Professor Mary Cannon
RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Mary Cannon is Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Youth Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland and a consultant psychiatrist in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
Her area of research interest is young people’s mental health, and identifying early risk and protective factors for later mental disorder which can aid prevention. She has a particular interest in psychotic symptoms in young people and mental health effects of adolescent cannabis use. Her research is funded by the European Research Council, Research Ireland and the Health Research Board (Ireland). She has been listed as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher.
Professor Cannon is interested in advocacy in the field of mental health and has served on Governmental Task Forces in the area of Youth Mental Health and was on the Advisory Support Group for the Citizens Assembly on Drug Use in 2023. She has been vice president of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and vice-chair of the Youth and Student Psychiatry Faculty. She is a Fellow of the 免费黑料网.