I am a Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland funded PhD Researcher who is driven towards producing high-quality, socially relevant research with tangible implications for social change.  My background is in social, developmental and cultural psychology. I am interested in research in both academic and non-academic settings, through multiple methods (e.g., qualitative, quantitative and longitudinal methods).

I am conducting my PhD research in University College Dublin. My Identities and Inclusion project investigates how children's national and European identities - particularly what they think it means to be Irish and European - relate to their inclusion of minorities such as immigrants and ethnic minorities.

Read an update on the Identities and Inclusion project here.

I have  years of experience conducting socially relevant research in both academic and non-academic settings. This website hosts information about my research, publications, teaching, science communication, grants and awards and work in the community. 

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Are you a teacher or parent of a child in 4th, 5th or 6th class in an Irish primary school? We are currently recruiting for an in-school study all about children's identities and inclusion. We would love to hear from the pupils in your school!