Evaluating the GHG emissions, land use, and water use associated with contemporary dietary patterns in the Republic of Ireland.. Environmental Research. 270:120974. 2025
- An investigation of microbial groundwater contamination seasonality and extreme weather event interruptions using "big data", time-series analyses, and unsupervised machine learning.. Environmental Pollution. 368:125790. 2025
- Farmers’ Experiences of Transitioning Towards Agroecology: Narratives of Change in Western Europe. Agriculture (Switzerland). 15:625. 2025
- Geospatial analysis of food waste generation at the consumer-level in high-income regions, 2000-2023 - A scoping review.. Environmental Research. 263:120247. 2024
- The use of E. coli phylogrouping and microbial source tracking (non-species specific, human-specific, bovine-specific bacteroidales markers) to elucidate hydro(geo)logical contamination mechanisms in southeastern Ontario, Canada.. Environmental Pollution. 363:125080. 2024
- Development of a “big data” groundwater microbial contamination index and spatial comparisons with enteric infection rates in southern Ontario. Science of the Total Environment. 947:174408-174408. 2024
- Household food waste generation in high-income countries: A scoping review and pooled analysis between 2010 and 2022. Journal of Cleaner Production. 471:143375. 2024
- A rapid on-site loop-mediated isothermal amplification technology as an early warning system for the detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in water.. Microbiology (United Kingdom). 170. 2024
- Dynamic life cycle assessment of commercial and household food waste: A critical global review of emerging techniques. Science of the Total Environment. 921:170853-170853. 2024
- Private groundwater contamination and risk management: A comparative scoping review of similarities, drivers and challenges across two socio-economically developed regions. Science of the Total Environment. 922:171112-171112. 2024
- Longitudinal monitoring of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) concentrations in surface waters and groundwater supplies within an Irish catchment. 2024
- ‘If it works, don't fix it’: A qualitative study of knowledge, perception, and behaviour among private well owners in southeastern Ontario. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 24:101057-101057. 2024
- Influence of Seasonality and Public-Health Interventions on the COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern Europe. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13:334-334. 2024
- On-farm pro-environmental diversification: A qualitative analysis of narrative interviews with Western-European farmers. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 48:93-123. 2024
- Automatic classification of 10 blood cell subtypes using transfer learning via pre-trained convolutional neural networks. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked. 49:101542-101542. 2024
- Classification of white blood cells (leucocytes) from blood smear imagery using machine and deep learning models: A global scoping review. PLoS ONE. 19:e0292026-e0292026. 2024
- High-risk clonal lineages among extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from urban and rural stagnant water samples in Tunisia. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica. 70:304-310. 2023
- Development of novel data-driven Irish diets and associations with socio-economic profiles and health. European Journal of Public Health. 33:ckad160.460. 2023
- Measuring the Burden of Climate-Related Asthma in Ireland via Microsimulation and Hybrid Costing. European Journal of Public Health. 33:ckad160.1019. 2023
- Quantifying Metabolic Food Waste in Ireland from Excess Food Intake. European Journal of Public Health. 33:ckad160.584. 2023
- Waste-pathogen combinations from land-spreading for a farm-to-fork QMRA of public health in Ireland. European Journal of Public Health. 33:ckad160.1017. 2023
- Assessing antimicrobial and metal resistance genes in Escherichia coli from domestic groundwater supplies in rural Ireland. Environmental Pollution. 333:121970-121970. 2023
- Selection and Characterization of Bacteriocinogenic Lactic Acid Bacteria from the Intestine of Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) and Whiting Fish (Merlangius merlangus): Promising Strains for Aquaculture Probiotic and Food Bio-Preservation. Life. 13:1833-1833. 2023
- Behavioral pathways to private well risk mitigation: A structural equation modeling approach. Risk Analysis. 43:1599-1626. 2023
- Identifying Novel Data-Driven Dietary Patterns via Dimensionality Reduction and Associations with Socioeconomic Profile and Health Outcomes in Ireland. Nutrients. 15:3256-3256. 2023
- Burden of disease attributable to risk factors in European countries: a scoping literature review. Archives of Public Health. 81:116. 2023
- Quantifying farm-to-fork greenhouse gas emissions for five dietary patterns across Europe and North America: A pooled analysis from 2009 to 2020. Resources, Environment and Sustainability. 12:100108-100108. 2023
- Spatio-temporal evolution of COVID-19 in the Republic of Ireland and the Greater Dublin Area (March to November 2020): A space-time cluster frequency approach. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology. 45:100565-100565. 2023
- The effect of weather and simulated climate parameters on three gastro-intestinal infections in the Republic of Ireland 2023
- Occurrence of High-Risk Clonal Lineages ST58, ST69, ST224, and ST410 among Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Healthy Free-Range Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in a Rural Region in Tunisia. Genes. 14:875-875. 2023
- Integrating consumer risk perception and awareness with simulation-based quantitative microbial risk assessment using a coupled systems framework: A case study of private groundwater users in Ontario. Journal of Environmental Management. 331:117112-117112. 2023
- Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) for Population Health and Health Inequalities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20:5223-5223. 2023
- Assessing the risk of acute gastrointestinal illness attributable to three enteric pathogens from contaminated private water wells in Ontario. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 248:114077-114077. 2023
- Characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli presence, serogroups and risk factors from private groundwater sources in western Ireland. Science of the Total Environment. 866:161302-161302. 2023
- Groundwater quality: global challenges, emerging threats and novel approaches. Hydrogeology Journal. 31:15-18. 2023
- An ecological study of the spatiotemporal dynamics and drivers of domestically acquired campylobacteriosis in Ireland, 2011–2018. PLoS ONE. 18:e0291739-e0291739. 2023
- Burden of infectious disease studies in Europe and the United Kingdom: a review of methodological design choices. Epidemiology and Infection. 151:e19. 2023
- Classification of sub-populations for quantitative risk assessment based on awareness and perception: A cross-sectional population study of private well users in Ontario. Science of the Total Environment. 857:159677-159677. 2023
- Pro-environmental diversification of pasture-based dairy and beef production in Ireland, the United Kingdom and New Zealand: a scoping review of impacts and challenges. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 38:e5. 2023
- The antimicrobial resistance profiles of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from private groundwater wells in the Republic of Ireland. Environmental Pollution. 317:120817-120817. 2023
- An assessment of total coliforms and associated thresholds as water quality indicators using a large Ontario private drinking water well dataset. Science of the Total Environment. 846:157478-157478. 2022
- Estimating the duration and overlap of Escherichia coli contamination events in private groundwater supplies for quantitative risk assessment using a multiannual (2010–2017) provincial dataset. Environmental Pollution. 309:119784-119784. 2022
- Spatiotemporal dynamics of Escherichia coli presence and magnitude across a national groundwater monitoring network, Republic of Ireland, 2011–2020. Science of the Total Environment. 840:156311-156311. 2022
- Methodological considerations in injury burden of disease studies across Europe: a systematic literature review. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 22:1564. 2022
- Hiding in plain sight—wildlife as a neglected reservoir and pathway for the spread of antimicrobial resistance: a narrative review. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 98:fiac045. 2022
- Burden of non-communicable disease studies in Europe: a systematic review of data sources and methodological choices. European Journal of Public Health. 32:289-296. 2022
- Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Mental Health & Well-Being – Key Findings from a Global ‘Scoping’ Literature Review 2022
- Impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on private domestic groundwater sample numbers, E. coli presence and E. coli concentration across Ontario, January 2020–March 2021: An interrupted time-series analysis. Science of the Total Environment. 814:152634-152634. 2022
- Exploring Risk Perception and Behaviours at the Intersection of Flood Events and Private Groundwater Supplies: A Qualitative Focus Group Study. Water (Switzerland). 13:3467-3467. 2021
- Spatiotemporal epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in the Republic of Ireland, 2008–2017: development of a space–time “cluster recurrence” index. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21:880. 2021
- Geocoding cryptosporidiosis cases in Ireland (2008–2017)—development of a reliable, reproducible, multiphase geocoding methodology. Irish Journal of Medical Science. 190:1497-1507. 2021
- Private groundwater management and risk awareness: A cross-sectional analysis of two age-related subsets in the Republic of Ireland. Science of the Total Environment. 796:148844-148844. 2021
- Unravelling data for rapid evidence-based response to COVID-19: a summary of the unCoVer protocol. BMJ Open. 11:e055630-e055630. 2021
- Drinking Water Consumption Patterns among Private Well Users in Ontario: Implications for Exposure Assessment of Waterborne Infection. Risk Analysis. 41:1890-1910. 2021
- Genetic Background of Antimicrobial Resistance in Multiantimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from Feces of Healthy Broiler Chickens in Tunisia. BioMed Research International. 2021:1-7. 2021
- Impact of the 2018 European drought on microbial groundwater quality in private domestic wells: A case study from a temperate maritime climate. Journal of Hydrology. 601:126669-126669. 2021
- Modelling COVID-19 severity in the Republic of Ireland using patient co-morbidities, socioeconomic profile and geographic location, February to November 2020. Scientific Reports. 11:18474. 2021
- Environmental adaptation of E. coli within private groundwater sources in southeastern Ontario: Implications for groundwater quality monitoring and human health. Environmental Pollution. 285:117263-117263. 2021
- Psychological impairment and extreme weather event (EWE) exposure, 1980–2020: A global pooled analysis integrating mental health and well-being metrics. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 238:113840-113840. 2021
- Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Sporadic Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Enteritis, Ireland, 2013–2017. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 27:2421-2433. 2021
- Flood hydrometeorology and gastroenteric infection: The Winter 2015–2016 flood event in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Hydrology. 599:126376-126376. 2021
- Private groundwater contamination and extreme weather events: The role of demographics, experience and cognitive factors on risk perceptions of Irish private well users. Science of the Total Environment. 784:147118-147118. 2021
- Exploration of E. coli contamination drivers in private drinking water wells: An application of machine learning to a large, multivariable, geo-spatio-temporal dataset. Water Research. 197:117089-117089. 2021
- Examining influential drivers of private well users' perceptions in Ontario: A cross-sectional population study. Science of the Total Environment. 763:142952-142952. 2021
- Planning for the health impacts of climate change: Flooding, private groundwater contamination and waterborne infection – A cross-sectional study of risk perception, experience and behaviours in the Republic of Ireland. Environmental Research. 194:110707-110707. 2021
- Breakpoint modelling of temporal associations between non-pharmaceutical interventions and symptomatic COVID-19 incidence in the Republic of Ireland. PLoS ONE. 16:e0255254-e0255254. 2021
- Contamination of domestic groundwater systems by verotoxigenic escherichia coli (VTEC), 2003–2019: A global scoping review. Water Research. 188:116496-116496. 2021
- Socio-economic factors associated with the incidence of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) enteritis and cryptosporidiosis in the Republic of Ireland, 2008–2017. Epidemiology and Infection. 149:e184. 2021
- Analysis of a large spatiotemporal groundwater quality dataset, Ontario 2010–2017: Informing human health risk assessment and testing guidance for private drinking water wells. Science of the Total Environment. 738:140382-140382. 2020
- Risk communication approaches for preventing private groundwater contamination in the Republic of Ireland: a mixed-methods study of multidisciplinary expert opinion. Hydrogeology Journal. 28:1519-1538. 2020
- Cryptosporidium spp. in groundwater supplies intended for human consumption – A descriptive review of global prevalence, risk factors and knowledge gaps. Water Research. 176:115726-115726. 2020
- A geostatistical study of socioeconomic status (SES), rurality, seasonality and index test results as drivers of free private groundwater testing in southern Ontario, 2012–2016. Science of the Total Environment. 717:137188-137188. 2020
- Knowledge and behavioural interventions to reduce human health risk from private groundwater systems: A global review and pooled analysis based on development status. Science of the Total Environment. 716:135338-135338. 2020
- Climate Change, Flood Risk Prediction and Acute Gastrointestinal Infection in the Republic of Ireland, 2008-2017 2020
- Detection of Environmental Sources of Infectious Diseases in Groundwater Networks (DESIGN) – Cryptosporidium and VTEC Incidence in the Republic of Ireland. 2020
- Microbial impact assessment of the 2018 European drought on groundwater quality in the Republic of Ireland: An opportunistic field study 2020
- Modelling the mechanistic determinants of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa within private groundwater systems in the Republic of Ireland 2020
- Gender-Related Differences in Flood Risk Perception and Behaviours among Private Groundwater Users in the Republic of Ireland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17:2072-2072. 2020
- Groundwater resources as a global reservoir for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Water Research. 170:115360-115360. 2020
- Assessment of two behavioural models (HBM and RANAS) for predicting health behaviours in response to environmental threats: Surface water flooding as a source of groundwater contamination and subsequent waterborne infection in the Republic of Ireland. Science of the Total Environment. 685:1019-1029. 2019
- A coupled-systems framework for reducing health risks associated with private drinking water wells. Canadian Water Resources Journal. 44:280-290. 2019
- Evaluation of hydrometric network efficacy and user requirements in the Republic of Ireland via expert opinion and statistical analysis. Journal of Hydrology. 574:851-861. 2019
- Harnessing smart technology for private well risk assessment and communication. Water Security. 6:100026-100026. 2019
- Muddy Waters: Refining the Way forward for the “Sustainability Science” of Socio-Hydrogeology. Water (Switzerland). 10:1111-1111. 2018
- Development of a hierarchical model for predicting microbiological contamination of private groundwater supplies in a geologically heterogeneous region. Environmental Pollution. 237:329-338. 2018
- Surface water flooding, groundwater contamination, and enteric disease in developed countries: A scoping review of connections and consequences. Environmental Pollution. 236:540-549. 2018
- Efficacy of a national hydrological risk communication strategy: Domestic wastewater treatment systems in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Hydrology. 558:205-213. 2018
- Organic contaminant removal efficiency of sodium bentonite/clay (BC) mixtures in high permeability regions utilizing reclaimed wastewater: A meso-scale study. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 210:1-14. 2018
- Geospatial drivers of the groundwater δ18O isoscape in a temperate maritime climate (Republic of Ireland). Journal of Hydrology. 554:173-186. 2017
- An overview of dissolved organic carbon in groundwater and implications for drinking water safety. Hydrogeology Journal. 25:959-967. 2017
- Evaluation of levels of antibiotic resistance in groundwater-derived E. coli isolates in the Midwest of Ireland and elucidation of potential predictors of resistance. Hydrogeology Journal. 25:939-951. 2017
- Preface: Hydrogeology and human health. Hydrogeology Journal. 25:897-902. 2017
- Review: Epidemiological evidence of groundwater contribution to global enteric disease, 1948–2015. Hydrogeology Journal. 25:981-1001. 2017
- A geostatistical investigation of agricultural and infrastructural risk factors associated with primary verotoxigenicE. coli(VTEC) infection in the Republic of Ireland, 2008–2013. Epidemiology and Infection. 145:95-105. 2017
- Biofilm growth kinetics and nutrient (N/P) adsorption in an urban lake using reclaimed water: A quantitative baseline for ecological health assessment. Ecological Indicators. 71:598-607. 2016
- Biofilm microbial community structure in an urban lake utilizing reclaimed water. Environmental Earth Sciences. 75:314. 2016
- A Quantitative Risk Assessment of VerotoxigenicE. coli(VTEC) in Private Groundwater Sources in the Republic of Ireland. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA). 20:1446-1468. 2014
- Groundwater Protection, Risk Awareness, Knowledge Transfer and Public Health: The Role of “Future Custodians”. Water Resources Management. 28:5199-5215. 2014
- Public awareness, behaviours and attitudes towards domestic wastewater treatment systems in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Hydrology. 518:108-119. 2014
- Groundwater source contamination mechanisms: Physicochemical profile clustering, risk factor analysis and multivariate modelling. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 159:47-56. 2014
- Contamination of Groundwater Systems in the US and Canada by Enteric Pathogens, 1990–2013: A Review and Pooled-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 9:e93301-e93301. 2014
- Unregulated private wells in the Republic of Ireland: Consumer awareness, source susceptibility and protective actions. Journal of Environmental Management. 127:278-288. 2013
- Development of a microbial contamination susceptibility model for private domestic groundwater sources. Water Resources Research. 48. 2012
- Investigation of water consumption patterns among Irish adults for waterborne quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). Journal of Water and Health. 10:453-464. 2012
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preprints
- Classification of All Blood Cell Images using ML and DL Models 2023
- Classification of White Blood Cells Using Machine and Deep Learning Models: A Systematic Review 2023
- Integrating Consumer Risk Perception and Awareness with Simulation-Based Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Using a Coupled Systems Framework: A Case Study of Private Groundwater Users in Ontario 2022
- The Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Escherichia Coli and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Isolated from Private Groundwater Wells in the Republic of Ireland 2022
- A TALE OF TWO SCIENTIFIC PARADIGMS: CONFLICTING SCIENTIFIC OPINIONS ON WHAT “FOLLOWING THE SCIENCE” MEANS FOR SARS-COV-2 AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2021
- Breakpoint modelling of temporal associations between non-pharmaceutical interventions and the incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 in the Republic of Ireland 2021
- Spatiotemporal analysis of associations between flood hydrometeorology and gastroenteric infection: The Winter 2015-2016 flood event in the Republic of Ireland 2020