Staff Research Interests
Staff Research Interests
Dr Mary Allen BSocSc, CQSW, MSocSc (SW), PhD
Research Interests: Violence against women; social work and family violence; suicide and attempted suicide; feminism and social work.
Rosemary Cunniffe BSocSc, DipSW, CQSW, MSocSW
Research Interests: Foster care and adoption; practice learning; practice teacher/college liaison; social work education.
Professor Tony Fahey BA, MA, PhD
Research Interests: Family demography; family law and family social policy; quality of life in Ireland and Europe; housing; the elderly.
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Professor Bryan Fanning BA, DMS, PhD
Research Interests: Race and social policy in Ireland; social theory and social policy; comparative social policy, identity; values and social policy in Ireland.
Anna Jennings BSocSc, CQSW, DASS, MSocSc
Research Interests: Learning disability; institutional sexual abuse of those with disability; working with siblings of those with disability; social work practice; practice learning and practice teaching.
Dr Marie Keenan BSocSc, Dip Family Therapy, MSocSc, DASS, CQSW, PhD
Research Interests: Sexual Abuse of minors by men in clerical and religious life; the importance of therapists' style in improving the therapeutic outcome of therapy with sexual offenders; mental health; criminal justice; anti-pathologizing practices; youth on leaving care.
Dr Patricia Kennedy BSocSc, MSocSc, PhD
Research Interests: Feminist social policy; pregnancy and maternity policies; women’s health; domestic violence; youth and community issues; criminal justice system; positive action and equality.
Dr Hilda Loughran BSocSc, MSocSc, CQSW, PhD
Research Interests: Addiction and family dynamics; alcohol and drugs policy; social work practice; counselling.
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Dr Mary Ellen McCann DipEd, DipAd & CommEd, MPhil, PhD
Research Interests: Community development and drugs issues; community participation and social policy; inter-agency working.
Dr Muireann Ní Raghallaigh PhD BSS
Research Interests: Muireann is interested in issues relating to separated children seeking asylum / unaccompanied minors and issues related to asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants more generally. Muireann is also interested in culturally competent social work practice and in the role of social workers in working with migrant groups. She has facilitated HSE Cultural Diversity Training with a range of professionals. Muireann¿s other interests include social work training and practice generally; international social work; encouraging self awareness and personal development amongst social work students and practitioners; coping strategies; faith / religion and social work and the use of faith as a coping strategy; and Solution Focused techniques.
Professor Brian Nolan BA dms Phd
Research Interests: Poverty, income inequality, the economics of social policy, the Welfare States, health economics and inequalities, social indicators, the EU's Social Inclusion Process.
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Dr Michelle Norris BSocSc, MSocSc, PhD
Research Interests: Housing and urban studies; spatial dimensions of poverty; anti-poverty initiatives in Ireland.
Dr Valerie O’Brien BSocSc, MSc, Dip Family Therapy, PhD
Research Interests: Child welfare and childcare; fostercare; adoption; social work theory and practice; family group conferences.
Professor Suzanne Quin BSS, MA, CQSW, PhD
Research Interests: Implications of serious illness and disability for individuals and families; social work and service provision.
Dr Michael Rush BSocSc, MSocSc
Research Interests: Gender, family and the welfare state; fatherhood; community.
Dr Nessa Winston BSocSc, PhD
Research Interests: Housing policy and practice; ethnicity and social policy; social policy and the environment; research methodology; social policy evaluation.
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