Biography:
P.J. Mathews completed his doctoral research at Trinity College Dublin and joined the School in 2004. Prior to that he lectured at St Patrick's College, Dublin City University (2001-2004) and Trinity College Dublin (1999-2001). He was Director of the Parnell Summer School from 2002-05 and was appointed Naughton Fellow and Visiting Associate Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame for 2007-08. Dr Mathews is the founder and Director of UCDscholarcast (www.ucd.ie/scholarcast) and a member of the Humanities Institute of Ireland.