BIOGRAPHY

Research Interests

I am currently doing a DPhil with Amergin: Instituto Universitario de Estudios Irlandeses Universidad de A Coruña, Spain on the Literary Responses to the Irish Famine of the mid 19th Century.  This builds on the thesis I completed as part of a masters in Irish Studies with Queen's University Belfast.

Teaching Interests


I coordinate and administrate the following programmes:

  • Extra-Mural Spanish Language Courses for Adults and Children
  • DELE: Diploma Español Como Lengua Extranjera (Spanish Ministry of Education and Science)
  • AVE: Online Course for Spanish Language Learning (This is available to all learners of Hispanic Studies UCC)
I am external examiner of Spanish Language for The Shannon College of Hotel Management (NUIG)

I am an accredited DELE examiner for the Spanish Government.

I teach in the following courses:


Modules Taught

  Term (ID)) Title Link Subject
2014 Final Year Spanish Language HS3001Final Year Spanish Language
2014 Advanced Spanish Language for Professional Purposes HS6006Advanced Spanish Language for Professional Purposes