Vanessa Rutherford
Research Profile
Vanessa Rutherford
Contact Details
Education
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
T: +353-21-490-3000
E: V.Rutherford@ucc.ie
Biography
Vanessa Rutherford (PhD, MA, BA, National University of Ireland
Maynooth) is a Faculty Member in the School
of Education, University
College Cork. Previous appointments include Lecturer and Tutor (BA History, BA
Local and Community Studies) at NUI Maynooth; Associate Lecturer (MA History)
at The Open University; Lecturer (BA History) at Dublin City University;
Lecturer and Tutor (Diploma in the Psychology of Adolescent Development),
Centre for Adult Continuing Education and Department of Applied Psychology, UCC
and Research Associate (Centre for Applied Social Studies), NUI Maynooth.
Vanessa has published book chapters and journal articles on the social and
cultural history of children and childhood in Ireland, gender and power in
Irish history, the history of education in Ireland and, teacher and student
identity and learning (19th century, 20th century and Contemporary).
Methodologically, her work engages with discourse analysis and historical
inquiry that extends to quantitative research. A major focus of her research is
bringing an historical awareness to current educational thought and practice.
Research Interests
Research interests focus on the social and cultural history of children and childhood in Ireland, gender and power in Irish history, the history of education in Ireland and, teacher and student identity and learning (19th century, 20th century and Contemporary).
Contract Researchers
| Researcher Name | Project | Role | Funding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Rutherford | Changing contexts in becoming a ‘good’ teacher: The Learning to Teach Study 2. | Postdoctoral Researcher | Irish Research Council | |
| Vanessa Rutherford | Facilitating a High Quality Student Experience: finessing approaches | Co Principal Investigator | Other: Not Listed | |
| Vanessa Rutherford | George Boole and Education | Research Fellow | Other: Not Listed | |
| Vanessa Rutherford | History of the School of Education, UCC | Research Fellow | Other: Not Listed |
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2014) | Networks of Mind: Learning, Culture, Neuroscience.
Hall, K., Curtin, A. and Rutherford, V. (2014) Networks of Mind: Learning, Culture, Neuroscience. London: Routledge. [Details] |
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| (2013) | Networks of mind: Learning culture, neuroscience.
Hall K.;Curtin A.;Rutherford V. (2013) Networks of mind: Learning culture, neuroscience. [DOI] [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | 'Toys, Material Culture and Play Space in Ireland: The Iveagh Trust Play Centre'
Vanessa Rutherford (2018) 'Toys, Material Culture and Play Space in Ireland: The Iveagh Trust Play Centre' In: Ciara Boylan, Ciara Gallagher (eds). Constructions of the Irish Child in the Independence Period, 1910-1940. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
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| (2018) | 'Toys, Material Culture and Play Space in Ireland: The Iveagh Trust Play Centre'
Rutherford, V (2018) 'Toys, Material Culture and Play Space in Ireland: The Iveagh Trust Play Centre' In: CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE IRISH CHILD IN THE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD, 1910-1940. BASINGSTOKE: PALGRAVE. [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2018) | 'Nostalgic Panoramas of Childhood: Toy Objects in Ireland, 1851-1909'
Rutherford, V. (2018) 'Nostalgic Panoramas of Childhood: Toy Objects in Ireland, 1851-1909' In: Elisabeth Wesseling (eds). Reinventing Childhood Nostalgia: Books,Toys and Contemporary Media Culture. Farnham: Routledge. [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Nostalgic panoramas of childhood: Toy objects in Ireland, 1851-1909'
Rutherford V. (2017) 'Nostalgic panoramas of childhood: Toy objects in Ireland, 1851-1909' In: Reinventing Childhood Nostalgia: Books, Toys, and Contemporary Media Culture. [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'Muscles and Morals: children’s playground culture in Ireland in the Long Nineteenth Century'
Rutherford, V (2016) 'Muscles and Morals: children’s playground culture in Ireland in the Long Nineteenth Century' In: Lane, L. and Murphy, W (eds). Leisure and the Irish in the Nineteenth Century. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Regulating Poor Mothers: St. Ultan’s Infant Hospital, Dublin from 1918'
Rutherford, V. (2015) 'Regulating Poor Mothers: St. Ultan’s Infant Hospital, Dublin from 1918' In: Christina Brophy and Cara Delay (eds). Women, Reform, and Resistance in Ireland, 1850-1950: Ordinary and Outcast. US, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Regulating Poor Mothers: St. Ultan's Infant Hospital, Dublin, from 1918'
Vanessa Rutherford (2015) 'Regulating Poor Mothers: St. Ultan's Infant Hospital, Dublin, from 1918' In: Christina S. Brophy, Cara Delay (eds). Women, Reform, and Resistance in Ireland, 1850–1950. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Technologies of Gender and Girlhood: Doll Discourses in Ireland, 1801–1909'
Rutherford, V. (2015) 'Technologies of Gender and Girlhood: Doll Discourses in Ireland, 1801–1909' In: Forman-Brunell, M (eds). Dolls Studies: The Meanings of Girls’ Toys and Play. USA: Peter Lang. [Details] |
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| (2014) | '‘Learningplace’ practices and Pre-service Teacher Education in Ireland: Knowledge generation, partnerships and pedagogy. Workplace Learning in Teacher Education: International Practice and Policy'
Conway, P. F., Murphy, R. and Rutherford, V. (2014) '‘Learningplace’ practices and Pre-service Teacher Education in Ireland: Knowledge generation, partnerships and pedagogy. Workplace Learning in Teacher Education: International Practice and Policy' In: Workplace Learning in Teacher Education: International Practice and PolicyWorkplace Learning in Teacher Education: International Practice and Policy. AmsterdamAmsterdam: Springer/VerlagSpringer/Verlag. [Details] |
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| (2014) | '‘Learningplace’ practices and pre-service teacher education in Ireland: Knowledge generation, partnerships and pedagogy'
Conway P.;Murphy R.;Rutherford V. (2014) '‘Learningplace’ practices and pre-service teacher education in Ireland: Knowledge generation, partnerships and pedagogy' In: Workplace Learning in Teacher Education: International Practice and Policy. [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Technologies of Power: school discourse in late nineteenth-century Ireland'
Rutherford, V. (2014) 'Technologies of Power: school discourse in late nineteenth-century Ireland' In: The child savage, 1890-2010: from comics to games. Farnham: Ashgate. [Details] |
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| (2014) | '‘Learningplace’ practices and Pre-service Teacher Education in Ireland: Knowledge generation, partnerships and pedagogy'
Conway, P. F., Murphy, R. and Rutherford, V. (2014) '‘Learningplace’ practices and Pre-service Teacher Education in Ireland: Knowledge generation, partnerships and pedagogy' In: O. McNamara, J. Murray, M. Jones (eds). Workplace Learning in Teacher Education: International Practice and Policy. Amsterdam: Springer/Verlag. [DOI] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | 'Girls and the Formation of Modern Ireland'
Vanessa Rutherford (2018) 'Girls and the Formation of Modern Ireland'. International Journal of Early Childhood, 11:1, 38-55 (1) [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Looking like a teacher: fashioning an embodied identity through dressage'
Rutherford, V;Conway, PF;Murphy, R (2015) 'Looking like a teacher: fashioning an embodied identity through dressage'. Teaching Education, 26 :325-339 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Looking like a Teacher: fashioning an embodied identity through dressage'
Rutherford, V., Conway, P. F., Murphy, R. (2014) 'Looking like a Teacher: fashioning an embodied identity through dressage'. Teaching Education, [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2025) | 3rd International Conference of the journal “Scuola Democratica” Education and/for Social Justice UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI, ITALY
Vanessa Rutherford (2025) Girl-to-Girl Bullying in Irish Schools: a call to intra-action & response-ability 3rd International Conference of the journal “Scuola Democratica” Education and/for Social Justice UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI, ITALY - 30-JUN-25 [Details] |
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| (2016) | CHILD SAVAGE, 1890-2010: FROM COMICS TO GAMES
Rutherford, V (2016) Technologies of Power: School Discourse in Late Nineteenth-century Ireland CHILD SAVAGE, 1890-2010: FROM COMICS TO GAMES , pp.23-38 [Details] |
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| (2015) | EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA: BETWEEN CRITICAL REFLECTIONS AND FUTURE POLICIES, PTS 1-2
Rutherford, V;Pickup, I (2015) Negotiating Liminality in Higher Education: Formal and Informal Dimensions of the Student Experience as Facilitators of Quality EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA: BETWEEN CRITICAL REFLECTIONS AND FUTURE POLICIES, PTS 1-2 , pp.703-723 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | Trends in Mathematics Education Conference
Rutherford, V. (2012) ‘The enduring legacy of George Boole, 1815-1864: first professor of mathematics at UCC’ . In: P. Conway, V. Rutherford, M. Delargey eds. Trends in Mathematics Education Conference UCC, , 26-NOV-12 - 30-NOV-12 [Details] |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | School Placement in Initial Teacher Education.
Kathy Hall, Regina Murphy, Vanessa Rutherford, Bernadette Ni Aingleis (2018) School Placement in Initial Teacher Education. The Teaching Council, Maynooth. [Details] |
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| (2013) | Changing contexts in becoming a ‘good’ teacher: The Learning to Teach Study 2.
Conway, P. F., Rutherford, V., & Murphy, R (2013) Changing contexts in becoming a ‘good’ teacher: The Learning to Teach Study 2. School of Education, Cork. [Details] |
Abstract
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | Education Professionals' Knowledge and Experience of Students With Childhood Acquired Brain Injury-Emerging Data From a PhD Study in Ireland.
Carey, A;Adamakis, M;Rutherford, V (2022) Education Professionals' Knowledge and Experience of Students With Childhood Acquired Brain Injury-Emerging Data From a PhD Study in Ireland. PHILADELPHIA: Abstract [Details] |
Annotations/Encodings
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2013) | The Wilson Doll House.
Rutherford, V. (2013) The Wilson Doll House. Annotations/Encodings [Details] |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland | Member | / | |
| CYP Cluster, UCC | Member | / | |
| The Society for the History of Children and Youth | Member | / | |
| Educational Studies Association of Ireland | Member | / | |
| The Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland | Member | 22-NOV-04 / |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference,
4. Harrington, F., Ní Ríordáin, M., & Rutherford, V. (2024) Collaborative Learning or Consensus by Committee? An examination of the conceptual tensions expressed by Pre-Service Post-Primary teachers engaged in Collaborative Learning. [Oral Presentation], Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Maynooth, Ireland , 04-APR-24 - 06-JUL-24. [Details] |
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| (2015) | 21st Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland,
V. Rutherford (2015) Timbre and Overtones. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 21st Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland, NUIG , 11-JUN-15 - 12-JUN-15. [Details] |
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| (2015) | Learner Voice Conference of Inclusion in Education and Society Group TCD,
Murphy, B. Conway, P.F., Curtin, A. Rutherford, V. & Murphy, R. (2015) Changing experiences and understandings of literacy development at post-primary level: The voices of student teachers before and after the publication of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. [Oral Presentation], Learner Voice Conference of Inclusion in Education and Society Group TCD, Trinity College Dublin , 26-JUN-15 - 27-JUN-15. [Details] |
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| (2014) | MEDAWEL Regional Conference,
Rutherford, V. & Pickup, I. (2014) Re-Authorship in the Higher Education Student Experience: implementing innovative strategies to facilitate student progression through liminal spaces. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], MEDAWEL Regional Conference, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan , 26-OCT-14 - 27-OCT-14. [Details] |
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| (2014) | Future of Higher Education - Bologna Process Researchers' Conference,
Rutherford, V. & Pickup, I. (2014) Negotiating Liminality in Higher Education: formal and informal dimensions of the student experience as facilitators of quality. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Future of Higher Education - Bologna Process Researchers' Conference, The National Library, Bucharest, Romania , 24-NOV-14 - 26-NOV-14. [Details] |
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| (2013) | Society for the History of Children and Youth Conference,
Panel Member, ‘Doll Corner’ (2013) Technologies of Gender: doll discourses in Ireland, 1801-1909,. Society for the History of Children and Youth Conference, University of Nottingham, UK , 25-JUN-13 - 27-JUN-13. [Details] |
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| (2013) | 21st Biannual Conference of the International Research Society for Children’s Literature,
PLACIM Panel Member (2013) International Research Society for Children’s Literature. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], 21st Biannual Conference of the International Research Society for Children’s Literature, University of Maastricht , 10-AUG-13 - 14-AUG-13. [Details] |
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| (2013) | Girlhood Beyond the Doll Corner: Discursive, Performative, and Historical Spaces,
Rutherford, V. (2013) Technologies of Gender: Doll Discourses in Ireland, 1801-1909. [Invited Oral Presentation], Girlhood Beyond the Doll Corner: Discursive, Performative, and Historical Spaces, University of Nottingham . [Details] |
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| (2014) | Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers’ Conference,
Rutherford, V., Pickup, I. (2014) Negotiating liminality in higher education: formal and informal dimensions of the student experience as facilitators of quality. [Oral Presentation], Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers’ Conference, Romanian National Library, Romania, Bucharest , 24-NOV-14 - 26-NOV-14. [Details] |
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| (2014) | A Transdisciplinary Thinkery on The Body,
Rutherford, V., Conway, P., Murphy, R. (2014) During this Thinkery on the Body people from different disciplines in UCC who are working on “the body” shared and discussed their work. [Oral Presentation], A Transdisciplinary Thinkery on The Body, UCC, Thursday - ORB G27, Friday ORB 101 , 15-MAY-14 - 16-MAY-14. [Details] |
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| (2013) | International Research Society for Children’s Literature Conference,
Rutherford, V. (2013) Timbre and Overtones: voice in modern Irish schoolbooks. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], International Research Society for Children’s Literature Conference, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands , 10-AUG-13 - 14-AUG-13. [Details] |
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| (2013) | 37th Annual International Conference of the Reading Association of Ireland 'Language, Literacy and Literature: Re-imagining Teaching and Learning',
Murphy, B., Conway, P., Curtin,A., Rutherford, V. Murphy, R. (2013) Changed experiences of literacy in initial teacher education at post-primary level: before and after the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. [Other], 37th Annual International Conference of the Reading Association of Ireland 'Language, Literacy and Literature: Re-imagining Teaching and Learning', Marino Institute of Education, Dublin , 26-SEP-13 - 28-SEP-13. [Details] |
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| (2012) | ESAI,
ESAI Members (2012) ‘School Reporting in Ireland from 1831: Panopticism and the Columns of Power’. [Invited Oral Presentation], ESAI, River Lee Hotel, Western Road, Cork , 30-MAR-12 - 30-MAR-12. [Details] |
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| (2012) | Eighteenth Annual Conference, Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland,
Members Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland (2012) ‘Cultivating Bourgeoisie Childhood: child recreation in nineteenth-century Ireland’. [Oral Presentation], Eighteenth Annual Conference, Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland, Mater Dei Institute, Dublin City University , 28-MAY-12 - 28-MAY-12. [Details] |
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| (2012) | PLACIM II Workshop,
PLACIM Members (2012) ‘Nostalgic Panoramas of Childhood: toys objects in Ireland 1851-1909’. PLACIM II Workshop, University of Reading , 30-AUG-12 - 31-AUG-12. [Details] |
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| (2012) | Towards a Platform for the Cultural History of Children's Media (PLACIM), Conference 2012,
Rutherford, V. (2012) Nostalgic Panoramas of Childhood: toys objects in Ireland 1851-1909. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Towards a Platform for the Cultural History of Children's Media (PLACIM), Conference 2012, University of Reading, UK . [Details] |
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| (2012) | Eighteenth Annual Conference, Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland,
Rutherford, V. (2012) Cultivating Bourgeoisie Childhood: child recreation in nineteenth-century Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Eighteenth Annual Conference, Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland, Master Dei Institute, Dublin City University , 28-MAY-12. [Details] |
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| (2012) | Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI), 37th Annual Conference,
Rutherford, V., Conway, P. (2012) School Reporting in Ireland from 1831: Panopticism and the Columns of Power. [Oral Presentation], Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI), 37th Annual Conference, River Lee Hotel, Cork , 30-MAR-12. [Details] |
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| (2012) | Trends in Mathematics Education Conference,
Conway, P.F., Rutherford, V., and Delargey, M (2012) Co-Organiser of Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Trends in Mathematics Education Conference, University College Cork , 26-NOV-12. [Details] |
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| (2011) | PLACIM: Towards a Platform for a Cultural History of Children's Media,
PLACIM Members 17-19 August 2011. (2011) ‘Technologies of Power: school discourses in Ireland from the 1880s’. [Oral Presentation], PLACIM: Towards a Platform for a Cultural History of Children's Media, Maastricht University, The Netherlands , 17-AUG-11 - 19-AUG-11. [Details] |
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| (2011) | Childhood in Irish Society: an interdisciplinary conference,
Rutherford, V. (2011) ‘Education of Body and Mind: child recreation in Ireland from 1886’. [Invited Oral Presentation], Childhood in Irish Society: an interdisciplinary conference, Mater Dei Institute, Dublin , 18-APR-11 - 19-APR-11. [Details] |
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| (2011) | Wiring the Brain: Making Connections,
Hall, K., Curtin, A. Rutherford, V. (2011) Networks of the mind: a neurocultural perspective on learning. [Poster Presentation], Wiring the Brain: Making Connections, Co. Wicklow , 12-APR-11 - 15-APR-11. [Details] |
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| (2011) | Towards a Platform for a Cultural History of Children's Media (PLACIM), Conference 2011,
Rutherford, V. (2011) Technologies of Power: school discourses in Ireland from the 1880s. [Oral Presentation], Towards a Platform for a Cultural History of Children's Media (PLACIM), Conference 2011, Maastricht University, The Netherlands , 17-AUG-11 - 19-AUG-11. [Details] |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athena SWAN | Member | 2024 / | |
| Learning and Teaching Committee | Member | 2018 / |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUI Maynooth | Tutor | 01-SEP-99 / 30-JUN-01 | |
| The Open University | Associate Lecturer | 01-SEP-02 / 30-JUL-03 | |
| University College Cork | Lecturer | 05-JAN-09 / | |
| University College Cork | Lecturer / Researcher | 01-SEP-03 / 06-JUN-06 | |
| Dublin City University | Lecturer | 01-JUL-01 / 25-DEC-01 | |
| NUI Maynooth | Researcher | 01-SEP-02 / 29-JUN-04 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co.Kildare | PhD | History | |
| 1999 | National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co.Kildare | MA | History | |
| 1997 | National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co.Kildare | BA | History , Sociology |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Leanbh Og, The Omep Journal Of Early Childhood Studies | Peer Reviewer | - | |
| International Journal Of Research And Method In Education | Peer Reviewer | - |
Teaching Interests
Teaching Experience
School of Education, University College Cork
ED4104: Conceptual Foundations in the Philosophy and History of Education (Module Co Ordinator)
ED4105: Conceptual Foundations in the Psychology and Sociology of Education
ED 6359: Professional Research Paper (PME)
ED4315: BEd (Hons) Physical Education, Sports Studies and Arts: Y4, Research Methods
ED6081: Teachers as Researchers: feminist methods for feminist voices
ED1010: Early Years and Childhood: Historical Developments in the Irish Education Sector
ED1010: Early Years and Childhood: Historical Developments in the Irish Education Sector
ED1015: Early Years and Childhood Play and Pedagogy
SS4004: Early Years Research Project
Cohort PhD in Education
Structured PhD in Education
WS6004: Dissertation in Women’s Studies The Open University
Social Problems, Social Thought and Social Action in Urban Britain 1870 –1914
Dublin City University
Land Politics and Society in Ireland, 1840–1922
Maynooth University
BA History (NUI Maynooth)
BA Local and Community Studies (NUI, Maynooth)
Current PME Students (PRP Supervision)
Erin Griffin (PME)Current MEd Thesis Supervision
Gillian Fenton-Leogue , Play as Pedagogy; A critical exploration of Curriculum framework intentions and real classroom experiences (2025)
Completed M Ed. Thesis Supervision 2016-.
Niamh Costelloe, An exploration of Oral Language development in a Senior Infant classroom through collaborative teaching.
Jill Kelly, A critical investigation of the use of ability grouping in mathematics in a DEIS s chool.
Maria Healy, An exploration of children’s writing through the introduction of station teaching in a disadvantaged urban primary classroom.
Fiona Williams, A critical exploration of the use of co-teaching as an inclusive learning i ntervention in primary schools.
Trevor Franks, Social inclusion, fostering professional teacher identity in the classroom - impact on teacher practise.
Edel Ni Chalnain, Working towards a happy school: promoting positive emotional well-being through a self-esteem focused class-based study.
Current PhD Students
Angela Santora, Using literacy in the classroom to promote social and emotional discourse amongst early leaners.
Amire Attia, Women’s Education and Migration: Exploring the Impact of Educational Attainment on Female Migration Patterns in Egypt.
Denise McSweeney: How can primary schools maximise their potential as a protective factor in children’s wellbeing?
Michelle O’Keeffe: Junior cycle reform and ‘knowledge’
Genevieve Collins: Exploring Co Operating Teachers’ Experiences of School Placement in a Post Primary PME Programme.
Eimear Conran: The (educational) market: Exploring its impact on creative teaching and learning in one urban primary school’. A longitudinal ethnographic study undertaken in the author’s habitus in the context of the Global Education Reform Movement
Kevin O’Donovan, Assessment, learning and identity
Completed PhDs
Avril Carey, Supporting Students with Acquired Brain Injury in Irish Schools-A mixed methods exploration. PhD Thesis, University College Cork (2024).
Helena Walsh-Kiely, From the heart of Islam to an Irish campus: a critical analysis of twelve male Saudi Arabian students’ experiences on the King Abdullah Scholarship P rogramme. PhD Thesis, University College Cork (2023).
Anne-Marie Kealy, Care in the Leaving Certificate assemblage: an ethnography to identify and trace affective flows and their impacts in the Leaving Certificate year at an all-boys school. PhD Thesis, University College Cork (2022).
Angela Tobin, Presentation Convent and Primary School, Waterford (1798-2005): History, Voice and Experience of Former Teaching Sisters, Lay Teachers and Pupils. PhD Thesis, University College Cork (2018).
Denise Lyons, Social care workers in Ireland - drawing on diverse representations and experiences. PhD Thesis, University College Cork (2017).
Alan Sheehan, Assessment in primary education in Ireland. PhD Thesis, University College Cork (2016).
Completed MA in Women's Studies Theses
Heather Merrigan, Gendering of Sports with personal recollections of growing up in Ireland in the 1980s, 1990s & in 2023: an qualitative examination of the factors which influenced the participation of females in male-dominated sports (2023).
Rosana Rosar, Mapping the childfree spatial turn in Brazil 2016-2018: affects & effects on (in) visible bodies (2018).
Imelda Coffey, Women’s Higher Education Nationally in Ireland: What is preventing women and girls from gaining a higher education? (2018).
Zsuzsanna Eszes, Addressing Taboos: Investigating absent Knowledge and analyzing the existing curriculum in post-primary senior cycle education concerning young female adults entering womanhood (2018).
Shannon Hamilton (PME)
Eimear Hughes (PME)
Donnacha O'Brien (PME)
Shauna O'Connor (PME)
Aine Walsh (PME)
Adrian Wood (PME)
Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Angela Tobin | NUI (UCC) | PHD | Presentation Convent & Primary School, Waterford, 1798-2005: History, Voice and Experience of Former Teaching Sisters, Lay Teachers and Pupils | |
| 2018 | Denise Lyons | NUI (UCC) | PHD | Social Care Workers in Ireland-Drawing on Diverse Representations & Experiences | |
| 2024 | Fergal Harrington | UCC | DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY | Is That Enough?’ An Examination of the Conceptual Metaphors Post-Primary Pre-Service Teachers Use to Understand Collaborative Learning | |
| 2018 | Zsuzsanna Eszes | NUI (UCC) | Addressing Taboos: investigating absent knowledge & analysing the existing curriculum in the post primary senior cycle education | ||
| 2025 | Avril Carey | UCC | DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY | Supporting students with Acquired Brain Injury in Irish Schools-A mixed methods exploration | |
| 2019 | Rosana Posar | NUI (UCC) | Mapping the Childfree Spatial Turn in Brazil - it's affects and effects on (in) visible bodies |
Current Postgraduate Students
| Student | Degree Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Carey Avril | Doctoral Degree (Structured) | |
| Mc Sweeney Denise | Doctoral Degree | |
| Conran Emer Bernadette | Doctoral Degree (Structured) | |
| Collins Genevieve Catherine | Doctoral Degree (Structured) |
External Collaborators
| Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Delay | Associate Professor, History Department, The College of Charleston | U.S.A. | |
| Professor E. Wesseling | Director Centre for Gender and Diversity,Maastricht University | ||
| Professor Miriam Forman-Brunell | Department of History, University of Missouri-Kansas City | U.S.A. | |
| Leeann Lane and William Murphy | Mater Dei Institute of Education,Dublin City University | IRELAND | |
| Hanne Smidt | European University Association | ||
| Christina Brophy | Associate Professor, Triton College, Chicago | U.S.A. |