Our people - Kristin Finkbeiner
Dr Kristin Finkbeiner
Deputy Programme Director
Associate Lecturer
Location: Dublin Main Campus
Room: B004
Phone: 01 415 0430
Extension: 430
Email: [email protected]
Research Interests
Kristin has 6 years of experience working in the Workplace Wellbeing sector, providing psychoeducation to corporate professionals and leadership teams. In particular, she has worked with Zevo Health and Concentrix Limited to design and deliver tailored programs to support employees' mental well-being, including Mental Health Championship and Psychological First Aid for teams that are at high risk for prolonged periods of distress. She is currently partnering with the University of Pennsylvania to understand the impact of Primal World Beliefs on social media content moderators and employees experiencing secondary stress. Kristin has lectured with St. Nicholas Montessori College full-time (2022 - 2024) and in the past, she has lectured for the University of Canterbury (2013-2017) and with the Irish Colleges of Humanities and Applied Studies on both their Psychology and Psychotherapy programmes since 2020 part-time.
Professional Summary
Dr Kristin Finkbeiner is the Deputy Programme Director for the Psychology Faculty at Griffith College Dublin. Not only does she engage in student-facing mentorship, lecturing, and student-led psychology activities, but she also assists the Programme Director with day-to-day operational duties within the programme.
Academic and Professional Background
Kristin holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2017) and an MA in Counselling Psychotherapy from ICHAS (2021).
Teaching, Research, or Leadership Focus
Some of the current modules lectured: Counselling and Psychotherapy, Creative Mind, and Independent Research Project.
Research areas include workplace wellbeing, Content Moderation, vicarious trauma and positive psychology interventions.
Professional Engagement
Graduate Member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI)
Accredited member of the Association of Prof Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Ireland.