Sociology

Teaching Interests

My teaching and support responsibilities range across all levels:

• Teaching load allocated includes full modules on Contemporary Ireland (SC1001 First Arts and SC1007 B.Soc.Sc and BSW x 24 hours), SC2026 the Sociology of the Family (Second Arts x 24 hours), SC3003/3046 Family, Gender, Sexualities (Third Arts x 24 hours), Research Projects (SC3015 Third Arts x 48); contributes to the third year core SC3001 Social Theory II module X 2 hours; as well as modules/seminars on the MA Sociology (including a full module SC6625 Formations of Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Class in Contemporary Ireland: An Intersectionality Approach (X 24 hours) and seminars on the core SC6608 Social and Sociological Theory (x 4 hours) and SC6614 Sociological Methodology  (X 4 hours) modules, as well as on the joint Feminist Social Theory and Philosophy module (PH6025 X 4 hours), the MA Women's Studies (WS6005 x 2 hours), and the MA in Contemporary Migration and Diaspora Studies (GG6402 x 2 hours).  She has supervised a number of MA theses in Sociology (SC6615), Women's Studies (WS6004) and Contemporary Migration and Diaspora Studies (GG6404) and is currently supervising to MA students (2 X 12 hours) and six PhD students (6 X 24 hours), including: Susan McDonnell (PhD Social Science, co-supervisor), Christine Gaffney (PhD Social Science, co-supervisor), Edward Crowley (PhD Sociology), Nilmini Fernando (PhD Women's Studies), Marian Cadogan (PhD Sociology), and Elizabeth Kyte (PhD Women's Studies).  Also scheduled to teach core seminars on the new forthcoming MA in Irish Studies and serve as a member of the Board of Studies. 
  
  
• Member of  Board of Studies in MAs in Contemporary Migration and Diaspora Studies and Women’s Studies.
• Extensive experience in curriculum support and development at University level as Head of Sociology Department (2006-09), former member of Faculty of Arts staff student relations committee and elected member of College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, Executive Management Committee (2008-11).
• Currently (2012) suvervising 6 PhDs and 2 MA theses, including students funded by IRCHSS and PRTLI4
• External Examiner (Gender Studies) Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.

Recent Postgraduates

1. Angela O’Connell 1999-2000 (MA Women’s Studies)
2. Geraldine McNamara 1999-2000 (MA Sociology)
3. Romana Young 2000-01 (MA Women’s Studies)
4. Margaret Kearns 2000-01 (MA Women’s Studies)
5. Stephen Green 2000-2001 (MA Sociology)
6. Linda Murphy 2001-2002 (MA  Sociology)
7. Roger Clough 2001-2002 (MA Sociology)
8. Sinead Flynn 2001-2002 (MA Women’s Studies)
9. Caroline Nic Eoin 2002-2003 (MA Women’s Studies)
10. Nancy Horan 2002-2003 (MA Women’s Studies)
11. Joan Ennis 2004-05 (MA Women’s Studies)
12. Kirsten Keegan 2004-05 (MA Women’s Studies)
13. Brian O’Donoghue 2005-06 (MA Sociology)
14. Gavin Deady 2006-07 (MA Sociology)
15. Liz Kyte 2006-07 (MA Women’s Studies)
16. Jonathan Barry 2006-07 (MA Sociology)
17. Rosemary Hartigan 2006-07 (MA Sociology)
18. Edward Crowley 2007-08 (MA Sociology)
19. Mary Ward 2008-09 (MA Sociology, joint supervised)
20. Daina Kleivet  2010-11 (MA Contemporary Migration and Diaspora Studies)
21. James O’Sullivan 2010-11 (MA Sociology)
22. Vera Hennessy   2011-12 (MA Sociology)
23. Lorna Whelan 2011-12 (MA Sociology) 

Current Postgraduate Students

Modules Taught