Maybe it’s time we all started ‘moderation-maxxing’.
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Professor (Assoc), School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences (PBS), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professor Physiology and Medical Physics and Director of FutureNeuro, the Research Ireland Centre for Translational Brain Sciences, hosted at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Senior Lecturer, Dentistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Doctoral Researcher, Meditation-based Interventions in Clinical Settings, Centre of Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Associate Professor, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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PhD Candidate, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Lecturer in Health Psychology, Department of Health Psychology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Lecturer in Psychology, Department of Health Psychology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Clinical Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Health Policy and Management, Trinity College Dublin. Appointed Clinical Lecturer, School of Dentistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professor of Precision Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences